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Kind of impressive when you think about it (infosec.pub)

submitted 13 hours ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 5 points 2 hours ago

That isn't "simply put". It's a witty way to phrase half the comment, completely omitting the other half that actually explains what it does. WINE is a clever abbreviation as a name for the tool, but the opposite of descriptive about its purpose or function.