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		Minor49er 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025) Why the name Minemizer instead of something like Minimizer?

ashirviskas 19 days ago [–]

1. I wanted it to be unique and easily searchable

2. Specifically this one derives from the obvious meaning + my surname, which starts with "Mine". Only a few days later I realised it might sound like it does something with mining, but it does not.

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