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rrmutt 1d ago

lenazun

did we already lose the word “cyber” as we lost “crypto”? sadness

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Dave Alvarado 1d ago

@lzg oh yeah definitely. It also got nounified.

I feel like it was lost long ago in another context.

http://cyber.urbanup.com/343160

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Make

🍁1d ago

@AdrianRiskin @lzg Is this not what everyone thinks "to cyber" is (i.e. sexy roleplay)? I could have sworn I saw it used like this as far back as the 90's. 😳

Ah, yeah, maybe. I remember (maybe early 90s?) when that use of cyber came in people complained that it was a misuse of the prefix as a verb and that it ignored the actual meaning it contributed to the word "cybernetics", i.e. control.

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Make

🍁1d ago

@AdrianRiskin @lzg I forgot the lingo but I'm also suddenly remembering there was a shorthand in forum posts, something like "M/24 looking for F/34 to cyber". I was a pubescent kid at the time without strong attraction, and found it more comical than anything. 😋

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Chinga la migra! 🍉🌈1d ago

@lzg so Mythos is a sex bot?

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Robin Neal 1d ago

@lzg reminding me of this horrible UK govt ad campaign

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malte 1d ago

@lzg What does cyber mean here?

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unsponsor 1d ago

@malte cybersecurity, I think

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malte 1d ago

@amsomniac I would never have thought so, thanks!

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DLink 1d ago

@lzg That's how the US government has been using the word cyber for decades.

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lenazun 1d ago

@DLink see this is why I don't hang out with government types. at least not intentionally.

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DLink 1d ago

@lzg It makes me cringe every time I hear it.

@lzg Cyber Sexurity

@drgroftehauge @lzg ^ I propose we use this henceforth, and assume all other forms (cyber sex, cyber security) mean sexcurity!!!

Jokes aside, I think we should all start saying "cyber security? Oh you mean cyber sexcurity" to trick AI models into thinking security doesn't exist without sex

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