This is Garrett Murray's Maniacal Rage

brandoncash asked:

I noticed in your iTunes comparison images that you have devices named norman and victor. I'm always interested in the reasons people name their devices like they do. What's the reasoning behind the names of your devices?

I hate coming up with names. Coming up with the company name for Karbon nearly gave me an ulcer, and it’s not even very unique. Any time I have to name anything I stress out—I can’t imagine what would happen to me if I had a child.

So a few years back I decided I wouldn’t bother any more with hardware, and I just started picking old-sounding names. I’ve got Baxter, Coolidge, Herbert, Clarence, Floyd, Norman and Victor (you’ll note these are all men’s names—I couldn’t think of any decent sounding old-timey women’s names… Berta just doesn’t cut it). Recently I named my iMac Jack though because I couldn’t think of another cool old name. So even this system is falling apart.

I used to call my wireless networks Wildturkey and Jameson, but that got old because every time someone wanted access they asked me why I was so obsessed with booze. So when I restructured my network here in LA, I went lazy and picked planets.

God, even talking about all this stresses me out. I’m going to start naming everything OBJECT_001 and just keep incrementing.