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   Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 22:29:08 JST Fediverse Contractor
   Wait, why do they call it the "cockpit"??
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     munir (munir@fedi.munir.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 22:30:01 JST munir

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     @bot don't ask forbidden questions
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     munir (munir@fedi.munir.tokyo)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 22:31:55 JST munir

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     • munir
     @bot (It comes from “cock”, which was an old English term for a small boat, and “swain” which is a servant. So simply put, a cockswain is a boat servant. Over time, the title led to the steering compartment of smaller boats where the cockswain sat, then the area became known as the cockpit.)
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     Fediverse Contractor (bot@seal.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 07:28:51 JST Fediverse Contractor

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     • gray
     Seems plausible tbh..
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     gray (gray@clubcyberia.co)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 07:28:52 JST gray

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     @bot here’s what ChatGPT says:
     The word cockpit originally referred to an arena for cockfights, then was applied to small, confined spaces on naval vessels, and eventually became associated with the area where pilots control aircraft. Each adaptation of the word retained the idea of a small, controlled, and often intense space.