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flo<p><span>"Enough for first name/last name BS <br><br>I keep seeing registration where I have to input my “First name” and my “Last name”. What’s the point? Isn’t the user’s full name just enough, if it’s even needed? <br><br>Why you should avoid that: <br>It’s blatantly ignorant! <br>(...)" <br><br></span><a href="https://xrvs.net/en/posts/2021-02-08-naming/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">xrvs.net/en/posts/2021-02-08-naming/</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Webdesign" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Webdesign</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/UI" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UI</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/UX" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Design" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Design</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Name" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Name</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Naming" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Naming</a><span> </span><a href="https://iceshrimp.de/tags/Form" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Form</a></p>
David August ❌👑<p>So, deciding on a possible domain for my new home for my articles and blogging.</p><p>My main site is <a href="https://www.davidaugust.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">davidaugust.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>And I own davidaugust.net</p><p>But maybe that gets confusing, so not great.</p><p>Maybe a subdomain? </p><p>I think ghost.davidaugust.com would be highlighting the tech running it too much.</p><p>Would a subdomain of blog.davidaugust.com seem too informal (plus I used that ages ago for other things)?</p><p>would words.davidaugust.com be too pretentious?</p><p>I welcome any ideas.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/urls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>urls</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p>Want american Democrats to ACTUALLY DO something already? </p><p>Consider Direct Action instead! <br>But as well as that, we *do* need a non-corrupt (yet! there's always time, ofc) replacement party that is ACTUALLY left-wing. </p><p>Tea Party and MAGA supporters did it. Don't follow their strategies completely, but DO LEARN FROM them. We All deserve better, even the Leopards Eating People's Faces party. </p><p>How many of them would have supported having their faces eaten if they KNEW it wasn't hyperbole or something? <br>Or if they took time to imagine and plan for the risks: their or loved ones' faces being eaten by leopards?</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/113933724467583170" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lgbtqia.space/@MxVerda/1139337</span><span class="invisible">24467583170</span></a> </p><p>Now we just need a name and bunch of furries to advise how to protect our information technologies. </p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Dem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dem</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/DemocratsAbroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsAbroad</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/NewPoliticalPartyUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewPoliticalPartyUSA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Lefty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lefty</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leftist</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Leftists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leftists</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/LeftWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeftWing</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Politician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politician</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Name" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Name</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Names</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naming</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movement</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Label" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Label</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Labels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labels</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ideas</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Suggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suggestions</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Suggestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suggestion</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Input" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Input</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comment</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Comments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comments</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/FindComments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FindComments</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/RepliesWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepliesWelcome</span></a></p>
Mx Verda<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@swacknificent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>swacknificent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TCatInReality" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>TCatInReality</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@StillIRise1963" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>StillIRise1963</span></a></span> </p><p>Prompt and Push. No one more than anyone. Punch Fascists. Tolerate No Intolerance. Ideal Outcomes. </p><p>These all feel like mottos or mission statements more than names, but eh. Hopefully this inspires someone. -- oh my god: </p><p>NOT DEM.</p><p>Varied Mountain Climbers? <br>"Everyone climbs the mountain in their own way."<br>After the (I wanna say Hong Kong?) Protests, <br>back when Blizzard censored an eSports player for mentioning or holding a flag or something?</p><p>(Or maybe enlightened leftists, for a laugh based on enlightened centrists.)</p><p><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Dem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dem</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrat</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/DemocratsAbroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocratsAbroad</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/NewPoliticalPartyUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewPoliticalPartyUSA</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Lefty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lefty</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Leftist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leftist</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Leftists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leftists</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/LeftWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeftWing</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Political</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Politician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politician</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Name" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Name</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Names</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naming</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movement</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Label" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Label</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Labels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labels</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/idea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>idea</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ideas</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Suggestions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suggestions</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Suggestion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Suggestion</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Input" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Input</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Comment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comment</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/Comments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comments</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/FindComments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FindComments</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/RepliesWelcome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepliesWelcome</span></a></p>
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GulfOfMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfMexico</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GulfOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GulfOfAmerica</span></a>? Competitive renaming of seawater is actually already a thing in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a>: See Arabian/#PersianGulf, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SeaOfJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaOfJapan</span></a>/ <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EastSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastSea</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthChinaSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthChinaSea</span></a>/#WestPhilippineSea. But it implies the country doing the renaming feels threatened by equal or more powerful neighbor. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/maritime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maritime</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nautical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nautical</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/toponymy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toponymy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/placenames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>placenames</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>
Nico Rohrbach<p>Marketing is not everything, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> play a big part in the success of things.</p><p>I truly believe with a different design and name <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span> would be more successful.</p>
