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If you're German-speaking: "Klopilot" and "Vibrierkot" are some modern day personal favorites. On a similar, nostalgic note, I recall boot screens for "Sinnlos

If you're German-speaking: "Klopilot" and "Vibrierkot" are some modern day personal favorites. On a similar, nostalgic note, I recall boot screens for "Sinnlos 98" floating around, back when modifying the bootup logo was a thing.

adornKey 7mo ago
"Der Ätsch-Browser".
- aleph_minus_one 7mo ago
  Relevant cultural context from Germany: In Germany, there exists a popular children's game named "Das verrückte Labyrinth" (in English it's simply named "Labyrinth": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(board_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(board_game) ). When you get a corner-shaped card (in German: "Eckkarte") > https://boardgamegeek.com/image/155268/labyrinth https://boardgamegeek.com/image/155268/labyrinth from the turn of the previous player, your intended move will typically be more complicated to visualize (at least for children) - this is what this game is about - so children tended to name a "Eckkarte" an "Ätschkarte".
  - adornKey 7mo ago
    Maybe that game exists, but it's an old word and you can find references for it that are hundreds of years old. Its meaning fits to the browser. Your statement that it's just some kind of reference to some special game is not correct.
AndyPa32 7mo ago
There are regions in Germany (Hessen) where "Azure" is pronounced the exact same way as "Ärger" (trouble). Makes you think...
- ThreeFx 7mo ago
  Wow, that's incredible. Even though I'm from Hessen, I never thought of making that connection!
  - Zigurd 7mo ago
    For Latvians Windows Vista was pretty funny cluck cluck.
croes 7mo ago
Don’t forget Kleinweich
- Schaulustiger 7mo ago
  I thought we preferred the alliteration "Winzigweich".
froh42 7mo ago
Ok, Vibrierkot is something for the German shitpost communities with all my Zuhausis im Zwischennetz.
defjm 7mo ago
You made me laugh, thanks.
p0w3n3d 7mo ago
As a Polish man I love Klopilot <3
lowdownbutter 7mo ago
Maybe you can explain it for we non German speakers.
- nitros 7mo ago
  Klopilot: Klo ~ Toilet Vibrierkot: Kot ~ Faeces
  - vedaba 7mo ago
    What is "Vibrierkot" supposed to sound like?
    - bluefirebrand 7mo ago
      Probably 'vibe code'?
      - vedaba 7mo ago
        Now I see it... Needed morning coffee to kick in
PunchyHamster 7mo ago
> Klopilot funnily enough works just fine in Polish
- pndy 7mo ago
  Nothing beats małomiękki
Fnoord 7mo ago
Winamp, by Nullsoft.
majewsky 7mo ago
> Klopilot I like "Copy-lot".

adornKey 7mo ago

"Der Ätsch-Browser".

aleph_minus_one 7mo ago
Relevant cultural context from Germany: In Germany, there exists a popular children's game named "Das verrückte Labyrinth" (in English it's simply named "Labyrinth": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(board_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_(board_game) ). When you get a corner-shaped card (in German: "Eckkarte") > https://boardgamegeek.com/image/155268/labyrinth https://boardgamegeek.com/image/155268/labyrinth from the turn of the previous player, your intended move will typically be more complicated to visualize (at least for children) - this is what this game is about - so children tended to name a "Eckkarte" an "Ätschkarte".
- adornKey 7mo ago
  Maybe that game exists, but it's an old word and you can find references for it that are hundreds of years old. Its meaning fits to the browser. Your statement that it's just some kind of reference to some special game is not correct.

AndyPa32 7mo ago

There are regions in Germany (Hessen) where "Azure" is pronounced the exact same way as "Ärger" (trouble). Makes you think...

ThreeFx 7mo ago
Wow, that's incredible. Even though I'm from Hessen, I never thought of making that connection!
- Zigurd 7mo ago
  For Latvians Windows Vista was pretty funny cluck cluck.

croes 7mo ago

Don’t forget Kleinweich

Schaulustiger 7mo ago
I thought we preferred the alliteration "Winzigweich".

froh42 7mo ago

Ok, Vibrierkot is something for the German shitpost communities with all my Zuhausis im Zwischennetz.

defjm 7mo ago

You made me laugh, thanks.

p0w3n3d 7mo ago

As a Polish man I love Klopilot <3

lowdownbutter 7mo ago

Maybe you can explain it for we non German speakers.

nitros 7mo ago
Klopilot: Klo ~ Toilet Vibrierkot: Kot ~ Faeces
- vedaba 7mo ago
  What is "Vibrierkot" supposed to sound like?
  - bluefirebrand 7mo ago
    Probably 'vibe code'?
    - vedaba 7mo ago
      Now I see it... Needed morning coffee to kick in

PunchyHamster 7mo ago

> Klopilot funnily enough works just fine in Polish

pndy 7mo ago
Nothing beats małomiękki

Fnoord 7mo ago

Winamp, by Nullsoft.

majewsky 7mo ago

> Klopilot I like "Copy-lot".