Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Power Laws, Weblogs, and Your Given Name

Posted by michael on from the ragnar-ragnarsson dept.

gummint writes "After contemplating the blogsphere and pondering whether "diversity plus freedom of choice creates inequality", consider an old-media domain name: the one your parents gave you. How did they choose it? How many other persons have the same one? Get some facts, or a lot of facts. Or just comment anyway. The good news is that the extent of inequality can change massively over time: the popularity of the most popular given names has decreased dramatically since the Industrial Revolution."

8 of 449 comments (clear)

  1. weird by Boromir+son+of+Faram · · Score: 0, Troll

    There was a time when people took pride in their last names. If you hate who you are enough to change your name, how can you expect other people to like you?

    I know my own heritage is crucial in my self identity, and I would never give it up, not for all the wealth in the land.

    --

    Boromir, son of Faramir, King of Gondor and Minas Tirith
  2. fp - first post? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FP

    asdf

  3. Re:Jesus Eats Babies by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I saw him do it once. Jesus is a baby eater. That's why they put him on the cross.

  4. Re:How to shoot yourself in the foot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Mac: You shoot your load on your gay lovers foot.

    Linux: You watch how MS does it, then copy it. It takes you 20 tries to so much as get a glancing shot off on one of your toes.

  5. Re:Jesus Eats Babies With a White Wine Sauce by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Two at sitting, three sittings a day, everyday except Thursday. That's baby buffet day.
    It's true, you know.

  6. The name game and why it is a pain by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    God, names cause an immense amount of headaches.

    My parents decided to go with a typical Anglo-Saxon name for myself "Arthur".

    It's a personal pet peeve when English speaking people, or so they claim, cannot spell a proper English name (well, Celtic, really, but who's asking?)

    Arthur -> Aurthur or Arther or Author or ....

    Asians have the best of time trying to pronouce it: Arf-er.

    Fuck! Just stick with Art! Then it just sounds like Mark!

    I'll just go and shoot myself now....

  7. YOU FAIL IT!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I STILL DONT HAVE A YOU FAIL IT ACCOUNT!!!

    Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

    HEY MR. SLASHBUTT, I AM YELLING!!!

  8. Re:Names by diablobynight · · Score: 0, Troll

    your names is Scott, I imagine their are shitloads of people with the same name as you.

    --
    Anonymous Cowards - Oh God, How I hate you