X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/wiki.git/blobdiff_plain/33a08c6a55e0ed73ffe14fe3995fe29a0bc0ec96..c8a95950b6fd313df0c8c44fdc79a03fe79fee62:/doc/zephyr.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/zephyr.mdwn b/doc/zephyr.mdwn index d9c6e6c..4798513 100644 --- a/doc/zephyr.mdwn +++ b/doc/zephyr.mdwn @@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ If you spend enough time on Zephyr, you'll begin noticing some strange phrases and words being thrown around. Some of these include: i,i foo: -> picked up from CMU zephyrland and means "I have no point here, I -> just like saying:". Sometimes people simply use quotes: `"foo"`. +> USENET saying picked up from CMU zephyrland that expands to "I have no point here, I +> just like saying:". Sometimes people use +> [scare quotes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_quotes) (e.g. `"foo"`) +> for similar purposes. mix: > If somebody accidentally sends a Zephyr to the wrong class or @@ -145,8 +147,8 @@ phrases and words being thrown around. Some of these include: .q: > Simiarly, `.q` at the end of an instance name indicates a quote. -starking: -> Answering a question or replying to a topic to a topic several hours +to Stark: +> To answer a question or replying to a topic to a topic several hours > (or days, occasionally) later. The term originates from Greg Stark, > who would often reply to zephyrs hours or occasionally days later > without seeing if anyone had answered yet, or worse, if the instance @@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ phrases and words being thrown around. Some of these include: > Literally, "Things That Are Not The Same". prnf: -> Literally, "Pseudo-Random Neuron Firings". +> Literally, "Pseudo-Random Neuron Firing". eiz or eip or else: > Instances used to comment on discussions on other classes in Zephyr without