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