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fullcontactmuse

Naming the Mini...

Apr 23, 2009 08:43

One of the jobs I'm up for consideration for is developing apps for the iPhone. I've never done this so I started checking out the SDK from Apple for the iPhone. Wouldn't you know, the Banana Jr. 2000, my old 2001 Blueberry iMac, wasn't going to cut the mustard. The SDK specifically calls out the need for an Intel based Mac ( Read more... )

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bad_in_plaid April 23 2009, 15:53:37 UTC

GLaDos. FTMFW.

bad_in_plaid April 23 2009, 15:54:32 UTC

And I wish I'd known you needed a Mac; the neighbor has a IMac lappy running off OS9 she wants to sell for like 30 bucks. I'd have hooked you up.

fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 16:03:59 UTC

If it's a Mac that's running OS9, then it's an older PowerPC based Mac and not an Intel based Mac. That would leave me in the boat I was in with the Banana Jr. 2000. Thank you for the offer, though.

fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 16:02:41 UTC

Oooo, GLaDos. Nice. :)

kshandra April 23 2009, 16:16:54 UTC

Oliver. (The progression should be obvious.)

fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 16:45:24 UTC

*snicker*

Are you suggesting that Mr. Jones became a computer?

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fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 17:52:10 UTC

Trust me, it's a hard choice. In fact, I could also name it R5-D4, the red astromech in A New Hope that has the "bad motivator", but I didn't want to doom the machine to Jawa enabled development. ;)

random_girl April 23 2009, 17:44:58 UTC

"Mike" was also the computer from "Moon is a Harsh Mistress" in case that actually helps or hurts the name's chance.

fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 17:53:01 UTC

I haven't read that story, but I think I should now. Thanks!

random_girl April 23 2009, 17:54:04 UTC

It's CLASSIC Heinlein...just on the edges of when he started to get weird.

It's quite good (in my opinion).

rebelliousuno April 23 2009, 21:00:01 UTC

What are your other machines called

I like to have a theme with my PC names

EG old old Machine : Machina Demonatrix (crappy demonesque name)
old Machine : Xaphan (Demon who wanted to set fire to heaven)
Current Machine : Beleth (Another demon who did something or other)
Old Server : Abaddon (Further demony goodness)

fullcontactmuse April 23 2009, 21:35:07 UTC

All of my machines back at Microsoft were named after Bloom County, such as Milo, Opus, Cutter John, and Portney. lunargypsie's machines have been named after elves in the Lord of the Rings. Mine, they've been rather haphazard with names like fluidearth, zoo-dc-01, zoohost, zoomail, and zooweb2. :)