Denis Baldwin's definitions

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.

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.

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.

by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004

cityclub

An after-hours club in Detroit, Michigan at the base of the Ramada Hotel at the corner of Cass and Bagley.

City Club runs until 4 a.m. on most nights and is geared towards the gothic subculture.

When we get all gothed up, we're going to City Club.

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!

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"

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.

by Denis Baldwin February 3, 2004