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Dodi Schultz
September 27th, 2013, 09:10 AM
.. . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the Firefox
logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final question on
"Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to name a computer
program named for an animal that's actually a red panda. None of the three
knew the answer.

I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's named
for an animal. A RED animal.

I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the
National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic
steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".

P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that last
word. Of course.




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Efrem Mallach
September 27th, 2013, 09:26 AM
Interesting. According to this site:

http://www.etiziano.com/I_love_logo_design/history_of_the_firefox_logo.html

the animal in the logo is a fox, even though the animal known as a "firefox" is actually a panda. In other words, the logo doesn't picture the animal for which the program is named.

I think the correct answer hinges on the precise phrasing of the question. Or, since this is about Jeopardy, the correct question hinges on the precise phrasing of the answer.

Efrem

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On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz <DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

>
> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the Firefox logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final question on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to name a computer program named for an animal that's actually a red panda. None of the three knew the answer.
>
> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's named for an animal. A RED animal.
>
> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".
>
> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that last word. Of course.

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France International/Mike Shefler
September 27th, 2013, 09:26 AM
The red panda is not really a panda. At least it is not related to the
giant panda.

On 9/27/2013 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the
> Firefox logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final
> question on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to
> name a computer program named for an animal that's actually a red
> panda. None of the three knew the answer.
>
> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's
> named for an animal. A RED animal.
>
> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the
> National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic
> steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".
>
> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that
> last word. Of course.
>
>
>
>

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Dodi Schultz
September 27th, 2013, 10:30 AM
But from this:
http://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/firefox-name-faq.html
I concluded that the Mozilla designers intended that it resemble a red
panda. The lighter color around the creature's snout does, in fact, suggest
the red panda and not an ordinary fox.

—Dodi


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On 9/27/2013 10:26 AM, Efrem Mallach wrote:
> Interesting. According to this site:
>
> http://www.etiziano.com/I_love_logo_design/history_of_the_firefox_logo.html
>
> the animal in the logo is a fox, even though the animal known as a "firefox" is actually a panda. In other words, the logo doesn't picture the animal for which the program is named.
>
> I think the correct answer hinges on the precise phrasing of the question. Or, since this is about Jeopardy, the correct question hinges on the precise phrasing of the answer.
>
> Efrem
>
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> On Sep 27, 2013, at 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>
>> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the Firefox logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final question on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to name a computer program named for an animal that's actually a red panda. None of the three knew the answer.
>>
>> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's named for an animal. A RED animal.
>>
>> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".
>>
>> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that last word. Of course.

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Dodi Schultz
September 27th, 2013, 10:53 AM
From further research at http://www.itis.gov (that's Integrated Taxonomic
Information System):

Well, you're right about the non-relationship, but I think it's the little
red creature that has a better right to the name. It's a member of the
Ailuridae family; its formal name is /Ailurus //fulgens/. (Googlegroups is
doubtless going to destroy the italics and probably render everything in
Courier to boot; why does it do that?)

The giant panda, OTOH, is actually a sort of bear, a member of the Ursidae
family (and it's sometimes referred to as a "panda bear"); taxonomically,
it's /Ailuropoda melanoleuca/.

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On 9/27/2013 10:26 AM, France International/Mike Shefler wrote:
> The red panda is not really a panda. At least it is not related to the
> giant panda.

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>
> On 9/27/2013 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>>
>> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the Firefox
>> logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final question
>> on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to name a
>> computer program named for an animal that's actually a red panda. None
>> of the three knew the answer.
>>
>> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's
>> named for an animal. A RED animal.
>>
>> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the
>> National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic
>> steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".
>>
>> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that
>> last word. Of course.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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chuck@tdi.ca
September 27th, 2013, 10:57 AM
Where does the Tanuki fit in?

On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:53:31 -0400, Dodi Schultz
<DodiSchultz (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:
From further research at http://www.itis.gov (that's Integrated Taxonomic
> Information System):
>
> Well, you're right about the non-relationship, but I think it's the
> little red creature that has a better right to the name. It's a
> member of the Ailuridae family; its formal name is /Ailurus
> //fulgens/. (Googlegroups is doubtless going to destroy the italics
> and probably render everything in Courier to boot; why does it do
> that?)
>
> The giant panda, OTOH, is actually a sort of bear, a member of the
> Ursidae family (and it's sometimes referred to as a "panda bear");
> taxonomically, it's /Ailuropoda melanoleuca/.
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> On 9/27/2013 10:26 AM, France International/Mike Shefler wrote:
> > The red panda is not really a panda. At least it is not related to
> the > giant panda.
>
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> >
> > On 9/27/2013 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
> >>
> >> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the
> Firefox >> logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The
> final question >> on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three
> contestants to name a >> computer program named for an animal that's
> actually a red panda. None >> of the three knew the answer.
> >>
> >> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of
> that's >> named for an animal. A RED animal.
> >>
> >> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and
> the >> National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few
> artistic >> steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the
> "firefox".
> >>
> >> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping
> that >> last word. Of course.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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Dodi Schultz
September 27th, 2013, 11:20 AM
That's the Japanese name for the raccoon dog. This animal is neither a
panda nor a bear (or a raccoon, either). It's a dog, a member of the
Canidae family, /Nyctereutes procyonoides/.

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On 9/27/2013 11:57 AM, Chuck Emery wrote:
> Where does the Tanuki fit in?
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>
> On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 11:53:31 -0400, Dodi Schultz wrote:
> From further research at http://www.itis.gov (that's Integrated Taxonomic
>> Information System):
>>
>> Well, you're right about the non-relationship, but I think it's the
>> little red creature that has a better right to the name. It's a member
>> of the Ailuridae family; its formal name is /Ailurus //fulgens/.
>> (Googlegroups is doubtless going to destroy the italics and probably
>> render everything in Courier to boot; why does it do that?)
>>
>> The giant panda, OTOH, is actually a sort of bear, a member of the
>> Ursidae family (and it's sometimes referred to as a "panda bear");
>> taxonomically, it's /Ailuropoda melanoleuca/.
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>>
>> On 9/27/2013 10:26 AM, France International/Mike Shefler wrote:
>> > The red panda is not really a panda. At least it is not related to the
>> > giant panda.
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>> >
>> > On 9/27/2013 10:10 AM, Dodi Schultz wrote:
>> >>
>> >> . . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the
>> Firefox >> logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The
>> final question >> on "Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants
>> to name a >> computer program named for an animal that's actually a red
>> panda. None >> of the three knew the answer. >>
>> >> I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's
>> >> named for an animal. A RED animal. >>
>> >> I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the
>> >> National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few
>> artistic >> steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the
>> "firefox". >>
>> >> P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that
>> >> last word. Of course. >>

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Judy Madnick
September 27th, 2013, 11:43 AM
I saw that question on Jeopardy also and felt good when no one had the right answer -- because I didn't either. :-)

Judy



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Subject: [Dixonary] OT: Speaking of browsers . . .


.. . . which we were recently: If you thought that animal in the Firefox
logo was, um, a fox, raise your hand. Me, too. Nope. The final question on
"Jeopardy" last evening asked the three contestants to name a computer
program named for an animal that's actually a red panda. None of the three
knew the answer.

I would have, but just because it's the only program I know of that's named
for an animal. A RED animal.

I just checked both the Mozilla site (there's a logo history) and the
National Geographic site. Yep, it's a red panda (albeit a few artistic
steps away from its appearance in the wild), a/k/a the "firefox".

P.S.: the Thunderbird spellchecker chastised me for not capping that last
word. Of course.

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