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• Jargon Coiner (#13) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * NINETY-NINERS: In 1849, a horde of people ("Forty-niners") headed to California to pan gold and get rich quick....
• 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 (#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....
• Jargon Coiner (#4) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * FREE LECTURE: Attempting to explain the concepts of Linux, Open Source software, free software, and gift cultures to someone who is not familiar with them....
• 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 (#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....
• alk mode n. A feature supported by Unix, ITS, and some other OSes that allows two or more logged-in users to set up a real-time on-line conversation.
  It combines the immediacy of talking with all the precision (and verbosity) that written language entails....
• 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....