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		gpm 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Petrichor – a free, open-source, offline ... Anyone want to let me in on the joke/reference/pun/pronunciation/why it's a clever name?

kushalpandya 8 months ago | [–]

There you go https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

> Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

johng 8 months ago | | [–]

It's actually my favorite scent in the world. I grew up in New Mexico.

pcardoso 8 months ago | | [–]

Also the name of a song by Ludovico Einaudi, quite popular. At least to me it was the first thing I thought when I saw this post.

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