Karma Whore Someone who posts messages shamelessly on Slashdot, where karma points are given based on the quality of the post.
Millennium Effect What those in the antiques business call the current wave of nostalgia for anything having to do with the defining moments of the 20th century (the space race, early computers, et cetera).
MOPs Millionaires on paper, aka optionaires: high tech employees with stock options that total more than a million dollars, but with fewer liquid assets.
PayPal'd To have sent electronic funds to someone by way of PayPal.com, an email payment service. "I just PayPal'd you $15 for the eBay auction."
Safety Users Cell phone owners who claim they have a phone only for emergency purposes. Service providers offer various enticements to turn such customers into full-time users.
Tip o' the Indiana Jones to Jack Orenstein.
- Gareth Branwyn (jargon@wiredmag.com)
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