This is sadly typical of Discord, who treat every problem as a nail even when offered a detailed explanation.
Username cannot contain 'clyde'
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Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#62This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names (and perhaps distinguished through other means too); if the error was instead "Username cannot contain 'discord'", it'd be more obvious.
I feel bad for all the Alexas and the few Siris out there that have had their names hijacked my a couple of the biggest companies on the planet.
In my experience, Apple devices readily respond to "Sarah" which was a top-five baby girl name in 19 of the years from 1980 through the 2000 [1].
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Written like that Google suddenly looks like geniuses.
At least in the naming, sure. Everything else, not so much. I had to switch my whole house over to Echos because you can't change the wake word on Google Home. Every time I said, say, "Hey Google, turn the bedroom lamp off", the Home in the bedroom would say ok and turn the lamp off, both phones in the room would activate and complain that they didn't have a device named lamp listed, and every other Home in the house…
Were these devices given to you, or did you buy them?
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, the verbification of the word google introduces its own difficulties there. The ideal would be for the voice assistant to have some completely unique word, ideally with sound combinations that are very rare in your native language. And if for some reason, that still doesn't work for you, have a way to change it. Or maybe just not have a default, and require users to pick their own keyword.
> Computer! Earl Grey. Hot. I can't think of many words that rhyme with computer so would get picked up.
Muh brand identity/recognition though.
There aren't many legitimate ways to have people audibly self hypnotise themselves using your brand.
It's very black mirror.
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#65This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names (and perhaps distinguished through other means too); if the error was instead "Username cannot contain 'discord'", it'd be more obvious.
I feel bad for all the Alexas and the few Siris out there that have had their names hijacked my a couple of the biggest companies on the planet.
In Russia, Yandex have decided to call his voice assistant "Alice". Which is top 4 popular name in Russia.
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#66You can’t create a Gmail account containing the words support, gmail, google, and several other variations
Huh, TIL. Is that documented anywhere? I confirmed that you're right by trying to create a new address, but I've never heard of this rule before.
It's a common security practice, to prevent scammers from using official-looking usernames, or even tricking services that verify domain ownership by sending email to postmaster@ or admin@.
Such lists are usually kept secret, but there are a few open source word lists that people can adopt for their services, for example, https://github.com/shouldbee/reserved-usernames.
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#67This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names (and perhaps distinguished through other means too); if the error was instead "Username cannot contain 'discord'", it'd be more obvious.
Gizmoduck back in the 80s had this worked out. His bot invocation was "Blathering Blathernsikes".
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
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Not nearly as bad as "Karens" have it.
Tbf, some of them deserve it.
Strong disagree. The whole "Karen" meme reeks of old-fashioned misogyny wrapped up in 2020s language. "A woman, complaining? How dare she!". I recognise the meme is about entitled women being rude, but that behaviour is hardly isolated to women.
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#69This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names (and perhaps distinguished through other means too); if the error was instead "Username cannot contain 'discord'", it'd be more obvious.
Amazon: Alexa Microsoft: Cortana Apple: Siri Discord: Clyde Google: Google Disclosure, I work at Google.
Cylde is notably the only male assistant. I guess Discord know their customers.
Re: Username cannot contain 'clyde'
#70This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names (and perhaps distinguished through other means too); if the error was instead "Username cannot contain 'discord'", it'd be more obvious.
Amazon: Alexa Microsoft: Cortana Apple: Siri Discord: Clyde Google: Google Disclosure, I work at Google.
This kid will have a bad time trying to create a Google account in the future
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2019/07/03/google-...