finn
[IRC] v. To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of
time one has spent on
IRC. The term derives from the fact
that IRC was originally written in Finland in 1987.
firebottle n. A large, primitive, power-hungry active electrical
device, similar in function to a FET but constructed out of glass,
metal, and vacuum. Characterized by high cost, low density, low
reliability, high-temperature operation, and high power
dissipation. Sometimes mistakenly called a `tube' in the U.S.
or a `valve' in England; another hackish term is
glassfet.
