META: Powernauts.Com (Re: META: The Mysterious Powernaut.Com)

[Scott Eiler]

It is just as well that I not recount my further explorations into 
"Powernaut.Com".  They are truly a secretive group, and they've left no 
evidence I can share now.  The most I can say is, their members seemed 
to be Latino.

However, I am about to publicize "Who Are the Powernauts?"  So I went 
looking, and found a "Powernauts.Com" (plural).  They are based in 
Singapore, and they are publishing a math proficiency game for children. 
  Apparently this is mostly aimed at the Spanish-speaking world. 
Disponible en Google Play!  http://powernauts.com/en/home/

If I were aiming the Powernaut at the Spanish-speaking world, I'd call 
him "Poderador".  So I went looking for "Poderador.com".  No such thing. 
  The closest thing I got to that, is a Brazilian article titled "O 
Poderador".  It basically said, "Oh Power-wielder, stop suppressing the 
arts in our province."  (Oddly, I have been to the Brazilian province 
they mentioned.  I was on tour.) 
https://tarrafanews.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/o-poderador-a-falta-de-sustentabilidade-do-exercicio-da-atividade-cultural/

For what it's worth, Google translated Poderador as Power.  That's like 
translating Conquistador as Conquest.


On 2012-09-02 22:22, Scott Eiler wrote:
> On 9/2/2012 10:05 PM, Andrew Perron wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:41:50 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:
>>
>>> I followed their link "Like Us on Facebook", but got a "Create
>>> Page" link there.  I think Facebook will let them make their own
>>> Powernaut page, but I'm guessing they're not at all motivated to.
>>>
>>> ... Just weird.
>>
>> I must wonder if it's a group much like ours who never had a resurgence.
> 
> In fairness, dot.coms have their own reasons to fail.
> 
>>> I also checked 1-800-POWERNAUT recently.  It leads to a recorded message
>>> which refers callers to another number for a dating service.  I suppose
>>> the same number is 1-800-POWERMAN.  Golly.
>>
>> Ohhhhhhhhh my.
>>
>> Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, ladies love the Powernaut. Maybe 
>> dudes
>> do too???
> 
> *Everyone* loves the Powernaut!  But how much?  8{O>
> 
> I'd like to grab Powernaut.com someday.  It would certainly simplify 
> things if I wished to tell my favorite Friday night college radio 
> program where the listeners can find the things I draw on Friday nights. 
>   But 1-800-POWERMAN, not so much.
>