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And now some words from the Cap'n himself:
H. G. Wells, Heinlein, Asimov, Rod Serling, and a whole bunch of the original Sci-Fi writers
espoused the theory of Parallel Universes. Usually they considered our normal state of existence as one
universe and another one which ran a parallel course, sometimes a mirror
image of ours, reversed that is, as the other.
Either no one
ever told them about, or they just naturally pre-dated, the evolution of
the true “Other Universe” GEEKDOM!
Geekdom is
truly “Out there in space somewhere.” As near as recent research and the reading of many of the
available help groups has been able to discover, it was a hidden
universe until they put those cooling fans and their associated
ventilation slots in the cases of early computers.
Geekdom JUST SLIPPED
OUT…………..and, not unlike mushrooms and other fungi, it just keeps on keepin’ on.
I suppose it is only logical, for as yet no one has recognized
“Geeks” to be a normal part of society, although admittedly, by some
devious means or other, many have managed to assimilate. I’m
not sure whether this was by infiltration or infusion. There are
questions as to whether this is a good thing or bad.
In any event they have evolved. They have configured their own image, mode of dress, speech styles, even their own language.
As old Willy on the
Avon said, “Ah, there’s the rub.”
It’s a language
full of acronyms, synonyms, homonyms, M&Ms, unknown abbreviations,
implied meanings, actions, and disciplines. It’s meant to
obscure the world of computing from the uninitiated “Newbie” and
most of the rest of us, too.
So, what’s to be
done about it? Thought you’d never ask, but now that you have, I’ll
tell you.:
With the help of the
other members of “The Fleet” and everyone in every group out there,
we’re going to attempt to break “GeeKSpeaK”
down to the point where membership in the MENSA society is not required
in order to understand what is being said.
“How?” you might
ask.
“ Easy,” I’d reply. When you run across a word or phrase that elicits the normal educated response, “Huh?” just send it to me.
So, if you run across
hyperlink, HTML, ICMP, UDP, FTP, Telnet, HTTP, SMTP, or POP3 and you don’t have the foggiest as to
what they’re talking about, let me know.
I’m not saying I know either but I will darned well
find out and let you know ‘cause I’m one of the most bull-headed
characters you’ll ever meet. I’ll
find it for ya.
In the meantime, if you should meet a real
GeeK
on the street, make him think you’re part of the scene, toss him the
secret “GRS.” (That’s the GeeK Recognition Sign
and it has nothing to do
with Guru, Steve Gibson or Gibson Research.)
I don’t exactly know what it is
yet myself, but as soon as I find out you’ll be the first to know.
Numerical Entries
16-bit applications – Applications designed to run on a 16bit computer which is half as fast as the 32 bit jobs most of are using today. Some 32 bit machines and their operating systems do not like to recognize 16 bit apps.
32-bit architecture – twice as fast as 16 bit architecture, and soon to be passed by 64 bit architecture. May not recognize any of the oldies but goodies.
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