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points by dsabanin 2 days ago | 0 comments

So much symbolism in this passage:

"The SS United States, once the fastest passenger liner in the world, is scheduled to be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico"

Have they tried renaming the ship to something else before sinking it in gulf of America?

I propose SS United Mexico.

I presume they are sinking this in the Gulf of Mexico because the new reef has to be registered as a known hazard to navigation. The people who create maps, real maps used by actual ships, have quietly not bought in to the renaming politics.

[–] anjel 2 days ago

So much irony, given the trend lines of reefs, and of the US.

[–] pythonRon 2 days ago

You took the words right out of my mouth. LOL

[–] N_Lens 2 days ago

So much Symbolism everywhere these days.

Altman (Alternate Human) is ushering in AI. Amodei (Beloved of God, or Lover of God) is his opponent in this endeavour.

[–] wvbdmp 2 days ago

Good example of the meaningful distinction between opponent and competitor.

Also, the CEO of Mistral AI is called Mensch (Human).

[–] shevy-java 2 days ago

You are right - Mensch is german for Human.

The name is Arthur Mensch and he comes from France. Odd to have this as last name in France.

[–] maeln 2 days ago

> Odd to have this as last name in France.

It's really not. Even without considering Alsace Lorraine, there is a lot of people with German origin in France. In general, it's very common to see people with family name from Spain, Italy, … And also from the old colonies / protectorate like Lebanon or Vietnam.

[–] pluc 2 days ago

You should read up on the 'saxon' part of 'anglo-saxon'

spoiler: saxony is in germany

[–] moi2388 20 hours ago

And in Yiddish it means “a person of integrity and honour”

[–] bigmadshoe 2 days ago

Reminds me of this: https://scontent-sjc6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/649087907...

[–] FeteCommuniste 1 day ago

"Altman" just means "old man" (alt = old in German). Nothing to do with Latin-origin "alter" or "alternate."