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Naming things

Hang around a group of engineers for any amount of time, and eventually one will tell you how hard it is to name things. This might seem obvious, even to non-engineers. Good names are tricky. Maybe you think about a good product or brand name, and how hard that is to come by. How many times have you been put off buying something, for example, because it has a bit of a rubbish name? But it’s not a challenge confined to engineers and product designers, or marketing and branding gurus. We all name things, especially now that computers and related devices are such an integral part of our lives. We

Relative Sanity · EN

Native Hawaiians Descend From a Group of 'Ultravoyagers' Who Sailed About 4,400 Miles From Easter Island, Genetic Study Suggests

Researchers studied DNA from more than 1,000 modern-day Polynesians and found that Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders were most closely related. The findings help trace the epic settlement of the Polynesian islands while also revealing genetic vulnerabilities among their communities

Smithsonian Magazine · EN

Show HN: Fermat – plan a group trip without revealing everyone's budget

Plan a group trip everyone can actually take. Compare private budgets, departure cities and passport constraints, vote together and build the itinerary.

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Malaysia's OMS Group raises $1.03B loan to expand subsea cable fleet

Malaysia's OMS Group has secured a $1.03 billion financing deal that will be used in part to acquire four new fiber-optic cable-laying ships.

Light Reading · EN