Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2003 5:37 am
Originally posted by Tedward
I am willing to bet it's both of us !!
Could be.
Originally posted by Tedward
What world are you living in?
Apparently one with slightly broader horizons.
Originally posted by Tedward
Or are you a .edu'r?
By "a .edu'r", I take it you mean someone from a university or college? Hell, no. You couldn't pay me enough to work in one of those places. Low standards for the people that work there, and lower standards for the students. Besides, those people are too Politically Correct. They always cry when I talk about voting for Ronald Regean, eating read meat, and the Right to Bear Arms.
Originally posted by Tedward
Think about the majority of naming conventions used in WLANs. Do you really think someone actually was thinking of the Roman Romulus? If so, I'll bet you speak fluent Latin also, he-he!
As an IT person, and knowing a lot of IT people, most of them think in the world of sci-fi and not Roman legends.
Network naming conventions I've seen have used almost every aspect of culture as a base, from the Telly-Tubbies to Hindu gods, (including Greek and Roman myths.) Sure, the frequency of science fiction naming ranks higher then others, even so, I wouldn't discount the Roman Romulus. Yes, I'd think of the Roman legends before Star Trek. No, I don't speak Latin, but I can read enough to get by when absolutely necessary.
Originally posted by Tedward
I studied that crap in college also, learned enough to pass the test and that was it. I enjoyed Star Trek much more!
It's a pity that you thinks it's "crap", but I find it remarkable that you had to study it "in college." In my schools, Greek and Roman mythology was taught in the fourth or fifth grade.
One guy who didn't think it was crap was Gene Roddenbury. He always said a high percentage of his original Star Trek storylines were traceable directly to mythology. BTW, just in case you think that I don't enjoy Star Trek, I do; enough to have even attended a Con, years ago. DeForrest Kelley was the keynote speaker.
Originally posted by Tedward
'Programmed' an SSID... I usually just type it in?:p
OK, "programmed" is probably overstated. Just consider it shorthand for "typed in a new setting, to override a default."