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These things don't really seem related at all. Its a pretty generic term.


FWIW, my immediate reaction was the same "That reminds me of NSA PRISM"


It reminded me of the code highlighter[0], and the ORM Prisma[1].

[0] https://prismjs.com/

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


It reminded me of the album cover to Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd.


Same here.


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.


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)


And yet, the name immediately reminded me of the Snowden relevations.


They are farming scientists for insight.




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