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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by taejo on Monday July 01, 2019 @03:35AM (#20323224)
BTW, there is an English expression exactly corresponding to Hundstage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_days

Apparently it originates in Latin so it's no surprise that it's shared between many European languages.

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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by timthorn on Monday July 01, 2019 @04:55AM (#20323580)
It comes from when Sirius (the "Dog Star") rises at the same time as the Sun - I think it is more about the astrological culture than the language, although that will be a vector.
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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by w1nst0nsm1th on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @06:17AM (#20333715)
It's funny, because in french, there is : "un temps de chien". But it refers to heavily rainy days, not hot days.
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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by benj111 on Monday July 01, 2019 @04:14AM (#20323398)
'Dog days', for those getting the link cut short.
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Re:New Raspberry Pi 4 Firmware Lowers Temperature by 3-5°C by marzell on Monday July 01, 2019 @10:12AM (#20325385)
FYI Hundstage literally translates to dog days. Hund = hound, tag = day.
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