Talk:Blast

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The people on the INFJ listserv use the term 'blast' to represent some form of psychic energy that can be transferred to others as some sort of aid. 66.92.134.109 (talk) 20:24, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Expletive!
I would like to see a definition of Blast! with its derivation explained, as a mild expletive, particularly used in Britain.

I recall it from my 50's childhood, more acceptable to my mother than Damn! which I think she would have seen as a blasphemy and definitely preferable to the more modern Shit! or for questionable delicacy (translated into French) so that an expletive of "Blast!" might be followed with "Please excuse my French?" Any way my main aim is to restore Blast! as an expletive, but I do not currently have time or Wikipedia skills to do that, here and now. Thanks if YOU can help.Stranger on the shore (talk) 05:52, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

Blast file transmission protocol
Where can I read up on the file transmission protocol known as 'blast' - apparently quite widespread in the 1980s. I noticed a reference to 'blast' in the documentation that goes with Xmodem, where it was considered an alternative but highly proprietary file transmission protocol. 216.99.198.73 (talk) 08:11, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find a Wikipedia article that dealt with that topic speicifically. I did find this FAQ answer on another site, which mentions that BLAST is a Sliding Window Protocol. Also, although I'm not sure if the BLAST you're curious about is the same as the one derived from BLocked ASynchronous Transmission, Wikipedia does have related articles on asynchronous communication, asynchronous data transfer and asynchronous serial communication. Hope this helps.-- Shelf Skewed  Talk  14:00, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Blast furnace
Why not blast furnace under science and technology? --Dominique Meeùs (talk) 18:11, 1 October 2017 (UTC)


 * If people use the word "blast" to refer to blast furnaces, it should be included. If not, it doesn't belong. See WP:DPAGE. — MShabazz Talk/Stalk 18:57, 1 October 2017 (UTC)