Title: What Shall I Call My Computer?
Matthew Matic - January 13, 2006 10:09 AM (GMT)
I'm trying to think of a good name for my second computer. My first is called BIGRAT, which is a reference to Joe 90 and I want a name for my second computer that's also a reference to sci-fi. Unfortunately my friends have already used LCARS and Gort and I don't want to copy them. For some reason I also don't want to use a Soong type android. Any ideas?
btw, the other day I was having a discussion with some friends as to the definition of geek. I think this question is probably it!
NJS - January 13, 2006 11:00 AM (GMT)
My computers are U2 album titles. The final number in their IP address corresponds to the album order so my main server is Boy etc, etc.
*Takes board geek throne* :)
Nick - January 13, 2006 11:03 AM (GMT)
I expected you to post 'a pull yourself together' type post, but now I'm completely shocked and a little amused. :lol:
rob - January 13, 2006 11:32 AM (GMT)
A few months ago when I still had my old Packard Bell 266MHz machine, it was a mature classy number so Scully was the obvious choice – at the time I also had a Celeron machine on the go which was a newer sleeker model, thus named Illyria.
I soon got rid of the old 266, but kept a few items from it (PSU etc) and mixed them in with the Celeron project, then put it all in a hawt case – so it's mature and still looks hawt, so we're back with the name Scully :D
The last watcher - January 13, 2006 12:00 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Matthew Matic @ Jan 13 2006, 10:09 AM) |
I'm trying to think of a good name for my second computer. My first is called BIGRAT, which is a reference to Joe 90 and I want a name for my second computer that's also a reference to sci-fi. Unfortunately my friends have already used LCARS and Gort and I don't want to copy them. For some reason I also don't want to use a Soong type android. Any ideas?
btw, the other day I was having a discussion with some friends as to the definition of geek. I think this question is probably it! |
How about ORAC......or HAL..... :shrug: :)
If I posted most of the things I call my computer here it would get my post deleted...... :lol:
NJS - January 13, 2006 12:09 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (The last watcher @ Jan 13 2006, 12:00 PM) |
| If I posted most of the things I call my computer here it would get my post deleted...... :lol: |
Because of w**k I reserve my profanities for Microsoft - even if its a hardware problem Bill still gets the blame :)
Every time something I write works I see it as a small victory over his efforts to thwart me :)
Matthew Matic - January 13, 2006 02:58 PM (GMT)
A Blakes 7 reference. I like it
goth willow fan - January 13, 2006 03:35 PM (GMT)
I don't know about the PC itself but my hard drives are called MASTER and SERVANT :ph43r:
rob - January 13, 2006 03:54 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (goth willow fan @ Jan 13 2006, 04:35 PM) |
| I don't know about the PC itself but my hard drives are called MASTER and SERVANT :ph43r: |
why not slave? that seems so silly :lol:
jamiearmour - January 13, 2006 04:07 PM (GMT)
My PC at home is called "You f***ing piece of $%!^"
My PC at w**k is called. "AAAARRGGHHHH Damn you, you horrible worthless piece of ji$m"
Both names seem to have stuck :rolleyes: :lol:
Dan Dispossessed - January 14, 2006 03:27 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (rob @ Jan 13 2006, 03:54 PM) |
| why not slave? that seems so silly :lol: |
It would be really. If the two hard disc drives are on the same IDE cable, one is 'Master' and the other 'Slave'. You already knew that though...
Dan Dispossessed - January 14, 2006 03:30 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (jamiearmour @ Jan 13 2006, 04:07 PM) |
My PC at home is called "You f***ing piece of $%!^"
My PC at w**k is called. "AAAARRGGHHHH Damn you, you horrible worthless piece of ji$m"
Both names seem to have stuck :rolleyes: :lol: |
My new laptop works perfectly (apart from one Tomb Raider Level editor program, but that's a software fault) :)
obnoxious brat - January 16, 2006 04:51 PM (GMT)
Deep Thought?
Too obvious? :shrug:
Dan Dispossessed - January 17, 2006 10:14 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (obnoxious brat @ Jan 16 2006, 04:51 PM) |
Deep Thought?
Too obvious? :shrug: |
Does it compute everything to the answer of 42 then? :lol:
The last watcher - January 19, 2006 01:49 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Dan Dispossessed @ Jan 17 2006, 10:14 PM) |
| QUOTE (obnoxious brat @ Jan 16 2006, 04:51 PM) | Deep Thought?
Too obvious? :shrug: |
Does it compute everything to the answer of 42 then? :lol:
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And take 2.5million years to repond....... :lol:
goth willow fan - January 19, 2006 03:23 PM (GMT)
Dan Dispossessed - January 19, 2006 06:53 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (The last watcher @ Jan 19 2006, 01:49 PM) |
| And take 2.5million years to repond....... :lol: |
No - that's the computers in the Multimedia Labs at my University. We had a laboratory on Java today and the program that we use to write the code crashed when creating an instance of the Java program :lol:
Well, it did whenever you opened the Java file using the server's name instead of the drive letter, so I spent half an hour showing most everyone how to reference using the drive letter instead :rolleyes: