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I just want to disable "Ask Gordon" in the sidebar. I don't want to see it. My brain works in weird ways. Whenever I see a name for the first time I attach that person to it.

Gordon is the character from Half Life.

Docker a piece of software. Don't anthropomorphize it.

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Gordon was the office pet tortoise if I recall, and might still be around given they may live a very long time. Thus it became the default user in parts of their software. =3

Gordon unfortunately passed away in 2023: https://x.com/solomonstre/status/1637537983988629504

In a way, it is fun the memory still affects design choices. =3

Eventually there will be enough anthropomorphized pieces of software for everybody to have their "Alexa" moment. Mine came last year (thanks, Docker).

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