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  • G Gary Wheeler

    'Doco' I've not seen before. I've seen and used 'docs' as shorthand for "documents". I've never heard/seen the word 'mobo' used outside of some of the gushier PC magazines.

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    Lost User
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    Gary Wheeler wrote:

    'Doco' I've not seen before. I've seen and used 'docs' as shorthand for "documents".

    Then you're doing it wrong. It will be Strayan. See below for our most famous shortened word with an O stuck on to the end. Bottlo[^]

    Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004

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    • G Gary Wheeler

      'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

      ___ ___
      / \ / \ ^
      | | | | | |
      | | | | | |
      | | | | | 6-8 feet
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      \___/ \___/

      There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

      Software Zen: delete this;

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      Agile, sprint, nuget.

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      • H honey the codewitch

        just as a general programming term, "foobar" which i think probably means something, but also doesn't. lorum foobar ipsum baz

        Real programmers use butterflies

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        ernieg54
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        An etymology was published in IETF RFC 3092 which although it had a publish date of 20010401 is still a fun read... RFC 3092: Etymology of 'Foo' - The RFC Archive[^]

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        • G Gary Wheeler

          'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

          ___ ___
          / \ / \ ^
          | | | | | |
          | | | | | |
          | | | | | 6-8 feet
          | | | | | |
          | | | | | |
          | | | | | V
          \___/ \___/

          There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

          Software Zen: delete this;

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          CPallini
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          'Agile'.

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          • E ernieg54

            An etymology was published in IETF RFC 3092 which although it had a publish date of 20010401 is still a fun read... RFC 3092: Etymology of 'Foo' - The RFC Archive[^]

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            honey the codewitch
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            haha neat, thanks

            Real programmers use butterflies

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            • E ernieg54

              An etymology was published in IETF RFC 3092 which although it had a publish date of 20010401 is still a fun read... RFC 3092: Etymology of 'Foo' - The RFC Archive[^]

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              kalberts
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              One of the more serious April 1st RFCs. OK, there are other serious ones, too, but usually in a more indirect way. You first make a great laugh, then start thinking "But really, there is something to it ...". I love both variants.

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              • G Gary Wheeler

                'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

                ___ ___
                / \ / \ ^
                | | | | | |
                | | | | | |
                | | | | | 6-8 feet
                | | | | | |
                | | | | | |
                | | | | | V
                \___/ \___/

                There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                Software Zen: delete this;

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                loctrice
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                Cloud

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                • G Gary Wheeler

                  'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

                  ___ ___
                  / \ / \ ^
                  | | | | | |
                  | | | | | |
                  | | | | | 6-8 feet
                  | | | | | |
                  | | | | | |
                  | | | | | V
                  \___/ \___/

                  There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                  Software Zen: delete this;

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                  agolddog
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                  Huh. For some reason, I always thought 'festoon' meant to decorate. In this industry, we use silly words like 'test', 'design', etc. It's o.k. though, nobody means it here.

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                  • G Gary Wheeler

                    'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

                    ___ ___
                    / \ / \ ^
                    | | | | | |
                    | | | | | |
                    | | | | | 6-8 feet
                    | | | | | |
                    | | | | | |
                    | | | | | V
                    \___/ \___/

                    There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    milo xml
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                    I was a press operator for a few years. In our plant we call festoons dancers. The printing industry is full of weird words/phrases. Dampener (dampner?), bustle wheels, cuim rollers, and so on.

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                    • K Kris Lantz

                      When I was a wee lad in the plastic-injection molding business, we used the word, "Gaylord" a lot. I had never heard it used before then. It referred to 2500lb cardboard totes full of resin pellets.

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                      milo xml
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                      We have those here too. :laugh:

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                      • G Gary Wheeler

                        'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

                        ___ ___
                        / \ / \ ^
                        | | | | | |
                        | | | | | |
                        | | | | | 6-8 feet
                        | | | | | |
                        | | | | | |
                        | | | | | V
                        \___/ \___/

                        There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                        Software Zen: delete this;

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        Festoon: a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration. :-D

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                        What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

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                        • M milo xml

                          I was a press operator for a few years. In our plant we call festoons dancers. The printing industry is full of weird words/phrases. Dampener (dampner?), bustle wheels, cuim rollers, and so on.

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                          Gary Wheeler
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                          "Nip rollers" :snicker:

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                          • H honey the codewitch

                            just as a general programming term, "foobar" which i think probably means something, but also doesn't. lorum foobar ipsum baz

                            Real programmers use butterflies

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                            just as a general programming term, "foobar" which i think probably means something, but also doesn't.

                            "foobar" is the sanitized version of "FUBAR", which means "Fouled Up Beyond All Repair". Change the first word to get the original meaning.

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                            • G Gary Wheeler

                              'Festoon'. It's a real thing for me. It cools paper coming out of a printing press (which includes dryers to dry ink, which also heat the paper) by running it through a set of rollers that run the paper up and down through a 6-8 foot space, something like this:

                              ___ ___
                              / \ / \ ^
                              | | | | | |
                              | | | | | |
                              | | | | | 6-8 feet
                              | | | | | |
                              | | | | | |
                              | | | | | V
                              \___/ \___/

                              There will a set of 10 or more rollers at the top and at the bottom. For some infantile reason this word just sounds silly to me. What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                              Software Zen: delete this;

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                              MikeTheFid
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                              Gary Wheeler wrote:

                              What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                              agnostic - as in, our server app doesn't have apriori knowledge about what gets plugged in into it (as long as its API conforms to a standard) or who communicates with it (as long as are properly oauth'd in).

                              Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.

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                                Quote:

                                just as a general programming term, "foobar" which i think probably means something, but also doesn't.

                                "foobar" is the sanitized version of "FUBAR", which means "Fouled Up Beyond All Repair". Change the first word to get the original meaning.

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                                CoolTeddyBear
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                                I believe the R stands for recognition... F'd Up Beyond All Recognition

                                Live long and prosper

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                                  Gary Wheeler wrote:

                                  What silly words do you folks have to use in your industry?

                                  agnostic - as in, our server app doesn't have apriori knowledge about what gets plugged in into it (as long as its API conforms to a standard) or who communicates with it (as long as are properly oauth'd in).

                                  Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.

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                                  Gary Wheeler
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                                  I've had to use atheist API's before - the server wouldn't allow your connection, no matter what you tried.

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                                    I've had to use atheist API's before - the server wouldn't allow your connection, no matter what you tried.

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                    MikeTheFid
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                                    Gary Wheeler wrote:

                                    the server wouldn't allow your connection, no matter what you tried.

                                    Hmmm. That waitress in the bar last night was an atheist. I had no idea!

                                    Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.

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                                      Gary Wheeler wrote:

                                      the server wouldn't allow your connection, no matter what you tried.

                                      Hmmm. That waitress in the bar last night was an atheist. I had no idea!

                                      Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.

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                                      Gary Wheeler
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                                      Maybe it was your feet of clay. Next time, wear better shoes :-D .

                                      Software Zen: delete this;

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                                      • O obermd

                                        Quote:

                                        just as a general programming term, "foobar" which i think probably means something, but also doesn't.

                                        "foobar" is the sanitized version of "FUBAR", which means "Fouled Up Beyond All Repair". Change the first word to get the original meaning.

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                                        honey the codewitch
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                                        I mean yeah, that's what i figured. I grew up in a military family so i know what FUBAR is. What I mean by probably means something but also doesn't, is when K+R was using it, it was just filler text, despite the meaning of FUBAR (I also like SNAFU) Edit: Why the hell did i write Guy Ritchie. I need more coffee

                                        Real programmers use butterflies

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                                        • G Gary Wheeler

                                          I've had to use atheist API's before - the server wouldn't allow your connection, no matter what you tried.

                                          Software Zen: delete this;

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                                          kalberts
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                                          Certainly, the most common use of "agnostic" is in the religious sense ("If god exists, he must be defeated!") Linguistically speaking, "a-gnostic" simply means "not-knowing". It doesn't have to be related to religious concepts at all.

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