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Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 19 2005, 01:19 PM

In the donation drive thread the question has been raised about what name we'll be giving the new server. Since I'm planning to start the OS install any day now, it would probably be useful to have a hostname to give it, so I'm opening it up for discussion. If you have an idea for a cool hostname, preferably Shadowrun related, post it. I have a surprise bonus in mind for the person who comes up with the name we like the most.

Posted by: Fortune Mar 19 2005, 02:46 PM

What the hell ... I nominate Pax Factor.

Posted by: Kagetenshi Mar 19 2005, 02:52 PM

My first suggestion was Leela, but that's related to the old hostname of Cortana rather than to Shadowrun. Perhaps Renny?

~J

Posted by: Casazil Mar 19 2005, 05:03 PM

How about what I use for my what is it my title (?) Project Terminus: Soul Hunters It includes part of the names to 3 Shadowrun novels.

The Terminus Experiment
Stranger Souls
Headhunters

Decided to use Project instead of Experiment sounded better when teamed up with Soul Hunters but hey just a thought.

Posted by: Nikoli Mar 19 2005, 05:43 PM

Tortoise

Green-5

Deus

Mageara

Posted by: craigpierce Mar 19 2005, 06:26 PM

colloquy - speaking together; mutual discourse

Posted by: FrostyNSO Mar 19 2005, 06:47 PM

Big D

*works to the dragon himself, and also to (D)umpshock

Posted by: Pthgar Mar 19 2005, 06:56 PM

Alice (Haeffner)

Echo Mirage

Posted by: Tanka Mar 19 2005, 08:03 PM

Spectre sounds nice, actually.

Posted by: Kanada Ten Mar 20 2005, 08:53 PM

Eliohann, the dragon with a datajack.

Posted by: Talia Invierno Mar 20 2005, 09:44 PM

I take it Deus would be right out

Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 20 2005, 10:55 PM

I'll name it Ryanthusar just to piss Adam off.

Posted by: Kesh Mar 21 2005, 12:23 AM

Leonardo.

Posted by: Fortune Mar 21 2005, 12:33 AM

DNI for Dumpshock Network Interface.

Posted by: Talia Invierno Mar 21 2005, 02:09 AM

Seconding Fortune's idea [/like!]

Posted by: Spookymonster Mar 21 2005, 02:34 PM

Findley.

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Mar 21 2005, 08:04 PM

Any of the big datahavens:

Shadowland
The Nexus
The Morgue
Asgard

Posted by: RunnerPaul Mar 21 2005, 10:35 PM

QUOTE (Kagetenshi)

My first suggestion was Leela, but that's related to the old hostname of Cortana rather than to Shadowrun.

Leela? I suppose, though Cortana's also strongly thematically related to Durandal. One might even say that they're "of the same temper".

Posted by: Shanshu Freeman Mar 22 2005, 01:00 AM

wow, alot of really good suggestions.

mostly.

Posted by: ThatPaolo Mar 22 2005, 06:47 AM

QUOTE (Shanshu Freeman)

wow, alot of really good suggestions.

mostly.

Newt?

Posted by: Backgammon Mar 22 2005, 02:14 PM

I love Aliens.

We should name the server Newt! It'll have high survivability!

Posted by: Pistons Mar 22 2005, 06:02 PM

I say "panther," as in "panther cannon."

Posted by: Kagetenshi Mar 22 2005, 08:16 PM

QUOTE (RunnerPaul)

QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Mar 19 2005, 09:52 AM)

My first suggestion was Leela, but that's related to the old hostname of Cortana rather than to Shadowrun.

Leela? I suppose, though Cortana's also strongly thematically related to Durandal. One might even say that they're "of the same temper".

Leela, Durandal, Thoth, Tycho… any of them work.

~J

Posted by: Req Mar 22 2005, 11:10 PM

Newt! Love it.

Posted by: Fortune Mar 23 2005, 02:14 AM

I don't get how it relates to Shadowrun though.

Posted by: FrostyNSO Mar 23 2005, 02:13 AM

Newt kind of reminds me of name you give to a puppy because it sounded cute at the time, but as the dog gets older you look back and think: "What the hell was I thinking?"

Newt would be great for a puppy though

But yeah, not very SR related...despite how many people have drawn on that movie for great run ideas!

Posted by: Lindt Mar 23 2005, 03:38 AM

I must admit, I like Alice. Its simple. And its SR related. Kinda spooky too.

Posted by: ThatPaolo Mar 23 2005, 08:22 AM

Yeah, Alice is nice and fitting.

What, are you expecting the server to be perfectly sane?

Posted by: Kagetenshi Mar 23 2005, 08:25 AM

Halberstam?

~J

Posted by: Club Mar 23 2005, 10:49 PM

Fastjack

Come on, there is no way that guy ISN'T a computer

Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 23 2005, 10:53 PM

QUOTE (Club @ Mar 23 2005, 06:49 PM)

Fastjack

Come on, there is no way that guy ISN'T a computer

Been done, as a matter of fact, the original server that I bought for DS way back in the day was named Fastjack. Good choice, though.

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Mar 24 2005, 12:48 AM

Does anyone know any names or terminologies being used for the upcoming SR4? Maybe use something from that to reflect where the game is going, not where its been. Will any of the Datahavens still exsist?

Posted by: Thanos007 Mar 25 2005, 03:47 AM

Capt. Chaos. Duh!

Thanos

Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 25 2005, 12:58 PM

Ecclesiastes, you are the winner I've always been fond of the data havens, so I went with Nexus. The new machine will be known as nexus.dumpshock.com. Whee!

I'll send you a PM in the next couple of days and tell you what your prize is.

Posted by: RunnerPaul Mar 27 2005, 08:58 PM

QUOTE (Club)

Fastjack

Come on, there is no way that guy ISN'T a computer

I know the contest is over and this is essentially a dead thread, but I just wanted to point something out.

If FastJack is a computer, he's a computer that can pull out an electronics kit and upgrade your telecom if you go by one of the examples out of the skills chapter from SR2.

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Mar 28 2005, 04:00 PM

WOOHOO!

Posted by: Fygg Nuuton Mar 28 2005, 10:03 PM

my suggestion would have been frank

Posted by: Ecclesiastes Mar 28 2005, 10:42 PM

*smiles at his new title*

I got Dumpshocked!

Posted by: torzzzzz Mar 29 2005, 01:00 PM

It has to be the generic name we have for everything goochy!

BOB

torz x

Posted by: SirBedevere Mar 30 2005, 04:24 PM

Good choice!

Nice going Ecclesiastes

Posted by: Nikoli Mar 31 2005, 10:06 PM

What's the word on Nexus?

Posted by: Neuron Basher Mar 31 2005, 10:00 PM

It's just about ready to go online at the data center, I just have been crippled by my workload, kids home during the day for spring break, and one of our cars being in the shop. It should definitely make it to the colocation facility early next week, I just have to find about 3 spare hours to take it out there and install it.

Posted by: Nikoli Apr 1 2005, 05:23 AM

sad, well, good luck.