Monday, February 23, 2004

PC-speak 

...and it has absolutely **nothing** to do with being Politically Correct! :-)

Plug-and-Play
A new hire who doesn't need any training. "The new guy, John, is great. He's
totally plug-and-play."

Bookmark
To take note of a person for future reference, "I bookmarked him after
seeing his cool demo at Siggraph."

Glazing
Corporate-speak for sleeping with your eyes open. A popular pastime at
conferences and early-morning meetings. "Didn't he notice that half the room
was glazing by the second session?"

404
Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web message "404, URL Not
Found," meaning that the document you've tried to access can't be located.
"Don't bother asking him...he's 404, man."

Link Rot
The process by which links on a web page became as obsolete as the sites
they're connected to change location or die.

Dead Tree Edition
The paper version of a publication available in both paper and electronic
forms, as in: "The dead tree edition of the San Francisco Chronicle..."

Egosurfing
Scanning the net, databases, print media, or research papers looking for the
mention of your name.

Open-Collar Workers
People who work at home or telecommute.

Career-Limiting Move (CLM)
Used among microserfs to describe an ill-advised activity. Trashing your
boss while he or she is within earshot is a serious CLM.

Alpha Geek
The most knowledgable, technically proficient person in an office or work
group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around here."

Tourists
People who are taking training classes just to get a vacation from their
jobs. "We had about three serious students in the class; the rest were
tourists."

Gray Matter
Older, experienced business people hired by young entrpreneurial firms
looking to appear more reputable and established.

Nyetscape
Nickname for AOL's less-than-full-featured Web browser.

Beepilepsy
The brief seizure people sometimes suffer when their beepers go off,
especially in vibrator mode. Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial
expressions, and stopping speech in mid-sentence.

Salmon Day
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get
screwed in the end.