FidelityCastro
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One thing though when looking up for the word "the shard" the result came out as London bridge tower. I think this might be different that what we originally thought. Their DAC product line was named after normal UK person(imo). However, this name is different like they want the name to mean something like a bridge or transport to work with their line of DAC. what you guy think?
Danpong, Hugo is indeed a UK (man's) name; but IIRC, Hugo was a play on "you go" for portability (a pretty awful one, it has to be said - apologies Rob et al).
The Shard is a relatively recent addition to London's skyline, and looks like something Superman might have been born in, or a TOTL James Bond villain would build. It is built on top of one of London's busiest train stations, London Bridge, which in turn is right next to the actual London Bridge that spans the river Thames.
History buffs will recall that Robert McCulloch, an American industrialist, bought London Bridge in the 1960s and had it shipped across the Atlantic to be a statement / PR draw for a new city he was building.
(Legend, and most English people, have it that he thought he was buying the rather more famous, and iconic, Tower Bridge instead.)
The original bridge is still in Arizona, looking rather more neoclassical and clean from seeing a lot more sunshine than it's previous 100 (or 900, depending on the version) years in the rain in Londinium.