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Network Performance Research Lab. Located at Cal Poly State University dedicated to further research in computer network performance. NetPRL is a joint lab between the Computer Science, Computer Enginnering and Electrical Engineering programs. The lab is currently used by eleven graduate and undergraduate students working on their masters thesis or senior project.
I'm in the NetPRL lab.
The NetPRL group rocks.
Software side!
NetPRL by JPE May 12, 2004
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1: Posts on internet forums that make many cover their face with their palms after reading them.

2: Comments made on forums that engender a lot of replies which feature characters from Startrek with their face buried in their palms.
Man, that harrypothesis about Apes becoming bipedal due to wading in water has sure produced a lot of netpalms.
netpalm by El Googis February 26, 2010
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Penpal for the digital age.
Two people have only met through online platforms such as discussion forums, online dating platforms, etc
But frequently chat and relate as long time friends.

A person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging messages by instant message, email, or other digital mediums. Especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met.
Person 1: I'm chatting with so-and-so and discussing subject A.
Person 2: Oh, who's "so-and-so"?
Person 1: That's my netpal, I met him/her online...
Netpal by Lus08 November 30, 2018
netpils (noun): the beer(s) you drink when watching Netflix.
netpils (verb): the act of drinking beer(s) and watching Netflix.
noun: I can't wait to get home and have a few netpils tonite!
verb: You want to come over and netpils later?
netpils by GODEViL September 18, 2016

Netplaying 

It’s what you do at a networking event to have fun, since they can be so boring. Fuck the hi, what do you do or what company do you work for, how about, what enjoyment do you bring to my life and why the hell aren’t we friends? 3 cocktail minimum, let’s do some business and hopefully our clothes stay on.
I have turned my networking experiences into netplaying because it is so much more fun. I had to Uber home but when I woke up next to Jenny from the block, it was so worth it. I’m sure we will do business for many more days to come.
Netplaying by DrKryptonite June 19, 2022
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
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Concrete cowboy 

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Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
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hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh
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God Shot 

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".
Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."
God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011
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city chicken 

A food native to Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania in which cubes of pork and/or veal are put on a short, wooden skewer, breaded, then baked and/or fried.

I've heard that city chicken originated during the Great Depression, when folks didn't have enough money to buy full cuts of meat, so they assembled meat scraps on a wooden skewer, creating a make-shift drumstick. Hence the name.
Are yinz havin' city chicken for dinner?
city chicken by TRF August 31, 2006
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