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KiltedMan
Womb Raider
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 690
Location: Only Dick Cheney knows...
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Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:36 am |
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NOT SAFE FOR WORK
Do I need to add a dictionary to techhouse too? |
Perhaps you might want to make an official rule to the F.A.Geek about labelling things NSFW if they are NSFW (I will remember to do so in the future). |
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KieranHorn
Uber-Geek
Joined: 20 May 2003
Posts: 601
Location: Jersey, the New one..
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Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:19 pm |
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Also for geekish acronyms, there's this, tho I fear I may just be endangering our newbies by infecting them with the stupid ones on the list.  |
You can get infected by stupid 1337 sp34k? *needs shots* |
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Stealthr4v3r
Mother Superior
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 3113
Location: West Chester, PA
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Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:32 pm |
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You can get infected by stupid 1337 sp34k? *needs shots* |
good god, i hope not! |
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maslow
Professional Pun Person
Joined: 08 May 2003
Posts: 4054
Location: Here
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:12 am |
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I find it interesting that the list of acronyms has a lot of ones from before the internet was widely used... SNAFU, and FUBAR were armed forces terms, I believe, and my dad used them all the time. And other things, FAQ, FYI, PTB, etc. |
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eddie_baby
The Geek Next Door
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 2288
Location: between alpha and omega
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:17 am |
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Well, the US military designed the basis for the internet, so it kinda makes sense. Wasn't it ARPnet from the Navy? Help me out you networking guys... I know "Ping" is what submariners call using sonar on an object, or a netadmin uses to find an IP address. |
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ethyachk
Resident Karateka
Joined: 05 May 2003
Posts: 711
Location: My own personal hell
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:34 am |
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While several of us could attempt to answer this, John is by far the best one to answer any such questions. John? Help? |
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BrianW
Court Jester
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 7505
Location: Probably an ice rink in Newark
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eddie_baby
The Geek Next Door
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 2288
Location: between alpha and omega
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 8:55 am |
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| Internet bubble bursts. Investors take back money and hide it under a mattress. Geeks go back to Burger King. |
Man that's too close to home...  |
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BrianW
Court Jester
Joined: 02 May 2003
Posts: 7505
Location: Probably an ice rink in Newark
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:05 am |
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I like the one about parents not needing to take responsibility for their children's actions anymore. |
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KieranHorn
Uber-Geek
Joined: 20 May 2003
Posts: 601
Location: Jersey, the New one..
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 9:56 am |
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| EPA warns that entire surface of the earth will be completely blanketed with AOL CDs by the end of 2007 |
lol, I think we can all agree with this one |
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Uty
Tang Soo Techie
Joined: 03 May 2003
Posts: 9583
Location: On a never ending quest to save my girlfriend
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:19 am |
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Well, thank God they invented that Homestarrunner technology. Where would we be without it? |
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MajorKong
Sentient Acronym Storage Facility
Joined: 24 Jul 2003
Posts: 1100
Location: Home Sweet Bunker
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Wed Sep 10, 2003 10:20 am |
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| While several of us could attempt to answer this, John is by far the best one to answer any such questions. John? Help? |
Waking up ... Huh?
Ping was developed by a fellow down at the Army Research Lab in Aberdeen by the name of Michael Muuss (recently deceased, by the way). Yes, I believe that the sonar effect was the reason behind its name, but the official line is that it is an ETLA for Packet INternet Groper.
Mike was a great guy, lots of fun to talk to. More info on his career at http://ftp.arl.army.mil/~mike/.
Unfortunately, a lot of the Internet pioneers are passing away in their early years.
john |
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