Flash Memory

Flash RAM

Intel refuses to call Flash Memory FlashRAM, it must be policy.

by Reuel Titus October 16, 2003

dagnamit

Less profane variation of damnit.

Dagnamit, get those cork boots off my new shoes.
A note on pronunciation: dag is drawn out into two syllables deh-ig, namit is compressed into nearly a single flip.

by Reuel Titus October 21, 2003

toe clip

Obsolete harness that attaches shoe with to a bicycle pedal.

Toeclips work best with stiff bicycle shoes and cleats.

by Reuel Titus October 20, 2003

neologism

New words coined by the psychotic.

Pardon my apparent neologisms, they are colloquial terms I learned from my father.

by Reuel Titus October 21, 2003

TTY

teletype, a combination keyboard, printer and modem.
Typically with a paper tape punch and reader to save long-distance costs.
Connections were typically made at 300 baud (bits per second) or 6 characters per second, the speed of a fast typist.

TTY access is generally available to government services for the benefit of the hearing impaired.

by Reuel Titus October 17, 2003

Persnickety

picky

Don't be so persnikety about what I put on your plate.

by Reuel Titus October 12, 2003

dip

Dual Inline Package

DIP's are chips that look like centipedes.

by Reuel Titus October 16, 2003