Originally a jewish saying which was commandeered by the famous television series "Star Trek" when jewish actor Leonard Nimoy used it as the Vulcan salute. It's now used as way for us nerds and sci-fi lovers to say goodbye in a different, more permanent way.
Friend moving away to another country - "i'm gonna miss you, man". Nerd - "Live long and prosper"
Leonard Nimoy was famous for saying, "Livelong and prosper." He himself seems to have accomplished that thanks to his good looks and pleasant personality, but I wish he would have explained to all of us about how to do it ourselves.
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone's words of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.
Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
n. software that is no longer sold or supported by the original publisher / developer, often found as free downloads on the internet because it cannot be obtained elsewhere. Not legal, but often seen as morally acceptable because the company that made it is no longer selling the title, nor releasing it as freeware, therefore abandonware is "keeping the game alive", so to speak.
Doom II is not abandonware because id still sells it, while The IncredibleMachine is not sold, therefore is abandonware.