Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoInternet Holesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1757arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1750arrow-down1imageInternet Holesh.itjust.worksSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
Transcription: A photograph of an Ethernet port with a label that reads “Internet hole”, along with some Chinese writing.
minus-squarePyr_Pressurelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-21 year agoKind of interesting that both English and Chinese ended up describing the internet as a form of “net” or (spider)“web”
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoProbably a calque of some sort.
minus-squareabbotsbury@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWell, it makes sense when you think about how it describes the same concept.
Kind of interesting that both English and Chinese ended up describing the internet as a form of “net” or (spider)“web”
Probably a calque of some sort.
Well, it makes sense when you think about how it describes the same concept.