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Re:Alchian–Allen effect by azeirah on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @11:14AM (#18442051)
Why shouldn't obvious things have names?
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Re:Alchian–Allen effect by cbsmith on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @06:21PM (#18445839)
Usually if it is an obvious thing, you don't have a name tied to the people who discovered it... you know, because it predates recorded history.
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Re:Alchian–Allen effect by pc86 on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @12:36PM (#18442856)
They weren't saying obvious things shouldn't have names.

They were saying they didn't realize it had a name.

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