If, like us, you have a short attention span, this Micro-Bites section is designed for you. When you have a five minute herbal tea break have a quick read of some Micro-Bites – you may find something of interest.
Definition
Wugging is a slang term that means Web use giving. The term wugging means to raise charity money through the Internet and Web sites. No cost is incurred by the user as the money is earned through affiliate programs as well as search engine advertisers.
Quote
Why is it drug addicts and computer afficionados are both called users? ~ Clifford Stoll
Profile
Niklas Zennström is a Swedish entrepreneur and investor, best know as the co-founder of Skype and Kazaa.
Born on 16 February 1966, Zenneström studied at Uppsala University in Sweden, graduating with dual degrees in Business Administration and Engineering Physics.
Lateral Thinking
Q: There are six eggs in the basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How can it be that one egg is left in the basket?
Quote
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
~ Rick Cook
Profile
Mike Schroepfer is the Director of Engineering at Facebook and a former Vice President of Engineering at Mozilla, where he headed up the engineering team responsible for Firefox browser.
Schroepfer, nicknamed Schrep, studied computing science at Stanford University. In his early career he worked with a digital effects software startup developing a software which has been used in several major motion pictures.
Lateral Thinking
Q: Bad Boy Bubby was warned by his mother never to open the cellar door or he would see things that he was not meant to see. One day while his mother was out he did open the cellar door. What did he see?
Definition
Backronym is a type of acronym that is made by deciding on the letters to create a word, and then creating a name or title to fit the acronym. Similar to acronyms, a backronym can be pronounced as a word those which are pronounced as separate letters and not a word are called abbreviations.
In computers, Internet and technology there are a number of famous backronyms:
Profile
Simon Oxley is a British designer/illustrator and the man behind the original Twitter bird.
Growing up in Berkshire, near Newbury, Oxley moved from home at the age of 17 to study graphic design at The Bournemouth and Poole College of Art. He is currently living in Japan, where he’s running his design company called idokungfoo.
Lateral Thinking
Q: You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus
* An old lady who looks as if she is about to die.
* An old friend who once saved your life.
* The perfect partner you have been dreaming about.
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?
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