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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 45 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's strangely appropriate that these bastards named themselves after the magical sphere that Sauron used to turn Sarumon evil in LotR.

[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 52 points 1 day ago

Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sauron used conversations and scenes to turn Saruman charmed and deadly frightened. Over the palantir, which was a device to see the future, the past, the probable, close and far away. Thus also a communication device.

So basically their name refers to knowing things which are not their fucking concern. Not what you said.

EDIT: Still, the way communication of Saruman and Denethor with Sauron turned them both mad - is a good metaphor of how lots of awesome technology was misused to almost ruin humanity in the last 30 years. I wonder if it's reversible.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Sarumon, nice typo.

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