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Yes, but his name is the obvious one. If I say "Dyson" and you're in the UK, you think of vacuums, "Penrose" and you think of Mathematical Physics. I doubt thi
by b800h 3y ago
Yes, but his name is the obvious one. If I say "Dyson" and you're in the UK, you think of vacuums, "Penrose" and you think of Mathematical Physics.
I doubt this would come to court. The main problem is the temerity of using the name of a living person in this way. But, they could have sought permission, in which case, all is well.
- eigenket 3y agoThe CLI tool which turns their code into pictures is named "roger" as well.
- jonmoore 3y ago> If I say "Dyson" and you're in the UK, you think of Mathematical Physics :)
- ben_w 3y ago> If I say "Dyson" and you're in the UK, you think of vacuums As a British national, I always called that category of cleaning device "hoovers": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hoover_Company I'm sufficiently nerdy to think "Sphere" whenever the name Dyson comes up, but I'm sure that to most normal people even "Dyson sphere" will mean one of these rather than a K2 civilisation: https://www.dyson.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/uprights/ball-animal/multi-floor https://www.dyson.co.uk/vacuum-cleaners/uprights/ball-animal...