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Pretty soon no word will have its original meaning. An electron is not a subatomic particle. A cucumber isn't a veggie. Rust isn't...
by ape4 10y ago
Pretty soon no word will have its original meaning. An electron is not a subatomic particle. A cucumber isn't a veggie. Rust isn't...
- M_Grey 10y agoI came here assuming some novel electron orbital geometry had been discovered. It's always something to do with physics and/or food... always.
- rjeli 10y agoPerhaps we should take a hint from Urbit and start naming our projects Zog-wip-let-bon, etc.
- pjc50 10y agoThe pharmaceutical industry has an entire sub-industry of coming up with names - I believe there's an algorithm for producing phonetically reasonable names that are unique. http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/fyi-how-does-drug-get-its-name http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/fyi-how-does-d...