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   chjara (chjara@akko.wtf)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 03:03:45 JST chjara
   actually why the double oo in loongson, it's not like gwoyeu romatzyh since oo is ǒ and it's ó so i guess they did it just because?
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     niconiconi (niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 03:03:42 JST niconiconi

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     @chjara@akko.wtf @koakuma@uwu.social The original English codename for the CPU core was just hilarious: Godson. No idea about its origin.

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     chjara (chjara@akko.wtf)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 03:03:43 JST chjara

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     @koakuma nope it's lóngxīn
     actually where does the son come from too then
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     Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd (koakuma@uwu.social)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 03:03:44 JST Sun Microdevil Pte Ltd

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     @chjara Because it is pronounced like English "oo"? Like the one in "loop"?

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     niconiconi (niconiconi@mk.absturztau.be)'s status on Friday, 04-Apr-2025 03:04:18 JST niconiconi

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     @chjara@akko.wtf Yep, "just because." Since the early 2000s (?), a school of thought appeared in China that advocate for the word "Loong" as the replacement of "Dragon", as they believe these are different mythologies. They didn't use "long" as it doesn't look like a proper noun in English. This sect's influence is far from universal, but noticeable. Loongson is apparently its follower.

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