As if to mark the downfall of civilization, the winner on Jeopardy! today (it was the college edition) was very far ahead going into Final Jeopardy. And his wager on the question was “1337.” Alex didn’t get it, but I jumped up and smacked a wall.
Link to Cecil’s column “What the heck is ‘leetspeek?’”
And yes, you can see through this shameless self promotion of a link, as my meager existence came to a boiling explosion of fulfillment and happiness as I was quoted by the master in linked column.