It’s 2015 and we still have no idea why URL slugs are called that.
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@gln Best I could find ispic.twitter.com/MDvbR2vGe6
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@gln@_Jordan Always assumed it’s a reference to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slug_(publishing) … /cc@majelbstoat1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@mwichary@gln@majelbstoat Sure, but where did that word come from?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@_Jordan@gln@majelbstoat Oh, isn’t it just one of the meanings of the word? “slug: an elongated, typically rounded piece or metal”1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mwichary@gln@majelbstoat Hmm yeah. Probably from the resemblance to the mollusk.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@_Jordan @gln @majelbstoat I can imagine someone giving a talk walking through all the five meanings of “slug” and stories around them.
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@mwichary@_Jordan@majelbstoat That sounds like a pretty great talk to me!5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@gln@mwichary@_Jordan@majelbstoat Hey guys, check the wikipedia article on semantic urls, and the subheading for slugs.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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