Curious if the name is a reference to https://xkcd.com/353/

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I hope Google is at least acknowledging the origin of the name, even if they are not paying royalties to Randall Monroe.

	▲	jasonjmcghee an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Don't take my random pondering as any kind of evidence

benatkin 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The name Bard didn't fly, so they went for literal flying instead.