Diffusione Urino
Sure it's delish, very appealing.
Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names
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#22UX suggestions: - make the "Give me a Coffee name" button 5x larger - place the button and generated name in the middle of the page, not at the bottom - remove the pink border from the secondary title ("Create your own...") because it looks like a button.
Yes please, it took me over 5 secs to figure out what to click, felt like ages.
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#23As a native Italian speaker I think that the tradition is safe from AI for now... Uussimanto or Dantentandim doesn't quite sound like Italian ;) And there might be a bit too many "Effusione" names :)
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#24Very nice, these fake works upset me as well.
As a foreigner I do not understand how those made up nonsensical words (common in coffee, car model names, appliances, websites), or that stereotypical "mamma mia i speak-a english-a language" intonation aren't considered on par with making fun of the Asian stereotypical pronunciation or making up words like "Ching Chong Pling Plong" to sell something.
Any native American can help me understand the difference between making fun of Asians/Blacks/other groups and italo-americans?
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#25Yep, this seems to be pretty much how Nespresso pods get named- both the "official" ones and "compatible" ones from Target, etc.
Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names
#26UX suggestions: - make the "Give me a Coffee name" button 5x larger - place the button and generated name in the middle of the page, not at the bottom - remove the pink border from the secondary title ("Create your own...") because it looks like a button.
Yes, if not for your comment I would have never found it. I thought it was the "buy me a coffee" donation type link at first glance.
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#27Effusione Urina. I can make my own uric infusion at home - is that the next unicorn?
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#28Very nice, these fake works upset me as well. As a foreigner I do not understand how those made up nonsensical words (common in coffee, car model names, appliances, websites), or that stereotypical "mamma mia i speak-a english-a language" intonation aren't considered on par with making fun of the Asian stereotypical pronunciation or making up words like "Ching Chong Pling Plong" to sell something. Any native American…
Italians aren't discriminated against en masse in the US, so poking fun at the language is seen as "punching down".
Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names
#29As a native Italian speaker I think that the tradition is safe from AI for now... Uussimanto or Dantentandim doesn't quite sound like Italian ;) And there might be a bit too many "Effusione" names :)
Yeah, 90% of the ones I generated start with Effusione. Must be a popular technique in fake-Italy.
Re: Show HN: A generator of Fake Italian Coffee names
#30Very nice, these fake works upset me as well. As a foreigner I do not understand how those made up nonsensical words (common in coffee, car model names, appliances, websites), or that stereotypical "mamma mia i speak-a english-a language" intonation aren't considered on par with making fun of the Asian stereotypical pronunciation or making up words like "Ching Chong Pling Plong" to sell something. Any native American…
If it makes you feel any better, the Italians enjoy making fun of American lingo as well:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisencolinensinainciusol