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ryanpcmcquen
2018-04-23 23:56:48+00:00
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Yak shaving?
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giantrobot | karma 5286 | avg karma 2.0
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2022-06-18 18:13:38
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Yak shaving.
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theandrewbailey | karma 10214 | avg karma 2.28
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2018-11-19 16:26:10+00:00
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AKA: yak shaving.
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ltc5505 | karma 118 | avg karma 2.27
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2019-06-24 16:38:23+00:00
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What do you mean by yak shaving?
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manish_gill | karma 1470 | avg karma 3.39
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2021-11-14 03:55:33
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Yak Shaving, probably.
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ReactiveJelly | karma 3522 | avg karma 3.39
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2023-06-21 21:19:25
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Yep! Also called "yak shaving"
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AtNightWeCode | karma 391 | avg karma 0.41
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2024-01-18 14:04:13
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Yak shaver?
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JustSomeNobody | karma 7775 | avg karma 1.58
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2014-06-10 18:47:07
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Good grief, talk about yak shaving.
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kiba | karma 10977 | avg karma 2.58
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2009-10-09 15:51:01+00:00
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Yak shaving? That's a new term for me.
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BerislavLopac | karma 29912 | avg karma 5.43
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2015-03-07 20:00:48+00:00
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That's technically called "yak shaving".
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diimdeep | karma 2275 | avg karma 3.51
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2017-01-28 05:22:45
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too much yak shaving
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BerislavLopac | karma 29912 | avg karma 5.43
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2020-12-01 12:37:26+00:00
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Shaver of yaks.
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mark-r | karma 5759 | avg karma 1.62
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2018-04-03 13:32:58+00:00
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I've heard the term "yak shaving" before but the meaning escapes me - can anybody fill me in?
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bemeurer | karma 123 | avg karma 3.51
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2018-10-23 20:42:55
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That is a _lot_ of yak shaving to be done
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hestefisk | karma 3696 | avg karma 2.8
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2023-03-20 07:43:12
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Nice job. Is the name a pun on “yak shaving”?
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flir | karma 3086 | avg karma 2.09
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2019-12-26 06:32:36
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cmd+f yak shaving. hmm.
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metasean | karma 861 | avg karma 2.73
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2015-12-11 02:35:14
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also known as Yak Shaving -
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/YakShavingDefinedIllGetThatDon...
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sierra1011 | karma 30 | avg karma 1.3
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2024-05-03 12:24:09
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'Yak shaving' as a phrase is new to me, and I love it.
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theandrewbailey | karma 10214 | avg karma 2.28
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2021-10-28 09:11:59
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You're shaving yaks all the way down.
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catchnear4321 | karma 1340 | avg karma 1.03
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2024-03-13 02:56:12
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sounds like you could use to shave a yak.
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