Congratulations, Paul & Jessica; Welcome to the world, George

Post by tlrobinson » Sun, Jan 25, 2009, 10:18 PM UTC

glymor wrote: post #21

Eliezer wrote: post #13

Well, it's too late now, but if there are any other parents out there, for God's sake give your kid a globally unique name. It's all one big namespace now. There are other Eliezer Yudkowskys out there, the poor bastards, and they'll spend the rest of their lives under my ugly Google shadow.

That's very funny but as someone with an unusual name it's less funny. More seriously your should use a middle name to provide uniqueness. People are basically unable to recognise words they haven't heard before. Complexity in the part of the name used normally is a hassle.

Post by JulianMorrison » Sun, Jan 25, 2009, 10:47 PM UTC

Eliezer wrote: post #28

glymor wrote: post #21

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That's very funny but as someone with an unusual name it's less funny. More seriously your should use a middle name to provide uniqueness. People are basically unable to recognise words they haven't heard before. Complexity in the part of the name used normally is a hassle.

I could wish my name was easier to pronounce, but I would still want first+last to be unique. The thought of people meeting me, typing my name into Google, and getting back a soccer player, frankly does not fill me with joy. Middle name isn't good enough, most people won't type that. Oh, well. I'm sure George Graham will want to change his name anyway at age 21 in order to outrun all the hideously embarrassing Intern…

Post by andreyf » Mon, Jan 26, 2009, 12:22 AM UTC

Alex3917 wrote: post #38

andreyf wrote: post #10

Congrats! I'm also a new father - PG (and everyone else) could you share any general parenting advice, or give pointers to sources from which you seek advice on parenting? One I've found invaluable is Alfie Kohn - his ideas gave me insight into general psychology as well as child raising that I'd feel completely lost without.

Read both of these, and soon, since they describe things which become fixed after age three or so: Meaningful Differences In The Everyday Experiences Of Young American Children Emotional Intelligence There are other books you can read once the kid gets to school age, but I think these two are the most important for the cognitive and emotional development of the infant. edit: Kohn is also one of my all time favorite a…

Post by yters » Mon, Jan 26, 2009, 1:54 AM UTC

Eliezer wrote: post #13

Well, it's too late now, but if there are any other parents out there, for God's sake give your kid a globally unique name. It's all one big namespace now. There are other Eliezer Yudkowskys out there, the poor bastards, and they'll spend the rest of their lives under my ugly Google shadow.

Post by andreyf » Mon, Jan 26, 2009, 3:53 AM UTC

Alex3917 wrote: post #66

andreyf wrote: post #65

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