Definitions by anonymous
dot com bust
When the dot com boom faltered in 2000/2001
Once upon a time when the www was still a new thing, a bunch of people realised the possiblity for income from this new resource. Thus, the comercialisation of the www began. As computer and internet access became more accessable via cheeper prices and more availablity, the amount of money dot coms brought in was in some cases incredible. Thus, we ended up with dom com billionare senarios where (for example) 21-year-olds were becomming rich in some cases very quickly.
Unfortunatly, it wasen't meant to last. Much of the dot com income came from advertising via banner ads and pop-ups.
Unfortunatly, as people grew tired of these and learned to ignore the banners and close the pop-ups the second they appeard (and started using pop-up blockers), the value of online advtertising rapidly fell. Suddenly, the amount of revenue gained from ads plumeted and (as an example) it started taking like thirty clicks or views of an ad to earn as much compensation as one would get.
Saldly, a lot of dom coms coudlen't keep up and what accounted for much on their income vanished.
In a matter of months, what was a booming industry suddenly became a bust industry. dom coms were failing right left forward and center, people were losing jobs with their entire investments lost because the companies stock prices plumeted and the job market was flooded with former dom com employees desperatly seeking employment.
Since so many people thought the dom com boom would last forever, they had invested a lot of money in dot com companies. They too ended up losing massive revenue and in some cases had to lay off a employees their losses were so severe.
As a result, we now have more unemployed computer professionals then any other industry COMBINED and finding a computer job is incredibly difficult.
Once upon a time when the www was still a new thing, a bunch of people realised the possiblity for income from this new resource. Thus, the comercialisation of the www began. As computer and internet access became more accessable via cheeper prices and more availablity, the amount of money dot coms brought in was in some cases incredible. Thus, we ended up with dom com billionare senarios where (for example) 21-year-olds were becomming rich in some cases very quickly.
Unfortunatly, it wasen't meant to last. Much of the dot com income came from advertising via banner ads and pop-ups.
Unfortunatly, as people grew tired of these and learned to ignore the banners and close the pop-ups the second they appeard (and started using pop-up blockers), the value of online advtertising rapidly fell. Suddenly, the amount of revenue gained from ads plumeted and (as an example) it started taking like thirty clicks or views of an ad to earn as much compensation as one would get.
Saldly, a lot of dom coms coudlen't keep up and what accounted for much on their income vanished.
In a matter of months, what was a booming industry suddenly became a bust industry. dom coms were failing right left forward and center, people were losing jobs with their entire investments lost because the companies stock prices plumeted and the job market was flooded with former dom com employees desperatly seeking employment.
Since so many people thought the dom com boom would last forever, they had invested a lot of money in dot com companies. They too ended up losing massive revenue and in some cases had to lay off a employees their losses were so severe.
As a result, we now have more unemployed computer professionals then any other industry COMBINED and finding a computer job is incredibly difficult.
I lost my job durring the dot com bust and wasen't able to get another computer job. I'm now working in a warehouse for minimum wage.
dot com bust by anonymous November 6, 2004
I'm leaving the board forever
Very common message posted to messageboards.
Normally posted by a disgruntled user when upset and wanting attention.
While someone who posts such a message will sometimes mean it and will never again go to that board after posting such a message, usually once they calm down, they'll come back and will be posting as though they never posted it.
On some messageboards, such messages are so common and/or posted by certain users so much that people have learned to automatically ignore them.
Normally posted by a disgruntled user when upset and wanting attention.
While someone who posts such a message will sometimes mean it and will never again go to that board after posting such a message, usually once they calm down, they'll come back and will be posting as though they never posted it.
On some messageboards, such messages are so common and/or posted by certain users so much that people have learned to automatically ignore them.
I logged in this morning to find yet another I'm leaving the board forever message. The guy that posted it has already posted ten of them and returned less then twenty four hours after each time.
I'm leaving the board forever by anonymous November 6, 2004
Concussion
Concussion by anonymous November 5, 2004
cyborg
A Tennis Nazi from London. Speaks in monotone and always ends every sentence in "Does that compute?" Commonly seen prancing with his side-kick Starsky. Starsky is often seen wearing a pair of party pants.
Dude, did you see how cyborg malfunctioned when you hit the tennis ball?
Yeah, I wonder if the same thing happens when you hit it at Starsky?
Yeah, I wonder if the same thing happens when you hit it at Starsky?
CDP
auto destruct
A system aboard starships whose single purprose is to destroy the ship. Usually used to prevent bad guys from capturing the ship.
Usuallt requires at least 2-3 senior officers to activate, although on Voyager, Janeway could do it on her authorization alone.
Usuallt requires at least 2-3 senior officers to activate, although on Voyager, Janeway could do it on her authorization alone.
Computer, initiate auto destruct sequence, authorization Janeway PI Alpha 47. Set at 5 minute silent countdown ... enable.
Computer: Bleeeep, auto destruct system enaged, warp core overload in 4 minutes 55 seconds. There will be no further audio warnings.
Computer: Bleeeep, auto destruct system enaged, warp core overload in 4 minutes 55 seconds. There will be no further audio warnings.
auto destruct by anonymous November 4, 2004
Serve
The act of putting down another person so perfectly that all they can do is say "I just got served." Not to be confused with the incidental soft-serve, this serve is deliberate and both the server and the servee know it.