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IIRC the funny thing is, the system that provides the codenames is random in order for the system to not leak information about what the code name is for. But s
by maqp 5y ago
IIRC the funny thing is, the system that provides the codenames is random in order for the system to not leak information about what the code name is for. But since there's no limit to how many times you can request a code name, the system is being abused and users try until they get a good one.
- zarmin 5y agoWhat was the codename for the project to create that system?
- Closi 5y agoProbably “Project Phoenix”. If you ask any project team to come up with a project name they will probably pick ‘Project Phoenix’.
- erhk 5y agoBecause all project work is reviving something that has been done before?
- jl6 5y agoBecause projects start in the smouldering ruins of as-is, and their business case is mythical (and if you want to rise in this environment you’d better be flame-retardant).
- wincy 5y agoNo dude because it’s a badass name. If it’s super cool you get to name it “Operation Dark Phoenix” which is even more badass.
- neuronic 5y agoNo, because all new projects are on fire from the get go.
- alasdair_ 5y agoBecause the product is mythical and it will all end in flames.
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoThe Phoenix did not end in flames. It started in flames.
- richardw 5y agoIt’s immortal and cyclical. There is no beginning or end. Popular focus is obviously on one part of that cycle. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoThat or NexGen/NextGen. Someone should do a study...
- exikyut 5y ago*Sigh* ...Telstra in Australia called the transition from its 3G network to 4G "Next-G". Why is this suddenly so depressing lol ._.
- mhh__ 5y agoThe British system were called Rainbow Codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Code See this from the article: "During WWII, British intelligence was able to glean details of new German technologies simply by considering their code names. For instance, when they began hearing of a new system known as Wotan, Reginald Victor Jones asked around and found that Wotan was a one-eyed god. Based on this, he guessed it was a radio navigation system using a single radio beam. This proved correct, and the Royal Air Force was able to quickly render it useless through jamming." Read R.V. Jones book "Most secret* war" if this kind of war-engineering interests you. * Pay attention to "most secret" rather than the ghastly Americanism "top secret"!
- maerF0x0 5y agoFor those looking for a source: Ed talks about this in his book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46223297-permanent-record https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46223297-permanent-recor...