Back when video games had more imagination than pixels, there was a mech simulator game called G-Nome. Which was the name of the enemy, pronounced “Genome.”
I was wondering just now if that was what the devs were going for, originally? I had never thought about it.
I guess I missed the joke, because I always assumed there was no ambiguity on the pronunciation…
Are there people saying “G nome”, really ? I bet they calls GIF files Jiff, too!
Yes there are those who insist that the GNOME desktop environment is pronounced “guh-nome” because of GNU.
See, all open source software projects must have complete diaper fire names. Bonus points if you put more thought into the name than the software, like HURD.
Back when video games had more imagination than pixels, there was a mech simulator game called G-Nome. Which was the name of the enemy, pronounced “Genome.”
Our DNA guh nome.
I was wondering just now if that was what the devs were going for, originally? I had never thought about it.
I guess I missed the joke, because I always assumed there was no ambiguity on the pronunciation… Are there people saying “G nome”, really ? I bet they calls GIF files Jiff, too!
🤣 now I have “Jnomee” in my head and will never be able to un-hear that
Yes there are those who insist that the GNOME desktop environment is pronounced “guh-nome” because of GNU.
See, all open source software projects must have complete diaper fire names. Bonus points if you put more thought into the name than the software, like HURD.
Or WINE 🥰
WINE is true, it Is Not Emulation.
The one I hate is LAME, which definitly IS an MP3 Encoder.