[m_a_g]

Any naming related to LotR in the tech industry is a glaring red flag, including this company.

[matsemann]

It's called out in the post:

> Despite its Tolkien-inspired name, Earendil is not a tech company with fascist tendencies. Quite the opposite. They are basically well-meaning hippies in my book

[flumes_whims_]

That's how Sidney Gottlieb seemed in his retirement.