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Why Do We Name Servers the Way We Do?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-no-more-muppets-please dept.

jfruhlinger writes "If you use a Unix machine, it probably has a funny name. And if you work in an environment where there are multiple Unix machines, they probably have funny names that are variations on a theme. No, you're not the only one! This article explores the phenomenon, showing that even the CIA uses a whimsical server naming scheme." What are some of your best (worst?) naming schemes?

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  1. Lots of good ones on Stack Overflow by Chad+Birch · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a pretty sizeable collection of funny/clever server names on Stack Overflow here:
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/262657/the-coolest-server-names

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  2. Re:Gomco, Mogen, Plastibell. by PotatoSan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, the "piles of medical evidince" have lead the American Association of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association not to recommend routine circumcision of newborns. Given the number and density of nerve endings in the foreskin, comparison to clitoridectomy is not so far-fetched. Just because the one is socially accepted where you live doesn't make it any less barbaric than the other.

  3. Re:Slashdot by DriveMelter · · Score: 5, Informative

    I thought this was a good idea until the first time we moved an office...