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- Things unexpectedly named after people (2020) https://notes.rolandcrosby.com/posts/unexpectedly-eponymous/ 333 comments
- Things to Do Before You Buy a Domain Name http://www.domainsherpa.com/5-things-to-do-before-you-buy-a-domain-name/ 3 comments
- Crypto Twitter is paying a man to buy goats and name them after crypto things https://www.theblock.co/post/286546/crypto-twitter-is-paying-a-man-to-buy-goats-and-name-them-after-crypto-things 11 comments cryptocurrency
- Chris Hayes Names Only Thing Standing Against ‘Authoritarian Decline’ Under Donald Trump https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-hayes-donald-trump-stop-him_n_5e47c832c5b64d860fcb42a1 13 comments politics
- naming things https://www.reddit.com/r/rstats/comments/c4lfon/naming_things/ 9 comments rstats
- Emoji domain names are a thing??? https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/7705jc/emoji_domain_names_are_a_thing/ 3 comments webdev
- Naming Things in Code http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2009/06/05/naming-things-in-code/ 72 comments programming
- 5 things to avoid when naming your pet http://www.taoofsam.com/blog/post/chapter-118-things-to-avoid-when-naming-your-pet/ 2 comments reddit.com
- EVERYTHING is used to demonise Muslims in India. From our attire to our occupations to our food. It’s not in our ability to fight majoritarian prejudice. Why am I as a Muslim asked to condemn? Have you EVER been asked to condemn things happening in the name of Hindutva? https://twitter.com/asadowaisi/status/1247205329311416320 4 comments india
- Name one thing that won't be censored because of China: Vans Is Latest Company Caught Up in Hong Kong Protests https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-07/vans-is-latest-u-s-company-caught-up-in-hong-kong-protests 3 comments worldnews
- PSA: Naming things after cartoon characters helps nobody https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/abwyy9/psa_naming_things_after_cartoon_characters_helps/ 332 comments sysadmin
- Without giving out the player’s name, what’s the worst thing your favorite player has done? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/7nygqv/without_giving_out_the_players_name_whats_the/ 82 comments nba
- Trezor selectively calls Bitcoin Cash - Bcash yet leaves the name Bitcoin for UASF, then founder slush lies about motives. If you can't be trusted with the little things you can't be trusted with the large things. https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6r7sbx/trezor_selectively_calls_bitcoin_cash_bcash_yet/ 74 comments btc
- [Johnson]Wade on Butler guarding Thomas: "I had the luxury of playing with a guy named LeBron and we did the same thing to Derrick Rose." https://mobile.twitter.com/kcjhoop/status/854034026985926657 274 comments nba
- Sorry If I'm being stupid here, but how do I get the cool badge thing beside my name? https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/5fy1rm/sorry_if_im_being_stupid_here_but_how_do_i_get/ 8 comments formula1
- China tells developers: Stop giving things embarrassing Western names http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-29/china-tells-developers-stop-giving-things-embarrassing-western-names 38 comments nottheonion
- Flash is dying a death by 1,000 cuts, and that's a good thing - The end of Adobe’s video carrier is nigh as Amazon marks the first of the big-name advertisers to block Flash ads, while Google’s Chrome will ‘intelligently pause’ them http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/aug/24/adobe-flash-dying-amazon-google-chrome? 1961 comments technology
- Are Traditional Stadium Names a Thing of the Past? http://www.footballrants.com/england/are-traditional-stadium-names-a-thing-of-the-past/8923 5 comments sports
- The 6 Dumbest Things Schools Are Doing in the Name of Safety http://www.cracked.com/article_19339_the-6-dumbest-things-schools-are-doing-in-name-safety.html 5 comments reddit.com
- Name one thing the Republicans have have done for the country in the last 20 years http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/06/todd-harris-gop-strategist-decimated-chris-matthews_n_414205.html 26 comments reddit.com
- 33 Names of Things You Never Knew had Names http://www.canongate.net/lists/words/33namesofthingsyouneverkne 27 comments reddit.com
- Biden criticizes GOP resistance to his agenda: 'What are Republicans for? Name me one thing they're for' https://www.businessinsider.com.au/biden-press-conference-gop-name-me-one-thing-theyre-for-2022-1 6835 comments politics
- [Jones] (On BOB being named GM) this is an astounding level of ego. there are coaches we know run things, but none of them need that title. this guy does. https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/1222276575971938304?s=21 39 comments nfl
- "The last thing I ever wanted was to be alive when the three most powerful people on the whole planet would be named Bush, Dick and Colon." - Kurt Vonnegut from 'Blues for America' http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0205-29.htm 2 comments politics
- The GOP ran on cutting spending. So why can't they name ONE thing they want to cut in the budget? http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/why-cant-republicans-name-one-thing-to-cut-in-the-budget/69222/ 17 comments politics
