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The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
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Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4806787
No further imformation/action after that?
It came up again halfway between then and now in comments here; I do not know of any resolution.
Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#43You guys should really change your name.
You're right, the ents will be pissed ;) It's a really good name for forum software - better than Discourse for a few reasons: - one syllable, one easy phonetic spelling - archaic, so it won't be confused in everyday speech - it doesn't sound like it might do something else. Discourse could be online learning, golf venue rankings, etc.
Ignoring the 4chan aspect, Moot is archaic and won't be confused in everyday speech? Is English not your first language?
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moot
One definition is of archaic usage, but the others, not so much.
Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're right, the ents will be pissed ;) It's a really good name for forum software - better than Discourse for a few reasons: - one syllable, one easy phonetic spelling - archaic, so it won't be confused in everyday speech - it doesn't sound like it might do something else. Discourse could be online learning, golf venue rankings, etc.
Ignoring the 4chan aspect, Moot is archaic and won't be confused in everyday speech? Is English not your first language? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moot One definition is of archaic usage, but the others, not so much.
It's used in one idiomatic expression, "the point is moot", which is almost always misused to mean 'irrelevant' rather than 'debatable'. The funny thing about idioms is that many are atomic: native speakers don't bother to dissect the individual words, they use the whole phrase because it signals something specific to other fluent speakers. When you learn a second language (French, in my case), these expressions are interesting because they usually do have an outmoded meaning, but if you ask someone they have a very hard time translating or explaining. They're also a giant pain unless you learn through immersion, because they're habitual and not usually systematic in any way.
The "archaic" usage at that link is actually very much alive, it's a technical term used in law school for mock trials [1]. I would argue law students actually understand the meaning of the term better than average, native English speakers, making the technical term less archaic.
Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ignoring the 4chan aspect, Moot is archaic and won't be confused in everyday speech? Is English not your first language? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moot One definition is of archaic usage, but the others, not so much.
It's used in one idiomatic expression, "the point is moot", which is almost always misused to mean 'irrelevant' rather than 'debatable'. The funny thing about idioms is that many are atomic: native speakers don't bother to dissect the individual words, they use the whole phrase because it signals something specific to other fluent speakers. When you learn a second language (French, in my case), these expressions are…
This.
Also the word overwhelmingly is used to describe a meeting to discuss a topic throughout Europe.
It's not an unusual statement in Europe to have a moot or attend a moot. We're primarily a Finnish company so the name for us is meaningful.
Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#46Interesting, but the inability to delete posts and host it myself make it useless for me. I want freedom, damnit.
It sounds like what you want is to run a tyranny. Freedom for you, damnit.
Re: The realtime magic behind Moot and how we deliver all your instant notifications
#47Interesting, but the inability to delete posts and host it myself make it useless for me. I want freedom, damnit.
Reasons for why Moot is a hosted solution: https://moot.it/docs/technology.html#distributed-service