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i find it interesting that they named it Orca as Obamas system was called Narwhal.

for those of you that dont know, Narwhal is an animal, but its also a internet meme. Obviously a very nerdy reference by Obamas team.

The fact that the Romney team had to name their software as a killer for a Narwhal goes to show that they wanted to win at any cost, unfortunately when that happens you sometimes lose sight of the goal, which in this case is to have a working system.



I find it interesting that they made this exact point in the article we are discussing here, and you don't appear to have read it.


they didnt mention that it was a animal made famous as a meme


Or it means that whoever came up with the name was aware of Narwhal and thought it fitting that their system should also be named after a cool-looking whale. If this had not been a political issue, would you have been slower to reject this obvious innocent interpretation?


they mentioned in the piece that it was named as an animal that is the only natural predator of the Narwhale.

Please read the article before you downvote or comment.




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