n. Name and title character of a comic strip nationally
syndicated in the U.S. and enormously popular among hackers.
Dilbert is an archetypical engineer-nerd who works at an
anonymous high-technology company; the strips present a
lacerating satire of insane working conditions and idiotic management practices all too readily
recognized by hackers. Adams, who spent nine years in cube 4S700R at Pacific Bell (not DEC as often reported), often remarks that he has
never been able to come up with a fictional management blunder
that his correspondents didn't quickly either report to have
actually happened or top with a similar but even more bizarre
incident. In 1996 Adams distilled his insights into the
collective psychology of businesses into an even funnier book,
"The Dilbert Principle" (HarperCollins, ISBN 0-887-30787-6). See
also pointy-haired, rat dance.
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ding n.,vi.
1. Synonym for feep. Usage: rare
among hackers, but more common in the Real World. 2. `dinged': What happens
when someone in authority gives you a minor bitching about
something, esp. something trivial. "I was dinged for having a
messy desk."