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by taywrobel 2224 days ago
How long are we going to “ban” certain abbreviations for? Two generations? Three?

It seems absurd that a two letter combination not used for nearly a century is enough to disqualify a name on an entire continent.

We won. It’s over. We can reclaim their terms and symbolism now.

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Not saying it sells like hot cakes in Germany, but reclaimed for a while now:

https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/ss

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Isis

It's even funnier because the Islamic State uses lots of Toyota Hilux

I get where you’re coming from. Just know that at least in Germany, no company will ever use or support your library/product publicly with a name like that. If you don’t care, that’s fine.