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rzerowanyesterday at 5:45 PM1 replyview on HN

One of those names that forces a double take when seen disconnected from context:

'Lean or purple drank is a polysubstance drink used as a recreational drug. It is prepared by mixing prescription-grade cough or cold syrup containing an opioid drug '

proving that one of the hardest problem in CS - 'naming things' still keeps on keeping on.


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bradleyyyesterday at 11:20 PM

The two hardest problems in CS: * naming * cache invalidation * off by one errors