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In keeping with RFC 1178,
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1178
I name my computers after elements of the Greek underworld:
+----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | NAME OF ENTITY | DESCRIPTION | CURRENT USE | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | ==Rivers== | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Styx | River of hatred | | | Acheron | River of pain | Router/Firewall | | Lethe | River of forgetfullness | | | Phlegethon | River of fire, leads to depths of Tartarus | | | Cocytus | River of wailing | | | Oceanus | River that encircles the world, edge of Underworld | | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | ==The Front Entrance to the Underworld== | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Penthos | Grief | | | Curae | Anxiety | | | Nosoi | Diseases | | | Geras | Old Age | Thinkpad T420s | | Phobos | Fear | | | Limos | Hunger | | | Aporia | Need | | | Thanatos | Non-Violent Death | | | Algea | Agony | | | Hypnos | Sleep | | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | ==Behind the Entrance to the Underworld== | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Polemos | War | | | Alecto | Punisher of moral crimes (anger, etc.) | | | Magaera | Punisher of infidelity, oath-breakers, and theft | | | Tisiphone | Punisher of murderers | | | Eris | Discord | | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | ==Major Figures== | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Charon | The ferryman of the dead | | | Cerberus | Guardian of the gates to the Underworld | Main Server | | Minos | Judge of the final vote | | | Rhadamanthus | Lord of Elysium, judge of the men of Asia | | | Aeacus | Guards keys of Underworld, judge of men of Europe | | | Hades | God of the Underworld | Desktop Computer | | Persephone | Mistress of Hades | | | Hecate | Associated with magic, witchcraft, light, dogs | Game Server | | Melinoë | Persephone's dgt. Bringer of nightmares and madness | | | Nyx | Goddess of the night | | | Achlys | Personification of misery and sadness | | | Styx | Goddess of the river Styx | | | Eurynomos | A daemon of the underworld, eats flesh of corpses | NAS System | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | ==Major Locations== | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ | Elysium | Place for distinguished people, those close to gods | | | Tartarus | Pits of oblivion, dungeon of torment and suffering | Mail Server | | Asphodel | | | | Meadows | Place for ordinary or indifferent souls | | | Mourning | | | | Fields | Place for who wasted their lives on unrequited love | | | Isles of | | | | the Blessed | Ppl reborn 3 times, achieved Elysium every time | | +----------------+-----------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+
Here is some more inspiration for computer names: