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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  ogg  /og/  v.  [CMU]  1.  In  the  multi-player  space  combat  game 
  Netrek,  to  execute  kamikaze  attacks  against  enemy  ships  which  are  carrying 
  armies  or  occupying  strategic  positions.  Named  during  a  game  in  which 
  one  of  the  players  repeatedly  used  the  tactic  while  playing  Orion  ship 
  G,  showing  up  in  the  player  list  as  "Og".  This  trick  has  been  roundly 
  denounced  by  those  who  would  return  to  the  good  old  days  when  the  tactic 
  of  dogfighting  was  dominant,  but  as  Sun  Tzu  wrote,  "What  is  of  supreme 
  importance  in  war  is  to  attack  the  enemy's  strategy,  not  his  tactics." 
  However,  the  traditional  answer  to  the  newbie  question  "What  does  ogg 
  mean?"  is  just  "Pick  up  some  armies  and  I'll  show  you."  2.  In  other 
  games,  to  forcefully  attack  an  opponent  with  the  expectation  that  the 
  resources  expended  will  be  renewed  faster  than  the  opponent  will  be  able 
  to  regain  his  previous  advantage.  Taken  more  seriously  as  a  tactic  since 
  it  has  gained  a  simple  name  3.  To  do  anything  forcefully,  possibly 
  without  consideration  of  the  drain  on  future  resources.  "I  guess  I'd 
  better  go  ogg  the  problem  set  that's  due  tomorrow."  "Whoops!  I  looked 
  down  at  the  map  for  a  sec  and  almost  ogged  that  oncoming  car." 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  ogg 
 
    /og/  ({CMU})  1.  In  the  multi-player  space  combat  game 
  {Netrek},  to  execute  kamikaze  attacks  against  enemy  ships 
  which  are  carrying  armies  or  occupying  strategic  positions. 
  Named  during  a  game  in  which  one  of  the  players  repeatedly 
  used  the  tactic  while  playing  Orion  ship  G,  showing  up  in  the 
  player  list  as  "Og".  This  trick  has  been  roundly  denounced  by 
  those  who  would  return  to  the  good  old  days  when  the  tactic  of 
  dogfighting  was  dominant,  but  as  Sun  Tzu  wrote,  "What  is  of 
  supreme  importance  in  war  is  to  attack  the  enemy's  strategy." 
  However,  the  traditional  answer  to  the  newbie  question  "What 
  does  ogg  mean?"  is  just  "Pick  up  some  armies  and  I'll  show 
  you." 
 
  2.  In  other  games,  to  forcefully  attack  an  opponent  with  the 
  expectation  that  the  resources  expended  will  be  renewed  faster 
  than  the  opponent  will  be  able  to  regain  his  previous 
  advantage.  Taken  more  seriously  as  a  tactic  since  it  has 
  gained  a  simple  name 
 
  3.  To  do  anything  forcefully,  possibly  without  consideration 
  of  the  drain  on  future  resources.  "I  guess  I'd  better  go  ogg 
  the  problem  set  that's  due  tomorrow."  "Whoops!  I  looked  down 
  at  the  map  for  a  sec  and  almost  ogged  that  oncoming  car." 
 
  (1995-01-31) 
 
 




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