Linux Definitions

Alden's Laws:
        (1)  Giving away baby clothes and furniture is the major cause
             of pregnancy.
        (2)  Always be backlit.
        (3)  Sit down whenever possible.

algorithm, n.:
        Trendy dance for hip programmers.

alimony, n:
        Having an ex you can bank on.

All new:
        Parts not interchangeable with previous model.

Allen's Axiom:
        When all else fails, read the instructions.

Alliance, n.:
        In international politics, the union of two thieves who have
        their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot
        separately plunder a third.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Alone, adj.:
        In bad company.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Ambidextrous, adj.:
        Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a left.
                -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"

Ambiguity:
        Telling the truth when you don't mean to.

Ambition, n:
        An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while
        living and made ridiculous by friends when dead.
                -- Ambrose Bierce