i got some comments on the “what i’ve learned…” poster, and they mostly boil down to two things:
1: too many sex jokes.
2: the chronology isn’t all that chronological.
obviously, most people don’t know anything about the chronology, but have inferred that from what appears to be my lack of learning anything. and although it’s partially true that i have a hard time learning from experience, it’s not as bad as the list might give an impression of.
and although i didn’t receive any comments regarding the big “LOVE” in the background, i gotta replace it. it does frame the whole poster quite nicely though…
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a link to an article on fragging at wikipedia.org.
i’ve always known the term as meaning killing in a computer game. how the times change, eh?
from the article:
Frag is a term from the Vietnam War, most commonly meaning to assassinate an unpopular member of one’s own fighting unit by dropping a fragmentation grenade into the victim’s tent at night.
nowdays, in online games, killing your own is called tk or tk-ing, as in team kill(ing).
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and for those of you who are not up to speed on your internet abbreviations, there’s a brief list available here: wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_slang.
(some folk still don’t know what “afk” or “brb” means. get with the program, people)
and there’s a really extensive computer jargon file available here, with common syntax rules and all: www.eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/jargon.html
it’s a good and long read even if you’re not into computer history, mostly because you can trace the development of the modern geek. if you like dorky and extremely internal humour you’ll appreciate it as well. the frustration of all these people with management and stupidity seeps through the screen.