Meaning: Working in parallel with ones peers.
Author: FH
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Gift Vulture
Meaning.1: A Gift Voucher probably involving alcoholic beverages.
Meaning.alt: ebay - Picking over the carcasses of unwanted presents post Christmas.
Author: PK
Meaning.alt: ebay - Picking over the carcasses of unwanted presents post Christmas.
Author: PK
iPull-eMale
Meaning: Female orientated Singles email client with built in RSS feeds for all the popular dating sites, including: match.com, enterlove.com, datetheuk.com, etc.
Author: FH
Author: FH
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
Technical Tipple
Meaning: A snippet of technical information provided over an alcoholic beverage.
Author: FH
Author: FH
Friday, 7 November 2008
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Sex Pixels
Meaning: I'll give you a hint, we were talking about graphics rendering and not 1970's music.
Author: GC
Author: GC
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Thursday, 2 October 2008
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
I'm On Fire Of Line
Meaning: One is a bit worried about the possibility of being intercepted at high velocity by a pink ball due to one's height and proximity to an existing war-zone.
Author: PK
Author: PK
Thursday, 31 July 2008
Rehacktering
Meaning: (A close cousin of) Refu*ktering a piece of code in a non-optimal way.
Author: JB2
Author: JB2
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
public abstract class CelebrationManager implements IGoodTime, INightOut, ITeamBonding, IEmbarrassingPhotos
Meaning.javadoc: The base class for all PartyManagers.
Known.Subclasses: DrinkingManager, ClubbingManager, BowlingManager, PaintballManager, BeerFestManager
Methods.inherited.from.Interface IGoodTime: isHappy, isPissed,
Methods.inherited.from.Interface INightOut: gotSome, hasLostWallet, hasMissedLastBusHome, hadKebab
Methods.inherited.from.Interface ITeamBonding: hadFreeCurry, skimmedBossesCreditCard, isCompanyPaidTaxiUtilised
Methods.inherited.from.Interface IEmbarrassingPhotos: uploadedPhotosToFacgebookOnSameNight, hasDodgyStainOnApparel, hasPhotocopiedOwnArseFiftyTimes
Author: PK, RD, NT, JC, FH
Known.Subclasses: DrinkingManager, ClubbingManager, BowlingManager, PaintballManager, BeerFestManager
Methods.inherited.from.Interface IGoodTime: isHappy, isPissed,
Methods.inherited.from.Interface INightOut: gotSome, hasLostWallet, hasMissedLastBusHome, hadKebab
Methods.inherited.from.Interface ITeamBonding: hadFreeCurry, skimmedBossesCreditCard, isCompanyPaidTaxiUtilised
Methods.inherited.from.Interface IEmbarrassingPhotos: uploadedPhotosToFacgebookOnSameNight, hasDodgyStainOnApparel, hasPhotocopiedOwnArseFiftyTimes
Author: PK, RD, NT, JC, FH
Reverse Polish Engineering
Meaning.recipe: Take your typical TVGM, decompile it, analyse it in vain, swear profusely at it, curse the level of comments/documentation/logic/synchronising/frequency of InvalidStateExceptions and finally refactor it by means of either: a) Machete, b) Firing squad, c) Whip (well why not?!), d) Gatling gun (this being my personal favourite - ed) e) M.O.A.B, f) Thermonuclear ordinance (of at least 10 Mega-tonnes) and stand well back (we recommend a minimum distance of 20 nautical miles and a large bottle of sun cream) or g) Throw it away and completely rewrite it.
Author.chef: RD, NT, PK.
Author.chef: RD, NT, PK.
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
I Leeked Out
Meaning: "A Bin. My Kingdom for a Bin!" - The "Green Revolution" continues... the contents of my Tea Bag leaked onto the floor in transit to the Oasis Point.
Author: PJ
Author: PJ
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Do as I say not as I do
Quote: "Although we're not building for demonstration, I need everything working for tomorrow's demo!"
Author: PK
Author: PK
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Joining a Jumper
Quote.dizzy.blonde: "I feel like an outsider as the group you're in is already tight knit…….It’s like joining a jumper that’s already been knitted"
Author: via LM
Author: via LM
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Wednesday, 11 June 2008
Exploding Compliments
Meaning: Components are exploding all over the place.
Author: PK - "Heeeeee's back !"
Author: PK - "Heeeeee's back !"
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Stop The Press
Our most valued contributors are currently offline - unlearning English we hope.
Normal service will be reinstated as soon as they open their mouths again.
- Ed.
Normal service will be reinstated as soon as they open their mouths again.
- Ed.
Wednesday, 21 May 2008
Taking the Duracell
Quote"These batteries are made of Urine."
