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Frodo dings
Gandolf buzzes...

@Em0nM4stodon I named my most recent phone "the anxiety rectangle" and I do not regret it!

The only time I've ever had a problem giving my phone its own name was getting my banking app onto a red iPhone SE. It was early on in the pandemic, so I had to go through the drive-through at the bank to show my face and assure them that a person named "Ruby" was not trying to impersonate me. 🤣

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When Windows installation demands a name from me, I'm "End User". Seems appropriate, since they always ask me to agree to the End User License Agreement.

@Em0nM4stodon iPhones should just be named iPhone. Since they randomize MAC addresses it's near impossible for a network to conclusively prove what iPhone is which. My computers are named though.

@Em0nM4stodon at some point I had my computer named "config" so if it shows up on a network people might just assume it's some kind of networking hardware.

@Em0nM4stodon plus you can use that name to address them. send to george.local: 'your lights are flashing abnormally, George. Are you all right?'

@Em0nM4stodon all my devices have names, but none has my actual name. One has the name of an elf I played

@Em0nM4stodon My wifi hotspot (on a travel router) is called "Mike's iPhone". One of my friends kids remarked, when using it "Why? Your name isn't Mike and you don't have an iPhone...". I explained that I use it on airplanes, and if they don't like that someone's got a hotspot they'll be looking for "Mike" and his iPhone.

@Em0nM4stodon Too often I see this indeed

iPhone-from-Insert-Name

I believe I use "Stuxnet"(phone), "muxBook"(mac) and "SpaceStation"(win) for my devices