 | Seeing so many typos in the forums, I decided to run with my anal asian instincts and help many of you phonetic spellers out with a Daily Program (or whenever I feel bored enough to write another one). This should be considered a learning experience that will help prepare you for the rest of the world, namely things other than typing words with numbers and extra z's in a computer game. The first W3rd 0f th3 D4y is brought to you by a fellow tfl'er, Capital, etymological genius and aspiring onamonapoet. "GUI" Def. 1) Any sticky, amorphous substance that one finds adhering itself to the utensils at the local school cafeteria. 2)A graphical user interface (GUI): a computer program that enables a person to communicate with a computer through the use of symbols, visual metaphors, and pointing devices. Best known for its implementation in Apple Computer, Inc.'s Macintosh and Microsoft Corporation's Windows operating system, the GUI has replaced the arcane and difficult textual interfaces of earlier computing with a relatively intuitive system that has made computer operation not only easier to learn but more pleasant and natural. The GUI is now the standard computer interface, and its components have themselves become unmistakable cultural artifacts. Word origin: As opposed to Archers MUD-based games, mb! Word usage(z): Word in reference to myth: "0MFG, U KANT USE GUI, U CH33tz, MB!" Word as in refernce to sundae skool literary quirks & jerks: Teacher--"Ok class, what would the Modern 'Alice' of Alice & Wonderland have used to navigate thru wonderland with unprecendented speed and ituition?" Lil' punk in the back of the class--"She would have used a GUI, of course." Word in ref. to how the les francophones du monde qui pronounce les mots dem GUI: "C'est francais, n'est pas?" (Translation: "It's french, right?" "Oui, gregui" (translation: yes, frog-legs) Word usage as in reference to food: "gui gui gum dropz" word usage in ref. to the Disney's ducks: "And here they are... Huey, Duey, and GUI." Word ref. to what DOS lacked, but windows over-used: "GUI" -End. |
