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Despew: /d*-spyoo'/ [USENET] V. To Automatically Generate A Large Amount Of Garbage To The Net, Esp.
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:despew: /d*-spyoo'/ [USENET] v. To automatically generate a
large amount of garbage to the net, esp. from an automated posting
program gone wild. See {ARMM}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
despew /d*-spyoo'/ v. [Usenet] To automatically generate a large amount of garbage to the net, esp.
from an automated posting program gone wild. See ARMM....
ARMM n. [acronym, `Automated Retroactive Minimal Moderation'] A Usenet cancelbot created by Dick Depew of Munroe Falls, Ohio.
ARMM was intended to automatically cancel posts from anonymous-posting sites....
lint: [from UNIX's `lint(1)', named for the bits of fluff it supposedly picks from programs] 1.
vt. To examine a program closely for style, language usage, and portability problems, esp....
prettyprint: /prit'ee-print/ (alt. `pretty-print') v.
1. To generate `pretty' human-readable output from a {hairy} internal representatio...
kiboze: [USENET] v. To {grep} the USENET news for a string, especially with the intention of posting a follow-up.
This activity was popularised by Kibo (see {KIBO}, sense 2). -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
et.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and {flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also spelled `net police'....
infinite: adj. Consisting of a large number of objec
extreme. Used very loosely as in: "This program produces infinite garbage....
eturn from the dead: v. To regain access to the net after a long absence.
Compare {person of no account}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
disclaimer: n. [USENET] n. Statement ritually appended to many USENET postings (sometimes automatically
by the posting software) reiterating the fact (which should be obvious, but is easily forgotten) that the article reflects its author's opinions and not necessarily those of the organization running the machine through which the article entered the network....