Sanitized excerpts from (not appropriate for kids) Strafe’s Guide :
angry fruit salad
n. A bad web page design, filled with splashy, clashing colors.
chip jewelry
1. n. Jewelry made from old circuit boards, chips or other
electronic parts.
2. Technology so obsolete it’s only remaining value is as a
source of parts for such jewelry.
delurk
v. To take active part in a conversation (online or not) after spending some time listening from a distance.
dialed in
adj. Any system where all the variables are set perfectly.
digerati
n. People with a deep understanding of digital technology and/or its effect on society.
404
1. n. Someone completely clueless.
2. exclm. Said when you don’t know the answer to a question.
gadget panic
n. That sinking feeling you get about two minutes after leaving the house that you forgot one of your essential electronic devices (a.k.a. beltware). Symptoms include frantically feeling your pockets and/or digging through your backpack, briefcase, or bag to make sure they’re there.
gone cyrillic
v. When a computer has crashed, leaving a screen filled with unitelligible garbage or strange characters.
hippity-hop
n. Pronounciation of http://.
hurl
v. To email only URLs with no accompanying commentary.
link rot
n. Found on an unmaintained web site when the pages that were once linked to have moved or no longer exist.
offline
adj. Unavailable.
ping
1. v. Sending someone a very short email to remind them that the ball is in their court.
2. v. Sending someone a very short email to remind them that you still exist, if only to keep the channel of communication open.
real computer
n. Yours, as opposed to the kind someone else has. Usually used to compare Macintoshes and PCs.
threedub
n. Pronunciation of WWW. Also tripledub.