Utz89's definitions

floppy disk

A very simple portable storage device. It's probably among the best choices for use on sneakernet because it's easy to write to and requires no special software. It's far faster to write to a floppy than to burn a CD, and it's kind of a waste to put a few documents on a CD. Plus you can edit files on a floppy without having to re-burn. They are slowly being replaced by USB drives, but they have at least a few years ahead before they are officially obsolete. Floppies are far more durable than most of those Linux geeks say they are, as long as you don't dip them in bleach or something. You can drag your keys all across the outside of a floppy and it'll still work fine. Try THAT with a CD. They hold 1.44 megabytes with standard formatting and are about 3.5 inches square.

Me: I need a box of floppies.
Linux geek: What are those?
Me: FLOPPIES! You know? The little squarish plastic things!?
Linux geek: Umm...
Me: Damnit! Am I the only one that still uses these things?
Linux geek: I bet you use Windows. Linux is better.
Me: Oh, kiss my ass.

by Utz89 August 3, 2005

bojangles

A place where you can get good fried chicken and iced tea that's 99% sugar. They're usually found in the south, but there are a few up north. Mmmmm it's good.

Even northerners like me appreciate the delicacy that is Bojangles'

by Utz89 March 3, 2005

bbs

BBS is an acronym for Bulletin Board System, which were old timey computer networks. Each was privately owned, and you would dial in to connect. Once there you could share text files/warez/pics, or talk about random stuff with other people. The first one went up in 1978, and they reached their peak in 1996 with over 5000 systems in the USA alone. They were essentially killed off by the Internet. Today, there's about 75 free dial-up BBS's left in the USA. There are hundreds of Telnet-only ones, however they have a tendency to suck.

textfiles.com is full of old BBS files.

by Utz89 August 3, 2005

Lawyers

The most evil, lowliest people on the face of the earth, Spend most of thier days chasing ambulances (ambulance chasers), or suing the hell out of innocent civilians for stating their opinions.

From an Urbandictionary stay/go vote thing:

I am a lawyer representing the company which this individual has said untruthful statements against. I am recommending you remove all anti-AOL, as a matter of fact all AOL, America Online, or any other names people come up with or within 14 days I will be placing a lawsuit against this website for closure due to slander against the AOL company. AOL did not request this, they had enough employees..."

Whether this was a real lawyer or not, its fairly typical of that they do.

by Utz89 November 12, 2004

linux

Simply put, it's an operating system that you can download (legally.) I's most commonly used by experienced computer users because it doesn't hold your hand as much as Windows does. It also requires emulators to run Windows programs. The source code for the kernel is available somewhere. The kernel was written in the early 90s by one Linus Torvalds in Finland, and is released under a "General Public License."

How's that? No airline suff, just the real definition.

by Utz89 August 3, 2005

yeagh

1. Exclamation by Howard Dean that effectively mae him lose he democtatic primaries
2. A song by James Lileks about said exclamation

Then we're gonna go to North Dakota...YEAAAAAGHHHH!!!

by Utz89 November 4, 2004

Axl Rose

Insane guy from Guns n Roses. Was pretty good at doing what he did, and mostly keeps to himself nowadays.

Get over it, people. Maybe he wants a break. He's still the shit though. Who else records himself screwing a random chick and then plays it in the background of a song? Only Axl.

Listen to Rocket Queen on Appetite For Destruction and you'll know what I mean.

by Utz89 December 21, 2004