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odd84 t1_jadjjhn wrote

Reply to comment by OpenToCommunicate in Researchers have developed a new device that can detect and analyse cancer cells from blood samples, enabling doctors to avoid invasive biopsy surgeries, and to monitor treatment progress by giuliomagnifico

Its usage like this dates back to early bulletin board systems, MUDs (text-only MMOs), and AOL chat rooms. It's a convention from those on the internet in the 1970s-1990s. You'd use it to separate actions from dialogue when chatting or roleplaying.

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cookiedux t1_jadz7v6 wrote

thank you! came here to talk about AIM :)

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