Where my name came from

#2761 tetonbob

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Posted 24 April 2012 - 11:33 AM

20 years in western Wyoming and Eastern Idaho, skiing, hiking, biking and generally carrying on in the Teton Range.

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Microsoft MVP - Consumer Security 2009 - 2011

#2762 andi55

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Posted 02 May 2012 - 02:37 PM

Hello, I am Andi. This is my first post.

#2763 KnowJustEnough

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 12:49 AM

...To Be Dangerous
Pretty Obvious I guess but its been with me for many years in almost everything I do. Suck up a bunch of information but always missing a few pieces of the whole puzzle & let me tell ya, those pieces can really kick your a** sometimes.

But Sometimes you get lucky and know just enough to succeed. (Or know just enough to quit while your ahead :wink:

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"Some succeed because they are destined to... Most succeed because they are determined to."

#2764 Splendid Dust

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 11:22 AM

Greg Bear's latest sci-fi novel has a character in it named Splendid Dust of Ancient Suns. Apparently the ancient race he imagined has a flare for the grandiose when it comes to names. I like the twist of taking dust which is seen as common or ordinary most of the time and elevating its status by placing it within such a poignant phrase. I think maybe I just like the word dust. Also, I like nebulae and the process by which heavy elements accrue from the exhaust of burning stars. Also, I like Greg Bear lol

I would feel a little conceited going around calling myself Splendid Dust of Ancient Suns though, so just call me Dust:D

#2765 shooter200

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 08:30 PM

Mine is because I hunt.

#2766 monica80

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Posted 06 May 2012 - 04:28 AM

Hello,

My name is Monica. I`m from Poland

#2767 Ariadnie

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Posted 14 May 2012 - 01:27 AM

Hello, my name is Ariadnie and I'm from Greece. Ariadnie was a mythological person, a girl who helped Theseas to kill Minotaur in the labyrinth of a palace.

Interesting story, I suggest you to read it (:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur

#2768 ghost1355

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 12:59 PM

My handle came from game I play a long time ago called "Terminal Velocity" I believe. It prompted for a handle before you could play, and I saw one of those old school halloween buckets from McDonalds that was the glow in the dark ghost. So I started using Ghost. And after playing online games and such, I had to add a combination of important numbers to use the ghost portion.

#2769 KaneE

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Posted 17 May 2012 - 06:36 PM

KaneE is my middle name and my surname initial - I've always been called Kane, though. (I have a silent first name. :blink:

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Kane was a surname a few generations ago, when it came from Ireland to Scotland. Its root is Keen - from the Gaelic -
Cathain which means little warrior. Cathain is a double edged, long bladed knife. Keen, as in sharp.
I think the great warrior is Shillelagh, the war club. (but I don't know if any of this is fact or personal myth)

This post has been edited by KaneE: 17 May 2012 - 06:37 PM

#2770 redirected2

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 07:04 AM

Mine came from the frustration of the new redirect virus! I have never had issues before removing virii, especially with the plethora of assistance on the internet. This new strain appears to thwart all the old advice. I have found so many good solutions to problems in the past on bleepingcomputer that I have decided to come here for help officially!

#2771 BEANDammit

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Posted 18 May 2012 - 06:24 PM

My name came from my best friend from childhood,Pauldammit

#2772 call.me.FRUTA

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Posted 22 May 2012 - 10:35 AM

Kiwi was my name in a game I used to play (utopia). Every season you put in a new name. With my constant urge to infuse life with a bit of Spanish, Kiwi morphed into Fruta. So, that's me. Call me Fruta.

#2773 Broken_Babbage

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Posted Yesterday, 10:39 AM

My computer acts like it's broken...

And Charles Babbage was a 19th century guy who tinkered with machines and built Difference Engines for computations. He's the grandfather of the computer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage

And I expect he and I have the same skill levels for fixing them. <_<

Also, alliteration is always amusing (to me).

#2774 oldcrashman

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Posted Today, 09:00 AM

I earned the name while learning to fly r/c helicopters. Crashman became my name on a couple of heli sites but after a couple of years without logging on, I could not use crashman, so the old was added. It has stuck with me for over 10 years, as well has the reason for the name has stuck with my flying. There is thousands of dollars worth of wadded up carbon fiber pieces being dug up all over the neighbor hood.