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Re:Nvidia releases Paint me Picture – A web app for GauGAN2 by savant_penguin on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @10:45PM (#29338042)
To whomever came up with this name, good job
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Re:Nvidia releases Paint me Picture – A web app for GauGAN2 by Porygon on Thursday November 25, 2021 @01:43AM (#29338822)
This sounds quite ironic to me, since "Super-GAU" in German stands for a disaster beyond all expectations (usually meltdown of a nuclear reactor).

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-GAU

Another unfortunate name: "Gauleiter" was a regional leader of the Nazi Party.

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

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Re:Nvidia releases Paint me Picture – A web app for GauGAN2 by Tade0 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:32AM (#29340430)
"gaugan" sounds like the word for "rag" in Polish.
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