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		xyzzy_plugh on Dec 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gemini AI Naming things is one of the two hardest problems in computer science, after all.

gmuslera on Dec 6, 2023 | [–]

Caching and off-by one errors are the other.

Casteil on Dec 6, 2023 | [–]

I don't even want to think about how much time I've wasted mulling over release names.

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