__ Jargon Watch__
__Cumdex
__Nickname for the "adult technology" sideshow that spun off from Comdex after trade-show officials were pressured to exclude porno exhibitors.
__Cyber Sitters
__Young, underemployed, computer literates who "sit" with rich kids, teaching them how to surf the Internet and create multimedia graphics.
__JPIGs
__The new generation of cybercops who want to remove pornographic images (often posted in JPEG format) from the Internet.
__MCI Project
__A low-budget entrepreneurial effort financed by one's network of friends and family. "Pam's latest CD is completely an MCI project."
__Throbbers
__Animated icons that are used to replace the "meteor shower" icon in Netscape Navigator. Taken from the nickname given to the original Netscape logo, which appeared to throb during document transfers. New icons, such as the J. R. "Bob" Dobbs throbber, are currently traded over the Net.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@Wired.com)
A tip o' the hard hat to: Mike Fisher, Keith Loh, Corey Rosen, and Aaron Simpson.
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