Existing users, 
Medically, a syrinx is a rare fluid-filled cavity (cyst) within the spinal cord (syringomyelia) that is usually congenital.
Condition often chronic, progressive, eventually fatal.
You wouldn't name a program "Cancer", would you?
Syrinx
Customizable Twitter client with an efficient workflow.
Version: 2.2.2
syrinx bad name choice
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Contributed by: fkuechmann Tuesday, August 19 2008 @ 07:44 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
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syrinx bad name choice - fkuechmann
Zodiac name preceded disease name. Why name a disease [actually family of diseases with a common defining feature - uncontrolled abnormmal cell growth & division] after zodiac Cancer instead of aeres, gemini or leo? Who knows? but once done & in common use naming a prog "Cancer' is bad idea.While syrinx as a medical condition is less well known than cancer, it still has a bad conotation for those who know of it.
Monday, August 25 2008 @ 03:47 PM PDT
syrinx bad name choice - mrrsoftware
Actually, it is named Syrinx for two reasons: One, because it's the bird equivalent of a laryinx, and therefore it literally is where tweets come from, and secondly syrinx is another name for pan pipes(as shown in the icon), named for the nymph who was turned into hollow reeds to avoid Pan's pursuit.Wednesday, August 20 2008 @ 03:48 AM PDT
Fail - fred.brunner
As previous 2 commenters note, much better known as the vocal organ of birds.Wednesday, August 20 2008 @ 07:46 AM PDT
syrinx bad name choice - neuromama_dotmac
As a veterinarian, when I saw the name syrinx, I went absolutely bonkers! I did not know what to think! Is it the spinal cyst or the voice organ of a bird???? I was finally released after spending 4 months in an institution (where I was not allowed to handle any sort of sharp object)! How dare you name software that makes veterinarians go insane!Sunday, August 31 2008 @ 06:01 AM PDT
To all you medical know-it-alls... - stam
FYI, the "syrinx" in Syringomyelia is ancient greek for "pipe", hence it's use in both contexts.Monday, May 25 2009 @ 04:43 AM PDT
syrinx bad name choice - Richard Samul
The syrinx is also the vocal organ of a bird, consisting of thin vibrating muscles at or close to the division of the trachea into the bronchi.http://oceanica.cofc.edu/coasteam/AquaticWorkshops/2nd%20Grade/2nd_grade_glossary.doc
And, "Cancer" is also the name of a zodiac sign and a constellation - both of which had their names long before the disease. Should we accuse the ancients of making a bad name choice? I, for one, am proud to be a Cancer.
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Tuesday, August 19 2008 @ 09:04 PM PDT