Tarrasque's definitions

fidonet

(Archaic) A 20-year old amateur system of over 10,000 nodes maintained and run by volunteers and used by electronic bulletin board system operators to exchange e-mail.

Writing a batch file for Binkley to manage Fidonet connections was a pain in the ass.

by Tarrasque November 18, 2002

slashdot effect

1. An immediate surge in hit rate on a webserver caused by an announcement on a high-traffic website; a Nivenesque "flash crowd".

2. An unintentional denial of service to a website as a result of a surge in hit rate following an announcement on a high-traffic website.

See also: slashdotted

Bill Joy's _Dangers of Lego Blocks_ site succumbed to the slashdot effect scant hours after going live.

by Tarrasque November 18, 2002