The headline is about a mechanism in OS X, and that's the only connection you need. It makes an incorrect leap from the general to the specific. That, and my

The headline is about a mechanism in OS X, and that's the only connection you need. It makes an incorrect leap from the general to the specific. That, and my curiosity about the mechanism, is what moved me to ask my original question. I'm a "tools man", and I think that tools should be judged by their merits. Words are tools we use to communicate. Names are tools we use to identify. Taxonomies are tools we use to classify. How classification ties into understanding and addressing problems should be self-evident. I don't care if the progenitor of a term is from the wrong "scene". If he ran over your dog, seduced your wife, and stole your grant money, I feel for you - but even if his crowning achievement is just one lowly but useful addition to the lexicon, then kudos for him. No amount of argumentum ad hominem on your part is going to divorce that tool from its intrinsic utility. Yes, fluffy social & political stuff has its value too, I just didn't expect it rear its head here at HN. Now that I realize what's going on, I'll duck out. It was fun.