Re: [opensuse] suse 10.3/kde/evolution
- From: Jerry Houston <jerry.houston@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:45:15 -0800
Sampsa Riikonen wrote:
yes, the "tilt" ..
.. it was a direct translation from finnish, where
the verb "tilttaa" exists. I thought it was originally
an english saying (after consulting m-w.com I
changed my mind..).
Nevermind, we can still introduce it to the english language..
"Computer/program tilts" = "Computer/program fails/blocks"
Actually, it's an American expression, at least. Dunno about British
English, but after watching the rock opera, Tommy, I suspect it's a
phenomenon known to them as well.
It goes back to the days of mechanical pinball machines, which all have
a hardware device that stops the game if anyone tries to tilt the
machine to influence the direction a ball is rolling. Everything comes
to a stop, and "blocks," so to speak.
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