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One solution which tends to obey all of these rules is to choose the names of people from some common category, such as famous mathematicians.
by wetmore 11y ago
One solution which tends to obey all of these rules is to choose the names of people from some common category, such as famous mathematicians.
- czep 11y agoPhilosophers work well too: leibniz, spinoza, kant, russell, quine, nietzsche. At various times I have used European capitals, characters from Futurama, characters from Dr Who (although everyone fought over who got 'k9'). Naming machines can be a lot of fun, and helps building a friendly organizational culture. It also ascribes some personality to what would otherwise be a deployment of 'lobotomized Unices.'