Jargon Coiner (#1)
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* WINCURSE: Loud expletive uttered when a Linux user comes face-to-face
with a computer containing a WinModem.
Example: "Eric wincursed when his mother showed him the new computer she
bought from CompUSSR... which contained a WinModem and a WinSoundCard."
* WIND'OH KEY: Nickname given to the three useless Windows keys that come
on virtually all new keyboards. These keys are often hit by mistake
instead of CTRL or ALT, causing the user to shout "D'oh!"
* DE-WIND'OH!ED KEYBOARD: (1) A new keyboard produced without any wind'oh!
keys or a "Enhanced for Windows 95/98" logo. Extremely rare. (2) A
keyboard in which the wind'oh! keys have been physically removed.
An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon
that we've just made up.
* WINCURSE: Loud expletive uttered when a Linux user comes face-to-face
with a computer containing a WinModem.
Example: "Eric wincursed when his mother showed him the new computer she
bought from CompUSSR... which contained a WinModem and a WinSoundCard."
* WIND'OH KEY: Nickname given to the three useless Windows keys that come
on virtually all new keyboards. These keys are often hit by mistake
instead of CTRL or ALT, causing the user to shout "D'oh!"
* DE-WIND'OH!ED KEYBOARD: (1) A new keyboard produced without any wind'oh!
keys or a "Enhanced for Windows 95/98" logo. Extremely rare. (2) A
keyboard in which the wind'oh! keys have been physically removed.
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- Jargon Coiner (#9)
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that we've just made up.
* RHYMES WITH CYNICS: The final answer to any debate... - Jargon Coiner (#6)
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* TLDography (pronounced till-daw-graffy): The study... - quadruple bucky n. obs.
1. On an MIT space-cadet keyboard,
use of all four of the shifting keys (control, ... - quadruple bucky: n., obs. 1. On an MIT {space-cadet keyboard},
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* LILOSPLAININ': Arduous process of explaining why... - Jargon Coiner (#4)
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* FREE LECTURE: Attempting to explain the concepts... - Jargon Coiner (#2)
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* SLASHDUP EFFECT, THE: Accidentally posting two or... - Jargon Coiner (#13)
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* NINETY-NINERS: In 1849, a horde of people ("Forty... - BSOD Simulator
Users of Red Hat 6.0 are discovering a new feature that hasn't been widely
advertised:
a Blue Screen of Death simulator. By default, the...
