PhoglMay 20
Cory Doctorow
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Show threadbmMay 20
@pluralistic Release the Krähen
Show threadSeiðrMay 20
@brologue @pluralistic Better that than the Karen.
Show threadUlrik Nyman ⬡May 20

@brologue @pluralistic

I assume Krähen is German for Crows. Krager in Danish.

Is this correct?

Show threadHigh Quality Tormented SoulMay 20
@UlrikNyman @brologue @pluralistic yes.
Show threadUlrik Nyman ⬡May 20

@schratze @brologue @pluralistic

But the english translation is unspecific and the picture is contradictory

Show threadSeiðrMay 20
@pluralistic As usual, the Germans hiding the lede: it's not just "birds", it's corvids, that means they won't just attack, they will have planned where, when, and how to attack, and will have taken your name.
Show threadJohn Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺May 20

@Illuminatus @pluralistic

The English translation is sub-optimal.

Google translates the German text more accurately as "WARNING! Danger from attacking crows."

Show threadSeiðrMay 20
@johnlogic @pluralistic That was my point, yes.
Show threadGenerale SpecificoMay 20
@johnlogic @Illuminatus @pluralistic
GoTra is not reliable enough for translations into certain "complex" languages ​​and often even when trying to better address the concept it seems that it remains stubborn in its incorrect version of the translation.
Show threadGenerale SpecificoMay 20
@johnlogic But the sign may be a banal simplification, as often happens in other parts of the world.
Show threadTony FiskMay 20
@johnlogic @Illuminatus @pluralistic
'Death from above' translates into any language.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VkxAt70vMW8
Horizon Zero Dawn Defeat Dervahl Glinthawks

YouTube
Show threadFunky BobMay 20

@Illuminatus @pluralistic What you need is some Aussie magpies! Not a corvid (somewhat related to the butcherbird), they've been witnessed teaming up to take down corvids...

[Hey, what could go wrong importing agressive species with no local predators? :P ]

Show threadSeiðrMay 20
@FunkyBob @pluralistic TIL about the Aussie magpies <and> that Corvids are a subtaxon of Passeriformes.
Show threadhaihappenMay 20
@FunkyBob @Illuminatus @pluralistic the aussie ecology would probably call it revenge
Show threadJaneishlyMay 20
@Illuminatus @pluralistic That's what you get if you crowsource your translations.
Show threadAnchinyaMay 20
@janeishly @Illuminatus @pluralistic 🤣🤣🤣
Show threadÜberdurchschnittlauchMay 20

@Illuminatus

It is probably a subtle nod to Alfred Hitchcock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_%28film%29

@pluralistic

The Birds (film) - Wikipedia

Show threadG0rb May 20
@pluralistic @cR0w we should steal it 
Show threadJackPearseMay 20

@pluralistic

Every sign has it‘s original story.
I ask myself how these silly humans treated the Crows beforehand so that it became neccesary to put this sign.

Crows are extremely intelligent. A friend of mine used to feed the crows that perched on the edge of the roof for a while. Then he got tired of it and started throwing small stones at them. The birds would follow him along the gutter. And whenever he got within range, they would poop on him.

Never mess with a Crow!

Show threadCrisMay 20
@pluralistic
Show threadKid Cavaquinho 🍉🌻May 20

@crisl_at @pluralistic

Venice is harsh

Show threadbovazMay 20
@crisl_at @pluralistic Early in January we were on a beach, eating focaccias, and a friend of mine was mugged by a pair of seagulls. The first one "tagged" him by flying noisily over his head; the second one dove from a building and stole the focaccia out of my friend's hands.
Show threadSkim Shady (331.36 ppm)May 20
@bovaz @pluralistic @crisl_at they can steal squid off a hook mid cast
Show threadHammerwellMay 20
@crisl_at @pluralistic
Show threadAlexander ShendiMay 20

@Hammerwell @crisl_at @pluralistic

Aren't these #crisps?

Show threadHammerwellMay 20
@alexshendi @crisl_at @pluralistic You go argue with the seagull.
Show threadElektropunkMay 20
@crisl_at @pluralistic
In Helgoland, a small Island full of birds and seals and a small Airport
Show threadDavid GinnMay 20
@elektropunk @crisl_at @pluralistic Small airport, home to birds bigger than planes!
Show threadJoseph AllenMay 20
@pluralistic Gotta hand it to the Germans, nothing grabs the attention quite like a well-placed "ACHTUNG!"
Show threadPerrin42May 20

@elgringomexicano @pluralistic

Gotta' hand it to the Germans, they make great cars!

Show threadYgorMay 20
@elgringomexicano @pluralistic Gesundheit
Show threadRupert ReynoldsMay 20
@pluralistic I hope Alfred Hitchcock would have been pleased that my next thought was about his 1960s film "The Birds" :-)
Show threadPhilipMay 20
@pluralistic what are you doing in Berlin? 😅
Show threadCory DoctorowMay 20
@oilheap gave 5 talks in 2 days, now at the airport
Show threadfoolmanMay 20
@pluralistic Achtung! Don’t mess with those crows. Cool sign.