David Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agooh no, the organisation founded by a Swedish EA with a racism scandal is defunct! No, not that one, the other onewww.futureofhumanityinstitute.orgexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkoh no, the organisation founded by a Swedish EA with a racism scandal is defunct! No, not that one, the other onewww.futureofhumanityinstitute.orgDavid Gerard@awful.systemsM to SneerClub@awful.systemsEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareCollectivist@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoI would’ve suggested that we call ourselves the megaforecasters to one-up them, but then they might start calling themselves the überforecasters.
minus-squarefroztbyte@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agobut them calling themselves überforecasters might be a bit too mask off for most of them
minus-squareDavid Gerard@awful.systemsOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoanyway that’s guessing when your cab will arrive
minus-squarefroztbyte@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agonow now, them dropping the umlaut was totally because of brand confusion. it had nothing to do with the roots of the company servicing those wanting to be above the poors and putting that on the sign! what a ludicrous suggestion
I would’ve suggested that we call ourselves the megaforecasters to one-up them, but then they might start calling themselves the überforecasters.
hyperforecasters
but them calling themselves überforecasters might be a bit too mask off for most of them
anyway that’s guessing when your cab will arrive
now now, them dropping the umlaut was totally because of brand confusion. it had nothing to do with the roots of the company servicing those wanting to be above the poors and putting that on the sign! what a ludicrous suggestion