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> One of the lead devs' laptops is named after Hitler's hideout in the forest “The Wolf’s Lair” (but in German) sounds like it could plausibly be selected coin
by dijit 2y ago
> One of the lead devs' laptops is named after Hitler's hideout in the forest
“The Wolf’s Lair” (but in German) sounds like it could plausibly be selected coincidentally.
There are a lot of IRC nerds who use wolves as part of a moniker, “Canis”, “Lupine” & “Aardwolf” spring immediately to mind.
- atq2119 2y agoNo. "The Wolf's Lair" does indeed sound like it could just refer to some place where a wolf lives. "Wolfsschanze" in German does not have the same connotation. ("Schanze" actually translates more literally to something like "fort".) No German would think of that as just neutrally describing a place where a wolf lives. It is 100% linked to the WWII bunkers.
- blueflow 2y ago> No German would think of that as just neutrally describing a place where a wolf lives I do. You are wrong. Not specific to wolves, tho. When i learned about Hitlers base, i my first thought was whether Hitler was some kind of animal fan (what i later learned was called "being a furry")