- Republican lawmaker suggests Asians change their names to things "easier for Americans to pronounce". http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6365320.html 9 comments politics
- [Kosteniuk] Let’s clarify one thing: India didn’t win the Olympiad, but was rather named by FIDE a co-champion. imho, there is a huge difference between actually “winning” the gold or just being awarded one without winning a single game in the final https://twitter.com/chessqueen/status/1300105836086341632 21 comments chess
- [Sicilliano] Mitch Trubisky, asked to name the biggest thing he learned in Buffalo: "The biggest thing was communication between quarterback and play-caller." https://twitter.com/andrewsiciliano/status/1504502830001901593?s=21 213 comments nfl
- F. Valverde on comparison with Gerrard: “Gerrards an idol, a star who won magnificent things, an incredible player with those diagonal passes, the shooting, busting through with the ball. Lovely. I could spend 24 hours watching him. But he did what he did; I have to fight for my own name.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/14/fede-valverde-you-take-a-corner-and-theres-an-animal-next-to-you 8 comments soccer
- [Holder] If Adam Vinatieri was a no-name kicker on another team, there are decent odds he'd be cut first thing tomorrow morning after what has transpired here. As it stands, he's arguably the greatest of all time, so that's not gonna happen. https://twitter.com/HolderStephen/status/1170825703341744134 37 comments nfl
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slams Fox News for mocking her name, accusing her of doing the 'Latina thing' https://www.yahoo.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-fox-news-mocking-name-accusing-latina-thing-110108302.html 33 comments politics
- My partner and I are breaking up after 6 years of cohabitating. We're not married, but she and her son are financially dependant on me. I want to do the right thing and help her get on her feet, but neither of us can afford this transition. Can I take out a loan in my name and give it to her? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/749ul2/my_partner_and_i_are_breaking_up_after_6_years_of/ 25 comments personalfinance
- Mick Foley: "when you have a developmental system & a way of doing things specific to your business model is that you lose a little bit of the individuality, so you tend to have people who can do great moves, have very good matches, whose names you can’t remember..unless you’re tuning in every week" https://wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/mick-foley-says-wrestlers-lose-their-individuality-in-wwes-developmental-system/ 74 comments squaredcircle
- Damian Priest: "When I started in NXT, Triple H told me that I could continue being “Punisher” Martínez. We agreed on the name, and I told him that I loved rock music, archers, so many things in life that we decided to put together. And it was very easy and natural. Now, I’m not acting. It’s me." https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/09/damian-priest-recalls-triple-h-helping-to-shape-his-wwe-character/ 46 comments squaredcircle
- Regarding English words that have their origins in Hindi/Indian languages - Jungle, bungalow, nirvana, karma, loot, guru - among others, is there a reason they carried into regular use despite already having existing names for things described? https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics/comments/ampf5t/regarding_english_words_that_have_their_origins/ 63 comments linguistics
- Turkish consulate in the Netherlands: report insults Erdogan. The consulate in Rotterdam ask names of people that use email or social media to spread "defamatory" or "offensive" things about Erdogan of Turkey. https://www.nrc.nl/handelsblad/2016/04/21/turks-consulaat-meld-beledigingen-erdogan-1614148 247 comments europe
- [Smith] Cade Cunningham on what he learned as a rookie: “The biggest thing I learned is that the League, the media, nobody will care until you’re winning… I have to win games if I want people to respect my name, and if not, I can’t be mad at people not watching enough games and how I really play.” https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/cade-cunningham-slam-238/ 486 comments nba
- Trump Can't Name One Thing He'd Prioritize if Re-elected | Even with Fox News’ Sean Hannity holding his hand, the president drew a blank when asked about a possible four more years https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-cant-name-one-priority-if-re-elected-1020846/ 6 comments politics
- Hughton: "We have worked very hard to eradicate it from the stadiums in England, we're putting more pressure on clubs, naming certain individuals, but it's still a big problem abroad. The only thing that can happen is tougher penalties.We can't stop it, we can try to limit it, but we can't stop it." https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11741/11677363/callum-hudson-odoi-and-raheem-sterling-lauded-by-chris-hughton-for-handling-montenegro-racism 5 comments soccer
- "The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year [2012] . . . But now the high-tech helper is under scrutiny over reports of problems, including several deaths that may be linked with it" http://www.seattlepi.com/news/medical/article/robot-hot-among-surgeons-but-fda-taking-a-new-look-4419667.php 6 comments technology