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  1. …in reply to @chriscoyier
    chriscoyier I'm no expert, but I think this one comes from the *nix world. In particular: system software is usually in /bin, but when a user installs something, it's usually in /usr/, aka "userland". It's often used to segment trust: anything in /usr` (userland) is less trustworthy.