pixie v. to practice sabotage as an expression of environmental politics. Editorial Note: Pixieing can range from mischievous to criminal acts, including occupying a site, crippling machinery, or removing survey markers. Etymological Note: The...
thunder n.— «And by men, we mean those already at the peak of their careers, proven by their luxury vehicles while parked nearby their drivers play cards, waiting for their bosses till the wee hours. Suave and moneyed, these new breed of...
thunder cat n.— «And by men, we mean those already at the peak of their careers, proven by their luxury vehicles while parked nearby their drivers play cards, waiting for their bosses till the wee hours. Suave and moneyed, these new breed...
snagging report n.— «Once we had requested our snagging report from New Build Inspections (NBI), by using the easy to fill in application form online, we were delighted to receive a most expert and extremely prompt service from this...
scatternet n.— «Ironically, the Bluetooth standard already embodies the solution to increasing range though its “scatternet” profile, embodied in Wi-Fi parlance as Mesh Networking.» —“Keeping short-range wireless short” by...
auroral chorus n.— «The sounds are as mysterious as the lights themselves. Some are downright eerie, like Halloween ghost-sound-effects tapes. Others are almost familiar and comforting, similar, in fact, to the chirps of crickets or frogs...