| ▲ | hollerith 3 hours ago | |
The name of the site you are writing this on is a usage of this "esoteric" meaning. | ||
| ▲ | vesche 3 hours ago | parent [-] | |
It was an intentional, near-archaic throwback even at the time HN was founded. Paul Graham has written about it, you can probably still find his blog written about it 20 years ago. | ||