> In this case, there's also the problem that 'Stream' is already used by node.

Haha, well, your grandparent would like you to know that's no reason to avoid a particular name. Module system! ;)

  > var BoringStream = require('stream');
  > var Stream = require('highland');

Or if we like special chars, we could get really cute:

  > var $tream = require('highland');

It's like Stream, but, you know, blingier.