STONE KNIVES AND BEARSKINS
\stˈə͡ʊn nˈa͡ɪvz and bˈe͡əskɪnz], \stˈəʊn nˈaɪvz and bˈeəskɪnz], \s_t_ˈəʊ_n n_ˈaɪ_v_z__ a_n_d b_ˈeə_s_k_ɪ_n_z]\
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(From the Star Trek Classic episode "The City on the Edge ofForever") A term traditionally used to describe (anddeprecate) computing environments that are grotesquelyprimitive in light of what is known about good ways to designthings. As in "Don't get too used to the facilities here.Once you leave SAIL it's stone knives and bearskins as far asthe eye can see".Compare steam-powered.
By Denis Howe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
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