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Toot

Written by kaoudis on 2025-01-27 at 17:22

Almost nothing grinds my gears like seeing [insert random tech component here] named [random woman’s name].

1. It anthropomorphises something that doesn’t have feelings and can never love its authors back.

2. It’s sexist.

3. Worst of all, naming something that is not a person something like Jenny, Elisa, Alexa, etc doesn’t tell you anything about what the thing IS or DOES.

A good component name (or research prototype name) should be descriptive, should not be overly punny, and shouldn’t other or denigrate a person or group of people. If you can look at the name and get an idea of what the thing is and does, it’s a good name.

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Written by Patrick Lam :tinoflag: on 2025-01-27 at 17:23

@kaoudis step 0: there should be a name! (But it should also be a helpful name!)

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Written by kaoudis on 2025-01-27 at 17:34

@va2lam yeah very true, no name is also not great for distinguishability 😆

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Written by LAHosken 🇺🇸👀 on 2025-01-27 at 18:11

@kaoudis no matter which scheme, remember point 3.

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Written by Addison on 2025-01-27 at 18:52

@kaoudis@infosec.exchange omw to make an AI assistant named Jimothy

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Written by kaoudis on 2025-01-27 at 19:05

@addison LOL

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