, Previous:
, Up:
finn v.
[IRC] To pull rank on somebody based on the amount of time one has spent on [IRC]. The term derives from the fact that IRC was originally written in Finland in 1987. There may be some influence from the `Finn' character in William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel "Count Zero", who at one point says to another (much younger) character "I have a pair of shoes older than you are, so shut up!"
Node:
, Next: