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Riot is now Element

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550 points J_tt | 1 comments | 15 Jul 20 07:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.409s | source
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echelon ◴[15 Jul 20 08:04 UTC] No.23842493[source]▶
Speaking of names, I'm upset that the username I go by is taken. I'm echelon @ { gmail, HN, Twitter, Github, Gitlab, Square Cash, etc }, but found Riot / Matrix just a few months too late to get my username.

I'm not satisfied with the "just stand up your own server" response as an alternative.

I know it's cutting off my nose, but I've avoided using it because of this. I'm OCD about stupid usernames.

I wish unused usernames got garbage collected.

I really like how Discord handles usernames.

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1. lrvick ◴[15 Jul 20 11:16 UTC] No.23843644[source]▶
echelon on IRC/Matrix and other open source mediums is a friend of mine. It is very much not an unused name.

It sounds like he registered the name on open source platforms and you used it on closed ones.

Interesting seeing worlds collide. One of you is going to need to change :)