Naming things is hard.

I used a startup name generator for Pixelfed using several terms until I found one that had the available .com, .net and .org domains available.

Before I wrote any code, I wanted to lock down the brand with domains and a GitHub, Mastodon.social and Twitter account.

I’ll never forget the criticism when I announced the name a month later, “fed sounds like federal”, “such a dumb name”, etc… but it did eventually stick 😅