A dictionary of modern lifeOriginal definitions · Illustrated satire
Lucifer’s Lexicon

Modern life, properly defined.

From the dictionary

CLOUD

n.Someone else's computer, made mysterious enough to justify recurring payment.

A hand-drawn satirical comic showing Lucifer unveiling a magical cloud curtain that hides someone else’s computers while a customer pays a recurring bill.
The illustrated dictionary CLOUD
A connected train of thought

  1. Finance & Startups

    BANKER n.

    One who lends what did not exist and forecloses upon what does.

  2. Cloud & Infrastructure

    KAFKA n.

    A system for ensuring that no event is truly lost, merely waiting somewhere you have not yet inspected.

  3. Enterprise Software

    SAP n.

    Software designed to fit every business after sufficient alteration to resemble none.