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blow past
vt. To {blow out} despite a safeguard. "The server blew past the 5K reserve buffer."
View Definition: angry fruit salad
angry fruit salad
n. A bad visual-interface design that uses too many colors. This derives, of course, from the bizarre day-glo colors found in canned fruit salad. Too often one sees similar effects from interface designers using color window systems such as
X
; there is a tendency to create displays that are flashy and attention-getting but uncomfortable for long-term use.