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  • The Mysterious Origins Of 21 Tech Terms

    The Mysterious Origins Of 21 Tech Terms

    We use 21st century tech terms like hashtag, stream and mouse with casual indifference, but how did these words get to be so commonplace in our everyday vernacular? We know the origins of Superman (kryptonite), Spider Man (radioactive spider), and Batman (rich boy’s revenge) but not “podcast”, “spam”, or even “hacker”. So I looked at…