:despew: /d*-spyoo'/ [USENET] v. To automatically generate a
large amount of garbage to the net, esp. from an automated posting
program gone wild. See {ARMM}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
large amount of garbage to the net, esp. from an automated posting
program gone wild. See {ARMM}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- despew /d*-spyoo'/ v.
[Usenet] To automatically generate
a large amount of garbage to the net,
esp. from an automated posting program gone wild... - ARMM n.
[acronym, `Automated Retroactive Minimal
Moderation'] A Usenet cancelbot created by Dick Depew of Munroe Falls,
Ohio. ARMM was intended to automatically cancel posts... - lint: [from UNIX's `lint(1)', named for the bits of fluff it
supposedly picks from programs] 1.
vt. To examine a program closely for style, language... - prettyprint: /prit'ee-print/ (alt. `pretty-print') v.
1. To generate `pretty' human-readable output from... - kiboze: [USENET] v. To {grep} the USENET news for a string,
especially with the intention of posting a follow-up... - net.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET
readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and
{flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in
violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also... - infinite: adj. Consisting of a large number of objects;
extreme. Used very loosely as in: "This program... - return from the dead: v. To regain access to the net after a long
absence.
Compare {person of no account}. -- The AI Hackers... - disclaimer: n. [USENET] n. Statement ritually appended to many USENET
postings (sometimes automatically,
by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which...
From the same category:
- Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Writing Rule... - When all else fails,
read the documentation... - A committee takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts and dies,
scattering the seed from which other committees will... - Welcome to Earth -
75% water, 25%... - nethack: /net'hak/ [UNIX] n. A dungeon game similar to
{rogue} but more elaborate,
distributed in C source over {USENET} and very popular...
