Jargon Watch
Cof$ Abbreviation for the Church of Scientology, used by its detractors on the alt.religion.scientology newsgroup.
Graybar Land The place you go while you're staring at a computer that's processing something very slowly (while you watch the gray progress bar creep across your screen). "I was in graybar land for what seemed like hours, thanks to that CAD rendering." Compare with Render Wander (see Jargon Watch, Wired 2.12).
Juice a Brick To recharge the big, heavy NiCad batteries used in portable video cameras. "You better start juicing those bricks, we've got a long shoot tomorrow."
Open-Collar Workers People who work at home or telecommute.
Sacrificial Host A computer server placed outside an organization's Internet fire wall to provide a service that might otherwise compromise the local net's security. Spotted in Cheswick & Bellovin's Firewalls and Internet Security.
Shopper-Lifting When a store's electronic scanner (usually inadvertently) prices an item higher than the price noted on the store's shelf or in an advertisement.
Squirt the Bird To transmit a signal up to a satellite. "Crew and talent are ready ... what time do we squirt the bird?"
A tip o' the beret to: Orrin Anderson, Adam Ford, Kevin Kelly, Will Kreth, Robert Lauriston, and Dan Pink.
