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• Jargon Coiner (#1) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * WINCURSE: Loud expletive uttered when a Linux user comes face-to-face with a computer containing a WinModem....
• Jargon Coiner (#6) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * STOP MIRAGE: Trying to click on an imaginary Stop button on a program's toolbar after doing something you didn't want to....
• Jargon Coiner (#9) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * RHYMES WITH CYNICS: The final answer to any debate about how to pronounce Linux....
• Jargon Coiner (#2) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * SLASHDUP EFFECT, THE: Accidentally posting two or more duplicate comments to Slashdot, usually as the result of hitting ENTER at the wrong time or fumbling with the Preview option....
• Jargon Coiner (#3) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * LILOSPLAININ': Arduous process of explaining why there's now a LILO boot prompt on the office computer....
• Jargon Coiner (#7) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * O'REILLY O'WRITING: Going to a bookstore and copying down notes from an O'Reilly computer book that you can't afford....
• Jargon Coiner (#12) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * IPO (I've Patented the Obvious): Acquiring patents on trivial things and then hitting other companies over the head with them....
• Jargon Coiner (#8) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * STAR SPINOFFS: Applying themes and ideas from "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" to contemporary events....
• Jargon Coiner (#10) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * HOBTOB (Hanging Out By The O'Reilly Books): Seeking free Linux technical support at a bookstore by waiting near the computer books for a geek to come by and then casually asking them for help....