thanks, that's an insightful comment. so defs not a globally consistent usage of... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		herodoturtle 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Floppy disks turn out to be the greatest TV remote... thanks, that's an insightful comment. so defs not a globally consistent usage of the term then? judging by the article's authorship, i'm guessing denmark and US the same so perhaps US and EU but not elsewhere?

lobf 33 days ago [–]

I only became aware of the use of a different term than "floppy" for the hard 3.5" disks when I opened this thread- you'd have to ask the person I was replying to where they're from.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact