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Maybe the name is not so fitting as Loki is a name in Norse Mythology. Known for deceiving and lying which is basically the opposite you're trying to do :)
by martinbaun 3y ago
Maybe the name is not so fitting as Loki is a name in Norse Mythology. Known for deceiving and lying which is basically the opposite you're trying to do :)
- smoyer 3y agoIt's also the name of a well-known open-source log collection system that's part of the LGTM stack (predominantly led by GrafanaCloud Labs.)
- martinbaun 3y agoDon't want to be that guy, but I still don't get it :) You want your logs to lie? :D
- smoyer 3y agoYou definitely want to be that guy ;) (but I thought it was funny the first time)
- croes 3y agoMaybe it's on purpose. Who could better know the patterns of liars than the god of lying.
- Uehreka 3y agoWhen coming up with a name for something, the significance of the name should be the first thing that comes to mind, not the opposite thing or a thing that requires explanation. When people say the name of your tool, you won’t always be there to explain it.
- jimmygrapes 3y agoDiscord comes to mine although I know it's a play on Eris (Free Net), same as Slack is a nod to Uncle Bob
- martinbaun 3y agoI didn't get this, can you tell me more?
- croes 3y ago>The name Discord was chosen because it "sounds cool and has to do with talking", was easy to say, spell, remember, and was available for trademark and website. In addition, "Discord in the gaming community" was the problem they wished to solve.
- martinbaun 3y agoExactly, it needs to be an "Ah, of course" moment from the first second
- toomuchtodo 3y agoApollo, Veritas, or Aletheia/Alethia.
- martinbaun 3y agoReverse Psychology, I like it but still makes you wonder no?