Herm is a collection of my thoughts, photographs, and occasionally some links to things falling within my interests.
The name is an ancient Greek word for
an apotropaic statue bearing a head atop a plain base, left to mark the boundaries of roads and borders. They lent their name to Hermes, the god of messengers, travelers, and merchants (among
other things). There's a deeply-nested pun involved in the train of thought that got to this name: the software powering Herm is called Stirling and Hermes was named Mercury in the Roman pantheon, which is also a word for the element referred to as quick
silver.
(If you're interested in the software, it was written mostly by my friend
Charlie, with some additions by
Joshua. Contact them if you want a copy or to make an improvement.)
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