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What is that Pied Piper thing I constantly see referenced somewhere? Some SF or startup meme?
by anc84 11y ago
What is that Pied Piper thing I constantly see referenced somewhere? Some SF or startup meme?
- PickledJesus 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
- wingerlang 11y agoIt's from a TV series called Silicon Valley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)
- acqq 11y agoWhat's the point of mentioning a fictional compression startup as a comment on the algorithm made by Google? To tell the world that he also watched the series?
- wingerlang 11y agoOne one hand I understand it, pop culture references has been a thing for ages and ages. On the other hand, I don't know because many take it to an extreme (see: reddit).
- valarauca1 11y ago>What's the point of mentioning a fictional compression startup as a comment on the algorithm made by Google? A joke, or a pop culture reference. Stating a shared experience that others may also gleam some enjoyment out of, or to create the illusion of a shared community/experience to help maintain the illusion that we are not just meaningless souls adrift in an indifferent, eternal void, who's incomprehensible size only re-enforces the meaninglessness of our existence. But like I said. A joke.
- acqq 11y agoIt's a kind of spam for me, as I still, even after your explanation, don't see it more related as spam to eggs and bacon is. So please user csimy "could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?" (1) 1) a reference to Monty Python which in this context demonstrates the relativity of the "shared experience." Even if it gave the name to the electronic spam!
- valarauca1 11y ago>It's a kind of spam for me Then flag/downvote it. Commenting about how unproductive an unproductive discussion is just further propagates the original unproductive discussion [1]. [1] Reference (read parents): https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=10258024 https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=10258024
- rpalmaotero 11y agoYou must be fun at parties.
- StavrosK 11y agoYes, exactly. It's the sort of thing that tends to get downvoted here.
- teddyh 11y ago“References to a shared culture are the universal language of camaraderie.” http://tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=29 http://tailsteak.com/archive.php?num=29
- rjtavares 11y agoConsidering that Google's biggest press release of the year included a reference to that particular fictional world[1], and that we're talking about compression technology, I would say it's appropriate. [1] http://bgr.com/2015/08/11/alphabet-easter-egg-google-hooli/ http://bgr.com/2015/08/11/alphabet-easter-egg-google-hooli/
- wolfgke 11y agoBeing German I thought you meant the Pied Piper of Hamelin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin).
- lectrick 11y agoAny mention of "Pied Piper" in English is almost always a reference to that story.
- wingerlang 11y agoI was not the one who wrote 'Pied Piper'. But I've seen the show, and I believe that is the one they named themselves after.
- kristofferR 11y agohttp://www.piedpiper.com/ http://www.piedpiper.com/
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- shard 11y agoIt's the name of the compression start-up in the show Silicon Valley.
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