larstait's definitions

Against the Grain

Against what is normal

Perverse

Anomalic

by larstait November 3, 2003

The Hacker Ethic

Hacker code of morality that was originally formed by the MIT hackers in the late 1950s to the late 1960s and articulated by Steven Levy in his book HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION. The creed is as follows:

1)Always yield the Hands-On Imperative! Access to computers-- and andything else which might teach you about the way the world works-- should be unlimited and total.
2) All information should be free.
3) Mistrust Authority-- Promote Decentralization.
4) Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
5) You can create art and beauty on a computer.
6) Computers can change your life for the better.
While many of the 1960s hackers claim that modern hackers have rejected this code, it has actually strongly influenced all hackers for the last thirty years.

by LarstaiT November 6, 2003

sosoglay

A word with no real definition.

Possible Variations:

wordwankatcha /word
worddoogle/word
wordcatchatoo/word
worddoo doo glay/word

by larstait October 25, 2003

convoke

To summon to meet. The morpheme of convokation.

He was convoked by his friends to the rendezvous place.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

vaticinate

To predict, foretell.

The vaticination of the end of the world was recorded by Nastradamus.

by Larstait November 14, 2003

internal

On the inside.

Internal bleeding ?

by larstait October 11, 2003

Just Say NO

What is fed into kids minds at school in the early intermediate grades. It really doesn't work much in the fight against drugs, etc

Just Say No. That's a laugh.

by larstait October 27, 2003