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[–] chaogomu@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Fun fact, "free base" is the origin of the of the term "based".

Originally it was not a good thing.

Language changes, so now based is fucking rad. And rad is not a term used by anyone.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Only mathematicians still like throwing rads around

[–] vrek@programming.dev 8 points 4 months ago

And x-ray technicians. If your ehs representative say there are too many rads.... RUN!

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Fallout RADs system: Fuck my drag, right?

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago

Physicists also use rads for circular motions.

[–] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

rad is not a term used by anyone.

I disagree. It's too rad not to use.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Based still has the innate connotation of doing your own thing without caring how others perceive you, which can still be a crackhead kind of trait.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Based and crackhead pilled.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And rad is not a term used by anyone.

not tubular, dude. not tubular at all.