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Re:Sumerian dog jokes, or the difficulty of translating dead... by atombender on Monday March 21, 2022 @09:47AM (#30754066)
Isn't it objectively primitive technology? As for the blankets, it comes from the stereotypical image of person covering a smoldering fire with a blanket to release individual puffs of smoke, as in this [1] sketch.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZXugeBGCfk

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Re:Sumerian dog jokes, or the difficulty of translating dead... by LudwigNagasena on Monday March 21, 2022 @10:21AM (#30754450)
> Why does he need to mention that smoke signals are primitive? Why blankets?

For the same reason he mentions other things: to convey his thought in a precise manner. I don’t understand the criticism.

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Re:Sumerian dog jokes, or the difficulty of translating dead... by cosmojg on Monday March 21, 2022 @10:39AM (#30754645)
Off-topic, but "Native American" is not the most widely preferred term[1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh88fVP2FWQ

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