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		loloquwowndueo on Jan 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How does it know I want CSV? – An HTTP trick Being old enough that I probably studied the http protocol before actually using it, by the time I encountered this functionality in the wild I already knew how it worked. So, no, there was never such a time.

tomgp on Jan 17, 2023 [–]

There still must have been a time when you didn't know it, assuming you didn't spring from the womb with the knowledge hardwired.

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