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by mh- 1435 days ago
Perhaps. I wouldn't have named my project this, either, just for the avoidance of an eventual headache. But I find it unlikely this hasn't been flagged to their legal by now.
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Instead of the typical HN hug of death, mabye it'll be the HN Eye of Sauron that is the ultimate reaction to making the front page. <shrugs>

However, if you do get the eventual C&D, you might as well tweet about it and get another 15mins of fame!

*Edit, if you think that a corporate legal team is allowed to display a sense of humor, you'd be very mistaken. Sure, some might be cognizant of their corporate overlords, but to think that they would let something like this slide once made aware of it would/could be an expensive mistaken idea to have

Jeez. I'm starting to think the people on this thread want it to get a C&D.
There's a difference wanting something to happen and being able to understand the world and realizing the inevitabilities that will occur when certain conditions are met. It's like wanting the snowman you made in the front yard to survive the summer, but it is inevitable that it will melt.