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> I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars. [Strategic Defense Ini
by stephengillie 8y ago
> I think gate was more to do with star trek and wars, but by that same logic the government program could be named after trek and wars.
[Strategic Defense Initiative] was derisively nicknamed by the media as "Star Wars", after the popular 1977 film by George Lucas.[0]
In political domain specific languages, StarGate could refer to a controversy involving the SDI.
[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
- a_e_k 8y ago"Stargate" was also the name of a 1981 arcade game. [1] It was the sequel to "Defender." On that basis, I wouldn't be shocked if it were named for the game. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_(video_game)
- kuschku 8y agoThere’s also the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), and many other similar names. The US government has perfected creating such pop-culture references in names of laws and projects.
- paulie_a 8y agoSomeone was paid actual tax dollars to come up with that hacky acronym.
- stephengillie 8y agoA "hackronym", if you will.
- sandworm101 8y agoBetter than "Operation Iraqi Liberation". That acronym didn't last long.