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[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 59 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Btrfs -> Better FS ❌

Btrfs -> Butterface ✅

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 12 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

BTR is strongly associated with APC (armoured personnel carrier) in my native languages.

[–] alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

То я мерздну, а то парюсь
Но машина - просто зверь
Он конечно не икарус
Мой граненый
Мой граненый
Мой граненый БТР
БТР!

"BTR" by Kaskad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGL_u9j7pjY

Absolute banger song IMO

[–] rebelsimile@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Bcachefs -> B Cache FS ❌

Bcachefs -> BCA Chefs ✅

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 5 points 11 hours ago

I seem to remember Butter FS is an officially recognized way of saying it

[–] andioop@programming.dev 45 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (4 children)

SQL -> Structured Query Language ❌

SQL -> SQuirreL ✅

[–] djmikeale@feddit.dk 26 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

ls -> LiSt ❌

ls -> Let's See what's hiding inside of this folder ✅

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 17 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I personally prefer "squeal"

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I always used “sequel” but I guess that’s very traditional businesspeople speak

[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 5 points 12 hours ago

I always used "Ss-Quill" in class, professionally I usually refer to the database as a series of pained grunts and whimpers

[–] maniclucky@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'm also in camp sequel, though I could be persuaded to camp squirrel.

[–] rooroo@feddit.org 4 points 12 hours ago

If only squirrel weren’t a popular sql gui tool already.

[–] kubica@fedia.io 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

WSL -> Windows Subsystem for Linux❌

WSL -> WeaSeL ✅

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

"It's 'Weselton'!"

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 5 hours ago
[–] thadah@piefed.blahaj.zone 22 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Fstab -> File Systems Table ❌

Fstab -> F 🔪 ✅

[–] Lembot_0006@programming.dev 21 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

CTL - cuddle? More like cattle, castle, chronic tumor lymphocytes.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 16 hours ago

cuttlefish.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 7 points 13 hours ago

See Tee Ell

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

sudo ln -s $(which systemctl) /usr/local/bin/systemcdl

[–] rooroo@feddit.org 3 points 12 hours ago

Why not both? The system might need aftercare too.