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Re:Poll: Does the name of a startup matter? by dllthomas on Sunday November 10, 2013 @01:51PM (#6707856)
"a plane with a low drag coefficient won't go anywhere without powerful engines."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_%28aircraft%29

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Re:Poll: Does the name of a startup matter? by muteh on Sunday November 10, 2013 @03:11PM (#6708208)
CUT TO: A glider, motionless on the ground, trying to go somewhere.

Stepping back to a less sarcastic point, your metaphor is useful. I don't really understand why Medium is called Medium, but it doesn't really matter, because I have a degree of trust in where it came from.

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Re:Poll: Does the name of a startup matter? by grinich on Monday November 11, 2013 @01:30AM (#6710270)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_medium_is_the_message
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Re:Poll: Does the name of a startup matter? by dllthomas on Sunday November 10, 2013 @05:13PM (#6708685)
I always assumed the authors on Medium were dead.
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