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@tiotasram@kolektiva.social
2026-07-16 00:18:35

Loving this paper that formally defines different categories of cursed (and some non-cursed) variable names:
dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/380

The latest baby name data from Washington, D.C., reads like a roll call of 19th-century senators and their wives:
Lucy, Eleanor and Caroline for girls.
Charles, John and George for boys.
These are not the names you might expect from one of the most progressive cities in the country.
The same pattern exists in New York,
where some of the most popular baby names include
Charlotte, Emma, Henry and Theodore,
according to newly released state name data.…

@qurlyjoe@mstdn.social
2026-07-03 15:07:04

Tbh, I don’t know if this is true. I know the Social Security office does release a list every year of names recorded, collected since 1880.

Meme. Image of trump “dancing”.
“Fewer than 400 babies were named Donald last year. The name just hit its lowest popularity in recorded US history.”
The Adolph effect is happening.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-06-01 18:40:43

Audiochuck, the company behind the popular Crime Junkie podcast, names SoulCycle CEO Evelyn Webster as its new CEO, replacing ex-Conde Nast exec Matt Starker (Ashley Carman/Bloomberg)
bloomberg.com/news/articles/20