On: The Hacker's Dictionary

[dtaht]

Not enough people born after 1980 have read either version of the dictionary, which is a shame in having a unified vocabulary across more of the internet. A companion volume with new terms, events, and foci would help.

I am glad Monty Python, at least, remains popular across old hackers and new.

[ghaff → dtaht]

Without having a real opinion on Esr’s eedits, a snapshot of earlyish hacker culture (whether or not conflating LISP and UNIX) is historically interesting. With tech today so mainstream and with so many subcultures and branches one could of course a glossary but it wouldn’t be the same.

[dylan604 → dtaht]

even when it is written down, things don't stick across the internet. we're still having gif vs jif pronunciation debates

[WesolyKubeczek → dylan604]

Well concerning GIF it’s obviously soft G because it stands for Giraffics Interchange Format. Does it not?

[reaperducer → WesolyKubeczek]

It's a soft G, like the peanut butter brand, because that's what the inventor says.

His algo, his rules.