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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by chii on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @03:02AM (#35625166)
It's interesting that farming/agriculture and sailing both have left the legacy of their words into the language. It goes to show how important these industries are to civilization.
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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by coldtea on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @04:54AM (#35625932)
The most important ones? Without internet we could live a cushy little 20th century existance.

Without farming/sailing we'd go 20000 years back

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Re:Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of “left”... by OJFord on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:59AM (#35626671)
The sheer number of people (thinking particularly historically, pre-industrialisation) involved in them I suppose.
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