A magnificent thread on how JavaScript got its name. Gets me thinking about paths not-taken. Frontier is of course built around a language and a database. I wanted to call the language Juicy, because it was like C, and Doug and I are Jewish. I was voted down. Too colorful I guess. But I like color in my product names. ThinkTank was probably my best name, and I didn't even come up with it. Mike Conner, a guy from Apple, in 1982, came up with it. Those were the days. I think Public Folder might be a pretty good name. Although I really love Small Picture. I still have the domain of course. #
A funny thing happens when I criticize the Ari Melber show on Twitter, I sometimes get a response from Ari Melber. I wonder if it's Melber Actual typing. Yesterday he had a bit about an important Trump appointee and the guests were smart and had a lot to say, but they cut that short to do segment on dating in the Age of Trump which I think is ridiculous. BTW, it appears Trump has appointed someone to run Civil Rights at DOJ who is like his appointment to run the EPA, someone opposed to the idea of civil rights. If there's more to know about this, I want to know it. #
According to this blog, the word podcast was added to the OED in August 2005. So if you think the idea of podcasting arrived fully developed in 2015, well the process took a bit longer. 🎈#
Reminder to self: Small fixes on Instant Dave. Strip markup from desktop notifications. Do something to gracefully handle changes to a user's Twitter icon. #
BTW, Instant Dave is two-way. If you log in, you can post messages to the flow. At this time only I will see your message. Everyone sees my replies. I know it's awkward. But we're just getting started. As I've said before I'd love to see other sites take a similar approach: Instant Axios, or Instant Daring Fireball, as examples. Some blogs and news sites form communities. We all have multiple flows now. This project's goal is to learn about joining the flows and having a platform for communities to grow, outside the silos. So we are not limited by their vision of who we are. 💸 #
- Rotten Tomatoes is a brilliant name because you expect nasty reviews. People are attracted to flames. So if you advertise with a flamey title like Rotten Tomatoes, that automatically makes you want to go there. #
- The best YouTube channel would be person-on-the-street interviews with people who tell you about companies that screwed them. Set up a camera in Times Square or in front of Trump Tower and start recording. Instant hit.#