I want to be in the spaceship that’s running circles around the entire Solar System!!
That animation takes a moment to “sink in”, but it’s awesome. Thanks!
I want to be in the spaceship that’s running circles around the entire Solar System!!
That animation takes a moment to “sink in”, but it’s awesome. Thanks!
heheh I was not so sharp
misread that you were wondering where the name came from so posted it, and right after I saw I had misread so deleted it.
I Must have gotten lost in soMe weird diMension or soMething
Very true
I think Boaty McBoatface has started a new trend that won’t be easy to shake
I heard about the research vessel and the public vote… but what the heck? Is that a reference to SpongeBob Square-pants or something??
I’m sure you can google its origins
I’m sure you can google its origins
Nope, it just leads back to the internet poll about the research vessel. I’m sure it’s more than random, it has a childish sponge-bob sound to it.
Bort:I’m sure you can google its origins
Nope, it just leads back to the internet poll about the research vessel. I’m sure it’s more than random, it has a childish sponge-bob sound to it.
But others (most) took a sillier route, like James Hand, a former BBC Jersey radio presenter and current communications manager, who proposed Boaty McBoatface.
“I would say 90 percent of the entries at that point were really quite funny, so I thought, I’ll throw one into the ring and just see what happens,” Hand told BBC Radio Jersey.
Hand’s joke struck a chord with the public. Boaty McBoatface rose to the top of the polls, and by the end of voting the name had accumulated about 124,000 votes.
…And for those who were not happy with the decision to name the ship after Attenborough, they have new goals: petitioning for Sir David Attenborough to change his name to Sir Boaty McBoatface
The state-of-the-art research ship almost called Boaty McBoatface was named in honor of Sir David Attenborough, just in time for his 90th birthday.
and
A proposal by a British agency to let the Internet name a research ship is the latest in a trend of web users having some fun with public polls.
I was sure this thread was titled “flat dark earth people” I thought it was going to be about the colour. Fun thread though.
Well, here in Dunedin, NZ, a new albatross chick was born a couple of weeks ago.
The name mooted was ‘Birdy McBirdface’. I almost shot myself upon hearing that.
An Otago albatross chick that became an internet sensation needs a name -- but Birdy McBirdface has been ruled out already.
Well, here in Dunedin, NZ, a new albatross chick was born a couple of weeks ago.
The name mooted was ‘Birdy McBirdface’. I almost shot myself upon hearing that.
Nobody says you can’t suggest BirdyMacBirdface, or CountBirdface
On the DOC website, it reads: “This chick is far too royal for Birdy McBirdface!”.
Hmm, Master Birdface, King Birdface, Prince Birdface
HereAgainAgain:Well, here in Dunedin, NZ, a new albatross chick was born a couple of weeks ago.
The name mooted was ‘Birdy McBirdface’. I almost shot myself upon hearing that.Nobody says you can’t suggest BirdyMacBirdface, or CountBirdface
People are free to suggest, but that’s just a ridiculous name :person_facepalming:
Having seen those massive birds up close, that’s the last name I would call them !
Bort: HereAgainAgain:Well, here in Dunedin, NZ, a new albatross chick was born a couple of weeks ago.
The name mooted was ‘Birdy McBirdface’. I almost shot myself upon hearing that.Nobody says you can’t suggest BirdyMacBirdface, or CountBirdface
People are free to suggest, but that’s just a ridiculous name :person_facepalming:
Having seen those massive birds up close, that’s the last name I would call them !
In the end BoatyMcBoatface is a ridiculous name, but it would have been funny
BTW there is now ParsyMcParseface
I think my suggestion has legs
But red bull gives you wings
Oh god ! It’s getting worse !
Oh god ! It’s getting worse !
indeed?
Google offers free use of SyntaxNet technology, a boon to anyone trying to get computers to understand natural human language.
(Anyone care to add any more ?)
Yes. ‘nominal aphasia’.
Because I really wish I didn’t understand half the crap I read on the net.
Oh god ! It’s getting worse !
nah
It's not Trainy McTrainface, that's been taken
I’d better not tell you what my boats are called, it might seem a bit eccentric.
SWMBO & I bought a Shakespearean Ski Boat.
She christened it “MidSummerDazeWetDream”…
The urge to PUNish is strong in that one!
I just realize this problem has grown to an alarming level. The UN has to act, the faster the better.
- Clemence