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by glennericksen 2166 days ago
Bluetooth, a union of different communication protocols, after King Harold Bluetooth, 10th century uniter of Danish tribes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Name

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It's almost an insult to his legacy.

It should be named after a slow, cumbersome, finicky and controversial leader who occasionally brought things together, but only temporarily.

Cromwell would suffice