Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-19 Thread Harri Haataja 
On 09/09/2007, Graham Fawcett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 9/8/07, Terrence Brannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  On 9/7/07, Peter Bex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   How about 'yolk'?  It's what eggs are made of/what's inside eggs.
  yes, I think yolk is an awesome name.

Sure. If it's going to be chicken-specific.

Before I forget, I'll mention a name that probably won't fit this;
something should be called the walrus (egg manual system?) :)

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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-08 Thread felix winkelmann 
On 9/7/07, Peter Bex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/eggs/eggcomposition.html
 suggests some more obscure names of things that are inside eggs.


Splendid link, I say! Thanks for this one.


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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-08 Thread Terrence Brannon 
On 9/7/07, Peter Bex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 How about 'yolk'?  It's what eggs are made of/what's inside eggs.


yes, I think yolk is an awesome name.


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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-08 Thread Graham Fawcett 
On 9/8/07, Terrence Brannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 On 9/7/07, Peter Bex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  How about 'yolk'?  It's what eggs are made of/what's inside eggs.
 yes, I think yolk is an awesome name.

+1 the yolk.

Graham


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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Matthew Welland 
On Friday 07 September 2007 02:14:43 am Elf wrote:
 are you refactoring the module system?

 if so, why not just 'module'?  module is good and clear.

 if you want it to be chicken-specific, how about 'carton' or 'crate'?
 (those being enclosures for eggs)

 -elf

I like the chicken theme. Has cage get suggested yet?

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  IHi!
 
 
  could came up with these, so far:
 
  module   (boring)
  package
  structure  (misleading)
  library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
  component   (nah...)
  enclosure(...)
 
  Has anybody more to suggest?
 
 
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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread John Cowan 
felix winkelmann scripsit:

 Has anybody more to suggest?

I like the chicken-metaphor ones.

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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Michael McDermott 
Capsule, coop?

Michael

On 9/7/07, felix winkelmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 IHi!


 could came up with these, so far:

 module   (boring)
 package
 structure  (misleading)
 library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
 component   (nah...)
 enclosure(...)

 Has anybody more to suggest?


 cheers,
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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread minh thu 
2007/9/7, Moe Aboulkheir [EMAIL PROTECTED]:


 On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:38:12 +0200, felix winkelmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  could came up with these, so far:
 
 module   (boring)
 package
 structure  (misleading)
 library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
 component   (nah...)
 enclosure(...)
 
 Has anybody more to suggest?

 none are very good:

 unit, accessory, ingredient, element, constituent


hello, entity, basement, ground, layer, fruit, wire, armature, spark,
neuron, squad,
group, level, to-be-reus'd, stratum, album, aquarium, ball, lingery,
catwalk, page,
bullet, ammo, sorry, hope, it, helps, a, bit, minh thu


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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Moe Aboulkheir 



On Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:38:12 +0200, felix winkelmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

could came up with these, so far:

module   (boring)
package
structure  (misleading)
library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
component   (nah...)
enclosure(...)

Has anybody more to suggest?


none are very good:

unit, accessory, ingredient, element, constituent


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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Peter Bex 
On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 01:03:28PM -0400, Graham Fawcett wrote:
 On 9/7/07, John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I like the chicken-metaphor ones.
 
 Me too.
 
 Nest, egg-carton, coop, cage, hen-house, yard, barn,
 Feed-bag,
 Eggshell, albumen,
 Wing (Under the wing of the Great Chicken, all may find safety),
 Roasting-pan, casserole, crockpot (!),
 omelet, meringue, ...,
 Pillow (Some pillows are stuffed with chicken feathers: nice, soft
 modules to rest a head upon)
 ...

Wow, some of those are really taken to the extreme :)

How about 'yolk'?  It's what eggs are made of/what's inside eggs.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/eggs/eggcomposition.html
suggests some more obscure names of things that are inside eggs.

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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Elf 


are you refactoring the module system?

if so, why not just 'module'?  module is good and clear.

if you want it to be chicken-specific, how about 'carton' or 'crate'? 
(those being enclosures for eggs)


-elf


On Fri, 7 Sep 2007, felix winkelmann wrote:


IHi!


could came up with these, so far:

module   (boring)
package
structure  (misleading)
library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
component   (nah...)
enclosure(...)

Has anybody more to suggest?


cheers,
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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Graham Fawcett 
On 9/7/07, John Cowan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 felix winkelmann scripsit:

  Has anybody more to suggest?

 I like the chicken-metaphor ones.

Me too.

Nest, egg-carton, coop, cage, hen-house, yard, barn,
Feed-bag,
Eggshell, albumen,
Wing (Under the wing of the Great Chicken, all may find safety),
Roasting-pan, casserole, crockpot (!),
omelet, meringue, ...,
Pillow (Some pillows are stuffed with chicken feathers: nice, soft
modules to rest a head upon)
...

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Re: [Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread Andrew Bagdanov 
On 9/7/07, felix winkelmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 IHi!


 could came up with these, so far:

 module   (boring)
 package
 structure  (misleading)
 library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
 component   (nah...)
 enclosure(...)

 Has anybody more to suggest?


 bucket
 slop-trough
 rug   (i.e. something you sweep things under to give impression of
tidiness)
 vestibule

Far to early for me to be serious...

-Andy

cheers,
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[Chicken-users] synonyms for module sought

2007-09-07 Thread felix winkelmann 
IHi!


 could came up with these, so far:

module   (boring)
package
structure  (misleading)
library (impossible, due to political reasons, and also misleading)
component   (nah...)
enclosure(...)

Has anybody more to suggest?


cheers,
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