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digitalmars.D - Interrogative: What's a good blog title?

reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article 
on tracing allocations needs a home!

I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name. 
I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so I was thinking of 
something simple and easy to use in conversation (e.g. my current draft 
title at http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about). 
Any thoughts?

My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm shooting 
for a title that reflects the contrast between my low-level and 
high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, "greasemonkey" is a popular 
browser extension package, so it comes up in searches etc.

Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't remind one 
of something else. Something contradictory, funny, etc.

Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


Thanks,

Andrei
Apr 27 2015
next sibling parent Justin Whear <justin economicmodeling.com> writes:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:54:09 -0700, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:


 the metareferential "You Are Reading
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about).
 Any thoughts?


If you like meta-meta-referential, "The Latter of the Two Hardest 
Things"[1]

The Internet Anagram Server, when fed "Alexandrescu" suggests "Caldera 
Nexus" or possibly "Sexual Dancer", pick the more appropriate. [2]

[1] http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html
[2] http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?
anagram=alexandrescu&t=1000&a=n
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Anonymouse" <herp derp.nl> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


assumeBlog
Apr 27 2015
parent reply Justin Whear <justin economicmodeling.com> writes:
On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:

 assumeBlog


Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"
Apr 27 2015
parent reply "Nick B" <nick.barbalich gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:33:15 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:

 On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:

 assumeBlog


 Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"


How about '[A] Research Scientist Musings' ?
Apr 27 2015
parent reply "Nick B" <nick.barbalich gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:44:51 UTC, Nick B wrote:

 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:33:15 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:

 On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:

 assumeBlog


 Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"


 How about '[A] Research Scientist Musings' ?


Has there been a decision ?
May 06 2015
parent reply Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail erdani.org> writes:
On 5/6/15 8:15 PM, Nick B wrote:

 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:44:51 UTC, Nick B wrote:

 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:33:15 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:

 On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:

 assumeBlog


 Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"


 How about '[A] Research Scientist Musings' ?


 Has there been a decision ?


Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Well, I think I'll just go with 
"Andrei's Blog". -- Andrei
May 06 2015
parent "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Thursday, 7 May 2015 at 04:41:44 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 On 5/6/15 8:15 PM, Nick B wrote:

 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:44:51 UTC, Nick B wrote:

 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:33:15 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:

 On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:

 assumeBlog


 Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"


 How about '[A] Research Scientist Musings' ?


 Has there been a decision ?


 Thanks for the suggestions everyone! Well, I think I'll just go 
 with "Andrei's Blog". -- Andrei


He he! It's like trying to find a name for a band. If you think 
about it all the time, you'll never have a band - nor a name for 
it. Just play, or in your case, just type away!
May 08 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "Dennis Ritchie" <dennis.ritchie mail.ru> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


lifeDcoder
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "Meta" <jared771 gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


You could modify your original "Greasemonkey Philosopher" idea; 
Two-Byte Philosopher. "Two-Byte" is a play on the expression 
two-bit (cheap, low quality), suggesting self-deprecation and the 
ability to relate to the common person's "low-level" problems, 
AKA being down to earth. Two-byte also suggests working at the 
byte level, which suggests low-level systems development. Just 
from the title, without knowing that you are Andrei Alexandrescu, 
someone will be able to discern:

1. This is a blog about programming
2. It encompasses both low-level and high-level programming 
concepts (much like D)
3. It probably explores the philosophical side of programming, 
but low-level (in the sense of everyday problems but possibly 
also systems-level) concerns come first ("Two-Byte" comes before 
"Philosopher")
3. The author does not take himself too seriously, which further 
suggests that:
     a) The author is not an "architecture astronaut" with an 
ivory tower,
        highly theoretical approach to programming that you need a 
PhD to
        understand.
     b) The claim of being a "Philosopher" is probably in good 
humour and not to
        be taken seriously. Although this blog could also include 
various
        programming-oriented philosophical musings, the author can 
be expected
        to be relatable and down to earth, also reinforcing 
conclusion a.
     c) The author has an engaging, humorous writing style which 
will make
        reading the blog enjoyable rather than a chore (I have 
found this to be
        the case with your writing in TDPL)

Furthermore, a quick google search [1] doesn't turn up anything 
that would conflict with this blog name.

1: 
https://www.google.com/search?q=two-byte+philosopher&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Vladimir Panteleev" <vladimir thecybershadow.net> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!


There are a few articles on the D wiki:

http://wiki.dlang.org/Memory_Management (moved from dlang.org)
http://wiki.dlang.org/Useful_Workarounds
http://wiki.dlang.org/Defining_custom_print_format_specifiers


 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name.


