| Linux Definitions: 1028 of 1105 |
transfer, n.:
A promotion you receive on the condition that you leave town.
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| Linux Definitions: 1029 of 1105 |
transparent, adj.:
Being or pertaining to an existing, nontangible object.
"It's there, but you can't see it"
-- IBM System/360 announcement, 1964.
virtual, adj.:
Being or pertaining to a tangible, nonexistent object.
"I can see it, but it's not there."
-- Lady Macbeth.
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| Linux Definitions: 1030 of 1105 |
travel, n.:
Something that makes you feel like you're getting somewhere.
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| Linux Definitions: 1031 of 1105 |
"Trust me":
Translation of the Latin "caveat emptor."
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| Linux Definitions: 1032 of 1105 |
Truthful, adj.:
Dumb and illiterate.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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| Linux Definitions: 1033 of 1105 |
Tsort's Constant:
1.67563, or precisely 1,237.98712567 times the difference between
the distance to the sun and the weight of a small orange.
-- Terry Pratchett, "The Light Fantastic" (slightly modified)
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| Linux Definitions: 1034 of 1105 |
Turnaucka's Law:
The attention span of a computer is only as long as its
electrical cord.
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| Linux Definitions: 1035 of 1105 |
Tussman's Law:
Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.
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| Linux Definitions: 1036 of 1105 |
U.S. of A.:
"Don't speak to the bus driver."
Germany:
"It is strictly forbidden for passengers to speak to the driver."
England:
"You are requested to refrain from speaking to the driver."
Scotland:
"What have you got to gain by speaking to the driver?"
Italy:
"Don't answer the driver."
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| Linux Definitions: 1037 of 1105 |
Udall's Fourth Law:
Any change or reform you make is going to have consequences you
don't like.
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