from
Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)
KIBO
/ki:'boh/
1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary of what happens
whenever valid data is passed through an organization (or person) that
deliberately or accidentally disregards or ignores its significance.
Consider, for example, what an advertising campaign can do with a
product's actual specifications. Compare {GIGO}; see also {SNAFU
principle}.
2. James Parry <[email protected]>, a Usenetter infamous for various
surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny, machine-assisted knack for
joining any thread in which his nom de guerre is mentioned. He has a
website at http://www.kibo.com/.
from
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
KIBO
/ki:'boh/ 1. [acronym] Knowledge In, Bullshit Out. A summary
of what happens whenever valid data is passed through an
organisation (or person) that deliberately or accidentally
disregards or ignores its significance. Consider, for
example, what an advertising campaign can do with a product's
actual specifications. Compare {GIGO}; see also {SNAFU
principle}.
2. James Parry <[email protected]>, a {Usenet}ter infamous
for various surrealist net.pranks and an uncanny,
machine-assisted knack for joining any thread in which his nom
de guerre is mentioned.
(http://kibo.com/).
[{Jargon File}]
(2003-05-20)