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Re:Show HN: Touvlo – Technical Interviewing for Hardware Eng... by pcranaway on Monday May 06, 2024 @03:16PM (#40278420)
the second I read it I knew it was Greek I have actually thought of using the name for an app before years ago, but it never happened as I thought it's... a bit rude? not sure if this applies when exposing your app to a mostly non-greek audience though
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Re:Show HN: Touvlo – Technical Interviewing for Hardware Eng... by stefanos82 on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @10:32AM (#40298545)
It's very offensive to call someone τούβλο because in reality its meaning is more or less "he's too stupid to understand, his mind it's thick like a brick...".

I would urge the project founders to rename it to avoid possible legal complains by those who may consider it quite offensive to say the least.

Just call its ancient version πλίνθος and you are good to go!

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