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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would have (sopuli.xyz)

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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

There's a company near me called the Telamon Corporation, which is the name of the Dragon from the Wheel of Time. So it's not just cyberpunk, there's fantasy as well

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's also Palantir, which does exactly what you think

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Which is annoying because it's a fucking good name.

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