GIGO
What is gigo you might ask?
The Hacker's Dictionary has this to say:
GIGO:- /gi:'goh/ [acronym] 1. `Garbage In, Garbage Out' -- usually said in response to lusers who complain that a program didn't "do the right thing" when given imperfect input or otherwise mistreated in some way. Also commonly used to describe failures in human decision making due to faulty, incomplete, or imprecise data. 2. `Garbage In, Gospel Out': this more recent expansion is a sardonic comment on the tendency human beings have to put excessive trust in `computerized' data.
For the purposes of this site, it was given new meaning several years
ago. I applied the GIGO name to a software package I
wrote. The primary purpose of that package was to translate messages
between a hobby based system called Fidonet to the Internet. The name
Garbage In, Garbage Out seemed rather suitable, given the nature
of what was being transfered.
This site is now primarily a home for hobbyists. It provides
free services to hobby groups and individuals who contribute to the
community.
Just thought you'd like to know that the name GIGO is now being used for a web 2.0-ish online recycling company called Gigoit for trading items within a community instead of throwing stuff away. They have a demo here: http://beta.gigoit.org. Found your site looking for it.
- Peter
Joy. I wonder how much unwanted traffic this will bring me, as compared to the days of the GIGGO commercials for insurance in 2000.
Thanks for the note. If my traffic spikes, I'll put in some kind of link to help people find their way.
I'm from China.