Author: ERIQ
Date: 00:04:30 11/10/05
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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.
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