do you name your machine?

newbiesforever · 11-04-2009, 10:24 PM

I used to name my computers, and I wonder how many others do. (I technically still do, but my current computer is named "Nameless," because I no longer like the practice of naming my computers.) My computers have been named, in chronological order:
1. Poindexter
2. Metalflake
3. Surak
4. Rocinante
5. Marcella
6. Hadley
7. [I forget what I named this one. Maybe I didn't name it.]
8. Nameless

tuxdev · 11-04-2009, 10:46 PM

I've named my machines cyrus, glenn, robo, ayla, lavos

I'm on epoch right now.

smeezekitty · 11-04-2009, 11:05 PM

WTF? how about i named mine computer.
i dont get why you do it?

snowtigger · 11-05-2009, 12:39 AM

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WTF? how about i named mine computer.
i dont get why you do it?

because when you have a few of them it gets confusing when they are all called "computer". And have you ever had more than one machine networked all called the same thing then tried connecting by name instead of IP, that just confuses them even more and they get up and walk out.

But anyway, mine are named after the Simpsons characters, and a couple from Futurama too.

Dogs · 11-05-2009, 01:16 AM

dogs Dogs dOgs doGs dogS

newbiesforever · 11-05-2009, 01:35 AM

Maybe, but really, it's because they're toys to the kind of users who name them. I have rejected that attitude, which is why I now say my computer is named Nameless, if I ever think of its name.

Background of the other names I gave my computers (where applicable):
Computer #2 (Surak): My Star Trek fanhood (and generally my nerdhood) had peaked and was now slowly starting to fade. This name was given in its wake.
#2 (Metalflake): Because it was metal and it was flaky. The name comes from the NES port of the Maniac Mansion video game. There, Syd's CD player is playing "Psychedelic Brie" by Metalflake.
#3 (Rocinante): I was just starting to read Don Quixote. Rocinante is the name of Don Quixote's horse.
#5: I like Hadley for some reason. Although I've never known any Hadleys, and have heard of only two. Ernest Hemingway's first wife was Hadley Richardson; and until recently, I thought Hadley was the name of the woman in Khan's group in the classic Star Dreck episode "Space Seed" (but the DVD subtitles say I misheard).

Dogs · 11-05-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by newbiesforever

Maybe, but really, it's because they're toys to the kind of users who name them. I have rejected that attitude, which is why I now say my computer is named Nameless, if I ever think of its name.

Background of the other names I gave my computers (where applicable):
Computer #2 (Surak): My Star Trek fanhood (and generally my nerdhood) had peaked and was now slowly starting to fade. This name was given in its wake.
#2 (Metalflake): Because it was metal and it was flaky. The name comes from the NES port of the Maniac Mansion video game. There, Syd's CD player is playing "Psychedelic Brie" by Metalflake.
#3 (Rocinante): I was just starting to read Don Quixote. Rocinante is the name of Don Quixote's horse.
#5: I like Hadley for some reason. Although I've never known any Hadleys, and have heard of only two. Ernest Hemingway's first wife was Hadley Richardson; and until recently, I thought Hadley was the name of the woman in Khan's group in the classic Star Dreck episode "Space Seed" (but the DVD subtitles say I misheard).

I've never considered my towers, or laptops to be toys. Not even dOgs, which only has 64k memory.

Nylex · 11-05-2009, 02:13 AM

Yes and they're named after stars: mira and vega are the machines I have now and rigel was my old laptop (and yes, I know names are meant to begin with capitals, but it looks wrong for computer names!).

gnashley · 11-05-2009, 02:21 AM

"rocín andante, de nombrealtisonante" -a short ill-bred horse with a high-sounding name. Cervantes is great!

newbiesforever · 11-05-2009, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gnashley

"rocín andante, de nombrealtisonante" -a short ill-bred horse with a high-sounding name. Cervantes is great!

Yes, and Don Quixote is my idol, but since I don't know Spanish, the meaning and etymological origin of "Rocinante" were lost on me. Thank you.

polarbear20000 · 11-05-2009, 02:59 AM

I tend to name my computers after Shakespearean characters - specifically "Hamlet." Main computer is always "Laertes," with my oldest (and faithful) computer being Polonius. I have a Horatio, an Ophelia, a Rosencrantz and a Guilderstern. The last two are testing machines, in case something crashes

and also a rather temperamental Claudius.

XavierP · 11-05-2009, 04:21 AM

Mine are named after things in the Disney kids cartoon "Recess". May have to come up with new names at some point, though "old_rusty", "King_Bob", "spinelli" etc are great names for IT equipment.

jschiwal · 11-05-2009, 04:29 AM

I named my Gateway netbook netcow.

MrCode · 11-05-2009, 04:51 AM

When I get a laptop, I'm gonna name it "lappy486". (Can you have numbers in hostnames?)

It's a reference, get it?

Okay, so it doesn't really count anymore, since he doesn't use that computer anymore, but it's still a reference.

BTW my current machine is simply called "linuxbox". I know, not very original, but at least it's accurate

gnashley · 11-05-2009, 05:42 AM

Reading Cervantes in Spanish *really* brings it alive and since it was written so long ago it brings out inetresting things. In modern Spanish they have a polite way of addressing people: Usted (alternate spelling Vsted). In Cervantes day they did not have this contraction, but used the full form: 'Vuestra merced' which means 'your mercy'.
until you understand that explanation, the alternate spelling 'Vsted' makes no sense. Spanish is one of the most beautiful and versatile languages for literary purposes