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Tried logging in with a non-existing user name? (Score: 2, Funny)

by afineusername@pipedot.org on 2014-03-07 10:53 (#AN)

record not found - table [user] id [luser="ausername"]

"luser". Classy, huh. Slow. Clap.

Re: Tried logging in with a non-existing user name? (Score: 5, Interesting)

by spallshurgenson@pipedot.org on 2014-03-07 14:46 (#AQ)

'luser' is a word with quite a long pedigree. It dates back to the '70s at MIT and has since been adopted by IT professionals and hobbyists, especially by those who have to deal with users on a regular basis. Although it's tongue-in-cheek meaning has not changed, it has become less a comment on the users themselves and more of a shibboleth used within the community.

Myself, I tend to use 'luser' as referring to the record itself, as opposed to the 'user', who is the actual person.

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Time Reason Points Voter
2014-03-08 12:36 Interesting +1 carguy@pipedot.org
2014-03-07 20:46 Interesting +1 czert@pipedot.org
2014-03-07 17:05 Interesting +1 kumanopuusan@pipedot.org
2014-03-07 18:58 Informative +1 zenbi@pipedot.org

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