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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by jacquesm on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:12PM (#16478495)
Well, we're talking motherboards here, I live right next door and had absolutely no idea and it definitely would not affect my purchase of any product numbered 88, living in house number 88 or setting the price of a product (though 89 would obviously be better).

I have no idea why 4 would be special and 13 avoidance is for superstitious people which I'm not one of.

So forgive me if I don't see the problem with the 'Navi 88', in spite of being pretty sensitive to such issues because of what my grandparents went through.

When some kids wanted to do a dance festival under the label 'Tanzen macht frei' I thought it was in pretty bad taste because it clearly intended to be a reference. But just a number is not enough to trigger my sense of indignation.

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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by posterboy on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:01PM (#16480340)
I thought the slogan is older than that though. Sounds pretty puritan over all.
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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by flamedoge on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:57PM (#16478869)
I think some oriental cultures associate number 4 with death.
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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by tzahola on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @06:01PM (#16478904)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by kbart on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @02:38AM (#16481386)
"Nazi numerology"? How's that a thing? We have already started banning words, so now start banning numbers just because some braindeads use them instead of banned words? Please, stop.
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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by kbart on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @03:04AM (#16481472)
So what? The killer must have wear shoes, so should we ban shoes now as well? I understand what these numbers might mean in some circles, but I just don't follow logic why the rest of us would care. After all, Streisand effect kicks in if we try to limit usage of certain numbers.
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Re:Ryzen Boards Reign at Embedded World 2018 by kbart on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @03:25AM (#16481548)
"Dylan Roof wasn't obsessed with shoes."

And if he was, would you propose Nike stop marketing their shoes? It's probably another US-centric thing I will never understand, like skipping 13th floor or plane seat number.

P.S. we have already derailed this discussion deep off-topic, so I will not continue any longer.

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