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RSN /R-S-N/ Adj. See Real Soon Now.
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RSN /R-S-N/ adj.
See Real Soon Now.
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Real Soon Now adv. [orig. from SF's fanzine community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's column in "BYTE"] 1.
Supposed to be available (or fixed, or cheap, or whatever) real soon now according to somebody, but the speaker is quite skeptical....
Real Soon Now: [orig. from SF's fanzine community, popularized by Jerry Pournelle's column in "BYTE"] adv.
1. Supposed to be available (or fixed, or cheap, or whatever) real soon now according to somebody, but the speaker is quite skeptical....
cience-fiction fandom n. Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with hackerdom
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly, and many go to `cons' (SF conventions) or are involved in fandom-connected activities such as the Society for Creative Anachronism....
cience-fiction fandom:: n. Another voluntary subculture having a very heavy overlap with hackerdom
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly, and many go to `cons' (SF conventions) or are involved in fandom-connected activities such as the Society for Creative Anachronism....
ot ready for prime time adj. Usable, but only just so
ot very robust; for internal use only. Said of a program or device....
ot ready for prime time: adj. Usable, but only just so
ot very robust; for internal use only. Said of a program or device....
Real Time, adj.: Here and now, as opposed to fake time, which only occurs there and then.