Deus Ex Machina

Situation in which one escapes by means noone could distinctly or indirectly predict.

Plot device in which the author makes up stupid shit to save his character.

None needed.

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proselyte

To convert (usually to Jewish)

The newly proselyted, bright young cadet was eager to participate in battle.

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evanesce

To disappear, vanish.

To small child evanesced in the woods around noon.

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The Hacker Ethic

Hacker code of morality that was originally formed by the MIT hackers in the late 1950s to the late 1960s and articulated by Steven Levy in his book HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION. The creed is as follows:

1)Always yield the Hands-On Imperative! Access to computers-- and andything else which might teach you about the way the world works-- should be unlimited and total.
2) All information should be free.
3) Mistrust Authority-- Promote Decentralization.
4) Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position.
5) You can create art and beauty on a computer.
6) Computers can change your life for the better.
While many of the 1960s hackers claim that modern hackers have rejected this code, it has actually strongly influenced all hackers for the last thirty years.

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The Gimp

The bondage character on themovie wordPulp Fiction/word. He wasn't really useful,just funny.

Zed : Bring out the gimp

Guy : The gimp's sleepin'.

Zed : I guess you better wake him up?

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<xml>

Recent variant of HTML;Hypertext Markup Language.

XML is useful in short documentations and other odd works that don't matter.

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ultimoradioregum

(Latin)The final argument of the kings. War.

Latin is common.

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