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Subject: Re: Why the name Faile?

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 14:18:28 06/28/00

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On June 28, 2000 at 16:23:28, Hans Gerber wrote:

>On June 28, 2000 at 13:55:34, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>On June 28, 2000 at 05:49:18, Adrien Regimbald wrote:
>>
>>>Hey,
>>>
>>>
>>>A lot of people have been asking me this lately :P
>>>
>>>No - it is _not_ a typo on "Fail" :P
>>>
>>>It is actually the name of a character from the very popular Wheel of Time
>>>series by Robert Jordan.  I wanted to use a different name from the series, but
>>>it was taken, and I eventually settled on Faile ;)
>>>
>>>
>>>But - recently I came across something funny online.. "Faile" would turn out to
>>>be a scientific term of sorts :P
>>>
>>>
>>>Here's the definition:
>>>The Faile effect: The effect seemed to consist of
>>>occasional circumstances where common, normally opaque objects ranging
>>>from one's forearm, to sheet metal, to furniture, would appear to turn
>>>partially transparent.  More distant objects seemed to be visible through
>>>these structures, even to the extent of such details as printed
>>>characters.
>>>
>>>
>>>You can see the whole article at: http://www.amasci.com/freenrg/faile.html
>>>
>>>It's sort of interesting, I didn't know that such things happened.. :)
>>>
>>>
>>>Anyhow, Faile is free, open source, and I hope you like it, regardless of the
>>>name :P
>>
>>The name "Faile", I guess depending on how it's pronounced, is very close to the
>>German word for mistake. I just figured you were upset at your program when you
>>named it. :)
>>
>>-Tom
>
>No, the word you mean is 'Fehler' = mistake. It is not the same spelling as in
>'Feile'. 'Faile' is not a German word.
>
>Hans Gerber

"very close" is not "exactly the same as"

-Tom



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