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wat10000yesterday at 9:49 PM1 replyview on HN

A swindle, really? Who got cheated out of money?


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odyssey7yesterday at 11:58 PM

The asset lost in this in this case is from the commons. That is, the ability to say "the ninth planet" or "the planet Pluto" without incurring smug harassment from legions who probably couldn't explain what the IAU is.

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