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What’s in a hostname?

By Brandon Valentine

It’s really important to name your machines so you can anthropomorphize them and talk to them.  Some names are more satisfying than others.  Sometimes you name a computer and it just feels right, and other times you hem and haw and just pick something so-so so you can move on.  I named my new MacBook Pro Kowalski and feels positively badass.  Everyday I will be working with the lead character from Vanishing Point.

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2 Responses to “What’s in a hostname?”

  1. Mike Says:
    November 6, 2007 at 8:59 pm | Reply

    Not working with the main man from A Streetcar Named Desire?

    At work they name all the machines with two random words. My MBP is yardspent, and my dev box is untilsent. Weird. But my PC at home is Serra. :)

  2. Brandon Valentine Says:
    November 6, 2007 at 9:14 pm | Reply

    Or perhaps my laptop is a Replicant? ;-) This name works on multiple levels of badass. Stella!!!

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