Lethal's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=Lethal2001-08-24T20:34:50Zleet speak (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal/writeups/leet+speakLethalhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal2001-08-24T20:34:50Z2001-08-24T20:34:50ZI've been on <a href="/title/IRC">IRC</a> for a while and some of the terms these <a href="/title/script+kiddies">script kiddies</a> come up with are quite ammusing:<p>
<b><a href="/title/Nouns">Nouns</a>:</b><br>
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<li><a href="/title/warez">warez</a>
<li><a href="/title/m4d+skillz">m4d skillz</a>
<li><a href="/title/pr0n">pr0n</a>
<li><a href="/title/313375P33K">313375P33K</a>
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<b><a href="/title/Pronouns">Pronouns</a>:</b><br>
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<li><a href="/title/3y3">3y3</a>
<li><a href="/title/j00">j00</a>
<li><a href="/title/m3">m3</a>
<li><a href="/title/d00d">d00d</a>
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<b><a href="/title/Verbs">Verbs</a>:</b><br>
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<li><a href="/title/Ph34r">Ph34r</a>
<li><a href="/title/uNF">uNF</a>
<li><a href="/title/I+0wn+j00">I 0wn j00</a>
<li><a href="/title/0wn">0wn</a>
<li><a href="/title/r00l">r00l</a>
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<b><a href="/title/Adjectives">Adjectives</a>:</b><br>
<ul>
<li><a href="/title/k3wl">k3wl</a>
<li><a href="/title/k-rad">k-rad</a>
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<b><a href="/title/Elite">Elite</a> varients:</b><br>
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<li><a href="/title/leet">leet</a>
<li><a href="/title/l337">l337</a>
<li><a href="/title/1337">1337</a>
<li><a href="/title/3l337">3l337</a>
<li><a href="/title/31337">31337</a>
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<b>The x0r's:</b><br>
<ul>
<li><a href="/title/hax0r">hax0r</a>
<li><a href="/title/box0r">box0r</a>
<li><a href="/title/sux0r">sux0r</a>
<li><a href="/title/fux0red">fux0red</a>
<li><a href="/title/sex0r">sex0r</a>
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<p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>IBM e-server (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal/writeups/IBM+e-serverLethalhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal2001-08-14T19:49:03Z2001-08-14T19:49:03ZRecently, <a href="/title/IBM">IBM</a> decided to consolidate all of their server products into one product line, e-server. The <a href="/title/logo">logo</a> for the e-server is an <a href="/title/%2540">@</a> symbol but with an <tt>e</tt> instead of an <tt>a</tt>. I'm not sure what the <tt>e</tt> stands for, but I'm pretty sure it is enterprise, because it would be somewhat redundant (and stupid) to call them electronic-servers. There are currently four e-server series available, each designated by an arbitrary letter:
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<li><b>e-server xSeries</b>: Formerly <a href="/title/Netfinity">Netfinity</a>, these are IBM's plain ol' <a href="/title/Intel">Intel</a> based servers. Nothing too fancy or innovative here, just a <a href="/title/spiffy">spiffy</a> new name. Netfinity are in my opinion some of the best Intel based <a href="/title/server">server</a>s around.<p>
<li><b>e-server iSeries</b>: Formerly <a href="/title/AS%252F400">AS/400</a>, these are generally used for running business applications like accounting. Green and black <a href="/title/terminal">terminal</a>s and <a href="/title/RPG">RPG</a> and <a href="/title/COBOL">COBOL</a> a-plenty. I'm not fond of the new name they gave to AS/400. It makes me think of their crappy <a href="/title/Thinkpad">Thinkpad</a> <a href="/title/iSeries">iSeries</a> line.<p>
<li><b>e-serve<!-- close unclosed tag --></b><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></li><!-- close unclosed tag --></ul>…A+ Certification (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal/writeups/A%252B+CertificationLethalhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal2001-03-22T00:01:44Z2001-03-22T00:01:44ZI am <a href="/title/A%252B+Certified">A+ Certified</a>. I just got it last week. Why anyone thinks that an <a href="/title/A%252B">A+</a> Certification verifies any <a href="/title/computer+skills">computer skills</a> is beyond me. There are two tests, <a href="/title/hardware">hardware</a> and <a href="/title/DOS">DOS</a>/<a href="/title/Windows">Windows</a>. The questions on these tests are for the most part <a href="/title/obsolete">obsolete</a> and the knowledge required to answer them is <a href="/title/impractical">impractical</a>. The hardware test asks questions like "What is the voltage on a <a href="/title/Pentium">Pentium</a> CPU" and "What is the standard <a href="/title/IRQ">IRQ</a> for <a href="/title/LPT2">LPT2</a>". The DOS/Windows test requires you to know "What information does the DETLOG.TXT file contain" and "What information is not available in the MSD.EXE program". I know people who think they are techie <a href="/title/guru">guru</a>s for passing this test. What they don't seem to realize is that memorizing these fairly useless facts from an <a href="/title/A%252B">A+</a> <a href="/title/study+guide">study guide</a> will not be of any use to them on the job. <p>
I have been looking for a <a href="/title/new+job">new job</a> for two months. I have over three years experience as a lowly <a href="/title/computer+technician">computer technician</a>, and one year experience as an <a href="/title/NT+administrator">NT administrator</a>, but since I lacked <a href="/title/certification">certification</a><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…astrology (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal/writeups/astrologyLethalhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal2000-12-18T20:06:18Z2000-12-18T20:06:18ZAstrology is a sort of pseudo-<a href="/title/religion">religion</a> popular among <a href="/title/hippies">hippies</a> and <a href="/title/drug+addicts">drug addicts</a>. It has something to do with the stars, but for the most part believers think that the month in which you are born determines everything about you, including your <a href="/title/personality">personality</a> and <a href="/title/behavior">behavior</a>. They also seem to believe that everyone born in the same month will have the same <a href="/title/future">future</a>. I don't believe in astrology. I think it's a bunch of <a href="/title/bullshit">bullshit</a>, myself. Still, if people want to believe in it they're free to do so. Some people who believe in astrology constantly piss me off though. Many of them are constantly trying to <a href="/title/evangelize">evangelize</a> me. They attempt to analyze me and tell me how to live my life based entirely around the day I was born. They make vague <a href="/title/assumption">assumption</a>s about my personality and if they happen to guess correctly they <a href="/title/congratulate">congratulate</a> themselves and try and use it as an example of the power of astrology. It doesn't matter how many times I <a href="/title/denounce">denounce</a> it to these people; they continue to try and convert me.
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Even though that quote is a lame rip-off, it actually pertains to be <a href="/title/true">true</a>. I have tried to explain to some of my friends what Everything is, and tell them about my experiences as an <a href="/title/Everythingian">Everythingian</a> and I have found that it isn't easy to put into words. Everything isn't a <a href="/title/message+board">message board</a> and it isn't a <a href="/title/chat+room">chat room</a>. It's more than just a database and more than a community. It's a place where you can teach and you can <a href="/title/learn">learn</a>. It's a place where you can <a href="/title/share">share</a> without <a href="/title/restrictions">restrictions</a> on topic or content. There really isn't anything quite like <a href="/title/Everything">Everything</a>. It's almost impossible to put a label on it. You really to have to see and use it before you can <a href="/title/understand">understand</a> what it's all about. When I try and tell my friends about it they usually just call me a <a href="/title/computer+nerd">computer nerd</a> or a loser or something like that. Simple minds just don't understand. <!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Lyra (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal/writeups/LyraLethalhttp://m.everything2.com/user/Lethal2000-11-27T20:31:15Z2000-11-27T20:31:15Z<a href="/title/RCA">RCA</a> Lyra and me: A <a href="/title/testimonial">testimonial</a><p>
I've been with the <a href="/title/MP3">MP3</a> "<a href="/title/scene">scene</a>" for a long time (about 3 years). I'd been meaning to get a portable MP3 player since they were available, but I didn't want to dish out $200 for one. This <a href="/title/weekend">weekend</a> an opportunity <a href="/title/arose">arose</a>. My friend had just got a brand new RCA Lyra but couldn't figure out how to use it and was too <a href="/title/lazy">lazy</a> to take the time to learn. He offered to sell it to me for $150. I considered but then <a href="/title/declined">declined</a>. Later that day he asked for a ride to <a href="/title/San+Francisco">San Francisco</a>. I told him no, but then he said he'd give me the Lyra for a ride and $40. I couldn't pass that up. So now I am the proud owner of an RCA Lyra <a href="/title/portable+MP3+player">portable MP3 player</a>. <p>
After getting it from my friend I took it home and hooked it up to my PC. My friend <a href="/title/neglected">neglected</a> to give me the software or <a href="/title/manual">manual</a> so I was on my own. It came with cables to hook up the <a href="/title/memory+card">memory card</a> to my PC's <a href="/title/parallel+port">parallel port</a>. Unlike some MP3 players you don't dock the whole unit but rather <a href="/title/eject">eject</a> the memory card and plug only<!-- close unclosed tag --></p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…