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by handle187 November 6, 2003
Get the on the strength mug.A printed-on-paper version of what you see on a computer screen, used mostly in a business sense, such as with spreadsheets, forms, or invoices.
by handle187 October 31, 2003
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Get the shooting the shit mug.A general interjection which, although usually expressing grief, can be used with much versatility.
Etymology: A substitution for "Jesus Christ!!!" Evidently used mostly by uptight people with a strict upbringing.
Etymology: A substitution for "Jesus Christ!!!" Evidently used mostly by uptight people with a strict upbringing.
Expressing grief: "Jeez, all I did was get the order of the numbers mixed up."
Expressing exaltation: "Jeez, I didn't know the installation would be that easy !"
Expressing exaltation: "Jeez, I didn't know the installation would be that easy !"
by handle187 October 31, 2003
Get the jeez mug.A person (usually possessing thorough knowledge in no single field), who is talented at devising superficial "fixes," which are nothing more than auxiliary work-arounds for problems which eventually have to be solved "correctly" by a "trained professional."
Hackers are self-motivated, and learn through experimentation and persistence, as opposed to through "traditional" means.
Computer hackers do not completely fit this definition. Due to the high artificiality of computer technology itself, computer hackers must be highly knowledgable before they can implement their first successful "hack." For them, "hacks" are the product of brilliant insight and thorough investigation, rather than the talent and natural law that go with hacking in more humanity-driven fields, such as entertainment or sports.
Chess masters have a similar level of mental discpline, although many hackers tend to lack the attention span necessary to be good at chess :')
Many people would tend to disagree, but then again many people are not skillful enough to be called a "hacker."
Hackers are self-motivated, and learn through experimentation and persistence, as opposed to through "traditional" means.
Computer hackers do not completely fit this definition. Due to the high artificiality of computer technology itself, computer hackers must be highly knowledgable before they can implement their first successful "hack." For them, "hacks" are the product of brilliant insight and thorough investigation, rather than the talent and natural law that go with hacking in more humanity-driven fields, such as entertainment or sports.
Chess masters have a similar level of mental discpline, although many hackers tend to lack the attention span necessary to be good at chess :')
Many people would tend to disagree, but then again many people are not skillful enough to be called a "hacker."
by handle187 October 31, 2003
Get the hacker mug.The amount of screaming one generates, in proportion to the amount of real content they are communicating.
People who grow up in empty households (often with a lot of older people) feel as though noise and signal are in direct proportion, which causes them to pump more noise in the hopes of generating more signal.
See also: catharsis
People who grow up in empty households (often with a lot of older people) feel as though noise and signal are in direct proportion, which causes them to pump more noise in the hopes of generating more signal.
See also: catharsis
by handle187 October 31, 2003
Get the signal to noise ratio mug.(Also, "off the meat rack") - Of a superlative quality
Etymology: A play-on-words of the phrase "off the meters".
Synonymous with: "off da books", "off da chain", "off da hook", "off da meters"
Etymology: A play-on-words of the phrase "off the meters".
Synonymous with: "off da books", "off da chain", "off da hook", "off da meters"
by handle187 October 31, 2003
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