Ye shall not surely die. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods...
by Downstrike October 05, 2004
Get the Immortal Soulmug. One of the primary symptoms of Disobedient Computer Syndrome.
DCS Symptom #2:
2. At least one other task will pop up in front of the application the user is accessing, for the purpose of intercepting the user's keystrokes and mouse clicks while the user is assigning the desired task.
DCS Symptom #2:
2. At least one other task will pop up in front of the application the user is accessing, for the purpose of intercepting the user's keystrokes and mouse clicks while the user is assigning the desired task.
What is it with application programmers that makes them think I want some program running in the background to steal focus every time it completes a subtask? If I wanted to micromanage a task, I'd use a command prompt!
by Downstrike October 26, 2004
Get the focus stealingmug. 1. Literally; n., a pin or keeper, placed through or around an axle, that prevents a wheel from slipping off of its axle.
2. Slang; n., Any part or person that is so vital to something that if it went missing, the whole thing would fall apart.
2. Slang; n., Any part or person that is so vital to something that if it went missing, the whole thing would fall apart.
1. You have to pull the linchpin to adjust the bearings.
2. Someone has to take the snap, so the quarterback is the football offensive team's linchpin.
2. Someone has to take the snap, so the quarterback is the football offensive team's linchpin.
by Downstrike December 28, 2005
Get the linchpinmug. Literal meanings:
1. N., A roadway paved with a track made of rails, upon which locomotives push or pull a train of cars or trailers carrying people or freight.
2. Adj., Pertaining to such a roadway or the trains that travel upon it.
3. N., The industry of transporting people or freight by rail, or one or more of the companies within that industry.
4. Adj., Pertaining to that industry.
5. V., Transport upon a railroad.
Slang meanings:
1. V., to coerce, trick, or seduce others into a course of action that they would not otherwise choose. This includes, but is not limited to, specifically sexual situations.
2. N., Eleven, as if the two parallel numerals were the rails of a railroad track.
1. N., A roadway paved with a track made of rails, upon which locomotives push or pull a train of cars or trailers carrying people or freight.
2. Adj., Pertaining to such a roadway or the trains that travel upon it.
3. N., The industry of transporting people or freight by rail, or one or more of the companies within that industry.
4. Adj., Pertaining to that industry.
5. V., Transport upon a railroad.
Slang meanings:
1. V., to coerce, trick, or seduce others into a course of action that they would not otherwise choose. This includes, but is not limited to, specifically sexual situations.
2. N., Eleven, as if the two parallel numerals were the rails of a railroad track.
Literal: Southern Pacific (3) railroad's old (2) railroad cars can still be found along abandoned stretches of (1) railroad, because the industry can't be bothered to (5) railroad them to (4) railroad stations.
Slang:
1. Popular culture isn't going to be railroaded into adopting a narrow-mindedly specific sexual situation as the definition of railroad simply because someone described his favorite life experience as an UrbanDictionary definition.
2. We use the 802-railroad-G wireless protocol. (See WAP and 802.11g.)
Slang:
1. Popular culture isn't going to be railroaded into adopting a narrow-mindedly specific sexual situation as the definition of railroad simply because someone described his favorite life experience as an UrbanDictionary definition.
2. We use the 802-railroad-G wireless protocol. (See WAP and 802.11g.)
by Downstrike October 10, 2005
Get the railroadmug. The latest Windows Update was supposed to be SP2. But it downdated several things, so I had to update them again.
by Downstrike September 14, 2004
Get the Windows Updatemug. My aunt sent Billy Graham some money once, and after that, his harassment specialists pestered her for more money every month until she changed her number. She never did that again!
by Downstrike September 13, 2004
Get the TV Evangelismmug. What the British write when they mean to write ass. As with most words, their pronunciation is quite pretentious too.
There's nothing wrong with the way the British spell America. It's arse that they spell incorrectly.
There's nothing wrong with the way the British spell America. It's arse that they spell incorrectly.
by Downstrike January 02, 2007
Get the arsemug.