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This is called "freedom of speech".


- name clearly understandable, possibly even by non-native speaker

palantir.com

- name that doesn't start with an article (e.g., the)

theverge.com

- name without any subtle replacement/elision of letters

svbtle.com

google.com


What does this prove? That these people didn't have issues with their names?

Palantir I don't get it - it seems absolutely easy to pronounce/get the right spell to me. theverge, I'd be happy to know how easy is to write marketing copies for them (as I said, I've the-theneeds' experience -- feel also free to look at our press page to see how many people spelled us "theneeds" lowercase --none--, till the point where we decided to rewrite it "Theneeds"). Finally, I wonder how many people go to subtle.com wasting their time, or how often people have to say "I just knew this awesome site, subtle, with a v" - "a v what/where?" "let me spell it, s-v-b-t-l-e".

My recommendations are not a must, they just come from my experience -- don't waste time and don't make it hard to people to remember and use your name.


SDE I, SDE II... Microsoft?


same denomination is used in Amazon as well, and probably other (big) companies as well. Not sure if it's indicative of Msft.



Lockheed, actually. :-)


Just wait until Java starts compiling to WebAssembly and skip learning JavaScript altogether.



Based on title I assumed it's about vacations: put on an VR helmet - fly a drone in Patagonia/Fuji/Arctic.


I was picturing bank robbers climbing into the 'getaway drone' and making a swift exit.


"Physical activity, he said, pools blood in the lower half of the body, reducing blood flow to the heart. In response, the heart pumps more vigorously. In people with NCS, the brain misreads that as high blood pressure and tries to lower the pressure, which leads to decreased blood flow to the brain and, thus, fainting."

I like how it sounds like an engineering flaw. Hopefully one day our software will not be bound to randomly generated aging hardware.


It's a scripted hypertext document trying to pretend it's an application.


How do I define a constraint to ensure referential integrity?


At least you don't need to be profitable.


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