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Isn't a "jetty" a defensive barrier to protect a harbor against storm tides? Dumb move to accidentally invite everyone to a meeting with a codename, but not a d
by eastbayjake 6y ago
Isn't a "jetty" a defensive barrier to protect a harbor against storm tides? Dumb move to accidentally invite everyone to a meeting with a codename, but not a dumb codename as you protect a company from a storm.
- tibbydudeza 6y agoI think it meant Jettison (throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship).
- paulcole 6y agoI’m not sure where you got that idea from but I assumed it was a typo. The lawyer was trying to type “layoff plan” and autocorrect worked its magic.
- SilasX 6y agoNot to get too far on this tangent, but, for me, "jetty" doesn't evoke "jettison" but either: 1) Those little docks like in Venice (cf. "Let me off at this jetty" in The Last Crusade). 2) The jetty server library that Jenkins uses which shows up in error messages.
- hinkley 6y ago3) the short film that 12 Monkeys was based on
- aaronbrethorst 6y agoLa Jetée
- supernova87a 6y ago3) A plank that pirates walk people off of into the water to be eaten by sharks.
- sixstringtheory 6y agoSource? Never heard that, and not seeing it in cursory internet searches. IME it's just called "the plank."
- yaktubi 6y agoThey are referring to the George Jetson maneuverability
- earthtourist 6y agoIIRC this is why the U.S. military (in certain cases?) uses a pre-generated list of code names. If you let humans do the code names, they'll choose names that leak info.
- chrisseaton 6y ago> but not a dumb codename The whole point - the only purpose of a codename is that it doesn't give the game away.