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by zarify 2564 days ago
Speaking as an Australian, a “Freedom” prefix makes it sound like yet another cheesy American grab at patriotism.

(This may come across as snark, but it seriously isn’t. “Freedom” anything has been polluted, IMHO)

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And considering the US Department of Energy just started labeling fossil fuels as "molecules of freedom" and "freedom gas"(no joke)[1] it looks like that only gets worse.

[1]: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/05/us-department-of...

Right, like Freedom units. The temperature is 74F, the F is for freedom
Molecules of freedom?

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/may/29/energy-depa...

Perhaps bytes of freedom?

Sounds like Australia needs some Freedom(TM).
Speaking as an American, that's exactly what I first thought too.
Fair point. For what it’s worth I’m British (but expat in the States).