14 definitions by mikm
by mikm October 9, 2006
Latin. Literally means "for the (public) good".
Today, somebody working pro bono is working free as a public service.
Today, somebody working pro bono is working free as a public service.
by mikm July 29, 2005
by mikm June 6, 2005
Mozilla Firefox/Firebird/Phoenix used this to describe browser cookies for a very long time (up until 1.xx, if I remember correctly).
by mikm April 19, 2005
A fictional device from the movie Back to the Future that allows travel through time. It can also be used as a scapegoat for computer problems when people ask dumb questions.
Some guy called me to ask me why his computer wasn't working during a power outage, so I told him his flux capacitor was broken.
by mikm October 23, 2005
A programming language popular on *nix systems.
For some reason, Perl programmers find the need to write programs as small as possible. Many have attributed this to a similar phenonenom for unintelligent men to compensate for the size of their manhood by purchasing large, powerful cars. Instead of compensating by showing how immense their purchasing power (and in many cases, debt) is, Perl programmers compensate by showing how large their brains are.
Unfortunatley, this results in much Perl code to be somewhat difficult to understand by just looking at.
For some reason, Perl programmers find the need to write programs as small as possible. Many have attributed this to a similar phenonenom for unintelligent men to compensate for the size of their manhood by purchasing large, powerful cars. Instead of compensating by showing how immense their purchasing power (and in many cases, debt) is, Perl programmers compensate by showing how large their brains are.
Unfortunatley, this results in much Perl code to be somewhat difficult to understand by just looking at.
Somebody with way too much time on his hands wrote MoleSter, a functional P2P app in just 6 lines of perl.
by mikm January 22, 2005
The woman a man is betrothed to. In some cases, notably among the poorly-educated in the American Deep South and the royalty in Europe, she very well be the sister or cousin of the man as well.
Redneck: I just married my cousin!
Prince John: What a coincidence, I just married my sister.
Normal people: Freaks.
Prince John: What a coincidence, I just married my sister.
Normal people: Freaks.
by mikm June 2, 2005