LMJargon

1. n. The rock-like substance, formerly molten, found at the bottom of the glass coffee pot after the power has been left on over the weekend. See LM Tar Pit.

1. n. Someone who consistently uses their genius capabilities to solve problems in an idiotic manner, for example making a binary patch to a standard C library function rather than simply writing a new version, or writing a highly optimized routine that's called only once in a program's execution. The genius half is used somewhat facetiously, suggesting that the person possesses above-average intelligence in one area (for instance low-level MS-DOS assembly language calls); the idiot half is used somewhat pejoratively, suggesting that the person possesses below-average intelligence in other areas (for instance code clarity or robustness).

1. n. The act of analyzing a particularly obscure or nefarious piece of code hoping to discover its original form or intent. What did this programmer think he was doing?. See barbism, bobcat, strcain, idiot genius
2. An amusing pastime practiced by many living software engines in the wake of dead software engines.

1. acronym n. Installation and Setup; cool software that copies cool software from floppies to the user's hard drive and modifies any necessary system files to accomplish a full installation; notoriously difficult software to maintain and to write correctly in the first place.

1. n. 1. A business card shot by a rubber band, often traveling 10-15 yards at speeds from 30-50 m.p.h.
2. A business card that has stuck in the ceiling. Most ninja cards(2) are shot in landscape mode(1) since this offers greater spin than portrait mode(1) and allows them to slice into the ceiling and stick rather than to simply puncture it and fall to the floor.

1. n. Orientation of a business card shot length-first for greater speed and distance but less accuracy. See landscape mode(1), ninja card. 2. Able to drink; standing up; conscious. See landscape mode(2).

1. v. Orientation of a business card shot width-first for greater accuracy but less speed and distance. See portrait mode(1), ninja card(1). 2. Unable to drink; lying down; sleeping; passed out. See portrait mode(2), blanket time.

1. n. The several-step process by which one returns to sanity after a software release: drinking (at a release party), practicing landscape mode, various levels of brokenness, and finally TurboRest and maybe a day or two off. After rebooting, the mind is clear for new development.

1. n. The current release. Said of such during repeated, consecutive release modes, for instance the first three TX releases and the first three WinPrinter releases.

1. bastardization n. Final or intermediate software release. The new reclease is up. I'm making the new reclease in 5 minutes. When's the next reclease? Also rerease.