The Loony Bin
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Tue, 26 Aug 1997 23:52:11 +0100
Hiya People... Here's are some daft definitions from Alan... Wishes & Dreams... - ANDREA xx ***<andrea@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk>****<ajc6@ukc.ac.uk>*** ***<bloodaxe@geocities.com>***<bloodaxe@bigfoot.com>*** *** *** *** THE LOONY BIN *** *** loonies@bloodaxe.demon.co.uk *** *** Archive: http://eleceng.ukc.ac.uk/~pjw/loonies/ *** *** *** *******************Internet Goddess******************** **********************ANDROMEDA************************ ------- Forwarded foolishness follows ------- Some pertinent definitions from the Oregonian Edge Bit Diddling - wasting hours manipulating computer bits (words, images etc.) with little to show for it. Rasterbation - aka Bit Diddling. Cornea Gumbo - A visual mess often created by excessive rasterbation. Cube farm - An office full of cubicles. Geekosphere - the area surrounding your computer where you display trinkets, toys or monitor pets that have personal significance. Meatspace - computer-geek slang for the physical world (as opposed to cyberspace) Carbon community - aka meatspace or RL for Real Life. Percussive maintenance - whacking a device to get it working. Prairie dogging - when someone raises a commotion in a cube farm, and everyone else's head pop over the walls to get a look. Slogo - a combination corporate logo and slogan - Nike's just do it, for example.