What's the Etymology of your PF Name?

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The discussion revolves around the curiosity and humor surrounding the usernames of forum members. Participants share their thoughts on the meanings and origins of various usernames, such as Hurkyl, Integral, Boulderhead, and others, often speculating on their significance or making light-hearted jokes about them. Some members explain their names, revealing personal stories or references, such as Hurkyl's connection to a role-playing game and Evo's name derived from his daughter's charm. The conversation also touches on the importance of names in online identity and the playful teasing that comes with it. Additionally, there are anecdotes about past experiences, humor about drunken antics, and a nostalgic reference to the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. Overall, the thread fosters a light-hearted atmosphere where members bond over their unique usernames and share personal stories.
  • #251
I'll go ask Arildno. He seems to be quite the expert on plural forms these days! :biggrin:
 
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  • #252
Les Sleeth said:
Has anybody besides me wondered about some of the names chosen for one's PF ID?

in case anyone has wondered...
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fourier.html
(everyone on this forum should know who that guy was, except maybe the biologists & philosophers)
 
  • #253
fourier jr said:
in case anyone has wondered...
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Fourier.html
(everyone on this forum should know who that guy was, except maybe the biologists & philosophers)

Yup, knew that one.. With that user name, we have high expectations of your posts. :smile:

As a paper for college, I wrote one that delved a bit into Fourier's biogr.. for example, his formulating the concepts of his "Fourier Series" while posted along the Nile (Egypt), in the commission of Napoleon's Army. For the appendix of the paper, I worked out the Fourier Transform of several useful functions commonly found in engineering. Pretty cool, being able to get some math credit for writing an historical account. :cool:
 
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i'm 'new' to 'science' and also think I'm a bit of a 'scientist' oh and theirs a magazine so i though ooooo snazzy woird play
 

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