Comment by remexre

5 years ago

A social network(?) based on .plan files -- back in the day, this was how you let people know your status; you'd use the finger [0] command to get them for a user.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_protocol#Finger_user_in...

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encryptluks2  5 years ago

I think this was the original meaning of fingering.

  • pavlov  5 years ago

    The 2001 surprise indie drama hit “Freddy Got Fingered” tells the story of Frederick Gauswurth, an MIT professor whose melancholy plan updates about aging gather a surprising audience among computer science students.