- Jargon Coiner (#13)
An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon
that we've just made up.
* NINETY-NINERS: In 1849, a horde of people ("Forty-niners") headed to
Califo... - Please please please don't use Word,
It really makes you look absurd!
The Dancing Paper Clip is crappy,
Use something else and be more happy!... - Treaty of Helsinki Signed
HELSINKI, FINLAND -- A cease-fire in the flame war between Linux and
FreeBSD has been reached.
A group of two dozen Linux and FreeBSD zealots
met in Helsinki to ratify a... - ERIC S. RAYMOND: I'd like to introduce Eric Jones, a disadvantaged member
of the geek community who has been forced to live in a homeless shelter.
Eric? Come on out here and tell us about yourself...... - This telethon isn't just about helping disenfranchised geeks.
We're
also here for the betterment of mankind through our research into finding
a Cure for Windows.... - Programming for money sucks... you have to deal with PHBs, 16 hour days,
and spending the night in your cubicle half of the time to avoid the
Commute From Hell.
..
I minored in Journalism, so I tried... - OPPRESSED GEEK: Everybody keeps blaming me for the Y2K problem, the
Melissa Virus, Windows crashes.
.. you name it.... - Do-It-Yourself IPO
You too can get rich quick by translating an existing Linux
distribution into one of the following untapped marke
- Babylonian
- Hittite
- Ancient Egyptian (hieroglyphics may... - This is excellent news! I haven't thought about remedies yet.
.. well, you
know, I can think of one thing the court should do...
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