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Do you have issues with Foobar's name? I do. |
  Feb 22 2012, 15:54
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 22-February 12 Member No.: 97341  |
It is darn stupid. Plus, there's a lame frat bar down the street called Fubar and that's what I think of every time. I love the program though, just wish it had a different name.
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Feb 22 2012, 16:03
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 Group: Members (Donating) Posts: 765 Joined: 12-March 05 From: Kiel, Germany Member No.: 20561 |
I'd love to see a LAME frat bar called foobar2000. On a only slightly more serious note, the only problem I have with the name is that the "2000" makes it look kinda old. Should be called "foobarXP" by now.
-------------------- Audiophiles live in constant fear of jitter.
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Feb 22 2012, 16:24
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 Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
I wish Monkey's Audio had a different name. Somehow, life goes on.
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Feb 22 2012, 16:24
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 Group: Developer Posts: 2986 Joined: 2-December 07 Member No.: 49183 |
QUOTE Should be called "foobarXP" by now. |
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Feb 22 2012, 16:59
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 Group: FB2K Moderator Posts: 4321 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Cincinnati Member No.: 37036 |
The name is meant to scare off people who care about names.
-------------------- "It must be 'Take A Worm For A Walk' week!"
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Feb 22 2012, 17:11
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Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
It's not working, obviously!
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Feb 22 2012, 17:14
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Group: Super Moderator Posts: 4355 Joined: 23-June 06 Member No.: 32180 |
What is “Foobar”?
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Feb 22 2012, 17:35
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 Group: Members Posts: 1238 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Sweden Member No.: 12509 |
The name is foobar2000 and nothing else, can't be stressed enough.
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Feb 22 2012, 18:24
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Group: FB2K Moderator Posts: 4321 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Cincinnati Member No.: 37036 |
QUOTE (Andreasvb @ Feb 22 2012, 11:35)  The name is foobar2000 and nothing else, can't be stressed enough. fb2k works as appropriate shorthand. 
-------------------- "It must be 'Take A Worm For A Walk' week!"
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Feb 22 2012, 22:08
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Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 10-August 03 Member No.: 8294 |
I think it's fouled up beyond all repair... But might as well keep using it.
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Feb 22 2012, 22:30
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Group: Members Posts: 19 Joined: 23-August 06 From: Manchester, NH Member No.: 34376 |
Love the name. Seems computer appropriate.
Tom C -------------------- Tom
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Feb 22 2012, 23:46
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Group: Members Posts: 256 Joined: 29-April 10 Member No.: 80274 |
QUOTE (dhromed @ Feb 22 2012, 17:24) I wish Monkey's Audio had a different name. Somehow, life goes on. Same here. I don't know the name history, but it's neither fun nor funny IMHO. Nor MediaMonkey player, or Monkey Studio IDE... It's maybe some cultural thing OTOH, I don't have anything against foobar2000 name. I don't analyse it on parts, because it has no meaning to me, but take for granted and distil the meaning from player itself, which seems sweet to me 
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Feb 23 2012, 00:26
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 Group: Members Posts: 469 Joined: 5-June 11 Member No.: 91257 |
Can the people posting at this thread who DO NOT like the name foobar2000, please also list an alternative name.
I am curious to see what you think is a better name. Personally, I don't have a problem with the name. |
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Feb 23 2012, 01:03
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Group: Members Posts: 100 Joined: 18-May 06 Member No.: 30902 |
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Feb 23 2012, 03:27
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Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 24-November 10 Member No.: 85965 |
QUOTE It's maybe some cultural thing what have you got against monkeys? Don't like your relatives? I like foobar2000. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foobar http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/foobar QUOTE Etymology Phonetic spelling of “FUBAR”, an acronym for “Fucked up beyond all recognition”. [edit] Noun foobar (uncountable) (slang) A serious mistake. (computing) A metasyntactic variable name, a place holder for words; compare foo, bar. although I think the original meaning was "beyond all reasonable repair" |
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 Feb 23 2012, 04:04
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 27-June 09 Member No.: 71025 |
How can anyone that uses the internet at all these days think that ANY name is stupid? Branding on the web is all about names that are unusual and memorable, not ones that make any sense or are even very likable. Didn't you think GOOGLE was a stupid name when you first encountered it?
