ascetic

Practicing strict self-discipline for moral or spiritual reasons.

The so-called Desert Fathers were hermits who lived an ascetic life of fasting, studying, and prayer.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003

docile

1. Ready and willing to be taught; tactable.
2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child.

The elephant is at once docible and docile. -- C. J. Smith.

by larstait October 11, 2003

The Hacker Ethic

Hacker code of morality that was originally formed by the MIT hackers in the late 1950s to the late 1960s and articulated by Steven Levy in his book HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION. The creed is as follows:

1)Always yield the Hands-On Imperative! Access to computers-- and andything else which might teach you about the way the world works-- should be unlimited and total.
2) All information should be free.
3) Mistrust Authority-- Promote Decentralization.
4) Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
5) You can create art and beauty on a computer.
6) Computers can change your life for the better.
While many of the 1960s hackers claim that modern hackers have rejected this code, it has actually strongly influenced all hackers for the last thirty years.

by LarstaiT November 06, 2003

ozma

The final boss on an RPG named "Final Fantasy 9". Has awesomely high stats and spoils.

I killed Ozma and reigned supreme ?

by larstait October 10, 2003

melomaniac

One who has a mania for music.

I am a melomaniac.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

flimsy

The description of something in poor shape / flexibility.

Flimsy-armed Matthew.

by larstait October 28, 2003

audacious

Bold, daring, adventurous.

Her plan to cross the Atlantic single-handed in a 12-foot sailboat was audacious, if not reckless.

by LarstaiT November 10, 2003