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Re: Undefined terms overload


From: Larry Sheldon <larrysheldon () cox net>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:46:00 -0600

On 11/10/2014 22:23, Christopher Morrow wrote:

Thanks--I've received several useful offers of help.

What does "bikeshedding" mean here?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law_of_triviality

I'd forgotten the Parkinson's discussion and the term didn't stir anything up. I have current experience with the concept.

And, what does "OOB" mean here--the decodes with which I am familiar do not

'out of band' - ideally: "Access the console of my equipment without
having to use the network my equipment is supporting"

From another helpful message I was able to connect to the old telephone term that had the same functional definition in a different physical implementation.

Thanks, all.
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