36 definitions by Mystikan
In Real-Time Strategy games, notably Age of Empires, a type of game map that uses impassable terrain (usually forest) to prevent players from rushing or coming into contact until the intervening terrain is cleared. Such maps teach bad RTS gaming habits to new players, as they prevent the development of rapid-response early game skills and encourage reckless booming.
There's so many Michi maps on the AOE servers these days that you can't have a decent game any more!
by Mystikan March 25, 2004
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by Mystikan June 27, 2004
Australia, as the 51st state of the United States. Refers to the prevalence of American media and imports that have caused Australian culture to become submerged in the generic cosmopolitanism of the US. Reinforced by Bush's pet lapdog, John Howard, who sold the rights of Australians by accepting the DMCA in Australia, WITHOUT the benefit of the US's fair use laws, in exchange for the "privilege" of selling our best meat, wheat and fruit to the US, leaving Australians with overpriced shit you wouldn't feed to a stray dog.
With the FTA sellout now complete, the large continent south of Asia will henceforth be known as Ausmerica.
by Mystikan July 2, 2004
A term recently awarded "The Most Outrageous Word" by the American Dialectical Society, referring to Angelina Jolie's adopted Cambodian son. The term suggests a cynical motive for celebrities adopting children from third-world nations, being more to promote their public image than from any genuine motive of saving starving children.
Hey, have you checked out AJ's latest Cambodian accessory? Those celebs are getting social engineering down to a fine art!
by Mystikan January 10, 2007
Term used to describe the failure of a Web server due to overload as a result of being linked to from a popular website, such as Google. The archetypal example was when the University of Swinbourne's web server crashed after Google linked its logo to it in February 2004. Millions of people clicked on the link, flooding the university's servers and forcing them to shut down. The term carries the additional connotation that highly popular sites such as Google wield considerable political power in this manner.
The University of Swinbourne's fractal website went down for nearly a week when it was first googleblatted and then slashdotted two days later.
by Mystikan March 25, 2004
n. 1. The defining characteristic of human nature. 2. The desire to own or control more resources than others.
Greed is not merely "I want more". Greed is "I want more than everybody else". Thus the majority of people are forcibly kept poor because if everyone had a million dollars, a loaf of bread would cost a hundred grand.
by Mystikan January 15, 2004