• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I think most Americans think of that as well. It’s even the first several Google search results for “ss”. Bad name choice.

    Though we (Americans) didn’t get the fun “tulip” bit.

    • sping@lemmy.sdf.org
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      3 months ago

      Funny, in the US I just saw a car that was an “SS” model and I thought “Huh, apparently SS doesn’t immediately scream Nazis to Americans” (SS => Super Sport apparently, to Chevrolet)

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        3 months ago

        Yeah, the nazi secret police is still the first thing that comes to mind when most Americans hear/see “SS” without context.

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      3 months ago

      There’s so many poor names in FOSS but people refuse to change them out of attachment for history. One other example comes to mind: Gimp.

      Basically, devs are terrible at naming things.