User blog comment:IamThorn/Questions for Monty/@comment-25045079-20141006004725/@comment-67.1.120.162-20141007190259

I just think QWERTY exists in Remnant, along with real-world things like English and calendar names and such, simply because the show makers didn't want to devote time and energy to creating Remnant-specific details like that. As for the Nixon reference, it was just a joke the writers made, probably not meant to be taken as something very deep. I could be completely wrong, of course: I originally thought the color-based naming convention would have no in-universe rationale, but recent episodes proved me wrong. (In other words, I still think your question is a good one, even though I think those earth-specific details don't have much significance)