@gaussian_distro@iusearchlinux.fyi to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 year agoMy cheap unbranded lamp has a red flashing mode. Just figured out it's flashing SOS in moerse code.iusearchlinux.fyiimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1125
arrow-up1125imageMy cheap unbranded lamp has a red flashing mode. Just figured out it's flashing SOS in moerse code.iusearchlinux.fyi@gaussian_distro@iusearchlinux.fyi to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squaredarqlinkfedilink2•1 year agoIn Afrikaans that word is used to add emphasis, like “damn” funny. A bit impolite, but pretty common.
minus-square@mateomaui@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI think it’s because the translation is “huge” or something.
As a South African, that typo is moerse funny.
Eli5 how being SA is relevant.
In Afrikaans that word is used to add emphasis, like “damn” funny. A bit impolite, but pretty common.
I think it’s because the translation is “huge” or something.