Trivial Pursuit

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Fine, here's a real factoid:

In the field of data storage, there's a class of devices known as "JBODs". Basically, when you are trying to have access to a large number of hard drives in a single appliance, you have 2 choices. Either you connect them through a controller that adds fuctionality such as data protection and availability protection. This is known as a RAID controller, which stands for "Redunant Array of Indipendant Disks". Or you just put a bunch of disks in a box and connect directly to them with no other functionality. This is known as JBOD which stands for....."Just a Bunch of Disks."

On a similar highly technical note, if you've been using Windows long enough, you've seen a fatal error, where the screen turns blue and displays a bunch of technical crap about what just went wrong. This is known in the industry as a BSOD, "Blue Screen of Death".

Along those line, on a special tour of NBC studios years ago (with a broadcasting class) we noticed a label "LPS" on one of the monitors in the control room. When I asked what that stood for, I was told it is an official technical term: Little Piece of S**t. Basically a throw away camera, like the ones that used to be on goal posts in football games, or one that would be hidden in the grass..