And people joked that Apple was hinting at feminine hygiene products when it first announced the "iPad"
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#12Looks good... But why PHP ?
There are only about 40 or so actual lines of PHP (just a simple REST API handler). The background daemon is based on PHP-Daemon too, which is actually surprisingly robust and efficient.
40 or so lines? I'm sorry, what? https://github.com/julien-c/Tampon/tree/master/api
Also, I don't think this counts as security:
if (strlen($id) == 24) {
// Looks like a valid MongoId
$post = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);Re: Show HN: Tampon - an open source Buffer app
#13My first thought was "With a name like that, won't people be a little embarrassed to say they're using it?"
Then I realized I need to grow up, as I wouldn't have batted an eye if it were called Jock Strap or something inherently male in nature.
Bit of a disconnect between the "meaning" of the name and the logo, but again, part of this may boil down to my own level of discomfort/unfamiliarity with products that women make use of on a day to day basis.
Or maybe the person who made it is intentionally going for something that will cause discomfort and discussion, to further spread awareness of his product.
tl;dr; Things that initially make us uncomfortable may end up revealing a little something about ourselves.
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#14"Tampon"? Seriously? Trying to be edgy?
Tampon is French for Buffer. I think this is funny.
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#15"Tampon"? Seriously? Trying to be edgy?
Perhaps it's a hopelessly misguided attempt to encourage women to get involved with the project, but I think it's just an attempt to grab attention via shock value.
Cringeworthy.
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#16My first thought was "With a name like that, won't people be a little embarrassed to say they're using it?" Then I realized I need to grow up, as I wouldn't have batted an eye if it were called Jock Strap or something inherently male in nature. Bit of a disconnect between the "meaning" of the name and the logo, but again, part of this may boil down to my own level of discomfort/unfamiliarity with products that women…
I doubt people are outraged. I know for myself, I don't care what he wants to do. I just think he should rename it if he wants to be taken seriously.
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#17Rename it.
Why?
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#18Rename it.
Agreed. You wouldn't be the first - Enron's first logo apparently looked like an obscene gesture in Italy even though it was perfectly acceptable in the states, so they changed it. Also, apparently they were originally called 'Enteron', but that approximated a Greek word referring to the intestines.
So, in short, if your market is global (and it is), try and go with a word that doesn't have any additional connotations in most languages, especially English, which a lot of your target audience will be using as a primary language.
Why not take a page from 'Enteron' and shorten it... 'Tam' or 'Tamp'?
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are only about 40 or so actual lines of PHP (just a simple REST API handler). The background daemon is based on PHP-Daemon too, which is actually surprisingly robust and efficient.
40 or so lines? I'm sorry, what? https://github.com/julien-c/Tampon/tree/master/api Also, I don't think this counts as security: if (strlen($id) == 24) { // Looks like a valid MongoId Edit: this looks bad too: $post = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
Wait... why would it be bad?
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#20"Tampon"? Seriously? Trying to be edgy?
Perhaps it's a hopelessly misguided attempt to encourage women to get involved with the project, but I think it's just an attempt to grab attention via shock value. Cringeworthy.
I don't think women get attracted to the name (just because they are women). I think it's more for people with a sense of humor.