[olug] Unix Tip: LINE NUMBERS IN LINUX

[Christopher Cashell]

At Tue, 15 Apr 03, Unidentified Flying Banana Daniel G. Linder, said:
> Note 1: Props to the first person that can recognize where the
> "OB___Hack" came from (at least where I knew it from)... :)

I can't say for sure where you picked it up, but I'm assuming it's
related to the old Usenet 'Ob-' prefix, meaning Obligatory (and/or
Observation, though this seems less common).

I've seen it used in numerous ways (including similar to how you did)
for example: ObFlame, ObHack, ObDefinition, ObSpelling, ObCorrection,
etc.  It seems particularly common for making "off topic" comments or
notes in a discussion, or for making an "on topic" comment in an
otherwise off topic discussion.

That's just my personal experience with it, though. ;-)

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