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Re:Prism by pageandrew on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @02:16AM (#46792065)
These things don't really seem related at all. Its a pretty generic term.
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Re:Prism by Phelinofist on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @03:14AM (#46792450)
FWIW, my immediate reaction was the same "That reminds me of NSA PRISM"
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Re:Prism by karmakurtisaani on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @03:55AM (#46792747)
Same here.
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Re:Prism by 3form on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @06:57AM (#46794199)
Same, to the point where I was wondering if someone deliberately named it so. But I expect that whoever made this decision simply doesn't know or care.
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Re:Prism by addandsubtract on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @07:20AM (#46794386)
It reminded me of the code highlighter[0], and the ORM Prisma[1].

[0] https://prismjs.com/

[1] https://www.prisma.io/

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Re:Prism by wmeredith on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @10:19AM (#46796466)
It reminded me of the album cover to Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd.
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Re:Prism by vaylian on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @03:06AM (#46792398)
And yet, the name immediately reminded me of the Snowden relevations.
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Re:Prism by ImHereToVote on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @02:26AM (#46792132)
They are farming scientists for insight.
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Re:Prism by kakacik on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @04:59AM (#46793287)
I came here based to headline expecting some more cia & nsa shit, that word is tarnished for few decades in better part of IT community (that actually cares about this craft beyond paycheck)
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