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[neonstilettos]

Greetings everyone- what an interesting community! I never would've imagined that there'd be so many other people who perceive technology in this way, much less an entire group centered around it. A pleasant surprise indeed. I now have a name to slap on one of the more "out there" aspects of my sprituality

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[tlttlotd]

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We started out in very similiar ways.. my bond was with a Commodore-64 that I have to this day, sometimes to code on, sometimes to play games on.

Computers definitely have their own spirits, but it takes a little time to wake them up. The longer you hack on them, the more you work with them, the more blood (sometimes literally - the insides of chassis are sharp!), sweat, and tears you pour into them, the closer they get to you. And they can have such a temper...

Do you ask your computers what their names are, or do you name them?

It depends on where you live, I have found. Before I moved, I was friends with a large number of local pagans who thought that technopaganism and technomancy weren't bad things, but something to explore and integrate into the modern world. Some people are connected to nature, and others to technology.

You might also want to join the LJ community unnaturalpagans.

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[neonstilettos]

My computer's name is kind of an interesting story, actually. I was thinking about naming it and what sort of names would be fitting, and it suggested :) I had those thoughts in my mind when I sat down at my computer that night and had been mulling it through the day. I opened up my MP3 player as I usually do, with the question still in mind (not consciously positing it to the machine, more just brainstorming), and the first two songs it played to me were both titled "Cassandra" (by the Cruxshadows and Theatre of Tragedy). The machine had chosen this name it seemed. I thought it was very fitting, given Cassandra's role as a prophet/seer; as in, through means beyond the normal human mind, she had access to great reserves of knowledge and information that others did not.

So, I guess to answer your question more succinctly, my computer named itself.

Not directed at me, but I'll jump in anyway. :)

[dreamingkat]

Do you ask your computers what their names are, or do you name them?

The computers I've felt really close to have named themselves. My old computer was TechNog - short for Technological Eggnog, and my current computer is quigly. No, I have no idea where quigly came from. Other computers have gotten pretty boring names, like "mac" and "DellBox".

*waves at exploding candy, as I don't want to ignore the OP when the topic was an introduction* :)

Re: Not directed at me, but I'll jump in anyway. :)

[neonstilettos]

*waves back*

I admit that "TechNog" made me laugh- any backstory behind Technological Eggnog?

[talec18415]

Each has its own spirit, which we must honor and respect in order to successfully interact with the machine.

I concur!

Apparently, I'm the only one who can use the family Pentium-II. While it does crash occasionally for me, I almost never lose data/progress because of it. And yet, neither of my parents can use it without it freezing/crashing/just plain being uncooperative.

~Talec