Jargon Watch
By Gareth Branwyn
Bio-break Techie euphemism for using the toilet.
CodePie A celebration pizza, ordered after successfully writing and debugging a program.
Coopetition The phenomenon of computer companies joining their competitors on a project-by-project basis. The products are referred to as "AllianceWare."
FAWOMFT Stands for "Frequently Argued Waste Of My Fucking Time." A recurring argument that, like the Energizer Bunny, keeps going, and going, and going. "The alt .cyberpunk debate over why Gibson doesn't have an e-mail address is a FAWOMFT."
Inverse Vandalism Making things because you can. "Why did you make MS-DOS?" "Because I could."
IQueue The line of interesting e-mail messages waiting to be read after you've deleted all of your junk and floodgater (see "Jargon Watch," Wired 2.05, page 26) mail.
Multi-mediocrity Boring, poorly done CD-ROMs (or any other multimedia platform). Heard on NPR.
PONA Acronym for "Person Of No Account." Someone who is not online.
Siliwood Short for "Silicon Hollywood," the coming convergence of movies, interactive television, and computers.
Tip o' the propeller beanie to: Andrew Anker, arturner, bjm@aol.com, James Higa, Alan Kay, David Lawrence Nicol, Bob Rossney, Peter Rothman, and Kristin Spence.
