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I recently researched the etymology of two interesting German words:
- "nonchalant" (informal, relaxed, casual, carefree, easy-going): I found that interesting because it's obviously a negation and I never read the non-negated form "chalant". Turns out that the non-negated form goes back to latin "calēre" (warm, to be hot, to be alarmed, to be fired up)
- "verschollen" (lost, missing, nothing has been known about the whereabouts of sth. or sb. for a long time). I found it weird because I couldn't make any sense of "schollen". This might be related to "verschallen" (stop making noise) and might go back to old high German "skellan" (which is also related to German "Schelle", a small bell). So, "verschollen" can be seen as a euphemistic expression because stop making noise is used to refer to being lost (and maybe dead).
#etymology #linguistics #German

nazis. i hate these guys. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/german-far-right-lawmaker-calls-us-german-nationalist-alliance-maga-gala-2025-12-14/

I still stand by what I said about Cloudflare tunnels but migrating my mastodon server was a true nightmare.
Long post incoming.
It ended up being a few things and had nothing to do with cloudflare tunnels.
The first thing that happened was a redirect issue. This was going on because I opened port 80 and 443, not realizing cloudflare reads rules in order. So, I think what was happening was that I'd visit 80, mastodon server would try to serve 443 at the same time as clo…

NATO will "alle notwendigen" Mittel einsetzen
Nach den jüngsten Verletzungen des Luftraums von NATO-Ländern durch Russland hat das Verteidigungsbündnis seine Entschlossenheit zum Handeln betont. Die NATO werde "alle notwendigen militärischen und nichtmilitärischen Mittel einsetzen, um uns zu verteidigen und alle Bedrohungen aus allen Richtungen abzuwehren", bekräftigte die Allianz in einer Erklärung…
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NATO warnt Russland vor weiteren Verletzungen des Luftraums
Erst waren russische Drohnen über Polen und Rumänien aufgetaucht, dann drangen Kampfflugzeuge in den estnischen Luftraum ein. Jetzt spricht die NATO eine deutliche Warnung an Moskau aus: Das Bündnis werde sich mit allen Mitteln verteidigen.

I still stand by what I said about Cloudflare tunnels but migrating my mastodon server was a true nightmare.
Long post incoming.
It ended up being a few things and had nothing to do with cloudflare tunnels.
The first thing that happened was a redirect issue. This was going on because I opened port 80 and 443, not realizing cloudflare reads rules in order. So, I think what was happening was that I'd visit 80, mastodon server would try to serve 443 at the same time as clo…

Gute Neuigkeiten vom Bündnis @…:
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I figure even if it is someday possible for the transhumanists to upload themselves into a machine, it will be a nightmare attempting to later transplant themselves into the new improved updated wow machine that will someday replace it!
Folks who balk about Mastodon not letting you migrate your entire presence elsewhere likely have never tried to extricate their personal workflow from a 15 year old laptop! 😅
That is, of course, AFTER previously spending an hour or so to weed out the about:config AI functions and add no-AI search engines to the fresh Firefox install 😞
Yes, I have contemplated installing Emacs and nothing else. Would seem the only sensible thing to do, but 'sensible' was never listed on my report card.

Der neue Transatlantikpakt https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/10228

Today the most evil and corrupt nation on Earth is hosting the most vile and murderous nation in a disgusting farce of civility - the United Nations.
No need for lengthy diatribes or accusations - the murderous evidence is plain to see, even from space.
Russia and America have teamed up to be the world's worst nightmare since predatory criminal capitalism.
Georgio reports truth from the trenches of democracy in Ukraine, and he shares the friend link to bypass the payw…

The Russian Federation Showcases Its Worst Butchery at the 80th UN Assembly
Live from Ukraine 🇺🇦

Lawrow: Sind entschlossen, alle Vereinbarungen umzusetzen
Russlands Außenminister Sergej Lawrow hat die Entschlossenheit seines Landes betont, alle im Telefonat von Kremlchef Wladimir Putin mit US-Präsident Donald Trump getroffenen Vereinbarungen bezüglich eines baldigen Gipfels umzusetzen. Dies habe er auch am Montag in einem Telefonat mit seinem US-amerikanischen Amtskollegen Marco Rubio bekräftig…
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Trump zweifelt an möglichen Sieg der Ukraine
Der Ukraine-Kurs des US-Präsidenten bleibt gewohnt wechselhaft: Nach jüngstem Verständnis für das von Russland angegriffene Land rudert Trump nun wieder zurück. Unterdessen herrscht offenbar Unsicherheit über sein Treffen mit Kremlchef Putin.