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		aquateen on Nov 17, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Thank PG: For reclaiming the word 'hacker' It used to be called Startup News, not much has changed w/ regard to submissions.

gloob on Nov 17, 2010 [–]

If accuracy was the highest priority when choosing the site's name, it would be called "Web Pages Voted on by a Reasonably Polite Community with a Curious Taste for Speculation About What Might Eventually Become News, Rather Than News Itself".

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