• Echo Dot
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    32 hours ago

    Pretty sure that kid is either going to grow up to be a serial killer or obese. Normative determinism is a thing.

    I knew a kid Montana, who everyone used to call Montarrrrrrrrrrna because she was a big lass.

  • @son_named_bort
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    36 hours ago

    If I had a son, I’d name him Bort. There’s a reason why I’m not allowed to have children…

  • @[email protected]
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    36 hours ago

    I’m all for names with some weight on them, but give the kid a normal name and just tell people, “We call him Kicker.” Let the kid make up the story for why. Everywhere has a little line for ‘prefers to go by’ now, and you can avoid the problems (and don’t try to say there aren’t any) associated with names that don’t fit the average idea of normal.

    • @[email protected]
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      159 minutes ago

      We had a discussion of employee email address formatting and how to handle collisions in a workplace that hires many, many immigrants. One idea that came to my mind (but wasn’t voiced for obvious scope/feasibility concerns) is to do firstname+nickname+lastname so [email protected] displayed as John "Brickman" Smith then during the onboarding process users can select from a list of approved and not-yet-assigned nicknames (I imagine a webpage with a search bar and a “regenerate” button then it shows a list of 10 or 20 nicknames they can select from) and pick something that they like and thinks fits them. It would add some whimsy and worker empowerment but also still prevents interesting situations like someone selecting an inappropriate nickname

  • @gmtom
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    310 hours ago

    Sounds like how Russians name their kids

  • @[email protected]
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    1616 hours ago

    I used to make a joke with friends back in highschool that if I ever had a kid I’d name them something like Bu62bil8 and just say it’s pronounced “David” to mess with teachers.

    Elon Musk must have heard me and thought I was being serious…

    • pancakes
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      1015 hours ago

      Don’t lie, you were once at a maturity level that you would have done that. Although unlike you, Elon is still at that level of maturity.

      • Echo Dot
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        12 hours ago

        Do you think Elon Musk ever refuses to put on his shoes, because he certainly gives that impression.

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    718 hours ago

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