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submitted 4 months ago by ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] Monument@piefed.world 4 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

It’s to check to see if commenters know how to escape the symbol. Congratulations! You passed!

Source: I made it up.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

You don't need to escape standalone *. At least not on Lemmy.

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[–] Monument@piefed.world 3 points 4 months ago

Well, I thought my misinformation was funny.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

You can't escape it, it will always get you.

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