the latest versions of the software are somewhat old
Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
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Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
I get not liking a name, but to pass judgement on the quality of a product/project based on its name alone seems like a complete midwit thing to do.
When it's a DB layer, sure. When it's a social network? "Hey guys, have you seen Dave's new post on Poopypants?"
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Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#83I recall reading somewhere that it was created by someone who lived offline and had to take a boat to get connectivity, so that's why the thing has this "sync to local device" structure. Can anyone corroborate?
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#84Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, yahoo and google is very meaningful on the other hand.
They are short, memorable and don’t have “butt” in the name.
I currently have halibut baking in the oven with garlic butter, and butternut squash soup.
I love a good dumb butt joke, but not everything with the substring butt in it is automatically funny or reminiscent of butts.
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
> You're not just saying that because the word happens to end in "butt" are you? They're saying precisely that and they're 100% right, and it seems you're missing a lot of things. It's a social network. Its only value is in it having people using it and coming back. Just try and imagine any person in your IRL circles (who's not on HN) actually using a social network with butt in its name. I seriously can't believe yo…
I mean, I wouldn't expect problems if the thing were called "Buttercup" would you? Or what about "Button"? "Saturday" (which has "turd" in it)? Are there problems with a Harpoon ("poon") IPA? Clearly the presence of a sequence of four silly letters isn't in and of itself disqualifying. Native speakers often won't even register the juvenile bit inside it. My only surprise here is that "scuttlebutt" doesn't work that w…
The butt is more noticeable because it's at the end of the word as a standalone syllable.
With your examples the butt sounds are mixed in so they don't stand out as much.
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#86I recall reading somewhere that it was created by someone who lived offline and had to take a boat to get connectivity, so that's why the thing has this "sync to local device" structure. Can anyone corroborate?
> Today, Tarr lives on a sailboat—another Kiwi staple, alongside sheep and distance. Connectivity is worse on the boat than on the farm, and even less reliable. But that’s by design rather than by misfortune. Tarr started living on the boat after burning out at a previous job and discovering that the peripatetic lifestyle suited him. Unreliable and sporadic internet connectivity became an interesting engineering challenge. What if isolation and disconnection could actually be desirable conditions for a computer network?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/05/meet-...
Mr Tarr still lives on a boat!
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are short, memorable and don’t have “butt” in the name.
I currently have halibut baking in the oven with garlic butter, and butternut squash soup. I love a good dumb butt joke, but not everything with the substring butt in it is automatically funny or reminiscent of butts.
Correct, it has to be at the end to be funny.
Halibut is already a terrible name for a social network but if it wasn't it may indeed be a little bit bumular
(although in my accent at least you don't really end in a butt, it's more a "bit", maybe you could get away with it)
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are short, memorable and don’t have “butt” in the name.
I currently have halibut baking in the oven with garlic butter, and butternut squash soup. I love a good dumb butt joke, but not everything with the substring butt in it is automatically funny or reminiscent of butts.
But you are also not trying to convince people to try yet another social media concept named “butternut”.
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#89https://www.manyver.se/ is one of the leading implementations of Scuttlebutt. They're currently working on a protocol replacement called PPPPP which addresses some of the shortcomings they identified, the leading one being storage requirements and growth.
I researched this because I was curious and I found an update from the PPPPP team on their new protocol and application:
Re: Scuttlebutt social network: a decentralised platform
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why? I think it's a fine name, better than most, because it's a normal English word that says exactly what it does / what it's for. You're not just saying that because the word happens to end in "butt" are you? Or am I missing something?
> You're not just saying that because the word happens to end in "butt" are you? They're saying precisely that and they're 100% right, and it seems you're missing a lot of things. It's a social network. Its only value is in it having people using it and coming back. Just try and imagine any person in your IRL circles (who's not on HN) actually using a social network with butt in its name. I seriously can't believe yo…
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