The Krononaut Moon Project 🌑<p>&nbsp; <br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>African</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmology</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Planetary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Planetary</span></a> Alignment: Dr Zulumathabo Zulu</p><p>❛❛ a <a href="https://me.dm/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/ceremony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ceremony</span></a> … if there are alignments, or even a <a href="https://me.dm/tags/conjunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conjunction</span></a> of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> … a full moon … then they will show the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/baby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baby</span></a> the full moon ❜❜ </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4fgmII7X3A&amp;t=419s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=n4fgmII7X3</span><span class="invisible">A&amp;t=419s</span></a> 2023 Jan 01 ce <br>🔗 <a href="https://GlasgowsAfricanTales.co.uk/history/pregnancy-birth-and-naming-traditions/naming-ceremonies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">GlasgowsAfricanTales.co.uk/his</span><span class="invisible">tory/pregnancy-birth-and-naming-traditions/naming-ceremonies</span></a> … <a href="https://me.dm/tags/NamingCeremony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NamingCeremony</span></a> <br>🔗 <a href="https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">Wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_moon</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> … <a href="https://me.dm/tags/FullMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FullMoon</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/Cosmolodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmolodon</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/AfricanCosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanCosmology</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/solarsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solarsystem</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/KrononautMoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KrononautMoon</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Embracing Change <br>Stop using racist, unethical, and inappropriate names in taxonomy<br><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2415490121" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2415</span><span class="invisible">490121</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/nomenclature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nomenclature</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ColonialLegacies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColonialLegacies</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/values" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>values</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/NomenclaturalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NomenclaturalJustice</span></a></p>
Knowledge Zone<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KnowledgeByte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KnowledgeByte</span></a>: The naming of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AstronomicalObjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AstronomicalObjects</span></a> is a complex and fascinating process, governed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).</p><p>Here's a brief overview of the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Naming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Conventions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conventions</span></a> for various types of objects.</p><p><a href="https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Naming-convention-for-Astronomical-Objects-67232240f3790b068ce077ac" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Nami</span><span class="invisible">ng-convention-for-Astronomical-Objects-67232240f3790b068ce077ac</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Australia's semantic struggles over a "one and only" reality or a pluriverse? <br>From the 'heart of darkness' to the “sanitised” articles of sub/urban place names.</p><p>"Some (Wikipedia) editors told us they felt it was their responsibility to include First Nations’ perspectives, even though they met with heavy resistance. One, Lucas, had repeatedly tried to include First Nations place names, often unsuccessfully. He no longer edits Wikipedia. “I just ran out of energy for it”...One or two editors “were going around removing Aboriginal place names from all the articles about Australia and Australian places”.<br>&gt;&gt;<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/we-analysed-35-000-wikipedia-entries-about-australian-places-some-sanitised-history-others-privileged-fiction-over-reality-241364" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/we-analyse</span><span class="invisible">d-35-000-wikipedia-entries-about-australian-places-some-sanitised-history-others-privileged-fiction-over-reality-241364</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wikipedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SocialImaginary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialImaginary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImaginedCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImaginedCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FirstNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirstNations</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TruthTelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TruthTelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndigenousKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousKnowledge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pluriverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pluriverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EditWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EditWars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WorldMaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldMaking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EpistemicInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpistemicInjustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/framing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>framing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/worldviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Programming Quotes<p>It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter.</p><p> — Nathaniel Borenstein</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/functions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>functions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>
Siege lieben Stille<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> dafuq <a href="https://wandzeitung.xyz/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>
Stan Carey<p>Botanists have voted to remove a South African slur from plant names. The solution is pretty neat: <br><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/botanists-vote-to-remove-offensive-plant-names-from-hundreds-of-species" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/bo</span><span class="invisible">tanists-vote-to-remove-offensive-plant-names-from-hundreds-of-species</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/slurs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slurs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Francis Ho<p>A useful trick in naming something: adding "bad" in front of a name automatically makes it more cool, bold, and defiant. Bad Robot is a cool and edgy name for a film production studio, and Bad Bunny is a cool and edgy name for a recording artist. Or: bad boy, badass, ...</p><p>But here's an exception: "Bad Sushi" is probably not a great name, at least until proven otherwise...</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>
Tunera Type Foundry<p>The year is 2027. All existing words known to humankind have already been used to name fonts. Type designers resort to random alphanumeric combinations and abstract symbols to name their fonts. <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/typedesigner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typedesigner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/typeface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typeface</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.design/tags/font" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>font</span></a></p>
Dr. Angus Andrea Grieve-Smith<p>I don&#39;t think &quot;flirt&quot; should be used as an acronym for anything that doesn&#39;t necessarily involve actual flirting. Parties, novels, even chimpanzees - fine. Trains, COVID variants, paragliders? Just stop.</p><p>cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Fritinancy" class="u-url mention">@<span>Fritinancy</span></a></span> <br /><a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://lingo.lol/tags/acronym" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>acronym</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Woman with an unfortunate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/name" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>name</span></a> is a warning for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parents</span></a> to consider before <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kids</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.upworthy.com/funny-names-rp2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">upworthy.com/funny-names-rp2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Daniel Pomarède<p>❤️ according to Nancy's Baby Names website, there would be 35 baby girls named Laniakea in the U.S., following the discovery of the eponymous galaxy supercluster published in Nature in 2014.</p><p>Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration<br><a href="https://nancy.cc/baby-name/laniakea" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nancy.cc/baby-name/laniakea</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/baby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baby</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/names" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>names</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/babynames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>babynames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/name" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>name</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/babyname" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>babyname</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/babies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>babies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laniakea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laniakea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supercluster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supercluster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/galaxies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>galaxies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a></p>
Counting Is Hard<p>Is there a name for the operation on orders where you take the disjoint union extended so that all elements of one order is smaller than all elements of the other, i.e.<br>\[xRy \iff xAy \vee xBy \vee x \in A \wedge y \in B\]</p><p>edit: Thanks to Tito for saying it is "Series Composition"</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/poset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poset</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/order" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>order</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>
Cap'n Transit<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@ndhapple" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ndhapple</span></a></span> Be the Electrak-namer you wish to see in the world! <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Amtrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amtrak</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Electrak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electrak</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/naming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naming</span></a></p>