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luser
(encz) | LUSER,Loser USER [zkr.] |
luser
(foldoc) | luser
/loo'zr/ A user; especially one who is also
a loser. (luser and loser are pronounced identically.)
This word was coined around 1975 at MIT.
Under ITS, when you first walked up to a terminal at MIT and
typed Control-Z to get the computer's attention, it printed
out some status information, including how many people were
already using the computer; it might print "14 users", for
example. Someone thought it would be a great joke to patch
the system to print "14 losers" instead. There ensued a great
controversy, as some of the users didn't particularly want to
be called losers to their faces every time they used the
computer. For a while several hackers struggled covertly,
each changing the message behind the back of the others; any
time you logged into the computer it was even money whether it
would say "users" or "losers". Finally, someone tried the
compromise "lusers", and it stuck.
Later one of the ITS machines supported "luser" as a
request-for-help command. ITS died the death in mid-1990,
except as a museum piece; the usage lives on, however, and the
term "luser" is often seen in program comments.
See: also LART. Compare: tourist, weenie.
[Jargon File]
(1998-07-01)
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luser
(jargon) | luser
/loo'zr/, n.
[common] A user; esp. one who is also a loser. (luser and loser are
pronounced identically.) This word was coined around 1975 at MIT. Under
ITS, when you first walked up to a terminal at MIT and typed Control-Z to
get the computer's attention, it printed out some status information,
including how many people were already using the computer; it might print “
14 users”, for example. Someone thought it would be a great joke to patch
the system to print “14 losers” instead. There ensued a great controversy,
as some of the users didn't particularly want to be called losers to their
faces every time they used the computer. For a while several hackers
struggled covertly, each changing the message behind the back of the
others; any time you logged into the computer it was even money whether it
would say “users” or “losers”. Finally, someone tried the compromise “
lusers”, and it stuck. Later one of the ITS machines supported luser as a
request-for-help command. ITS died the death in mid-1990, except as a
museum piece; the usage lives on, however, and the term luser is often seen
in program comments and on Usenet. Compare mundane, muggle, newbie, {
chainik}.
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luser attitude re-adjustment tool [clue by four]
(czen) | Luser Attitude Re-adjustment Tool [Clue by four],LART[zkr.] |
Lusern
(gcide) | Lusern \Lu"sern\, n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.]
(Zool.)
A lynx. See 1st Lucern and Loup-cervier.
[1913 Webster]Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in
Switzerland.
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My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt
Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman.
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2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some
supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and
luzern.]
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The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern
I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl.
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lusern
(gcide) | Lusern \Lu"sern\, n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.]
(Zool.)
A lynx. See 1st Lucern and Loup-cervier.
[1913 Webster]Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in
Switzerland.
[1913 Webster]
My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt
Beasts of most rapine. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]
2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some
supposed to be the lynx). [Written also lusern and
luzern.]
[1913 Webster]
The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern
I know to chase. --Beau. & Fl.
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luser attitude re-adjustment tool
(foldoc) | Luser Attitude Re-adjustment Tool
LART
(LART) Something large, heavy and painful, used to
respond appropriately to particularly annoying lusers.
The alt.sysadmin.recovery FAQ recommends the following
LARTs. A 2x4 works fine, but a real professional needs
something a little more effective. Unfortunately, this is a
very personal thing, and no consensus has yet been reached on
the group. Everything from a simple, 7.65mm Walther (for the
Bond fans only, it's not a very good gun) to a 155mm with
depleted Uranium rounds has been suggested, some even going
for exotic things like Thermite, nukes or flamethrowers. For
further info, look at the rec.guns home page.
{alt.sysadmin.recovery FAQ
(http://ctrl-c.liu.se/~ingvar/asr/overview.html)}.
(1998-12-09)
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