When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by ryannielsen » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 7:08 AM UTC

When I first heard the name "Safari"
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Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by bdcravens » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 7:35 AM UTC

“Please don’t let us name the browser after a feminine hygiene product!”

Ironic that this was a concern, given the later iPad

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by yen223 » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 7:40 AM UTC

Calling the browser 'Safari' is weird, if you think about it. I remember trying to teach my mom how to use the iPad to access the internet:

"First press the home button"

"Ok"

"Now tap on Safari"

"But I don't want to see animals"

"..."

And that's when I realized why Internet Explorer was so successful.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by benzor » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 7:47 AM UTC

I've always felt that picking a solid name is one of those things that will never happen while I'm thinking about it intently. Glad to hear it's the same for the big boys too...

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by augustl » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 7:58 AM UTC

I think many of you in the Hacker News crowd will recognize this problem that I'm yet to find a solution to myself:

    mkdir [blinking cursor]

Then 30 minutes passes and you didn't end up making that thing anyway since you got distracted while thinking up a name for it.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by namank » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 8:01 AM UTC

augustl wrote: post #5

I think many of you in the Hacker News crowd will recognize this problem that I'm yet to find a solution to myself: mkdir [blinking cursor] Then 30 minutes passes and you didn't end up making that thing anyway since you got distracted while thinking up a name for it.

I have designated an in-prog folder and call it 'dev'. Everything in dev is strictly modifiable.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by namank » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 8:02 AM UTC

yen223 wrote: post #3

Calling the browser 'Safari' is weird, if you think about it. I remember trying to teach my mom how to use the iPad to access the internet: "First press the home button" "Ok" "Now tap on Safari" "But I don't want to see animals" "..." And that's when I realized why Internet Explorer was so successful.

Do it again and see the reaction now.

Safari is not for one time use.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by zephjc » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 8:02 AM UTC

yen223 wrote: post #3

Calling the browser 'Safari' is weird, if you think about it. I remember trying to teach my mom how to use the iPad to access the internet: "First press the home button" "Ok" "Now tap on Safari" "But I don't want to see animals" "..." And that's when I realized why Internet Explorer was so successful.

I don't know - when I first heard the name, 'Safari' made sense to me after a moment of thinking about it. Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, and Safari - all named around the theme of discovery.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by jfoutz » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 8:06 AM UTC

augustl wrote: post #5

I think many of you in the Hacker News crowd will recognize this problem that I'm yet to find a solution to myself: mkdir [blinking cursor] Then 30 minutes passes and you didn't end up making that thing anyway since you got distracted while thinking up a name for it.

foo? bar? qux? metasyntacticvariable? potato?

name it something. mv works if you need to change it.

Re: When I first heard the name "Safari"

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Post by pistoriusp » Thu, Dec 20, 2012, 8:07 AM UTC

augustl wrote: post #5

I think many of you in the Hacker News crowd will recognize this problem that I'm yet to find a solution to myself: mkdir [blinking cursor] Then 30 minutes passes and you didn't end up making that thing anyway since you got distracted while thinking up a name for it.

I always start with a codename. And for the longest time I've used the surnames of foreign scientists:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_scientists