Qbert's definitions

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

shell

A shell is the command processor interface. The command processor is the program that executes operating system commands. The shell, therefore, is the part of the command processor that accepts commands. After verifying that the commands are valid, the shell sends them to another part of the command processor to be executed.

When Windows failed to boot, I needed to use a DOS shell.

by qbert July 18, 2004

Led Zeppelin

A band in which their lead singer (Robert Plant) screams like a banshee.

Led Zeppelin I is my favorite Zeppelin album.

by qbert October 3, 2003

wildflowers

One of Tom Petty's best album to date. "Wildflowers" was released in late 1994, and became an instant hit album. The album contained the songs "You Don't Know How It Feels", "Honey Bee", "You Wreck Me", "It's Good to be King", "Wildflowers", "House in the Woods", and many other great songs.

Some Tom Petty fans feel "Wildflowers" was Tom Pety's last great album.

by Qbert October 22, 2004

who

A legendary rock band. They wrote songs like "My Generation", "Love Rein O'er Me", "The Seeker", "Wont Get Fooled Again", "Baba O' Riley", and a bunch of other songs.

The Who

by Qbert October 10, 2003

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

Discover

A credit card which most stores do NOT accept. Discover usually has a high credit limit.

I went to the audio/video store to buy a plasma tv, and the store wouldn't take my Discover card.

by qbert January 25, 2004