4 definitions by Dave Vyrd

Qualculus

An analytical field which looks at changes in events and the possible paths events may follow

Used in computer programming for encryption, animation, Artificial Intelligence, modeling chemical reactions and economics

by Dave Vyrd November 20, 2003

WGAS

Used on some UNIX systems by System Admins. A special directory is created callled WGAS. Any file(s) where the owner no longer has an account and takes up excess space is placed here. If nobody asks about the missing file for a month or so, the file(s) is deleted. If someone really does care that a file is missing, then it is moved back in place. It's one way of keeping the system free of junk.

There was one system I became the admin of where it was cluttered by logs and report programs. The system was running low on hard drive space so I began asking about the reports. No one knew about them so I move the report programs and the logs into the WGAS directory. After two months nobody complained so I removed them.
The system freed up a few Inodes and I never heard a complaint from anyone. The system has since been replaced.

by Dave Vyrd November 25, 2003

Planet

A Realm of information or knowledge.
A School of thought
A Knowledgebase or collection of thoughts (Qualculus)

Planet Java (a Site about Java)
Animal Planet (A channel dedicated to learning about Animals)
Ocean Planet, Rugby Planet.

by Dave Vyrd November 24, 2003

PASI

A computer Programming Langauge for AI applications

SetQ(x)
Mulp(z,x)
Array = 1,2
If (Array0,0 = 0) Then X = 2
Recursive

by Dave Vyrd November 20, 2003