Ian Irving's Code and Culture from Toronto
Via Despicable Horses :Historical information you need to know about shipping Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship. It was also before commercial fertilizer’s invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It Continue reading Ship High In Transit
Via The New York Times “Is Voting Worth the Trouble?” (September 26, 2004): The ancient Greeks had a word for a person who is indifferent to public affairs in this way: idiotes, or idiot. category: words
Via Techdirt False Positives Are A Fact Of Life In Spam Filtering. So there!
Via the BBC: Doctor slang is a dying art. And you thought geek slang was insulting! Here are a few choice terms: CTD – Circling the Drain (A patient expected to die soon) GLM – Good looking Mum GPO – Continue reading Top medical acronyms
What they really mean… from Valley of the Geeks – NEW: Management Speak (Dilbert would be very proud) The product is going to ship in Q4….we just don’t know what year. No serious bugs have been reported….since we don’t have Continue reading What they really mean… from Valley of the Geeks …