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Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:13 pm
by Mark N
Dave wrote:
Well, it wasn't
quite a traditional use of the term. If I'd been speaking in Formal High Hacker, I would have said "I suspect that Paul
frobnicated the page with a larger PayPal donation button, and that this led to
lossage in the formatting. He may have neglected to
recompile the world and
smoke-test the appearance."
README: Following these links brings a serious risk of an archive dive. It might be wise to order up a
rotary debugger before beginning.
Dear Dog, I forgot all about hacker speak
. (I have only been listening to it since it was created in the Apple II era and the birth of Crystal Palace BBS {I feel so OLD.
})
Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:13 am
by davids4250
NOTDilbert wrote:
Just as long as that's NOT Yelling Bird. Had enough of that for the....well, pick a unit of time. Go Long.
Whole-heartedly agree!
Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:10 am
by Yamara
Dave wrote:Jabberwonky wrote:Dave wrote:I suspect that the presence of the larger PayPal donation button has frobnicated the page formatting.
I'm not sure, but I think this is the first time I've been frobnicated...
Well, it wasn't
quite a traditional use of the term. If I'd been speaking in Formal High Hacker, I would have said "I suspect that Paul
frobnicated the page with a larger PayPal donation button, and that this led to
lossage in the formatting. He may have neglected to
recompile the world and
smoke-test the appearance."
README: Following these links brings a serious risk of an archive dive. It might be wise to order up a
rotary debugger before beginning.
ALL PART OF BRANDI'S PLAN.
Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:13 am
by NOTDilbert
jwhouk wrote:NOTDilbert wrote: Just as long as that's NOT Yelling Bird. Had enough of that for the....well, pick a unit of time. Go Long.
You had to go out and get your own dicksissel, didn't you?
I do't mean to imply that I don't like the QC comic, I do - Bt I work in a hospital call center, and some people think the first person they talk to is the one they need to yell at....
Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 2:24 am
by Jabberwonky
Dave wrote:Jabberwonky wrote:Dave wrote:I suspect that the presence of the larger PayPal donation button has frobnicated the page formatting.
I'm not sure, but I think this is the first time I've been frobnicated...
Well, it wasn't
quite a traditional use of the term. If I'd been speaking in Formal High Hacker, I would have said "I suspect that Paul
frobnicated the page with a larger PayPal donation button, and that this led to
lossage in the formatting. He may have neglected to
recompile the world and
smoke-test the appearance."
README: Following these links brings a serious risk of an archive dive. It might be wise to order up a
rotary debugger before beginning.
Oh, hey! It turns out I
have been frobnicated before...
Re: Late Popcicle 2012-12-17
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:56 am
by Dave11
Dave wrote:Jabberwonky wrote:Dave wrote:I suspect that the presence of the larger PayPal donation button has frobnicated the page formatting.
I'm not sure, but I think this is the first time I've been frobnicated...
Well, it wasn't
quite a traditional use of the term. If I'd been speaking in Formal High Hacker, I would have said "I suspect that Paul
frobnicated the page with a larger PayPal donation button, and that this led to
lossage in the formatting. He may have neglected to
recompile the world and
smoke-test the appearance."
README: Following these links brings a serious risk of an archive dive. It might be wise to order up a
rotary debugger before beginning.
Oh, wow, the jargon file. That takes me back a ways...
I just hope your water-powered supercomputer doesn't dump core...