Linux 5.16's Smorgasbord Of Power Management Changes Land

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Linux 5.16's Smorgasbord Of Power Management Changes Land

Sent in on Tuesday and since merged to the mainline Linux 5.16 code-base were the power management updates and accompanying ACPI and thermal changes...

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.16-Power-Management

[carewolf]

Still have no idea why English speakers use a Swedish word for a Danish buffet instead of just using the word buffet.

[skeevy420]

Still have no idea why English speakers use a Swedish word for a Danish buffet instead of just using the word buffet.

Most English speakers I know have never used it to refer to food; just as a fancy way of saying "lots of shit".

[stesmi]

Still have no idea why English speakers use a Swedish word for a Danish buffet instead of just using the word buffet.

While I don't know why it's called that in the English language, the word is in fact originally Swedish, and is the grandchild of another word, "Brännvinsbord", which means table with brandy.

[stesmi]

Then you do not fundamentally understand English, which loves to borrow from other languages, and delights in many subtle ways of saying similar things. (equal parts colonialism and immigration) Also, buffet is from the French, and a piece of furniture

Oh yeah, Swedish does the same, it's not a lack of understanding, I am fully aware of it, I was referring to this particular word that I don't know why it was chosen instead of for example buffet, especially since the word means "table of sandwiches", but the meaning, even in Swedish has moved from being just a sandwich table to being a buffet.

[coder]

Still have no idea why English speakers use a Swedish word for a Danish buffet instead of just using the word buffet.

Thanks for the discussion. I knew it was Swedish, but I'm not sure I was ever clear on the precise translation.

As for "why", it probably has to do with how there are towns across much of the Midwest where Swedish immigrants settled, and bits of their their language and customs are still visible. I'm just speculating, but I think it's likely from such places that these words entered the English lexicon.

Most English speakers I know have never used it to refer to food; just as a fancy way of saying "lots of shit".

It's not only about quantity, though. The main connotation is one of variety or a selection.

http://dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&...ry=Smorgasbord

[skeevy420]

It's not only about quantity, though. The main connotation is one of variety or a selection.

http://dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&...ry=Smorgasbord

I'm from the part of the country that flies this certain flag and talks about "Heritage, Not Hate". They ain't the smartest of people.

[coder]

I'm from the part of the country ... They ain't the smartest of people.

Before television, it seems people were uniformly more literate. I think it's more a matter of public values than geographic distribution of intellectual capacity.

I had similar experiences, but to a lesser degree, where athletic achievements were lauded above academic ones. The message seemed to penetrate deeply. Even those of my peers who excelled academically and did non-sports extracurricular activities were mostly just going through the motions to get into a good college and please their parents.