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Except that it's not Dutch
In Germanized English with maybe a little Dutch...
The telnet would give you ASCII Star Wars in your command prompt by the way
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Doesn't Dutch just mean German anyway?
ps I didn't think it was real Dutch, or Deutsch.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: Doesn't Dutch just mean German anyway? NEIN! Which is German for "no" and which is "nee" in Dutch.
Dutch is the language people from The Netherlands speak. Never knew why we call people from The Netherlands the Dutch who speak Dutch. Netherlandish seems so much more appropriate.
Also don't confuse The Netherlands with Holland as Holland are only two provinces of The Netherlands (North Holland and South Holland (in which I happen to live)).
Holland doesn't have its own language.
Friesland (or Frisia), another province of The Netherlands, does have its own language though.
We're known for tulips, windmills, clogs (the wooden shoes), Heineken, Philips, and weed. Also, the words "dijk" and "apartheid" are Dutch and have no other translations worldwide (we used to be influential somewhere in history)
Germany is our neighboring country.
They're know for beer, Oktoberfest (where they drink beer), more beer, and a famous, moustached, politician who made furore during the first half of the 40's.
They speak German, which is no way like Dutch (or Netherlandish)
Well, ok, they're maybe a little bit alike.
"German" is "Deutsch" in German and "Duits" in Dutch.
"Dutch" is "Nederlands" in Dutch and "Niederländisch" (or "Holländisch") in German.
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Yeah, you're just relaxed Germans.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I'm only going to forgive you for that because it's so funny
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Sander Rossel wrote: the words "dijk"
Never heard that word in my life. After some googling though, it means dyke (or dike)
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Yeah, pronunciation is the same though. English just can't spell
And speaking about spelling, why is "pronunciation" one of the hardest words to spell in your language?
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And why is "abbreviate" so long?
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Indeed! And apartheid means segregation and is an Afrikaans construction from Dutch roots. Apart from that the unique to Dutch no translation statement is spot on!
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Sander Rossel wrote: Never knew why we call people from The Netherlands the Dutch who speak Dutch.
Because the language and the people predate the country's name by getting on for a millennium?
Sander Rossel wrote: Holland are only two provinces of The Netherlands (North Holland and South Holland (in which I happen to live))
South Holland is in England! Keep your thieving hands off! You live in Zuid Holland!
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Given that this is Star Wars, I was expecting some Austin Powers type of "Luke I am your Fazzer!" line within it.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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So I watched it for a while - and had the natural thought. An impressive piece of work.
But . . .
This would seem to be the work of people who are referred to as having too much time on their hands by people who have too much time on their hands (no self-referential intent).
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: people who are referred to as having too much time on their hands by people who have too much time on their hands
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Well it was in 1966 when the engineers posted it on the front panel of Leo III/6[^] (the first system I worked on).
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That's remarkable!
The movie came out only 11 years later!
Props to those engineers
And shame on George Lucas for so shamelessly copying Leo III/6 engineers
But really though, I get that you're just saying "it's old".
I had not seen it before.
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Sander Rossel wrote: "it's old".
I had not seen it before. That's because you are young.
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And because I haven't worked an a Leo III/6
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Sander Rossel wrote: because I haven't worked an a Leo III/6 It's a LEO III, the 6 is just the serial number. In those days it took weeks to build one of these giant machines, and they had less power than the cheapest Raspberry PI. But they were fun to work on, and you could program them through the switches on the front panel.
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Wow! Talk about too much free time!
Will Rogers never met me.
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I've all sorts of things to look forward to, New Year notwithstanding. Like the upcoming long weekend, beginning in just a few hours.
But - no matter how much I look forward to something coming I'm never in a hurry to get there; for the days to pass. So long as I do get there.
After all, how many days do we have that we should wish to hurry even a single one away?
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Remember the past, look to the future, but don't forget to live in the present.
Or something
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Odd sync with something I updated (company online profile)
The song goes "Que Sera Sera" (Whatever will be will be)
Some of it already has been.
All that remains for you is now.
You're move.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: You're move.
Really? What do they teach them in schools these days?
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Well, it is already 2016 where I am.
Happy New Year to all, hope all your wishes come true in 2016.
So far, in three minutes - one of mine has!
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