palaver

n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: {blandishment}, {cajolery}]

2: loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" [syn: {hot

air}, {empty words}, {empty talk}, {rhetoric}]

v 1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

[syn: {chatter}, {piffle}, {prate}, {tittle-tattle}, {twaddle},

{clack}, {maunder}, {prattle}, {gibber}, {tattle}, {blabber},

{gabble}]

2: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or

flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},

{cajole}, {blarney}, {coax}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

3: have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of

different backgrounds

Palace

A proprietary multi-user {virtual

reality}-like {talk} system.

The Palace is distinguished from most other VR-like systems in

that it is only two-dimensional rather than three; rooms,

{avatars}, and "props" are made up of relatively small 2D

{bitmap} images.

Palace is a crude {hack}, or lightweight, depending on

your point of view.

{Home (http://www.thepalace.com/)}.

(1997-09-14)