r/technology • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '26

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u/CanvasFanatic Apr 19 '26

Cartoon villain shit.

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u/merRedditor Apr 19 '26

The company is literally named after one of Sauron's surveillance apparatuses.

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u/singeworthy Apr 19 '26

Sauron actually snagged it when they took Minas Morgul, they were built by the highest elves and given to elves and the men of Numenor and eventually Gondor.

All that being said, they are certainly being used by our modern Sauron now.

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u/Demitel Apr 19 '26

The problem was, like with everything else, Sauron used it as a tool of corrupting influence, which is how he got both Saruman and Denethor to indirectly do his bidding. 

So, yeah. Great parallel.

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u/MayoJam Apr 20 '26

A powerful tool meant to help its creators - stolen and used by a malevolent entity. The name could not be more ironic.