Must blogs have a name?

Inevitably, people will still refer to it as "Andrei's blog" 
rather than "Greasemonkey Philosopher" etc.
Apr 27 2015
next sibling parent ketmar <ketmar ketmar.no-ip.org> writes:
On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:08:49 +0000, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:


 On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article
 on tracing allocations needs a home!


=20
 There are a few articles on the D wiki:
=20
 http://wiki.dlang.org/Memory_Management (moved from dlang.org)
 http://wiki.dlang.org/Useful_Workarounds
 http://wiki.dlang.org/Defining_custom_print_format_specifiers
=20

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name.


=20
 Must blogs have a name?
=20
 Inevitably, people will still refer to it as "Andrei's blog" rather than
 "Greasemonkey Philosopher" etc.


yeah. if i'll try to find that blog, i'll ask google about "alexandrescu=20
blog" anyway.=
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling parent "MattCoder" <stop spam.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 28 April 2015 at 01:08:51 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev 
wrote:

 Must blogs have a name?

 Inevitably, people will still refer to it as "Andrei's blog" 
 rather than "Greasemonkey Philosopher" etc.


This!

Matheus.
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent Walter Bright <newshound2 digitalmars.com> writes:
On 4/27/2015 3:54 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:> I was wondering if you have 
any good ideas of what's a good blog name.

The Voice of World Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGmDkk68k4
Apr 27 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "ixid" <adamsibson hotmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


The Meta wrangler
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "Abdulhaq" <alynch4047 gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


If it's about D and language development then how about 
"Deconstructed".
Apr 28 2015
parent Parke via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 2:58 AM, Abdulhaq via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 If it's about D and language development then how about "Deconstructed".


Or "The D Constructor"

-Parke
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent reply Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> writes:
On 28 April 2015 at 00:54, Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on
 tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name.


Map/Partition/Reverse

Just a random triplet of std.algorithm functions written (I assume) by Yourself.
Apr 28 2015
parent "Chris" <wendlec tcd.ie> writes:
On Tuesday, 28 April 2015 at 10:38:20 UTC, Iain Buclaw wrote:

 On 28 April 2015 at 00:54, Andrei Alexandrescu via Digitalmars-d
 <digitalmars-d puremagic.com> wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. 
 the article on
 tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name.


 Map/Partition/Reverse

 Just a random triplet of std.algorithm functions written (I 
 assume) by Yourself.


- byLine
- Dr. Escu (Ouch!)

Ok, seriously:

- skydiver (you have the letter D in it!)
- diving bird (any, like Pelicans, Loons etc.)
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "wobbles" <grogan.colin gmail.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


How about something unconventional:
    My Blog by Me
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "Frank Fuente" <zzz yyy.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the 
 article on tracing allocations needs a home!

 I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good 
 blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so 
 I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in 
 conversation (e.g. my current draft title at 
 http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading 
 This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk 
 about). Any thoughts?

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, 
 "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it 
 comes up in searches etc.

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


What about "All the Porn of the Internet".
Guaranteed to get 10_000_000 hits an hour...
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent reply "ixid" <adamsibson hotmail.com> writes:
 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


Andrei to the Drescu
Apr 28 2015
parent "sclytrack" <sclytrack fake.com> writes:
On Tuesday, 28 April 2015 at 15:33:52 UTC, ixid wrote:

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


 Andrei to the Drescu


D to the rescue






"The road to programming heaven."


W & A with a backpack, some desert landscape.
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "anonymous" <anonymous example.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


Benevolent Destroyer
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "Israel" <tl12000 live.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:


 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


 Thanks,

 Andrei


Pelican Day
Apr 28 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "FujiBar" <no spam.com> writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm 
 shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my 
 low-level and high-level aspirations.


Deus Ex Machina (subtle D reference there)

Machine Shop Philosopher (another subtle D reference)

Template Assembler (reference to your book)

Nanite Face Paint (subtle reference to your current job)
Apr 30 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "bitwise" <bitwise.pvt gmail.com> writes:
The D Tales
Apr 30 2015
prev sibling next sibling parent "Marc =?UTF-8?B?U2Now7x0eiI=?= <schuetzm gmx.net> writes:
The Crusade against Progress

Scott Meyers' delight
May 01 2015
prev sibling parent "Ola Fosheim =?UTF-8?B?R3LDuHN0YWQi?= writes:
On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu 
wrote:

 Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't 
 remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, 
 etc.

 Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


Only silly ones:

bloggeD
beyonDcee
recurseDDDDDDD…
May 02 2015