• @TheGrandNagus
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    237 days ago

    What is it with tech bros/awful businesses bastardising Tolkien’s creations? Palantir, Anduril…

    • @_stranger_
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      7 days ago

      Palantir was just too on the nose, they’re basically saying “we’re evil, this is evil”, which is super creepy in a “what the hell is wrong with you” kind of way.

      Anduril means “Flame of the West”. So for a California based weapons manufacturer, it’s kinda perfect.

      I’m not saying these are good people or anything, just that of all the tolkien-named business, Anduril is probably the best named one.

    • @CitizenKong
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      117 days ago

      Because they read the books, but were fans of Sauron.

    • @Aqarius
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      27 days ago

      They think they’re Aragorn and we’re orcs.