Comments on: Web 2.0 Site Name

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 21:00:33 +0000

Forgot to mention, I’ve gotta log into WikiPedia now and claim credit for inventing “vowl droppng”.

-k-
PS: Feel free to edit the entry.

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 16:10:45 +0000

OK, here goes:
Now, the graphichs people can design the pastel-colored, round-buttoned site, and the web developers can incorporate a front end for this, and we’re ready for the Season of Perpetual Betaness:

#!/bin/bash
# droppr – Backend processing for finlvowldroppr
# Pass the argument on the command line, quoted
# Released for the good of all mankind, and our own sanity, 2005
# Ken – http://www.quietvoice.org
#
echo “${1}” | \
sed -e ‘s/[AEIOUaeiou]$[^AEIOUaeiou]*$$/\1/’ \
-e ‘s/[AEIOUaeiou]$[^AEIOUaeiou]*$$[ ,;.?!@#$%&*-+=]*$/\1\2/g’
#

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:51:44 +0000

OK, how does one handle a word like “a” or “i”, which consist of a single vowel? Do we need a placeholder?

Is it “Tody s nw dy”? or “Tody s _ nw dy”?

For purposes of this exercise, is the letter “y” always, never, or sometines considered a vowel?

W gott gt ths rght

-kn-

By: Pete Prodoehl

Pete Prodoehl — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 23:32:14 +0000

check out finlvowldroppr.com

By: Nick Coster

Nick Coster — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:43:01 +0000

As long as you don’t call it “iDropr”.
wink wink.
–nick

By: Brooklyn Bluesman

Brooklyn Bluesman — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:49:04 +0000

You suckers think you can beat the “The Bluesman Thingie?”Good luck-not in a week of Tuesdays.

Excellent suggestion in #6 post Ken-I’ll second.

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:09:05 +0000

Dave:

If no one from EGC or its extended family wins this thing, someone should host an “also-rans” comment thread, where EGCers can submit their entries, for admiration by all.

And if someone from the group wins, good on ‘em.

-k-

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:55:17 +0000

You mean she chose “cynono-catcher”, too? What’s the timestamp on her entry?

-k-

By: dave

dave — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:23:10 +0000

Ken, you’ll need a barn burner. I think my wife is going to win. I put in several entries but I think hers is better than any of mine.

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:57:36 +0000

BB:

I’m a mortal lock to win the iPX derby:
http://www.quietvoice.org/index.php/2005/12/03/ipodderx-changing-names/

I’m clearing out a spot here for the new shiny iPod.

-k-

By: Brooklyn Bluesman

Brooklyn Bluesman — Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:49:14 +0000

Too much-double belly laugh and dirty look from my wife as a result. Can’t wait to hear your IPodder X name after winner is announced.

By: Ken Nelson

Ken Nelson — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:44:49 +0000

What’s the URL? I bet it’s in the “.s” domain.
-k-