By Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
Clue-by-Four A new twist on "Get a clue!" "Netcom needs to be hit with a clue-by-four for its lack of an antispam policy."
Crash Dummies Street criminals hired by crooked doctors and lawyers to cause traffic accidents and file phony injury claims. Crash dummies are paid a set fee; the doctors and lawyers split the insurance settlements.
DF Module A coded reference to a dense user or coworker. DF stands for "dumbfuck." "The DF module in sales can't seem to set up the default printer." Similar to PEBCAK (problem exists between chair and keyboard) and ID-10-T (idiot).
Nerd Rustler The person in a corporate personnel department responsible for hiring computer programmers.
Poof Company A large company created by a consolidation of smaller companies. They appear out of nowhere as if - poof! - by magic. "US Office Products is a poof company built from 210 office supply dealers."
Stealth URLs Web sites, mostly porn, that capitalize on URL misspellings (oracl.com, altavitsa.com, motorrola .com, et cetera) to attract visitors and advertisers or to spoof the original site. Also referred to as "typosites."
Tip o' the watch cap to: John Caspers, Jim Leftwich, Tom Roughan, and Mike Shields.
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