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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by capableweb on Saturday May 01, 2021 @04:40PM (#27009618)
"Chia" also refers to the plant "Salvia hispanica", that's Nahuatl/Mexicano.
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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by meowster on Saturday May 01, 2021 @05:40PM (#27010121)
I'm from the U.S., and when I hear/read "Chia", I think of the Chia Pet.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_Pet

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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by justinator on Saturday May 01, 2021 @05:50PM (#27010203)
They are one and the same!
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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by littlestymaar on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:39PM (#27012184)
In French too [1]. «Chia» as “shat” is a theoretical conjugation of the slang word «chier» that you'll never meet in practice.

[1]: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chia_(plante)

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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by fmajid on Friday May 07, 2021 @07:42AM (#27074802)
As is the past form "shat" in English, for that matter.
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Re:Thoughts on a “HDD shortage” from an industry insider by fmajid on Saturday May 01, 2021 @06:41PM (#27010547)
Quite frankly, I'd rather eat shit.
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