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For added weirdness “ba len ci aga” is Latin for “do what you want.” See for yourself with Google translate. It could also be translated as the more familiar “d
by User23 4y ago
For added weirdness “ba len ci aga” is Latin for “do what you want.” See for yourself with Google translate. It could also be translated as the more familiar “do what thou wilt,” a rather infamous occult credo.
- whateveracct 4y agoThis is started to smell like Q-adjacent nonsense to me
- feet 4y agoThat's basically what it is
- axlee 4y agoThe company was founded more than a century ago by a spanish prodigy named Cristobal Balenciaga...stop with the conspirationist nonsense. Not here.
- User23 4y agoDon't get so worked up, it's just a funny[1] coincidence. Noticing funny patterns is definitely a thing hackers do my friend. It's taking them too seriously that's a problem, so don't do that! [1] Weird, not haha.
- whateveracct 4y agoCan't help but think of that Sartre quote about arguing with people in Bad Faith.
- User23 4y agoYou’ll need to do some introspection to find any. I haven’t argued anything at all, and certainly not in bad faith. I simply presented a factual and amusing linguistic coincidence. Whatever conclusions you choose to draw from that fact are your own and tell us only about you.
- whateveracct 4y agoSadly it is commonplace here (HN). You can find comments on HM spouting Tucker Carlson and co's outrage on a daily basis. I do not envy dang's job. Moderating dog whistles at-scale is an unsolved problem. Quick, Paul Graham, seize the opportunity to change the world!!