The act of failing to follow-through on the deployment of a very large and expensive supercomputer, potentially due to insufficient budgeting and technical review.
The term is a reference to IBM's withdrawal from the NSF/UIUC/NCSA contract to build the Blue Waters supercomputer due to the excessive cost of the final design relative to the contract value.
We better make sure that the machine we try to buy can actually be built for that price, otherwise we'll get BlueWatered.
two separate individual’s plan of action to simultaneously give obsessive attention to one another in an inconspicuous yet playful manner to achieve a particular goal
The way those two are bilateral strategically stalking each other at this party, the night should have a happy ending for both of them.
Someone who eats more than their fairshare. The word was created by Ben McKay's muddah. A bigeater is often frowned upon in contemporary society because they can eat a plump roast in a matter of minutes.
Michelle: Gee Wizz Quasimoto you're a bigeater!
Quasimoto: *Consuming a plumproast*
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.