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Pornhub’s parent company is changing its name to total nonsense::MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult entertainment websites is changing its name to Aylo as it looks to get a “fresh start.”

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[-] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 117 points 1 year ago

With "total nonsense" I expected something like ZyAbct328 or some crap, like a name you can barely find to stay under the radar.

But Aylo? Wtf is The Verge doing?

Aylo is only "nonsense" because you're not used to it. What about Sony? Nike? Lego? Cisco? Adobe? ...

[-] fristislurper@feddit.nl 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just because I was curious: Sony comes from sonos, sound in Latin. Nike is the ~~Roman~~ Greek God of victory. Lego is is a Danish abreviation for "play well". Cisco comes from San Fransisco. Adobe is the name of a Creek near the founders house.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Nike is the Roman god of victory.

To be pedantic, Victoria is the Roman version. Nike (Νίκη) is the Greek version of the goddess.

[-] fristislurper@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oops, yup, very true, I always confuse the Greek and Roman gods 😅

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