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This comment threw me for a loop - "L2" and "lasso" triggered the pattern recognition in my head for "regression regularization" and it took a moment to realize the topic was still orbital dynamics.

Yeah. It's not the most apt choice of words.

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It's a fine choice of words. It's just a coincidence.

No one is capturing anything with a rope or cable. It's a rotten choice of words.

For what it's worth, I'm from Texas where I see actual lassos somewhat regularly, and I perfectly understood the phrasing here. Maybe it's just a regional difference in how the word "lasso" is understood.

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