qbert's definitions

newsgroup

A place where you have to walk on eggshells. In other words, you gotta be careful about what you post to a newsgroup, otherwise, you may end up getting flamed.

I introduced myself to the newsgroup, and ended up getting flamed.

by Qbert July 28, 2004

gmail

A brand new email service by Google that offers 1GB of email storage. Gmail is currently in its early stages, but when it finally goes mainstream, its gonna blow Hotmail and Yahoo's mail services offline!

Who does a guy have to fuck around here in order to get a Gmail invite!?!

by Qbert August 1, 2004

gate

A term often used on IRC to refer to a proxy server IP address.

<IRCer1> I'm a load all my flood bots and flood this channel!

*Bots Join Channel*

<IRCer2> Thanks for the gates!

by qbert July 18, 2004

Bob Barker

A cranky, old, impatient game show host who needs to give it up. He always feels the need to make rude comments to the contestants of the show, and is always rushing them.

I couldn't agree more with Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore when he says, "I hate that Bob Barker".

Bob Barker: This is Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered!

Me: Why doesn't someone have you spayed or neutered??

by Qbert July 10, 2005

SOCKS

A protocol for handling TCP traffic through a proxy server. It can be used with virtually any TCP application, including Web browsers and FTP clients. It provides a simple firewall because it checks incoming and outgoing packets and hides the IP addresses of client applications.

There are two main versions of SOCKS -- V4 and V5. V5 adds an authentication mechanism for additional security. There are many freeware implementations of both versions. One of the most common V5 implementations is SOCKS5, developed by NEC.

Before I attempted to hack that server, I connected through multipe SOCKS proxies.

by Qbert July 30, 2004

windows

An operating system that destroyed the internet as we know it. When Microsoft introduced Windows 95, they opened the door for the scums of the internet.

Windows is like a Jaguar. They're both high priced, and they're both unreliable.

by Qbert January 21, 2005

2004

Hopefully the year Van Halen will finally release some new material.

It would be kick ass if Van Halen released a new album in 2004.

by Qbert February 9, 2004