A Polestar by any other name
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A Polestar by any other name
I could call it a Polaris. A Stella Maris. The Alpha Ursae Minoris. If I wait until the year 3000 it could be the Gamma Cephei.
Polestar is OK as long as I don’t get it confused with the new Volvo.
Polestar is OK as long as I don’t get it confused with the new Volvo.
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I always think of a stripper when I see them name polestar :D
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:)
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LikewiseTriggerThumb wrote:I always think of a stripper when I see them name polestar :D
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All of the easy names were already used. We avoid those out of respect for the user. Also, any Scout knows what a Polestar is and probably doesn't think about a stripper. :p
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Re: A Polestar by any other name
Scouts, being prepared, likely think about more than we suspect. :) But, seriously, “the pole star” has a long and respected history.sal wrote:All of the easy names were already used. We avoid those out of respect for the user. Also, any Scout knows what a Polestar is and probably doesn't think about a stripper. :p
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I'm no scout
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I was.
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Weird. I'm an Eagle scout and I had never heard the name "pole star" applied to the North Star until now. We called it "the North Star" or just "Polaris".
I actually had to google "pole star", because I was surprised that there was a piece of scouting lore so common in other places but that I'd never even heard.
I actually had to google "pole star", because I was surprised that there was a piece of scouting lore so common in other places but that I'd never even heard.
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the most important thing about a name for company or a model is, in my opinion, that you remember it.
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in the boy scouts we always called it the north star as well, but I did recognize polestar.
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Interesting thing about the pole star is that the actual star that is closest to the North Pole changes during the 24,000 year precession of the poles due to the earth’s axial tilt. But, there will often, not always, be some star that is close to the North Pole, call the star what you will, it will still be the pole star. Temporarily.
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Re: A Polestar by any other name
Agreed. It also helps if the name is fairly easy to spell and pronounce. (I’ve learned this the hard way). IMO, Polestar is an appropriate name for a knife.sal wrote:the most important thing about a name for company or a model is, in my opinion, that you remember it.
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Is Orion "taken"?
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I think it's actually a great name. It sounds significant. I'm less wild about the Alcyone name, I had to look it up to find out what it meant.sal wrote:the most important thing about a name for company or a model is, in my opinion, that you remember it.
Spyderco has pretty good names in general I think.
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Most of the star and constellation names are being used.Larry_Mott wrote:Is Orion "taken"?
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Kinda figures.. Ford Orion and Orion pictures (when i thought about it, maybe there are Orion knives as well?)sal wrote:Most of the star and constellation names are being used.Larry_Mott wrote:Is Orion "taken"?
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Must be a real challenge to find unique names?
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