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Naming expert and author of "The Book of Naming."

http://www.kcovia.com

http://www.kcovia.com/thebookofnaming.html

kcovia@gmail.com

formerly posting on HN under 'keiferski'; changed my name in real life, so my new account reflects this.

  1. How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen? (1950) (newyorker.com)
    32 points 14
  2. The Russian and the Polish Soul (1914) (berdyaev.com)
    1 points 0
  3. Memorizing a programming language using spaced repetition software (sivers.org)
    2 points 0
  4. On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life (1874) [pdf] (leudar.com)
    11 points 1
  5. Connected but Alone (ted.com)
    2 points 1
  6. Six Months at Sea in the Merchant Marine (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  7. How Philistinism Wrecked 'The New Republic' (chronicle.com)
    1 points 0
  8. The Biases of a Traveler (jeremiahrogers.com)
    1 points 0
  9. A Conversation with David Foster Wallace (1993) (dalkeyarchive.com)
    10 points 2
  10. Oulipo: Mathematicians and writers that use constrained writing techniques (en.wikipedia.org)
    1 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Do you use a 11“ MacBook Air for development?

    I'm considering getting a 11" MacBook Air soon. The portability sounds great, as I have an old MacBook Pro 13" now and it's rather heavy. The only concern, of course, is that it's too small. Seems like an external…

    1 points 2
  12. Put Down Your Phone (youtube.com)
    2 points 0
  13. iPG (ipaulgraham.herokuapp.com)
    51 points 6
  14. The final words of executed death row inmates (goodbyewarden.com)
    3 points 0
  15. Ask HN: Internet-free household?

    I've been kicking around the idea of canceling my Internet connection at home. The primary reason is to have a "disconnected" place where I'm not distracted by devices. I'm hoping that I'll get more reading and relaxing…

    2 points 5
  16. Show HN: Programming Podcasts (programmingpodcasts.com)
    2 points 0
  17. Living Simply in a Dumpster (theatlantic.com)
    40 points 49
  18. Maps of the Roman Empire (vox.com)
    345 points 91
  19. Ask HN: Best uses for spaced-repetition software?

    Other than foreign languages, what are the best uses for SRS software, such as Anki? At the moment I'm using Anki for: - terminal commands (I'm fairly new to coding) - high-level English vocabulary (already a native…

    6 points 6
  20. “Learning to Read” excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X (smccd.net)
    282 points 167
  21. Show HN: I just published my first book, a guide to naming your startup (kcovia.com)
    3 points 0
  22. Ask HN: run a successful startup? I'd like to interview you about naming it

    I'm writing a book on how to name your startup, which is pretty much finished. As a part of the package, I'm also interviewing a bunch of startup founders, to see how they named their company.<p>If you're free sometime…

    1 points 0
  23. The Power of Names (newyorker.com)
    2 points 0
  24. The world’s first non-fiction war drama made entirely from newsreels (warsawrising-thefilm.com)
    1 points 0
  25. Is your startup name infringing on a trademark or registered business? (kcovia.com)
    2 points 2