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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by jjkaczor on Thursday January 23, 2025 @11:04AM (#42805229)
Holy crap - I have read the Hobbit many times (and LoTR a few less) and I would never have taken the time to commit 13-character names to memory - most of them simply were not that memorable.
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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by duskwuff on Friday January 24, 2025 @12:11AM (#42810709)
The rhyming sets are a bit of a crutch, at least (Fili + Kili, Óin + Glóin, Bifur + Bofur + Bombur, etc). But you're right - most of the dwarves are individually forgettable. Only two are substantially characterized - Thorin the leader, and Bombur the comically fat.
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Re:Show HN: I Made an Open-Source Laptop from Scratch by jjkaczor on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @06:19AM (#42863734)
Heh - exactly - the only truly easy character name that has always stuck in my mind was from "Snow Crash", I mean - who can forget "Hiro Protagonist"...?
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