Mine are all named after ships from the Expanse, generally based on what they are or how I use them. My phone is the Rocinante, big beefy desktop is the Donnager, NAS is the Nauvoo etc.
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#43The trick is to pick a fun theme.
For instance, I like to name all my machines after dwarfs.
So dwarf1, dwarf2, etc etc
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#44I use characters from books I've enjoyed.
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#46Salads:
PCs are named after lettuces Printers are tomatoes Routers are condiments like croutons Cameras are carrots
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#47Food.
Pudin, Pizza, Sushi, Cake, Fries, Spaghetti, etc.
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#48Not me, but I know someone who uses the names of galaxies.
I use members of the wutang clan
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#49Mine are all named after planets from Asimov’s Foundation books.
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#50I got over the trend of naming them after cartoon characters/greek gods/etc a loooong time ago.
Device use/users name/number.
Esoteric names are just embarrasingly silly.