Question on the name
What I would like to know is where did the name whiteout come from. Why did you choose this name, is there meaning behind it?
Posted Nov 20, 2015, 4:27 PM UTC
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I think it refers to a Christmas theme, or maybe a snow specific hint... One that we didn't pick up on in July.
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That's funny!
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Now common its only a " couple of weeks"™ away
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I believe they chose Whiteout because of the mistake erasing factor of it. for example, if you chose the sx configuration and don't like it, you can 'white it out' and use a DNA configuration. And that's where the whole idea came from, being able to take out and change all the components of the device and have it be completely modular.
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This is actually the impression I had from the name... oddly during our endless meetings and work we haven't chatted this over. I believed it as the point that most mods are "written in pen", and with the whiteout, you can make changes, just like "white-ing out" the old writing.
Jeremy is currently on a plane, but I'll have him confirm for everyone once he is online.
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Thanks a lot
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Sounds like a great theory
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What the size to do with it? Still Whiteout.
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I think it's because it's similar to a black out but not quite a severe. You remember you purchased something but everything else is a blur, like you're not sure exactly what you're getting or when it will arrive..
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Common u/Cloudmakertech , u/wasabicannon, or u/blitz206 fill free to chime in
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I have no idea on this one. To be honestly, I never gave it any thought. We will all need to wait for u/blitz206 to wake up as it is like 4AM over there right now.
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My personal take is a Pokemon themed one.
When you lose a battle you "whiteout" and start over.
So the Whiteout is a way for the vaping world to start over and move away from the locked down systems and having to buy new devices whenever yours gets outdated or dies.
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I wish we could give you a profound and meaningful explanation, but it simply doesn't exist. 'Whiteout' is a cool name, and u/Bonetwizt got it exactly right. Cheers!
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Wow, my first mention in like 5 years. Im on a roll.
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I think it's a homage to Reddit. Whiteout - What you experience in trying to find a new post on a thread in Reddit. As a forum tool it's about as well thought out as a chocolate teapot!
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The Vapor is white. Typically a Whiteout is the term for when snow fall is so heavy you cant see through it. The Whiteout will produce so much vapor you wont be able to see through it.
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That was my thought as well.