Brain Stain The inept, often irrelevant comments left by supervisors on copies of memos and other documents. "That spec sheet was ready to distribute till Sanders left his brain stains all over it."
Circle-Jerking The practice, used on some porn sites, of redirecting visitors back to the same site when they try to exit via ad banners for different sites. Circle-jerking raises the hit count of the offending site and drives up its ranking on top-site lists.
Mommy-Save The act of indiscriminately clicking Save without first choosing an appropriate folder to store the document in. Common among newbies (e.g., your mother) who don't understand the concept of folders, directories, et cetera. "All of his papers and correspondence were mommy-saved in the MS Word folder."
The Nursery The playful nickname of the east wing of the show floor at Electronic Entertainment Expo, where the start-ups and minor players had booths. The E3 '98 majors, some with two-story booths, had the west wing.
Veal Pens Another name, like cube farms, for offices divided into cubicles.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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