Definitions by Denis Baldwin

taper 

A device used to stretch piercings. It is small on one end and gradually increases in size until it reaches the proper gauge.

When going from a 4G to a 2G, I used an acrylic taper and some lubricating oil.

taper by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

devolvesucks 

A creature of Detroit Techno Legend. Word has it that Devolve Sucks.

I was hanging out at the Works when I get hugged by a Metrosexual. Man, devolve sucks.

devolvesucks by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

Orange County Choppers

A custom motorcycle shop in Orange County, California that makes bikes for celebrities and the otherwise overtly rich. Led by a father and his sons, they have taken their shop on the small screen for the "OCC" television show.

I was cruising through Malibu when I saw Shaq on one of his custom Orange County Choppers

Orange County Choppers by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

raid 

Redundant Array of Independant (or Inexpensive) Disks.

There are several configurations of RAID.

Raid 0 = stripping with no redundancy
Raid 1 = mirror
Raid 5 = stripping across many drives with redundancy

There are many other configurations as well

Our new Dell server came with a RAID system.

raid by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

spastik 

A song by Richie Hawtin, a.k.a. Platikman that mixes with just about everything.

I was hanging out at Motor when I heard sneak playing spastik over "Sweet Dreams Are Made of These"

spastik by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

retro-tastic 

Combining the words "retro" and "fantastic" to describe something that looks cool and is reminiscent of stylings from decades ago.

That PT Cruiser is retro-tastic!

retro-tastic by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

sailor jerry 

Tattoo artist from California that revolutionized the tattooing community today. When people think of "traditional" tattoos, they think of Sailor Jerry's work.

When I was in Cali, I picked up a print of some original flash by sailor jerry.

sailor jerry by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004