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reticulating splines
Nonsense technobabble used in a production context.
Reticulating splines started off as an in-joke at Maxis and grew to fame with the widespread popularity of The Sims. While it does have a "real" meaning, this definition isn't actually correct in the context of its use. It's really a programming joke.
Reticulating splines is essentially filler. Don't want to describe what's holding up the program? It's reticulating splines. Why isn't the Internet working? The splines aren't reticulated. Heck, don't want to explain your calculus assignment? We're reticulating splines this week.
See also processor gremlins for the computer hardware equivalent.
Reticulating splines started off as an in-joke at Maxis and grew to fame with the widespread popularity of The Sims. While it does have a "real" meaning, this definition isn't actually correct in the context of its use. It's really a programming joke.
Reticulating splines is essentially filler. Don't want to describe what's holding up the program? It's reticulating splines. Why isn't the Internet working? The splines aren't reticulated. Heck, don't want to explain your calculus assignment? We're reticulating splines this week.
See also processor gremlins for the computer hardware equivalent.
reticulating splines by ndm13 April 21, 2015
reticulating splines
v.
A necessary computation performed by numerous Maxis Sim games. Content simply cannot be generated without meticulous reticulation.
See: reticulatingsplines on ytmnd for further information.
A necessary computation performed by numerous Maxis Sim games. Content simply cannot be generated without meticulous reticulation.
See: reticulatingsplines on ytmnd for further information.
reticulating splines by Crick Albert July 22, 2009
Splinky Splash
Splinky Splash by Chooj July 29, 2021
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splitney
splitney by Who do you think, idiot? November 12, 2006
splinkey
splinkey is an alternative word for schplino; usually harsher on terms. A splinkey is characterized by being a cockamole, a ziggurat, and a schplino: forming an ultimate whirlwind of trio terms, causing splinkey. Splinkey is a goofball and looks like a box or like an angry bird ready to explode!
WARNING!!11! IF YOU SEE A SPLINKEY, SHOUT OUT SCHPLINO! HE WILL TURN BACK INTO A GOOD SPLINKEY!!!!11!
WARNING!!11! IF YOU SEE A SPLINKEY, SHOUT OUT SCHPLINO! HE WILL TURN BACK INTO A GOOD SPLINKEY!!!!11!
splinkey by MikelDaZiggurat January 3, 2022
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Salad Days
green inexperienced youthful judgement and cold blooded execution of those judgements.
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
Rashness with little concern of consequence.
Antony and Cleopatra. William Shakespeare
"My salad days,
When I was green in judgment, cold in blood."
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, 1.5
Salad Days by GilbyRFC0 October 7, 2011
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board chow
A)
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
The Crud that collects under the keys in a keyboard. Usually more severe in the keyboards of programmers and webmasters as they tend to spend a lot of time at the the computer and thus eat at their desk. Mainly affecting IBM Model M (clicly) style boards.
B)
Can also be used to gross out Non-Techie people
A)
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
Bill: want to go to the club?
Bob: No, I've got to clean out my board chow, keys are starting to stick.
B)
Bill: Want to go out to get a bite?
Bob: No, i am just going to have some of my board chow/
Bill: Whats' that?
Bob: The food scraps that collect in my keyboard; Want some?
Bill: *GAG* *HURL* *GAG*
board chow by BinaryHackerMan September 3, 2007
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