Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
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Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#2Show HN: I'm building a non-profit search engine - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29690877 - Dec 2021 (199 comments)
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#3Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#4Why go with an unpronounceable name?
I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#5OK, the obvious question: Why go with an unpronounceable name? I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#6OK, the obvious question: Why go with an unpronounceable name? I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
I think it's mimblewimble.
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#7OK, the obvious question: Why go with an unpronounceable name? I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
> How do you pronounce "mwmbl"?
> Like "mumble". I live in Mumbles, which is spelt "Mwmbwls" in Welsh. But the intended meaning is "to mumble", as in "don't search, just mwmbl!"
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#8OK, the obvious question: Why go with an unpronounceable name? I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
It's pronounced mumble. An explanation is at the very bottom of the github Readme, quoting: > How do you pronounce "mwmbl"? > Like "mumble". I live in Mumbles, which is spelt "Mwmbwls" in Welsh. But the intended meaning is "to mumble", as in "don't search, just mwmbl!"
UUho knows, maybe the name can uuork after all!
Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#9Re: Mwmbl: Free, open-source and non-profit search engine
#10OK, the obvious question: Why go with an unpronounceable name? I mean, great that it was made, but I can't even tell people I'm using... mwumble? But it's spelled em-doubleyou-em-bee-el dot org.
It's pronounced mumble. An explanation is at the very bottom of the github Readme, quoting: > How do you pronounce "mwmbl"? > Like "mumble". I live in Mumbles, which is spelt "Mwmbwls" in Welsh. But the intended meaning is "to mumble", as in "don't search, just mwmbl!"