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0 pointsfragmede1y ago0 comments

Where they're coming from is great but as someone unfamiliar with what it is (needs a name change in the face of Google Gemini) that landing page isn't a moving introduction to the project. (hint: The FAQ page is for follow-up questions after I've been told what the thing is and I have questions, not to tell me what the thing is)

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thomassmith651y ago

Gemini's inspiration was the "gopher" protocol from the early 1990s. Gopher was a text-only precursor to the web - plain text with highlighted clickable text links. If you've ever used an ancient library computer (green and black display), their UI was essentially the same as gopher.

fragmedeOP1y ago

it's not their fault Google came along and used that name, but they did, so here we are.

krapp1y ago

To be fair, names based on Greek and Roman mythology were overplayed back when NASA was using them. Calling anything "Gemini" is about as uncreative as one can get.

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