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what do you name your computers?

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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.

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

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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"

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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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                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[^]

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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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                    CPallini
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                    My plugcomputer is Dee Dee [^]. :)

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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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                      Jim SS
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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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                        kinar
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                        grumpybear (main machine) noodle (it was a "new dell") lappy (laptop) mediacenter (guess)

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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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                          Gwenio
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                          Seeing this reminded me that I still needed to name the one I got in the summer. It is now called "Onysablet" (a black dragon from a book series I like).

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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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                            Dave Parker
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                            I usually use planets. Sol - Server I leave at my parents Alioth - Virtual server running on Sol for stuff I want to keep separate from the host Turismo - Virtual server running on Sol for testing stuff Mars - My old desktop now at parents Neptune - My dads desktop Voyager - My dads laptop Stargate - Router at my parents Earth - Router in my flat Venus - Media center / server in my flat Masa - Virtual server running on Venus for dealing with things Windows MCE can't do Jupiter - My main desktop Wicca - Virtual client running on Jupiter for testing etc Apollo - My smartphone Guardian - My network camera Haven't bothered naming the powerline network adapters.

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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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                              PIEBALDconsult
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                              BADGER and WEASEL

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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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                                Roger Wright
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                                Server - BAAL Client - UGLY* *It's a really ugly refurb'ed Dell, but perfectly functional.

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                                  Kelly Herald
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                                  You forgot the biggest thief of them all - Madoff! The interesting thing about his name is that it is pronounced "Made-Off". Quite appropriate don't you think?

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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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                                    Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                    Laptops: Elara, Cortex, Gabrielle Desktops: Xena, Taurus, Adrastea, Auriga, Galatea, Larissa, Mauve Servers: Orion, Vega, Sirius Despite there being a couple of ringers in there you should be able to spot at least one pattern by now. ;)

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                                    • R Roger Wright

                                      Server - BAAL Client - UGLY* *It's a really ugly refurb'ed Dell, but perfectly functional.

                                      "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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                                      Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                      You watch way too much SG-1, or you read way too much OT. ;)

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