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The FME Lizard makes a return! 🦎 With the launch of our new AI-powered chatbot, we want to know - what do you think the FME Lizard’s name is? Drop your best name ideas in the comments!

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We’re excited to introduce a new support feature to your toolbox for getting help with FM - our AI-powered chatbot! The FME Lizard is now active and ready to answer your questions in the FME Support Center, making it easier than ever to find how-to guides, troubleshooting tips, and technical resources.

The AI-trained FME Lizard pulls answers from our knowledge base, documentation, and fme.safe.com, helping you quickly locate the information you need. 

I am going to go with Luna Lizard 🤖

I will go by the name Swift  Lizard

I’m so glad he’s back for real! :)

I think his name is Xtremely Marvellous Lizard ! He loves XML so that makes sense….

Just The FME Lizard suffices 😉

The FME Lizard has always been called Lizard 🦎

Sammy the Super Support Lizard 🦎🗯️ - supporting our FME needs! Because you know... every Batman needs a Robin! 

Gizzard the Lizard - after King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard

Gizzard the Lizard - after King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Gizzard_%26_the_Lizard_Wizard

I actually know them 😃 Some of their songs are on our Toponyms playlist (Shanghai, Kepler-22b and Gliese 710)

[...] our Toponyms playlist [...]

Sounds like fun! 🎶

[...] our Toponyms playlist [...]

Sounds like fun! 🎶

It is! Currently over 500 songs and there’s two rules:

  1. We have to like the song (so there’s a lot of rock, punk and metal in it 🤘)
  2. The title of the song has to refer to a location.

So location is a broad term. It can be big (“3rd Stone From The Sun” by Jimi Hendrix) or small (“Crossroads” by Robert Johnson and lots of others). It can be very specific (“Map Ref. 41°N 93°W” by Wire) or fictional (“Shangri-La” by The Kinks)

Check it out: 

I’m still toying with the idea of doing a presentation, podcast or Youtube video where I discuss some of those songs… 

You should name him Fraser, after the river that runs near your office.

​@redgeographics Wow! I only just realized what “d’yer mak’er” means! How did I not realize for all those years?!?!

From a Canadian point of view, can I suggest Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip?

​@redgeographics Wow! I only just realized what “d’yer mak’er” means! How did I not realize for all those years?!?!

From a Canadian point of view, can I suggest Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip?

Added!

Suggestions are always welcome, I've discovered some really nice music this way. 

Well, I suppose it was worth a shot!

 

He’s too serious!

Kate. It’s short for Bob.

Les. Lizard enquiry service

Well, I suppose it was worth a shot!

 

I was waiting for someone to try this! 😆

[...] our Toponyms playlist [...]

Sounds like fun! 🎶

It is! Currently over 500 songs and there’s two rules:

  1. We have to like the song (so there’s a lot of rock, punk and metal in it 🤘)
  2. The title of the song has to refer to a location.

So location is a broad term. It can be big (“3rd Stone From The Sun” by Jimi Hendrix) or small (“Crossroads” by Robert Johnson and lots of others). It can be very specific (“Map Ref. 41°N 93°W” by Wire) or fictional (“Shangri-La” by The Kinks)

Check it out: 

I’m still toying with the idea of doing a presentation, podcast or Youtube video where I discuss some of those songs… 

You are giving us inspiration for future Questions of the Week! 

Well, since it use to be Don & Dale, I don’t think you shouldn’t stray away from a name beginning with D

 

How about Daryl

 

Asking a group what to call a thing, doesn’t always go to plan… I present Boaty McBoatface as exhibit 1. I therefore propose Lizard McLizardface 😋!

[...] our Toponyms playlist [...]

Sounds like fun

 

 

You are giving us inspiration for future Questions of the Week! 

Maybe a fun project for the 12 Days Of FME: read a gazzetteer and cross-reference it with the Spotify API (it'll be a lot of API calls, this sounds like a very brute-force approach)

Larry finally shows up to work! After all these years of adventure and living his best life, the FME Lizard “Larry” has a day job 

 

[...] our Toponyms playlist [...]

Sounds like fun

 

 

You are giving us inspiration for future Questions of the Week! 

Maybe a fun project for the 12 Days Of FME: read a gazzetteer and cross-reference it with the Spotify API (it'll be a lot of API calls, this sounds like a very brute-force approach)

Can you build this ​@mark2atsafe 😆

Well, I suppose it was worth a shot!

 

I was waiting for someone to try this! 😆

I tried it now :)

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