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jlhawn • today at 6:14 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

There aren't any _good_ elements that start with the letters D or E. Imagine if they name the next one "Dysprosium" where the Greek root translates to "hard to get at" or "difficult to access" reflecting how difficult it was for its discovers to isolate it in the late 19th century, but also sounds kind of untrustworthy to give an AI model such a name.


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WarmWash • today at 7:14 PM

The root word of argon is argos which means "lazy" in ancient greek, so I don't know how much mind they are paying to it hah

km3r • today at 8:29 PM

Deuterium (close enough to an element)? Einsteinium?