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This should be a pinned post as it really captures the essence of my experience so far. (programming.dev)
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[–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I was curious and looked up the origins of 'ham'. Apparently it originates from "ham-fisted" describing second-rate morse-code skills of telegraphists before radio was a thing

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Interesting. I've originally heard it loosely attributed as a kind of homophone aberration where 'ham' comes from 'hamature'. But maybe it's vice-versa, or that's a corporate line from the organization ARRL Amateur Radio Relay League.

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