Author: Jorge
Date: 22:31:52 11/10/05
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On November 10, 2005 at 03:04:30, ERIQ wrote: >On November 09, 2005 at 15:49:32, Dagh Nielsen wrote: > >>As the engine + name gets established in the chessworld, the name fruit will >>probably take on a meaning of its own so that we associate it to "strong chess >>engine" instead of "apple". Just think about when people say stuff like "fruit >>is really a schredder killer" etc., then suddenly fruit will no longer have a >>passive association in our minds. >> >>Likewise, if there were no fritz engine, and somebody said they made an engine >>called fritz, I would think it sounded like a middle aged archtypical German >>man, but now fritz has practically become synonymous with "the toughest engine >>we all have running on our comps", and the formally correct word "chess engine" >>is usually just replaced by "fritz" when a chessauthor wants to make some point >>about the use of chessengines. >> >>In light of this, fruit is an excellent name because it is short, distinct, >>smooth (unlike Toga or Gandalf), and easy to remember. Only drawback is that it >>starts with "fr" and is exactly 5 letters long, like fritz. >> >>Note, even if one cannot completely disregard subconscious associations or >>subconscious activation of feelings (like fruit --> "umm" or "ecology maniac >>favorite"), there is definately some "feel good" nature in the name, and once >>that gets paradoxically coupled with its "it's a killer" nature, many people >>will probably enjoy some satisfactory excitement, just like we get excited when >>the paradoxical point of a joke is revealed. It would be the same excitement as >>one could get from first choosing "Ghandi" as nick on a chess server, and then >>beat the crap out of opponents. > >Good points all, but I am now starting to like calling it cancer. > >>Regards, >>Dagh Nielsen > >>n November 09, 2005 at 13:16:30, ERIQ wrote: >> >>>does anyone else find it strange that such a powerful program could be named >>>fruit?! This I think is to passive of a name maybe better something stronger >>>more robust. But I cann't think of anything at moment so lets do it together >>>shall we. I like Fierce 2.2.1.-look out Shredder! :) jorge
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