Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[gnarlygninja]

That topic took longer than I expected to get goofy, but it got there in the end.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

That topic took longer than I expected to get goofy, but it got there in the end.

You're welcome.

 

[Gradine]

Can someone explain to me the extremely Silicon Valley venture billionaire habit of naming their companies and/or their products after the most evil things from Tolkien they could think of?

 

[Ryujin]

Can someone explain to me the extremely Silicon Valley venture billionaire habit of naming their companies and/or their products after the most evil things from Tolkien they could think of?

"Here's our new all-seeing security app, Sauron!

 

[billd91]

Can someone explain to me the extremely Silicon Valley venture billionaire habit of naming their companies and/or their products after the most evil things from Tolkien they could think of?

They can’t resist telling on themselves.

 

[prabe]

Can someone explain to me the extremely Silicon Valley venture billionaire habit of naming their companies and/or their products after the most evil things from Tolkien they could think of?

I feel as though the common answer is a failure to grok Tolkien, or whatever other source material they might be pulling their product/company names from.

Insert "torment nexus" joke, here.

 

[Gradine]

"Here's our new all-seeing security app, Sauron!

You joke, and yet:

Sauron

Our home security platform reliably identifies, understands, and deters threats. With Sauron, you always know that everything is under control.

www.sauron.systems

 

[soviet]

RectalCancer.com - the new place to file your AI expenses!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Can someone explain to me the extremely Silicon Valley venture billionaire habit of naming their companies and/or their products after the most evil things from Tolkien they could think of?

Too few liberal arts classes in STEM majors (and a lot of these folks dropped out of college anyway).