 Now the word has achieved the rare fame of becoming a verb as well as a name. Not based on data, but I would guess that "Google" is worth more than any other word in existence - period! So much for names that make sense and are appealing.  I've gotten so used to nonsensical names on the web I don't even judge them or even notice that they're weird any more. Such is life in these crazy times!As to the 2000, it doesn't have to mean the year. It can mean anything! Look at the branding decision made by 20th Century Fox after the turn of the millenium. I work a lot with branding and was very interested in what they were going to do. Instead of renaming the entire company, they left their globally recognized film brand intact as "20th Century Fox", and only renamed the holding company and a few new parts of it as simply "Fox <whatever>" So I think Foobar, Foobar2000, fb2k are all excellent "brand names" for an equally excellent audio tool! 
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Feb 23 2012, 04:39
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Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 27-February 09 From: Germany Member No.: 67444 |
The 2k part is the typical coder clunkiness. Drop 2000 and make it lowercase and you got a hipsterish twittery name.
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Feb 23 2012, 07:32
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Group: Members Posts: 215 Joined: 24-November 10 Member No.: 85965 |
QUOTE (onkl @ Feb 22 2012, 20:39) The 2k part is the typical coder clunkiness. Drop 2000 and make it lowercase and you got a hipsterish twittery name. why ffs do I want to be hip? Hip is for weak asshats who think hip is cool. I don't even think cool is cool. I am an old grouchy fart and like it that way. Fuck hip Foobar2000 ain't hip or cool. Just right for me. Leave it alone. This post has been edited by kraut: Feb 23 2012, 07:34 |
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Feb 23 2012, 10:51
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Group: Members Posts: 1051 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
And get off my lawn!
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Feb 23 2012, 15:40
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 Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 27-April 06 From: Perth, WA Member No.: 30103 |
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet." it could be foobard2000 if you prefer 
This post has been edited by Hengest: Feb 23 2012, 15:41 -------------------- "Lifting Shadows Off a Dream"
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Feb 24 2012, 14:49
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Group: FB2K Moderator Posts: 4321 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Cincinnati Member No.: 37036 |
QUOTE (kraut @ Feb 23 2012, 01:32) Foobar2000 ain't hip or cool. Just right for me. Leave it alone. ...and... QUOTE (falconsoars @ Feb 22 2012, 22:04) So I think Foobar, Foobar2000, fb2k are all excellent "brand names" for an equally excellent audio tool! Except it's never capitalized, guys. QUOTE (kraut @ Feb 22 2012, 21:27) what have you got against monkeys? Don't like your relatives? I don't like the name because of the .ape file extension. Apes are not monkeys. Different biological families.
This post has been edited by shakey_snake: Feb 24 2012, 14:55 -------------------- "It must be 'Take A Worm For A Walk' week!"
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Feb 24 2012, 15:17
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Group: Members Posts: 1238 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Sweden Member No.: 12509 |
QUOTE (shakey_snake @ Feb 24 2012, 15:49) QUOTE (falconsoars @ Feb 22 2012, 22:04) So I think Foobar, Foobar2000, fb2k are all excellent "brand names" for an equally excellent audio tool! Except it's never capitalized, guys. Unless it's the group name here on HA?
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Feb 24 2012, 16:03
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Group: Members Posts: 125 Joined: 27-February 09 From: Germany Member No.: 67444 |
QUOTE (kraut @ Feb 23 2012, 07:32) why ffs do I want to be hip? Hip is for weak asshats who think hip is cool. I don't even think cool is cool. I am an old grouchy fart and like it that way. Fuck hip Foobar2000 ain't hip or cool. Just right for me. Leave it alone. And I thought the phrasing "hipsterish twittery name" was obvious enough. Oh well.. |
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Feb 24 2012, 17:37
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 Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 23-February 10 Member No.: 78451 |
QUOTE (Kohlrabi @ Feb 22 2012, 16:03) I'd love to see a LAME frat bar called foobar2000. Same here Never had problem with the name...it's so much better than e.g. "winamp" or "windows media player"
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