By Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
Blackholing When an ISP or other online service automatically deletes all email coming from a certain domain without delivering it. "Sites have been blackholing all Well email, legitimate or not, because of the quantity of Well-relayed spam deluging their servers."
Form Art A genre that uses only HTML-coded form elements to create Web-based art.
Post-Greenspan The aftermath of comments made by Federal Reserve chair Alan Greenspan on the US or world economy. "The post-Greenspan euphoria has subsided around of the globe."
Rumint Short for rumored intelligence. A play on the intelligence jargon humint (human intelligence). "According to rumint, the Air Force will reveal one or two black projects in April."
Sloppy Clicker Someone who always manages to move screen icons whenever he or she clicks on them.
Wince Derogatory slang for Windows CE. Anyone who's tried to find something on one of these lilliputian Windows desktops knows why this is funny.
Tip o' the wool felt fedora to Jeb Bates, Michelle Fox, Jerry D. Fugate Jr., Robert A. Muir, and Steve Prinsen.
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