The minimum required payment to play a gambling game, where the money up for grabs is called "stake". See also "raising the stakes". In context it means the minimum feature set to be considered for adoption.
same — that was an unexpected little moment on HN. Honestly appreciated the answer as it caused me to stop and examine the phrase I've been using/hearing without never really thinking about it.
The minimum required payment to play a gambling game, where the money up for grabs is called "stake". See also "raising the stakes". In context it means the minimum feature set to be considered for adoption.
very nice response idle_zealot, it's this level of human decency in comments that keeps me coming back to HN
same — that was an unexpected little moment on HN. Honestly appreciated the answer as it caused me to stop and examine the phrase I've been using/hearing without never really thinking about it.
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This is incendiary and unkind, violating the first rule about comments. Table-stakes is a perfectly reasonable expression.
Would you say that <word> is a way for Nigerians to sound smart?