| Linux Definitions: 726 of 1105 |
Pickle's Law:
If Congress must do a painful thing,
the thing must be done in an odd-number year.
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| Linux Definitions: 727 of 1105 |
pixel, n.:
A mischievous, magical spirit associated with screen displays.
The computer industry has frequently borrowed from mythology:
Witness the sprites in computer graphics, the demons in artificial
intelligence, and the trolls in the marketing department.
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| Linux Definitions: 728 of 1105 |
Please take note:
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| Linux Definitions: 729 of 1105 |
Pohl's law:
Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it.
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| Linux Definitions: 730 of 1105 |
poisoned coffee, n.:
Grounds for divorce.
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| Linux Definitions: 731 of 1105 |
politics, n.:
A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.
The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
-- Ambrose Bierce
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| Linux Definitions: 732 of 1105 |
Pollyanna's Educational Constant:
The hyperactive child is never absent.
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| Linux Definitions: 733 of 1105 |
polygon:
Dead parrot.
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| Linux Definitions: 734 of 1105 |
Poorman's Rule:
When you pull a plastic garbage bag from its handy dispenser package,
you always get hold of the closed end and try to pull it open.
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| Linux Definitions: 735 of 1105 |
Portable, adj.:
Survives system reboot.
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