Why is a user's `$HOME` directory shortened to "~"? Because "~" and "Home" shared the same key on an ADM-3A keyboard. Also influencing vi/vim: H/J/K/L double as the arrows and the colon doesn't need SHIFT, making it more convenient.
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Is your child texting about ed? Know the signs:
gtg: show lines containing "g"
kk: drop mark "k"
smh: remove the first "h"
stfu: remove the first "fu"
r ofl: read the file "ofl" in
w tf: write to "tf"