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I propose a committee that allocates sets of random letters on a first-come-first-serve basis. That way, we will not suffer the undue burden of having multiple names for things.

The name of this committee shall be 'mvphjguq'. Not only is the name unlikely to collide with any existing place names, it is nigh unpronounceable! And because it is only 8 letters long, it is easy to remember, while also having a 1 in 26^8 chance of having a collision with another randomly generated value (although we can check for collisions before dispensing new names).



Are you serious or doubling down on my -3 so far sarcasm? Hacker News hates sarcasm.


Not serious, but you definitely out-sarcasm'ed me.




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