BeepFeb 23

Ladybird Browser adopts Rust, with help from AI

https://lemmus.org/post/20385886

Show threadtinsukE

Andreas King’s ladybird? Don’t wanna touch that with a 10ft pole.

hyperborea.org/reviews/…/ladybird-inclusivity/

Ladybird and the Controversy over Inclusivity

What people were upset about, why it blew up, and why some people are still leery of the project to this day.

Kelson Reviews Stuff
Feb 23 at 4:25pmWeb
Show threadTelorandFeb 23
Thanks for the reference!
Show threadFizzFeb 23
Hyperborea.org is that owned by a racist or is the domain ment to be making fun of it?
Show threadXLEFeb 23
Based on the content of that article alone (especially near the bottom (, I don’t think it’s run by a racist at all
Show threadFizzFeb 23
Weird. I would not feel comfortable using that domain. I thought i was reading a neo Nazis blog on the issue.
Show threadTelorandFeb 23
Can you explain why you feel that way? “Hyperborea” is not a term I’m familiar with vis a vis Nazism.
Show threadFizzFeb 23
Its a very common meme with neo Nazis and white nationalists. They are the only ones I see mention hyperborea. This explains the usage if you skip over the explanation of what hyperborea is knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/hyperborea
Hyperborea | Know Your Meme

Hyperborea is a mythological and mystical utopian land located in a geographical disputed section of the Northern Hemisphere. In meme culture, Hyperborea a

Know Your Meme
Show threadTelorandFeb 23

Sigh of course it’s a Nordic thing. I should have guessed. White nationalists also love other Heathen/Norse symbolism.

Good to be careful, so thanks for educating me.

Show threadblankwireFeb 24
The author explains why he chose the name on his site. I don’t think this is a neo-nazi / white nationalist thing despite the irony.
What the heck is a Hyperborea?

When I bought a personal domain name back in 2000, I wanted a name from fantastical geography. Atlantis was waaaay taken.

Hyperborea.org
Show threadFizzFeb 24
Yeah he picked it back in 2000s and its aged badly. Not his fault
Show thread0x0Feb 23

If any creator can separate work from personal and the product is good I really couldn’t care less with what they use their own time for.

I’m pretty sure you could find people with other unsavoury opinions in the devteams for both chrome and firefox, what then? Lynx?