Fluid's definitions

Sameh

Sameh Is a person that is goofy and he has sense of humor and he fools around to much and gets in trouble a lot

Sameh Got In Trouble By His Teacher And His Mother Had To Pick Him Up From School

by Fluid June 1, 2019

not even wrong

Worse than wrong, being an untestable claim. Originally used by physicist Wolfgang Pauli to criticize pseudoscience even harsher than simple scientific errors:"This is not right. This is not even wrong."

Your theory makes no predictions, comes to no conclusions and is just tons of speculation. It's not even wrong.

by Fluid February 12, 2007

vcore

Core voltage of a computer system, sometimes raised for overclocking (can get too hot) or lowered for cooling (can cause system to receive insufficient power). The vcore is the base voltage value to which the voltage of the separate connections are added: 3.3V, 5V or 12V. All these things together provide the system's power.

Don't set your vcore too low, the system might not even boot up.

by Fluid September 10, 2004

ne bis in idem

Latin phrase meaning "not twice for the same", a legal rule that states someone cannot be prosecuted twice for the same crime. This is usually implemented into legal procedure as double jeopardy.

The prosecution attempted to have the suspect prosecuted afterwards when they found new evidence, but this was impossible because of the ne bis in idem rule.

by Fluid September 1, 2004

vexation

Old word meaning anger, agitation.

"...but the chief end I propose to my self in all my labors is to vex the world rather than divert it..."

--Jonathan Swift

by Fluid July 1, 2004

angry fruit salad

An interface or layout that has too many bright colors, often hideously contrasting for maximum eyestrain. Prevalent in MacOS and recently Windows XP that have extremely colorful menus and buttons. The term "angry fruit salad" refers to the fact that canned fruit salad often looked unnaturally colorful, almost neonlike. The sight of such a color jumble was then referred to as an angry fruit salad.

I don't like the iMac's OS...too much angry fruit salad.

by Fluid May 28, 2004

phlogiston

A widely-researched phenomenon in the Middle Ages, phlogiston was thought to be an inherent substance in all things that could burn. When something was burned, phlogiston was visible in the form of flame, and was released into the air. In turn, people thought something would not burn without air because the air was already "full of phlogiston" and no more could be released into the air. In short, phlogiston was believed to be the substance that fire was made of.

These days, under influence of modern science, the concept of phlogiston is usually regarded as superstition.

by Fluid March 30, 2004