A Conversation for Ask h2g2

What's the little blue circle called?

Post 1

Sho - employed again!

the one that replaced the egg-timer in the newer fangled computer thingys?


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 2

KB

I don't know, but it should have a name. The Wheel of Waiting? The Disc of Delay?


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 3

Florida Sailor All is well with the world

I like to call it the 'Spinning Wheel of Death', even if it is seldom that badsmiley - shrug
Never let the truth get in the way of a good namesmiley - ta

smiley - cheers
F smiley - dolphin S


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 4

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

Maybe it should have a nice simple name.... Laura.... or Dwight or... smiley - erm


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Post 5

Mol - on the new tablet

We call it the Spinning Wheel of Doom.

Mol


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Post 6

MMF - Keeper of Mustelids, with added P.M.A., is now in a relationship.

To what is the device that you appertain, and is it only foreseen by the unenlightened, or is it also perceived by the acolytes of the esteemed, the Revered, Steven Jobs?

MMF

smiley - musicalnote


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Post 7

Orcus

With macs, the equivalent is the spinning beach ball of death so I guess spinning wheel of doom makes sense smiley - laugh


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Post 8

You can call me TC

The Magic Roundabout?


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 9

Bluebottle

Blue Circle Cement?
(Other companies no longer trading are unavailable)

<BB<


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 10

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

I call mine Eddy.


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Post 11

Teasswill

It's a bit like the little windows in a zoetrope.


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 12

Menthol Penguin - Currently revising/editing my book

It's called a throbber (oh no, we'll get 2legs started now!).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throbber


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Post 13

Deb

I for one will be using the Wheel of Waiting from now on.

Deb smiley - cheerup


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Post 14

Researcher 14993127

When that little blue circle is going round and round and the program isn't responding, it has a longish title hereabouts, namely,
*Oh sh*t, here we go again* smiley - spacesmiley - whistlesmiley - spacesmiley - run

smiley - cat


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Post 15

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

OSTWGA is sort of a catchy acronym, innit? smiley - winkeye


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Post 16

A T Hun

It's a piece of your Brain smiley - erm


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Post 17

paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant

smiley - doh

Of the things that I've lost, I miss the little blue circle of brain droppings the most. smiley - online2long


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Post 18

Teasswill

Do you remember grey bar time?

I have blue line time now.


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Post 19

2legs - Hey, babe, take a walk on the wild side...

ooo... the throbber.... used to know him... smiley - run


What's the little blue circle called?

Post 20

bobstafford

Hanging about with burglars in the past!!!


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