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trestenhortz ◴[] No.25606009[source]
Incredibly insensitive product naming.

I’m guessing the software authors don’t have children and don’t have multiple friends and family who’s lives have been destroyed by meth.

Instead it’s just a bro having cool fun with words “hey keeps your computer awake! Get it? Ha! So clever!”

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1. adhder ◴[] No.25607083[source]
You are just displaying your ignorance here. Amphetamines are used in medications prescribed for narcolepsy (i.e. unwanted/inappropriate sleepiness), ADHD and obesity.

If you look at this and think of street meth, that's your own problem.

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2. nsajko ◴[] No.25610927[source]
Regarding your comments in this thread (the worst of them are currently "dead") and in case you decide to keep posting on HN, you should take a look at the guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

The guidelines seem very reasonable and beneficial for the discussions, here are some excerpts:

> Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community.

> Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive.

> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. "That is idiotic; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."

BTW, I don't claim to follow the guidelines perfectly all the time, the reason I'm writing this comment is basically because I would have preferred if you managed to get your point across better.