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what is a table-stake?

• idle_zealot 4mo ago
  The minimum required payment to play a gambling game, where the money up for grabs is called "stake". See also "raising the stakes". In context it means the minimum feature set to be considered for adoption.
  • davedigerati 4mo ago
    very nice response idle_zealot, it's this level of human decency in comments that keeps me coming back to HN
    • iyn 4mo ago
      same — that was an unexpected little moment on HN. Honestly appreciated the answer as it caused me to stop and examine the phrase I've been using/hearing without never really thinking about it.
• kesor 4mo ago
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  • port11 4mo ago
    This is incendiary and unkind, violating the first rule about comments. Table-stakes is a perfectly reasonable expression. Would you say that <word> is a way for Nigerians to sound smart?