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I've seen and used nirsoft products for years, never realized his name was Nir Sofer. What a great name for a software developer.
by reificator 9y ago
I've seen and used nirsoft products for years, never realized his name was Nir Sofer. What a great name for a software developer.
- onyva 9y agoNir is his first name, Sofer last, which in Hebrew means “writer” (as in scripture etc.)
- stevekemp 9y agoAlmost as good as Mike Rowe .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_vs._MikeRoweSoft
- aidos 9y agoHaha. Never heard about that case. >>> A settlement was eventually reached, with Rowe granting ownership of the domain to Microsoft in exchange for an Xbox and additional compensation.
- digi_owl 9y agoDepending on how many games he later bought for that xbox, MS may well have been the ones that came out on top.
- manifest23 9y agoIt's strange to me that people still remember this. It's been 14 years, but I guess it's nice to be known for something :)
- tombert 9y agoWait...are you the legendary Mike Rowe????
- ShaneOG 9y agoHe is: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6074487 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6074487
- cheeze 9y agoEvery time I say or hear Microsoft, I think of Mike Rowe Soft in my head. Every single time.
- castlecrasher2 9y agoMnenomic devices are a powerful thing
- khedoros1 9y agoI think the story blew up around the time that I connected with a bunch of Linux-loving friends in college, so in my case, the timing was perfect for memorability. I'll bet that some friends from then would remember it too, if I brought it up.
- fao_ 9y agoHey, it still works: https://MikeRoweSoft.com https://MikeRoweSoft.com
- oh_sigh 9y agoCome on now, you were near the top of fark.com for a moment. That kind of infamy can never leave you.
- DEFCON28 9y agoThe name Nir Sofer "ניר סופר" means "Field Scribe" ("nir" also means plowed, but refers to a plowed field, too. Now you know!
- sli 9y agoI agree. His marketing almost writes itself. My parents have been shortening my name to "Code" pretty much since I was born. My friends and coworkers tend get a kick out of it when they realize my name can be shortened that way.
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- carapace 9y agoI think it was Ted Nelson who pointed out that Mark Miller's name is his vocation. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_S._Miller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_S._Miller )
- gowld 9y agoWhat's a miller do?
- carapace 9y agoA miller operates a mill. The joke hinges on the idea of a computer as a "mill" for information, a symbol grinder.
- kwhitefoot 9y agoBabbage called the 'cpu' in the Analytical engine the 'mill'.