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  • realJSOPR realJSOP

    At one of my jobs, the servers were all named after terminal illnesses - Ebola, ChickenPox, Massa, Anthrax, HIV, etc...

    .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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    "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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    AspDotNetDev
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    Terminal illnesses for terminal servers... makes perfect sense.

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      I've only got one. I think it's called "localhost". Sometimes I call it much ruder things, though.

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      swjam
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      been there done that

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      • realJSOPR realJSOP

        Nine if you could Plutoid.

        .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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        "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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        Dalek Dave
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        Well many more in that case! Sedna and Makemake, Eris and Ceres, not to mention Cruithne Then there are all the fictional ones...Vulcan, Gallifrey, Dune etc.

        ------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould

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        • S swjam

          mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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          Russell Jones
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          I've got Greyarea, KillingTime and MeatF***er My domain is called TheCulture

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          • realJSOPR realJSOP

            At one of my jobs, the servers were all named after terminal illnesses - Ebola, ChickenPox, Massa, Anthrax, HIV, etc...

            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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            Mark_Wallace
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            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

            At one of my jobs, the servers were all named after terminal illnesses - Ebola, ChickenPox, Massa, Anthrax, HIV, etc...

            The servers here are named after composers, so when I write example code, I use the names "Lizst" and "Brahms", but not necessarily in that order. You probably need to be English, to get that one.

            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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            • S swjam

              mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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              Lost User
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              I name my computer as AgileMouse RedCarpet WhiteCollar BlackCode OmCodeReview LastBreath .....i just join 2 words that come to my mind when a name is required

              Ravie Busie Coding is my birth-right and bugs are part of feature my code has!

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              • S swjam

                mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                Ian Shlasko
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                I name them after characters and worlds in my novels... I've gone through plenty of names in the past, but my current ones are: Weven desktop = Orp XP desktop = PrameKlen Laptop = Rikket Netbook = Nwerp NAS = Rotai

                Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of Guardians of Xen (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novel)

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                • S swjam

                  mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                  Paul Watson
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                  APPL-W87472LV1C9 I didn't name it, IT did. They used to name computers after Irish islands but ran out and swapped to the above craziness for "asset tracking" purposes. Never mind that an asset tracker will work as well off the string "inishlar" as the string "APPL-W87472LV1C9".

                  cheers, Paul M. Watson.

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                  • S swjam

                    mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                    daniilzol
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                    black (for black case, at one time was thinking of blackpearl, but that's a "she" name, my computer is a "he") akira (24/7 rig) silo (fileserver) htpc (obvious) Don't remember what I called my netbook, also used raptor in the past for my main pc.

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                    • S swjam

                      mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                      cjb110
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                      NAS: Stryfe Main PC: Graymalkin Laptop: Domino Mobile: Syrin Tablet: Phoenix (it died once:() Mac Mini: Juggernaut Router: Xavier When gaming I use Cable, so it all fits:)

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                      • S swjam

                        mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                        Dan Neely
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                        A64-3800, A64-4200, i7-920, AcerLaptop, MsiWind, and SylisticTablet.

                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                        • S swjam

                          mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                          Fatbuddha 1
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                          We in our work named then according to dead scientists. My working Pcs are called Einstein, Podolsky, Rosen (The experiment :) ) Cheers

                          You have the thought that modern physics just relay on assumptions, that somehow depends on a smile of a cat, which isn’t there.( Albert Einstein)

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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            Well many more in that case! Sedna and Makemake, Eris and Ceres, not to mention Cruithne Then there are all the fictional ones...Vulcan, Gallifrey, Dune etc.

                            ------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould

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                            Luc Pattyn
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                            and Wasp and Corot and ... for all your exocomputers. :)

                            Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]


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                            • D Dalek Dave

                              Well many more in that case! Sedna and Makemake, Eris and Ceres, not to mention Cruithne Then there are all the fictional ones...Vulcan, Gallifrey, Dune etc.

                              ------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould

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                              Nagy Vilmos
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                              Dalek Dave wrote:

                              Then there are all the fictional ones [...] Gallifrey [...]

                              WHAT!


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                              • D Dan_Martin

                                I've only got one. I think it's called "localhost". Sometimes I call it much ruder things, though.

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                                Luc Pattyn
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                                I named all my computers "localhost", keeping things simple. :)

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                                • S swjam

                                  you're classifying your current president amongst bank robbers? :omg: :doh:

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                                  ToddHileHoffer
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                                  swjam wrote:

                                  you're classifying your current president amongst bank robbers?

                                  Have you read Matt Taibbi's article in the current Rolling Stone issue? Seems fair to classify Obama with bank robbers.

                                  I didn't get any requirements for the signature

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                                  • S swjam

                                    mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                                    Jacquers
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                                    My home pc is called Marvin. It's currently broken... ironic I think. I think a good name for a dual-core would be Zaphod :)

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                                    • S swjam

                                      mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                                      super
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                                      SuperPC - Mine PC PriyaPC - Wife PC PriyaKarthish - Mine used by my Kid for seeing "Dora the Explorer"

                                      cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it

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                                        mine's dillinger, kelly and nelson. it occured to me since i am buying a new one and i couldn't think of another name that belongs

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                                        Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                                        At my home, I name it based on machine type: TheiMac TheMacBook ThePCIBuilt1 TheHPLaptop At work, all the employee workstations are based on first name and last initial (if required). The server are named as per their utility: filestore, devvmhost prodvmhost, exchange, support etc. I name my test VMs based on their configuration: tw2003sql2005, tw2008R2sqll2008, tw2008oracle11g, twvista and so on.

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                                          Then there are all the fictional ones [...] Gallifrey [...]

                                          WHAT!


                                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.

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                                          Dalek Dave
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                                          see here[^]

                                          ------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould

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