Pickup Lines for Computer Engineers

Pickup Lines for Computer Engineers
Joe Clark

Okay, how many of you out there are engineers? Well I am a computer engineer, and sometimes I feel like making my life just a little more interesting by using my engineering terminology for a little different purpose. So, here goes...

Pickup Line Date Notes/Background Info

Has anyone ever called you FAT? They were so dead-wrong! You are NTFS, obviously.
Feb 17, 2003
Poorly-named filesystems are easy to poke pun at. (Click here for some filesystems info.)

You're as hot as an Athlon XP.
Feb 17, 2003
Athlon XP, the happy-fast processor family that is also known for operating at high temperatures.

DL_UNITDATA_REQ me.
Feb 14, 2003
This is a network message type that is sent from the network layer to the data link layer. The message includes a data packet to be sent. Compare to "Email me" or "Page me" on candy valentines hearts.

DL_ATTACH_REQ me, or DL_BIND_REQ me.
Feb 14, 2003
similar to DL_UNITDATA_REQ, these are other network setup messages. I'm not sure what they would imply as a pickup line...so be careful when using them. :-)

DL_PROMISCON_REQ
Feb 14, 2003
Don't use this. Pickup lines should be fun, not immoral!

You initialize me.
Feb 14, 2003
What would any software component be like without proper initialization?

Link with me.
Feb 14, 2003
All programs are a combination of code segments combined together in a specific manner. Beyond that...you can extend the link concept to whatever extent you desire.

You STREAMS driver me crazy.
Feb 14, 2003
Sound a little like Britney Spears? Good. It should remind you of that. Sound a little like a system used to communicate between an operating system kernel and a user space application? Good. It should remind you of that too. Here are some details (you'll have to find your own Britney Spears links).

Life without you is like dereferencing a NULL pointer.
Feb 14, 2003
Dereferencing a NULL pointer will kill a C/C++ program. Use this line when you just can't live without that someone special, when life on your own just seems like one big core dump.

Pickup Line	Date	Notes/Background Info
Has anyone ever called you FAT? They were so dead-wrong! You are NTFS, obviously.	Feb 17, 2003	Poorly-named filesystems are easy to poke pun at. (Click here for some filesystems info.)
You're as hot as an Athlon XP.	Feb 17, 2003	Athlon XP, the happy-fast processor family that is also known for operating at high temperatures.
DL_UNITDATA_REQ me.	Feb 14, 2003	This is a network message type that is sent from the network layer to the data link layer. The message includes a data packet to be sent. Compare to "Email me" or "Page me" on candy valentines hearts.
DL_ATTACH_REQ me, or DL_BIND_REQ me.	Feb 14, 2003	similar to DL_UNITDATA_REQ, these are other network setup messages. I'm not sure what they would imply as a pickup line...so be careful when using them. :-)
DL_PROMISCON_REQ	Feb 14, 2003	Don't use this. Pickup lines should be fun, not immoral!
You initialize me.	Feb 14, 2003	What would any software component be like without proper initialization?
Link with me.	Feb 14, 2003	All programs are a combination of code segments combined together in a specific manner. Beyond that...you can extend the link concept to whatever extent you desire.
You STREAMS driver me crazy.	Feb 14, 2003	Sound a little like Britney Spears? Good. It should remind you of that. Sound a little like a system used to communicate between an operating system kernel and a user space application? Good. It should remind you of that too. Here are some details (you'll have to find your own Britney Spears links).
Life without you is like dereferencing a NULL pointer.	Feb 14, 2003	Dereferencing a NULL pointer will kill a C/C++ program. Use this line when you just can't live without that someone special, when life on your own just seems like one big core dump.