Meaning: "Golly gosh, these batteries are as heavy as Uranium old boy!"
Author: U235PK
Meaning: "Golly gosh, these batteries are as heavy as Uranium old boy!"
Author: U235PK
Urine
Meaning: An isotope of Uranium: U235PK - native to Central Eastern Poland, occasionally turning up in annoyingly small quantities in West London.
Author: PK
Author: PK
Thursday, 15 May 2008
New Polish sport revealed
Quote: "Now Nicola has joined the team she is revealing a second bottom."
Meaning: Nicola is finding new problems. (Personally I think the author's Paraphilia is now exposed for all to see! - ed)
Hystonikal: "We've found the bottom" - ie: "The worst it can get", however someone discovered something even worse - a second bottom!
Author: PK
Meaning: Nicola is finding new problems. (Personally I think the author's Paraphilia is now exposed for all to see! - ed)
Hystonikal: "We've found the bottom" - ie: "The worst it can get", however someone discovered something even worse - a second bottom!
Author: PK
Doc. Brown
Quote: "Ian saw it tomorrow - if you can find what's that?"
Meaning: No f'ing idea, but the author is obviously trying to Collunicate something! (mind you, Ian has been out of the office all day - isn't the Delorean ment to take you back to the exact moment you left ? Any excuse eh?! - ed)
Author: PK via YV
Meaning: No f'ing idea, but the author is obviously trying to Collunicate something! (mind you, Ian has been out of the office all day - isn't the Delorean ment to take you back to the exact moment you left ? Any excuse eh?! - ed)
Author: PK via YV
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Vag*na On Demand
Meaning: The act of squeezing as much p*rn as possible (which, let's face it, is what most people will be doing) from VOD servers, through as small a Hole - sorry Crack, no - Orifice, no Bandwidth-limited Socket as possible.
See: Blow-VOD for what's on offer.
Author: GC
See: Blow-VOD for what's on offer.
Author: GC
Disconbobulation
Word.of.the.day: Disconbobulation
Meaning: I've no idea but doesn't it sound great! (GC has just pointed out that it is indeed a "real" word, probably a close relation to Disconfabulate - ed)
Author: CG
Meaning: I've no idea but doesn't it sound great! (GC has just pointed out that it is indeed a "real" word, probably a close relation to Disconfabulate - ed)
Author: CG
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Signalising
Quote.code: "Responsibile for signalising the controller that it's time to hide the banner"
Meaning: To make remarkable or conspicuous.
Author: PK
Meaning: To make remarkable or conspicuous.
Author: PK
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
Tuesday, 22 April 2008
deLEEte
Meaning: The immortalising act of unrecoverably removing ones non backed-up source tree over nfs
Pronunciation: rm -rf *
Author: PK
Pronunciation: rm -rf *
Author: PK
Sprintophrenia
Meaning: Multiple Sprint Personality Disorder.
Pronunciation: sprint-o-fri-nia
Author: PK
Pronunciation: sprint-o-fri-nia
Author: PK
Friday, 18 April 2008
Enrage
Meaning: A secure repository for customers to view and report boogs. Creates an anti-feeling of peace and tranquility amongst developers and a gives customers that warm and cosy feeling.
Author: FH
Author: FH
Thursday, 17 April 2008
Blugged-out
Meaning: The overwhelming despair experienced by a Development Team Leader upon realizing that there are excessive Blugs during a project's final push. Symptoms include excessive pink ball throwing, shouting and having that knowing smile during team meetings stand-ups before breaking the bad news to the blissfully unaware (or was that ignorant - ed) developers. Also involves excess use of BlameZilla for whipping purposes.
Author: FH
Author: FH
Blug
Meaning: A Blocking Boog.
Note: It has nothing whatsoever to do with this although $65 for 2" sounds reasonable!
Author: JP/GC/FH.
Note: It has nothing whatsoever to do with this although $65 for 2" sounds reasonable!
Author: JP/GC/FH.
Bugzollerance
Meaning: A well known medical affliction of the te-chi class.
Detail: An intolerance to fixing Boogs, specifically the ability to remember to look in Bugzilla for yours. Some developers appear to suffer from this condition more than others, mentioning no names...
Author: FH
Detail: An intolerance to fixing Boogs, specifically the ability to remember to look in Bugzilla for yours. Some developers appear to suffer from this condition more than others, mentioning no names...
Author: FH
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Magic Law#1: Conservation Of Magic
Quote.law: "Magic cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one viewing card to another."
Meaning: Viewing card cloning woes.
Author: IF/FH
Meaning: Viewing card cloning woes.
