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boxed on Sept 13, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Work is work, in which returns diminish (2020)

Like how all tech blogs nowadays writes "leverage" instead of "use".

"I leveraged a hammer on these nails" sounds hilariously stupid, but it's quite literally using the word leverage for an action that has leverage, unlike tech blogs.

taneq on Sept 13, 2022 [–]

Oh don’t be silly, you don’t just leverage a hammer… you leverage the synergy of your entire toolchain! ;)

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