[-] arken@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Remember the meme? Deutschland, Duitsland, Tyskland are all regional variations on the same name. Allemagne and Germany are completely different names for the same country. Of course every language have their own way of saying "The United States of America", but in essence it's the same word, the same idea. Even Japan is Japón in Spanish, Ιαπωνία in greek, and so on. No one can pronounce my name correctly if I go abroad, but most of the time there is a regional variant I can use.

The question was what country is known "by the same name" by the most people around the world. You're not going to find a place name that is pronounced and/or written exactly the same in every language. That's how languages work.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Translation, in order: The United States of America, The United States of America and The United States of America.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Finnish doesn't count, having completely unrelated names for everything is like a sport to you people

[-] arken@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago

TIL that "dutch" and "deutsch" comes from the same root!

[-] arken@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Without thinking much about it, my guess would be the United States of America.

Edit: my reasoning was that most countries translate USA verbatim to their language, as most replies here demonstrate.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

This gem also springs to mind

[-] arken@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

I think the brain is only where the concentration of prions is highest and therefore the most dangerous part of an infected person to eat, but you can also get it from other body parts. But I'm no expert... haven't eaten anyone in years actually.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

Or less refined...

[-] arken@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

IDK if it's the ADHD or the autism, but I hate logos on clothes.

It's neither; you are just a person of some integrity and intelligence. Nothing wrong with paying more for quality and durability, but if you're paying more to be a walking ad, well... let's just say it's not flattering look. (I get that not everyone are sensitive to these things though, and that unbranded clothes are hard to find.)

I refuse to buy anything with a visible brand - I even remove the neck and washing labels inside of garments. When I bought it, it's mine, it's not [brand name]s anymore. Sneakers and similar shoes are harder to find unbranded, sometimes you can remove sown-on labels, sometimes I even tape over labels with black tape.

It actually makes wearing the clothes a much better experience as well. Instead of thinking that I'm wearing a shirt from [expensive brand], I see the shirt for what it is.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 135 points 4 months ago

I used to work with an Apple fanboy that knew next to nothing about how computers actually work, but he knew that Apple was the best at everything. Any time someone brought up something about a device or service from any other company or with any other OS, his stock answer was always "switch to Apple". Any time someone pointed out that their device offered a feature or functionality they appreciated that Apple did not offer in a convenient way, his stock answer was always "You don't need that." Sometimes he'd add "why would you want to do that? Do X instead".

Fast forward to today, I ended up killing him and am writing this from jail.

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A city freeze Get on your knees Pray for warmth and green paper. A city drought You're down and out See your trousers don't taper. Saddle up Kick your feet Ride the range of a London street Travel to a local plane Turn around and come back again.

And at the chime of the city clock Put up your road block Hang on to your crown. For a stone in a tin can Is wealth to the city man Who leaves his armour down.

Stay indoors Beneath the floors Talk with neighbours only. The games you play Make people say You're either weird or lonely. A city star Won't shine too far On account of the way you are And the beads Around your face Make you sure to fit back in place.

And at the beat of the city drum See how your friends come in twos; Or threes or more. For the sound of a busy place Is fine for a pretty face Who knows what a face is for.

The city clown Will soon fall down Without a face to hide in. And he will lose If he won't choose The one he may confide in. Sonny boy With smokes for sale Went to ground with a face so pale And never heard About the change Showed his hand and fell out of range.

In the light of a city square Find out the face that's fair Keep it by your side. When the light of the city falls You fly to the city walls Take off with your bride.

But at the chime of a city clock Put up your road block Hang on to your crown. For a stone in a tin can Is wealth to the city man Who leaves his armour down.

[-] arken@lemmy.world 84 points 5 months ago

The hard thing is finding an infant in a wheelchair to go with you

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[-] arken@lemmy.world 171 points 6 months ago

When corporations dabble in philosophy, you know they're trying to muddy the waters and skirt an ethical issue. It's not a genuine inquiry going on here; it's a "whatever argument serves the bottom line" situation.

I guess there's no such thing as intellectual property either, when you really think about it. Hence nothing wrong with me making and selling pirated samsung phones.

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