I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!

I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in conversation (e.g. my current draft title at http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about). Any thoughts?

My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it comes up in searches etc.

Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, etc.

Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!


Thanks,

Andrei

On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:54:09 -0700, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> the metareferential "You Are Reading
> This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about).
> Any thoughts?

If you like meta-meta-referential, "The Latter of the Two Hardest Things"[1]

The Internet Anagram Server, when fed "Alexandrescu" suggests "Caldera Nexus" or possibly "Sexual Dancer", pick the more appropriate. [2]

[1] http://martinfowler.com/bliki/TwoHardThings.html
[2] http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?
anagram=alexandrescu&t=1000&a=n

On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!
>
> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in conversation (e.g. my current draft title at http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about). Any thoughts?
>
> My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it comes up in searches etc.
>
> Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, etc.
>
> Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrei

assumeBlog

On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:
> assumeBlog

Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"

On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 23:33:15 UTC, Justin Whear wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Apr 2015 23:30:11 +0000, Anonymouse wrote:
>> assumeBlog
>
> Or perhaps, getting D-syntax specific, "assumeUnique(wisdom)"

How about '[A] Research Scientist Musings' ?

On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!
>
> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in conversation (e.g. my current draft title at http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about). Any thoughts?
>
> My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it comes up in searches etc.
>
> Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, etc.
>
> Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrei

lifeDcoder

On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!
>
> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name. I'd avoid branding my blog with my longish name, so I was thinking of something simple and easy to use in conversation (e.g. my current draft title at http://blog.erdani.com, the metareferential "You Are Reading This Blog's Title" is perhaps intriguing but difficult to talk about). Any thoughts?
>
> My only candidate right now is "Greasemonkey Philosopher". I'm shooting for a title that reflects the contrast between my low-level and high-level aspirations. Sadly enough, "greasemonkey" is a popular browser extension package, so it comes up in searches etc.
>
> Generally I'm looking for a phrase that's catchy but doesn't remind one of something else. Something contradictory, funny, etc.
>
> Please let me know of any thoughts you might have!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrei

You could modify your original "Greasemonkey Philosopher" idea; Two-Byte Philosopher. "Two-Byte" is a play on the expression two-bit (cheap, low quality), suggesting self-deprecation and the ability to relate to the common person's "low-level" problems, AKA being down to earth. Two-byte also suggests working at the byte level, which suggests low-level systems development. Just from the title, without knowing that you are Andrei Alexandrescu, someone will be able to discern:

1. This is a blog about programming
2. It encompasses both low-level and high-level programming concepts (much like D)
3. It probably explores the philosophical side of programming, but low-level (in the sense of everyday problems but possibly also systems-level) concerns come first ("Two-Byte" comes before "Philosopher")
3. The author does not take himself too seriously, which further suggests that:
    a) The author is not an "architecture astronaut" with an ivory tower,
       highly theoretical approach to programming that you need a PhD to
       understand.
    b) The claim of being a "Philosopher" is probably in good humour and not to
       be taken seriously. Although this blog could also include various
       programming-oriented philosophical musings, the author can be expected
       to be relatable and down to earth, also reinforcing conclusion a.
    c) The author has an engaging, humorous writing style which will make
       reading the blog enjoyable rather than a chore (I have found this to be
       the case with your writing in TDPL)

Furthermore, a quick google search [1] doesn't turn up anything that would conflict with this blog name.

1: https://www.google.com/search?q=two-byte+philosopher&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!

There are a few articles on the D wiki:

http://wiki.dlang.org/Memory_Management (moved from dlang.org)
http://wiki.dlang.org/Useful_Workarounds
http://wiki.dlang.org/Defining_custom_print_format_specifiers

> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name.

Must blogs have a name?

Inevitably, people will still refer to it as "Andrei's blog" rather than "Greasemonkey Philosopher" etc.

On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 01:08:49 +0000, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:

> On Monday, 27 April 2015 at 22:54:07 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> I don't have a blog, and was thinking of starting one. E.g. the article on tracing allocations needs a home!
> 
> There are a few articles on the D wiki:
> 
> http://wiki.dlang.org/Memory_Management (moved from dlang.org) http://wiki.dlang.org/Useful_Workarounds http://wiki.dlang.org/Defining_custom_print_format_specifiers
> 
>> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name.
> 
> Must blogs have a name?
> 
> Inevitably, people will still refer to it as "Andrei's blog" rather than "Greasemonkey Philosopher" etc.

yeah. if i'll try to find that blog, i'll ask google about "alexandrescu blog" anyway.

On 4/27/2015 3:54 PM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:> I was wondering if you have any good ideas of what's a good blog name.

The Voice of World Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tGmDkk68k4