Refers to the verbal semantic mode used by network engineers when a manager ask a question that they didn’t understand but think they would like an answer to.
Surprisingly, most such questions originate from in-flight magazines or in the CIO section at Network World and have little foundation in reality or sound thinking on the behalf of the person. _sarcasm mode off_
When someone says, “I don’t understand that technobabble” you can be reasonably sure you are talking to an idiot. Or someone who is rude enough, and stupid enough, to admit that after several years of using computers and networks they still have no idea of what is going on around them.
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About Greg Ferro
I’ve learned to decipher what questions really mean based on who’s asking them. Then I dumb down my answer in kind.
Example.
Idiot Manager: “I read about the new Cisco VSS system on my new Blackberry Storm while driving to work in my overpriced sports car and eating a powdered donut. The article says that VSS doesn’t need to run spanning-tree, but I don’t understand why. Can you explain it to me?”
My answer: “Oh, look! A puppy!!”
Idiot: “Oh, yeah, I need to go to the pet store. La la la la…”
I can see that you have quite a bit of experience at this…….