ninjinuity n.—Gloss: A high level of ingenuity. «Over the next few days, we try pinning packages back to the Hardy version and downgrading. There are conflicts all over and lots of ninjinuity is required. Sometimes the system won’t boot...
old maid n.— «The key to successful popcorn is the roughly 13 percent moisture inside each kernel, which makes it explode under heat. Lose the moisture and you’ve got duds, or what the popcorn industry calls Old Maids.» —“Tricks to...
nixtimalization n.— «The filling of a tamale is encased in a corn dough called “masa.” Masa flour called “masa harina” or “masa seca” is made from large kernel corn which is dried and then treated with...
QFE n.— «“Out-of-band releases have some advantages,” he said. “You can more quickly add QFEs and bug fixes, whereas if the functionality is tied into the kernel it takes a much longer time to release.” [Ed note: QFE...