Every device in my house has a Tolkien name, matched to its "personality" and role.
The NAS runs Unraid and is called Manwë. The VPS is Gwaihir. The main desktop is Eru Ilúvatar. The Raspberry Pi is Tulkas. My phone is Samwise.
The old laptop was Bilbo, retired to a quiet drawer somewhere. Its successor is Mithrandir. The tablet is Faramir. The robot vacuum is Sméagol of course. My kid is fascinated and terrified.
Earbuds are Sting, the old broken headphones were Narsil, and the replacements are Andúril — reforged, better than before. The WiFi is One WiFi to Rule Them All, and that's actually where it all started. Named it as a joke, then got carried away and the whole house followed.
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u/casinhas 6d ago
Every device in my house has a Tolkien name, matched to its "personality" and role.
The NAS runs Unraid and is called Manwë. The VPS is Gwaihir. The main desktop is Eru Ilúvatar. The Raspberry Pi is Tulkas. My phone is Samwise.
The old laptop was Bilbo, retired to a quiet drawer somewhere. Its successor is Mithrandir. The tablet is Faramir. The robot vacuum is Sméagol of course. My kid is fascinated and terrified.
Earbuds are Sting, the old broken headphones were Narsil, and the replacements are Andúril — reforged, better than before. The WiFi is One WiFi to Rule Them All, and that's actually where it all started. Named it as a joke, then got carried away and the whole house followed.