Jargon Coiner (#3) An Irregular Feature That Aims To Give You Advance Warning Of New Jargon That We've Just Made Up.

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Jargon Coiner (#3)

An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon
that we've just made up.

* LILOSPLAININ': Arduous process of explaining why there's now a LILO boot
prompt on the office computer.

Example: "John had some lilosplainin' to do after his boss turned on the
computer and the Windows splash screen didn't appear."

* UPTIME DOWNER: Depression that strikes a Linux sysadmin after his uptime
is ruined. Can be caused by an extended power outtage, a pet chewing
through the power cord, a lightning bolt striking the power line, or an
urgent need to reboot into Windows to read a stupid Word document.

* OSTR (Off-Switch Total Recall): The sudden recollection of something
terribly important you need to do online that occurs exactly 0.157
seconds after you've shut down your computer.

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