German Linux Community (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 months ago by boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net to c/linux@programming.dev

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Some Lemmy clients have trouble finding communities, so here it is:

!linux@feddit.org

feddit.org/c/linux

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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 21 points 3 months ago

Bummer that I don't understand German. I could always use another Linux community in my feed!

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 months ago

You figured out Linux - German's not that much harder lol

[-] andioop@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago

I still can't believe antibabypillen is a real German word for exactly what you think it is—birth control pills.

I wonder if English has any words that people who have it as a second language find hilarious for similar reasons, and if so what they are…

[-] Blaze@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 months ago

Isn't schadenfreude used in English?

[-] andioop@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, it's a German word we just took and now it's in English dictionaries. I am speaking of German words that will not show up in English dictionaries, even if they do look a lot like kind-of-English in the case of "antibabypillen".

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 3 points 3 months ago

German is my main language and yes, every time I see one of those words is somewhat funny. Its similar to Japanese using German words too. They love German. :D Interestingly there is an entire article and lists on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_expressions_in_English

[-] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Shoplifter is the one I always find funny.

[-] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

You could use a translation tool, for something that looks interesting to you. At least Firefox makes this easy, with its builtin translation functionality (without Google as far as I understand, and I think local/offline only, but can be wrong). Firefox is my main way to interact with Lemmy:

Directly in the addressbar for non native languages:

Or through menu:

BTW I just saw the link that describes it: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/website-translation

Note: Unlike other browsers that rely on cloud services, Firefox keeps your data safe on your device. There's no privacy risk of sending text to third parties for analysis because translation happens on your device, not externally.

One more reason to use Firefox.

Edit: I made an entire post about this subject. There is a bit more to it: https://beehaw.org/post/18172275