Author: IF/FH
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
Friday, 4 April 2008
Yogorian Calendar
Meaning: A Calendar system based on the Absolute and Immutable value: 1st Jan. 2001.
Author: TF
Author: TF
Thursday, 3 April 2008
Enter the Dragon
Quote: "Here be Big Fish!" (and no, the author wasn't point at an ancient map)
Meaning: A Dragons Den Demonstration at the end of the Sprint might contain some reasonably important people.
Author: PK
Meaning: A Dragons Den Demonstration at the end of the Sprint might contain some reasonably important people.
Author: PK
Fu*ktards
Meaning: F***ing Retards (better not mention who the author is talking about - ed)
Author: GC
Author: GC
Trash the Cache
Quote: "Caching is for losers!"
Meaning: To optimise or not, that is the question...
Author: MA
Meaning: To optimise or not, that is the question...
Author: MA
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Friday, 28 March 2008
Slipperage
Meaning: To experience increased project timescales.
Author: PK (thanks to SM for that one)
Author: PK (thanks to SM for that one)
Friday, 21 March 2008
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Deliverables, Shmiverbles
Quote: "'suppliers name withheld' don't seem to know what the f**k they're doing!"
Meaning: To be sure, I'd say that the author is particularly unimpressed with the quality of delivered code from a particular supplier.
Author: IF
Meaning: To be sure, I'd say that the author is particularly unimpressed with the quality of delivered code from a particular supplier.
Author: IF
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
My juicy fruit
Quote: "I need some nuts to go with your juicy fruit."
Meaning: Well you've got to get it 5 times a day haven't you?
Author: TF/FH
Meaning: Well you've got to get it 5 times a day haven't you?
Author: TF/FH
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Endolphins
Quote.after.beer: "The active ingredient in chilli's causes brain damage by overloading it with endolphins."
Meaning: Intelligent endogenous opioid polypeptides
Author: JB
Meaning: Intelligent endogenous opioid polypeptides
Author: JB
JB's 'Quality Bar'
Quote: "My 'quality bar' hangs as low as the gutter."
Meaning: Possibly has something to do with his 'Little Slot' (but we fail to see how - ed), although he refused to be drawn on which way it hangs.
Author: JB
Meaning: Possibly has something to do with his 'Little Slot' (but we fail to see how - ed), although he refused to be drawn on which way it hangs.
Author: JB
JB's 'Little Slot'
Quote: "I have a little slot."
Meaning: Apparently, JB has some free time ... well on Monday at any rate.
Author: JB
Meaning: Apparently, JB has some free time ... well on Monday at any rate.
Author: JB
Dirty Sexy Dongle - A nice pair of Double-D's
Quote: "I need a dongle (for something) but unfortunately my Dirty Dongle is broken" (is it just me, or whenever a women says the word dongle, it sounds really dirty ? - ed).
Meaning: How not to look embarrassed in front of a room full of blokes!
Author: TE/GC
Meaning: How not to look embarrassed in front of a room full of blokes!
Author: TE/GC
Extentionism is the new Functionalism
Quote: "Working, to what extent?!"
Meaning: Great it works! Hold on, PK might have written it - so how much of it works then?
Author: IF
Meaning: Great it works! Hold on, PK might have written it - so how much of it works then?
Author: IF
Prayor Romanee
Meaning: Unknown - probably something to do with Player/Planner interaction/love.
Author: PK
Author: PK
Particle of Functionality
Meaning: An individual item of specific purpose in a sea of ‘others’
Author: PK
Author: PK
Assillium
Meaning: (No not a Roman city name) The act of asking for Asylum.
Pronunciation: ass-i-lee-uhm
Author: PK
Notes: One ‘l’ or two - ed?
Pronunciation: ass-i-lee-uhm
Author: PK
Notes: One ‘l’ or two - ed?
Chavalling
Meaning: To travel 'midst chavs.
Pronunciation: chav-a-ling
Author: FH (nice to have a new contributor on board - ed)
Pronunciation: chav-a-ling
Author: FH (nice to have a new contributor on board - ed)
MocksOnTheBox
Meaning: As reliable as the Mocks (not that we have Mocks on-the-box mind you).
Meaning.alt: The cat in the Hat.
Author: PK (you seem to be generating a lot of content- ed)
Constant Variable
Meaning: A Java variable permanently taking a constant value (sounds like a hack to me - ed)
Meaning.alt: A Java Constant parameter assuming a variable value.
Author: PK
Meaning.alt: A Java Constant parameter assuming a variable value.
Author: PK
TrackDump
Meaning: The art of extracting a Java stack trace to stdout by whatever means necessary.
Author: PK
Author: PK
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