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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 13 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I named* my first self-built computer after him! Does this make that machine gay? They put chemicals in the bytes that turn the friggin' hardware gay!

*call me a weirdo but I do often name stuff like household appliances and my trees.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

I do think that this makes you weird (affectionate), and I hope you never change, because your weirdness is wonderful.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 21 hours ago

ironically they also put chemicals in alan that were supposed to turn him not gay

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

My friend's mom occasionally gives full names, like forename+surname and uses them as such

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 18 hours ago

I don't go so far. Only my pets get a surname, and it's the family's surname. (Some of the household appliances have kind of melodramatic names though, specially if they break often. Like Solineuza, the washing machine.)

[–] Honytawk 4 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

The only one who can decide your computer is gay is the computer itself.

[–] TeddE@lemmy.world 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Technically true, but as an admin with root priviledges, I can access system private keys and directly manage it's identity, such that it's choice is usually what I told it to want.

Tangent, boy I cannot wait for neurolink to let Grok in my brain. I'm sure it will lead to lots of new ways of thinking for me. 🙃😶😶🙄

[–] far_university1990@reddthat.com 2 points 17 hours ago

Mecha-Hitler my brain, Grok-chan >~<

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

The gayest computer that ever existed was that cunty little bastard on Courage the Cowardly Dog.