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Re:Show HN: Vitriol – distributed, serverless publishing pla... by vitriolum on Saturday December 15, 2018 @08:22PM (#18691252)
It comes from "Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem", an alchemical motto. No reference to hate intended.
Re:Show HN: Vitriol – distributed, serverless publishing pla... by CharlesW on Sunday December 16, 2018 @04:08PM (#18695250)
Whatever the intent, how it will be perceived is effectively out of your control. Its current name is a headwind, actively working against its potential for success. If the project is important to you, you must rename it.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitriol