As a general rule any English word even vaguely related to science that starts with "al" was invented by some nerd in Bagdhad in 1084 ad
Alcohol "is a medieval loan from Arabic al-kuḥl, a powdered ore of antimony used since antiquity as a cosmetic, and retained that meaning in Middle Latin."
and then alcohol ended up getting loaned back into arabic as (al-)kuḥūl
Algebra being another biggie
alchemy, algebra, alkahest, al anon, al-aska, al-abama,
I've been to Al-abama, beautiful culture and people, even if the language barrier makes them difficult to understand
Dr. John Computers, inventor of computers
It wasn't Al Gore dancing to the rhythm!? My intro to CS class lied to me!
Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.
No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer
Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.
