Long-lived personal machines (usually with ship of theseus hardware) tend to get deathmetal themed names, or various terms for misery and suffering from a range of cultures and mythologies.
... Otherwise I use whatever word is most prominent on the motherboard or case, or (if I'm trying to be halfway professional) a boring and logical description of purpose.
![:P]( "Razz")
Random fun fact: I used to have a wireless AP and a big-ass omni strapped to my chimney, unencrypted and with the SSID "${local telco} free wireless"... At one point it routed to a transparent squid proxy that swapped all images out for a picture of Rick Astley, among other (mostly more deviant) things. It's quite fascinating what some people will get up to on a random wireless network.![;)]( "Wink")
TBH wifi is kinda boring now that WPA is a thing![:(]( "Sad")
... Otherwise I use whatever word is most prominent on the motherboard or case, or (if I'm trying to be halfway professional) a boring and logical description of purpose.
What, actual off-the-shelf wireless gear with a recognisable brand? What wizardry is this?When enabling wireless radios on routers, it is good practice to supply a SSID indicating a brand and model for some other equipment than what you actually own and operate.
Random fun fact: I used to have a wireless AP and a big-ass omni strapped to my chimney, unencrypted and with the SSID "${local telco} free wireless"... At one point it routed to a transparent squid proxy that swapped all images out for a picture of Rick Astley, among other (mostly more deviant) things. It's quite fascinating what some people will get up to on a random wireless network.
TBH wifi is kinda boring now that WPA is a thing
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