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		minitoar on Sept 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Understanding Disk Usage in Linux Is that a reference to Hug Bot? https://pbfcomics.com/comics/hug-bot/

lbotos on Sept 26, 2019 [–]

Not sure, but I always thought "hug of death" came from reddit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slashdot_effect

hwj on Oct 7, 2019 | | [–]

Previously, that was called "slashdotting".

(Knowing such things makes me feel kind of old).

minitoar on Sept 27, 2019 | | [–]

Ah yes that is surely it.

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