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I loved reading https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/12125 https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/12125. It is a great example of open source persistence despit

I loved reading https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/12125 https://github.com/servo/servo/issues/12125. It is a great example of open source persistence despite it not being a priority. Things move forward at snail pace and stalls multiple times. Just when all hope seems lost, they manage to ship it ! This is the case with most opensource projects - things take their own sweet time but they eventually somehow manage. On a side note, I noted that https://github.com/larsbergstrom https://github.com/larsbergstrom owns lars.com. Wow! I wonder how much that is worth given that every 5th german is named lars ;) (though strom seems to indicate he is norwegian)

alkonaut 10y ago
It's the 28th most common surname in Sweden (Bergström, that is). Tons of people in the northeast (Edit: Northern midwest rather) US have Swedish names.
- educar 10y ago
  What is the back story behind them having swedish surnames?
  - ludlu 10y ago
    Alot of swedes emigrated to the US around 1800-1900s and spread all over the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Unit...
    - acqq 10y ago
      Thanks. Tangentially, search for "The Alot is Better Than You at Everything"
      - newsat13 10y ago
        Oh, this was awesome. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better... for the others.
        infogulch 10y ago
        Oh that makes "Alot of swedes" a terrifying concept.
    - larsberg 10y ago
      That's exactly the case for my family! However, we lost our umlaut at Ellis Island.
wodenokoto 10y ago
His "personal" section on Lars.com seems to indicate very strongly that he is American.
fjh 10y ago
> every 5th german is named lars That is completely untrue. Lars isn't exactly a rare name in Germany, but I'd be surprised if it was even one of the 20 most common first names. It's definitely nowhere near 1/5th of the population.
- johnfn 10y ago
  GP was making a joke. :)
  - fjh 10y ago
    You're right, of course. I blame low blood sugar.
- deleted 10y ago
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mpweiher 10y ago
> every 5th german is named lars ;) 9869 of 40 million, so around 0.025% Yep, one in five :-) https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste_der_häufigsten_männlichen_Vornamen_Deutschlands https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste_der... It really is a nordic name. http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/3487-lars.htm http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/3487-lars.htm
larsberg 10y ago
I get an inquiry to buy lars.com about once a month, but never anything more than a few 10ks. Which is a lot of money, but the hourly rate doesn't work out very well when you consider I've been using and would have to update that e-mail address everywhere since 1997. It has been pointed out more than once to me that I could instead of purchased many other .com names that were available at that time and be semi-retired :-)

alkonaut 10y ago

It's the 28th most common surname in Sweden (Bergström, that is). Tons of people in the northeast (Edit: Northern midwest rather) US have Swedish names.

educar 10y ago
What is the back story behind them having swedish surnames?
- ludlu 10y ago
  Alot of swedes emigrated to the US around 1800-1900s and spread all over the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_emigration_to_the_Unit...
  - acqq 10y ago
    Thanks. Tangentially, search for "The Alot is Better Than You at Everything"
    - newsat13 10y ago
      Oh, this was awesome. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better-than-you-at-everything.html http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better... for the others.
      - infogulch 10y ago
        Oh that makes "Alot of swedes" a terrifying concept.
  - larsberg 10y ago
    That's exactly the case for my family! However, we lost our umlaut at Ellis Island.

wodenokoto 10y ago

His "personal" section on Lars.com seems to indicate very strongly that he is American.

fjh 10y ago

> every 5th german is named lars That is completely untrue. Lars isn't exactly a rare name in Germany, but I'd be surprised if it was even one of the 20 most common first names. It's definitely nowhere near 1/5th of the population.

johnfn 10y ago
GP was making a joke. :)
- fjh 10y ago
  You're right, of course. I blame low blood sugar.
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mpweiher 10y ago

> every 5th german is named lars ;) 9869 of 40 million, so around 0.025% Yep, one in five :-) https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste_der_häufigsten_männlichen_Vornamen_Deutschlands https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste_der... It really is a nordic name. http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/3487-lars.htm http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/3487-lars.htm

larsberg 10y ago

I get an inquiry to buy lars.com about once a month, but never anything more than a few 10ks. Which is a lot of money, but the hourly rate doesn't work out very well when you consider I've been using and would have to update that e-mail address everywhere since 1997. It has been pointed out more than once to me that I could instead of purchased many other .com names that were available at that time and be semi-retired :-)