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Training Payoff (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] Redkey 5 points 1 day ago

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/programming-socks

TL;DR: It all seems to have started with a (possibly deliberately) misnamed pair of socks for sale on Amazon. They began showing up as suggestions when people searched for programming-related items.