Gazuga's definitions

SSE

Streaming SIMD Extensions. A set of instructions that Intel introduced with the Pentium III that allow one instruction to operate on multiple pieces of data.

I made my program run with SSE! w00t!

by Gazuga April 10, 2004

Star Fox

A Super Nintendo game released in 1993 and developed by Argonaut that was one of the first games to feature the SuperFX chip, a math coprocessor installed in the game cartridge that allowed for primitive 3D graphics. The game spawned a lackluster N64 sequel, as well as becoming something of a game icon to furries everywhere.

I must have spent hours playing the original Star Fox as a kid.

by Gazuga April 10, 2004

DirectX

An Application Programming Interface (API) developed by Microsoft to allow programmers to access various hardware, most often the graphics card and sound card. Despite being produced by Microsoft, DirectX isn't actually all that bad, if you can get past Microsoft's abominable coding style.

Learning DirectX is hard, and Microsoft's unintelligible code doesn't make it any easier.

by Gazuga May 16, 2004

Deus Ex Machina

Literally "God from the machine", Deus Ex Machina originally referred to Greek plays, where the "gods" would be lowered onto the stage in order to provide a quick resolution to the story. Today, Deus Ex Machina refers to any improbably and/or overly convenient character or mechanism that comes out of nowhere saves the character(s) from their doom.

For a hilarious send-up of Deus Ex Machina, check out the spaceship scene in Monty Python's Life of Brian.

by Gazuga April 26, 2004

childfree

Also known as "childfree by choice," childfree simply means not wanting children and having no desire to take on the burdon of parenthood. The term "childfree" should not be confused with "childless" as that implies a person or couple who desires children but has none. Unfortunately, childfree people are often accused of being selfish (as if having a child that's just another burden on society somehow ISN'T selfish), or "unnatural."

Going childfree means real freedom.

by Gazuga April 22, 2004

aimbot

A game hack (AKA cheat) used by lamers as replacement for their lack of skill. An aimbot essentially "locks" the players crosshairs onto any nearby opponents, eliminating the need to aim. Such hacks are quite obvious when spectating the cheating player, and they are usually booted from the server or banned altogether.

Look at the lamer using his aimbot!

by Gazuga April 16, 2004

LOMAC

LOad of Maddening Asinine Crap, otherwise known as Lock On: Modern Air Combat.

A jocular flight sim that is a prime indicator of the sorry state of PC flight sims. Despite the fact that it has no real campaign system, ludicrous system requirements, a lack of detailed avionics modelling, a poorly-coded graphics engine, and more bugs than the Brazilian rainforest, it is still championed by some as the "king of military flight sims" by people who have never played Falcon 4.0

Flight Simmer 1: Hey, have you placed LOMAC?
Flight Simmer 2: No way, I refuse to poison my computer with that shit.

by Gazuga April 10, 2004