Microsoft Postcode Localization Fail

When localization goes wrong. In the UK, mail uses postcodes instead of zip codes. lmao Microsoft Archive format: 7postcode 7postcode tar (GNU) tar (POSIX pax interchange) tar (Restricted POSIX pax interchange) tar (POSIX ustar) Postcode Retain symbolic links Retain hard links

A screenshot shows a Microsoft archive-format dropdown where “7postcode” and “Postcode” appear among tar compression options. The joke is that Microsoft localized “zip code” to the British term “postcode” in a context where it makes no sense, producing absurd software terminology. EN: A screenshot shows a Microsoft archive-format dropdown where “7postcode” and “Postcode” appear among tar compression options. The joke is that Microsoft localized “zip code” to the British term “postcode” in a context where it makes no sense, producing absurd software terminology.

• @ithueti / 11966 2024-02-26