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There are labels that make technology ideas sound more exciting. For example, 'augmented intelligence' was used early in the history of computing. (A pocket calculator would qualify but it's less cool.) Is there a good term for this phenomenon? It's hype that inspired projects.

Exciting to see Google advocate for a standard linear smear for leap seconds! Smearing feels like the best solution, we just need consensus on how to do it. https://developers.google.com/time/smear

I often merge simple PRs from my phone, so it's exciting to see a native GitHub app: https://github.blog/2020-03-17-github-for-mobile-is-now-available/ UI density still seems less than the web UI though.