Blam 563705 221780432 2008-06-26T02:00:45Z 58.171.144.192 m Linkage {{Wiktionary}} '''Blam''' can mean: *a term used to describe spam comments on a [[ blog]] ("Blammer" someone who leaves comments on a [[blog]] for the purposes of obtaining a [[backlink]] to their own [[web site]].) *an [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeic]] term for an [[explosion]] *Binary Logarithmic Arbitration Method, a proposed upgrade to the half-duplex [[Ethernet]] protocol to reduce channel capture in network segments containing large quantities of servers. An 802.3w working group was formed to add BLAM to the Ethernet standard, but the risk of implementing BLAM and the low rate of occurrence of channel capture outside of artificial simulation caused the standardization process to cease.<ref>Ethernet - The Definitive Guide, 2000, by Charles E Spurgeon, O'Reilly</ref> *[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], for which "Blam" was an early codename *[[Blam!]], a feed reader for GNOME *[[BLAM!]], a series of [[CD-ROM]] art publications released between 1993 and 1998 by Necro Enema Amalgamated *a painting by [[Roy Lichtenstein]] *a term used to describe giving an entry a rating of 0 (out of 5) on [[Newgrounds]] *[[Barenaked Ladies Are Me]], an album by the [[Barenaked Ladies]] {{disambig}} ==References== {{reflist}}