We periodically replace large chunks of machines at work with new chunks of machines. When we do that, we have to come up with names for the new machines. I imagine most large, corporate places name their machines something generic and formulaic (windows-pc-01, etc), but we pick large groups of names along some theme and assign names from there. Coming up with those name spaces is fun, but a lot of pressure, because you know you have to live with those names for several years before those computers... read more
