• baines@lemmy.cafe
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    13 hours ago

    how about we just dont use random names from other cultures, completely separate from their actual meaning

    i mean its not that big a deal to me but it is kinda lazy

    again the palantir example would be rage baiting though

    • Cellery@quokk.au
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      8 hours ago

      Well, I agree that they shouldn’t use this name. That’s not even a mermaid right? I have no problem with them using a Hawaiian mermaid name for a markdown mermaid app.

      I don’t agree with the name usage. Mustang is a Horse, isn’t should t be used outside of the equestrian scene? What about the white gods, I bet you’re fine using those.

      Pick your favorite:

      Nike, Hermes, Apollo, Zeus, Athena, Ares, Artemis, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Atlas, Titan, Triton, Eros, Helios, Hyperion, Pegasus, Pandora, Dionysus, Aphrodite, Hercules, Mercury, Achilles, Morpheus, Nemesis, Iris, Selene, Demeter, Prometheus, Kronos, Gaia, Pan, Echo, Nyx, Orion, Phoenix, Ajax, Argus, Olympus, Perseus, Medusa

      There’s an Orion web browser…. I’ll bet you’ve got some words for them.

      • baines@lemmy.cafe
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        2 hours ago

        no it is a goddess as opposed to a mythical creature

        closer to the greek gods yea but far as i know no one practices that religion, regardless those are pretty lazy names as well