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What's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?
  • For those that can't believe it's not a racial slur.

    Niggard (14th C) is derived from the Middle English word meaning 'stingy,' nigon, which is probably derived from two other words also meaning 'stingy,' Old Norse hnǫggr and Old English hnēaw.[2] The word niggle, which in modern usage means to give excessive attention to minor details, probably shares an etymology with niggardly.[3]

  • Austria: Outrage on election eve amid funeral with Nazi song
  • I'm always torn on things like this. Yes, the was probably a bunch of Nazi edge-lords choosing an song with imflametory connections. They are signalling to others what and who they are.

    However, getting enflamed about it just broadcasts the existence of such groups. The press are amplifying the signal. It's free marketing.

    The song itself is militaristic and nationalistic, but speaks of the Kiaser and the German empire. i.e. what was before WW1. It's imperialist, as you might expect from something written in 1814. I can see why the Nazis adopted it, but it's a boring dirge that is from a bygone era. There's little to get upset about in the song itself. It's all about the association.

    The rise of groups like this is something to be worried about, and Austria does seem to be a focal point. I just think hyping up scandals is fueling the fire.

  • Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second
  • Just remember to allow your pi-hole DNS request through the firewall. Otherwise nothing works.

    Unfortunately there's also DNS over HTTPS

    A goal of the method is to increase user privacy and security by preventing eavesdropping and manipulation of DNS data by man-in-the-middle attacks by using the HTTPS protocol to encrypt the data between the DoH client and the DoH-based DNS resolver.

    Translated, "man in the middle attack" means "Pihole or similar". Devices with hard coded addresses for this phone home, or don't work.