{"id":70,"date":"2008-04-28T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2008-04-28T07:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2008-04-27T20:14:30","modified_gmt":"2008-04-28T03:14:30","slug":"whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=70","title":{"rendered":"What’s in a Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pentium? Athlon? I’m often fond of saying that today’s processor names sound like characters from cheesy science fiction. In fact, I put my theory to the test.
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\nBelow you find the output from a small program that I’ve written. It produces 140 “random” words that sound like they could either be a new CPU name or the name of some character in a kids’ science fiction television show. You decide which!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
quagoic<\/td>\nprotuon<\/td>\npaxinum<\/td>\npaxayon<\/td>\ncrapium<\/td>\ncryaic<\/td>\npeyon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zipion<\/td>\nprotutran<\/td>\ntixoyon<\/td>\ntechyon<\/td>\npaten<\/td>\nzitayz<\/td>\npytanum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zapiten<\/td>\nzloteum<\/td>\npenium<\/td>\nxotex<\/td>\npytuax<\/td>\nnurpheyz<\/td>\nblorpuic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cyryyn<\/td>\nnovaiyx<\/td>\nzlotunum<\/td>\nnurphaten<\/td>\ntizoon<\/td>\npaxunium<\/td>\ncyruum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
onafaz<\/td>\npoium<\/td>\nzedutex<\/td>\npentitax<\/td>\npowtiic<\/td>\nzapatez<\/td>\npentitez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blorpaax<\/td>\ncyrayx<\/td>\nnumyum<\/td>\ntoyum<\/td>\npentuyon<\/td>\nnurpheyn<\/td>\npowteax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tizyon<\/td>\nxogaic<\/td>\nzedaax<\/td>\ntoitax<\/td>\ninaten<\/td>\nzedofaz<\/td>\npoitran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blorpinum<\/td>\nprotytax<\/td>\ncytium<\/td>\ntizaten<\/td>\npetez<\/td>\npowtuon<\/td>\nzitonum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tiziax<\/td>\npoayn<\/td>\npytran<\/td>\nproteic<\/td>\nxeum<\/td>\npentyyon<\/td>\nzipoax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zlotuten<\/td>\nxetax<\/td>\nzipynium<\/td>\nxogitex<\/td>\nprotitex<\/td>\ntizitax<\/td>\ncytoten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gaxoyn<\/td>\nzitoyn<\/td>\nzipytex<\/td>\npytonon<\/td>\ntechitex<\/td>\ncytytran<\/td>\nnurphaic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zlotanon<\/td>\ninuum<\/td>\nxiax<\/td>\nzapoic<\/td>\nexetran<\/td>\npytoax<\/td>\nzityic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tixiax<\/td>\nzlotanum<\/td>\ntizonum<\/td>\ngaxenon<\/td>\npoxynium<\/td>\ntixyfaz<\/td>\ntixanum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xyax<\/td>\noneic<\/td>\npoyum<\/td>\nnurpheyon<\/td>\npytytran<\/td>\nprotoyz<\/td>\nxunum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tounum<\/td>\nziteyx<\/td>\ncryoyon<\/td>\nzedonum<\/td>\nnumotax<\/td>\nnovainon<\/td>\nnurphytex<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
quagefaz<\/td>\ncrapiyx<\/td>\npoeon<\/td>\ncytatex<\/td>\nuthoon<\/td>\ngaxitax<\/td>\npentyyz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
exitex<\/td>\nquadiyz<\/td>\ninuic<\/td>\npaxayx<\/td>\nxogitran<\/td>\nquadetez<\/td>\nblorpyum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
uthitax<\/td>\nquadoon<\/td>\nonotez<\/td>\ntechinium<\/td>\ncyxetax<\/td>\nnurphayon<\/td>\npoanon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zloteten<\/td>\ntizayn<\/td>\noniic<\/td>\nzipynon<\/td>\ntixuic<\/td>\nquadutax<\/td>\nzapeon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
xanium<\/td>\npaxonum<\/td>\npoinon<\/td>\nexatex<\/td>\npoxuum<\/td>\ntechuyon<\/td>\npanium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

You can go to my 140 Random Names<\/a> page to see more names.<\/p>\n

Nerdy Stuff.<\/strong> The program is written in PhP. It uses the following 36 prefixes:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
pent<\/td>\npax<\/td>\npox<\/td>\np<\/td>\nprot<\/td>\ngax<\/td>\nxog<\/td>\nzap<\/td>\nath<\/td>\nquag<\/td>\nblorp<\/td>\ncrap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pyt<\/td>\nzip<\/td>\nnurph<\/td>\ntix<\/td>\nuth<\/td>\nnum<\/td>\nzed<\/td>\nzit<\/td>\npowt<\/td>\ntech<\/td>\nzlot<\/td>\ntiz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cyt<\/td>\ncry<\/td>\ncyr<\/td>\ncyx<\/td>\nex<\/td>\nin<\/td>\nto<\/td>\nquad<\/td>\npo<\/td>\nx<\/td>\non<\/td>\nnova<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

<\/code><\/p>\n

One of those is followed by a vowel (or ‘y’). Then I stick on one of 17 suffixes:<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n
tran<\/td>\ntax<\/td>\nfaz<\/td>\ntex<\/td>\nten<\/td>\ntez<\/td>\num<\/td>\non<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ic<\/td>\nyn<\/td>\nyz<\/td>\nyx<\/td>\nnium<\/td>\nnum<\/td>\nyon<\/td>\nnon<\/td>\nax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

<\/code><\/p>\n

Mix ’em. Randomize them. And … ta da!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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