58 definitions by Lady Csyde
An obscure scripting language designed by someone oblivious to the fact that in order to get market share, you have to either own the market (in which case people will buy any shit you put out (Visual Basic anyone?)) or give it away (Perl, which sucks horribly except for everything else out there).
He coded the entire back end up in REBOL, and I had to look it up to even figure out what the hell it was. Then I laughed at him for picking the most obscure language in the book.
by Lady Csyde January 31, 2007
A uniquely American drink that apparently tea drinkers outside the US just don't get. Both refreshing and caffeinated, but be careful what you order -- Southerners like it really, really sweet.
by Lady Csyde October 14, 2006
Refers to a market in imported items that are legal to own but are not supported in the country they're being bought from.
I have a cousin in the UK who likes to send me movies, so I bought a gray market PAL DVD player to watch them.
by Lady Csyde March 23, 2006
1. To restart a computer when it's acting like a little bitch. Common on old Mac and Windows systems, not so common on old Linux boxes, rare on modern computers.
2. To restart a movie, comic, TV, or book franchise in hopes that it won't jump the shark again. Sometimes works spectacularly (Battlestar Galactica). Sometimes falls flat on its face.
2. To restart a movie, comic, TV, or book franchise in hopes that it won't jump the shark again. Sometimes works spectacularly (Battlestar Galactica). Sometimes falls flat on its face.
1. "If there's an error, we have this routine called panic, and when it is called, the machine crashes, and you holler down the hall, 'Hey, reboot it.'" --Dennis Ritchie
2. I was contemplating the idea of a Knight Rider reboot the other day. Would be interesting, definitely, but would it really be Knight Rider without the Hoff?
2. I was contemplating the idea of a Knight Rider reboot the other day. Would be interesting, definitely, but would it really be Knight Rider without the Hoff?
by Lady Csyde January 25, 2007
by Lady Csyde January 8, 2004
1. A large bottle of cheapish wine, 1.5 liters in capacity. Sometimes also known as a bomber to the less snobbish.
2. A heavy-duty handgun. Strongly associated with Dirty Harry.
3. A large condom manufactured by Trojan. If you can't fit your boy bits in a tp roll, buy these instead.
2. A heavy-duty handgun. Strongly associated with Dirty Harry.
3. A large condom manufactured by Trojan. If you can't fit your boy bits in a tp roll, buy these instead.
We bought a magnum of Hardy's Stamp at the store, and after a couple of hours with that she made me get out the Magnums. Hey, what can I say?
by Lady Csyde October 25, 2006
A term coined in January, 2004 on Fark.com as a term of honor for a departed member of an online community. Derives from the ham radio expression silent key and is abbreviated SKB.
by Lady Csyde January 13, 2005