Ask Lemmy

The Reddit API debacle that killed third party apps.

Its a me, mario

It's from valarin (Tolkien's language of the Valar)

https://glaemscrafu.jrrvf.com/english/motsvalarins.html

Akasan is 'he says'

-z suffix is a person's name

So it's basically 'Teller' (I'd say storyteller) in valarin.

The 'h' was supposed to help in pronunciation, it only mildly does, I find

My page name, ShinigamiOokamiRyuu, is an amalgamation of different anime characters from anime whose characters I have cosplayed as.

My nickname (the thing that says "Call me Lenny/Leni") is based on one of my nickname preferences. I have quite a few, my birth name being Valentina, which allows for a lot of nicknames (including Leni, which is one of the shorthands for Valentina, though Tina is the most popular) that get changed around depending on who I communicate with.

My cousin, brother and I used to get high and play MTG quite a bit back in the day. There's a card called "Reef Pirates" that we used to joke around and call them Reefer Pirates. When I was making an account on Diablo 2 some time around then it's what popped into my head and stuck.

I had a job doing QA where I had to create user accounts. Some Guy was one of the three that I created every day.

Mine is related to my name but is not my name. I've been using it so long and in so many places that I decided I need a pronunciation and decided on "wudgerie," which is also not my name. Anyone who knows me IRL could figure out who I am without much trouble, and a dedicated investigator could probably dig it up (that's NOT a challenge, BTW 🤣) with a pretty high level of confidence without breaking a sweat, but (1) I allow for that in what I say online, and (2) I kind of like having an online persona that is mostly just the real me with a bit of anonymity. Keeps me grounded and reminds me that all you assholes are real people too (except you, @GiantRobotTittiesTeeHeeHee@definitelynotabot.ai... or you, Georgia Bulldog fans).

i like the swapnote girl so i borrowed her name

I read an article, that the executioner who operated the electric chair was sometimes called the state electrician. I liked that, as I like many little known words and phrases. It has nothing to do with his job, the euphemism just tickled my fancy.

I'm a huge fan of Bathory, so I just combined Quorthon with his previous stage name, Ace.

I think I picked it when registering with Sharky Forums back in like 2000, it just means a wage labor worker.

I read it in one of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books

What about you pip? My first thought was the main character of Kid Icarus.

Bernards letter

Mine comes from the intro to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air

I asked Dr GPT for a list of nouns and adjectives with a particular theme and picked some I liked and combined them. I do the same process for all my digital identities.

Kona + Loki + accidentally changing an O to an A = Kolanaki

And then it turns out, it's also the name of a place in Greece.

https://current931.bandcamp.com/album/hypnagogue-2

I enjoyed The Talos Principle. And the messages in that world seemed about as real as you guys. I mean that in an endearing way

Every time I go to make a new username I just choose the first 2 words that come to mind

I mashed the keyboard.

https://youtu.be/FhykvrPZwA4

The pinnacle of Australian culture

"Behold, a token effort" sick line dropped by best boy linhardt in fire emblem warriors three hopes

My display name is probably from the most mysterious song on the internet

Minecraft username I coined at the age of 8. The name speaks for itself.

A bunch of goofy bureaucracy name fuckups to my real name. It’s a long and boring story. It’s in no way related to being a group for tacos addicts.

Because I like these little guys: Grasshopper Mouse

Hank likes hominy.

Redditors are stupid in very specific ways and it annoys me.

From a famous Australian poem called... "Said Hanrahan"

https://www.australianculture.org/said-hanrahan-john-obrien/

Surname plus 3 random numbers