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Psychedelicware /si:`k*-del'-ik-weir/ N. [UK] Syn. Display Hack. See Also Smoking Clover.
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psychedelicware /si:`k*-del'-ik-weir/ n.
[UK] Syn.
display hack. See also smoking clover.
Related:
display hack n. A program with the same approximate purpose as a kaleidoscope
o make pretty pictures. Famous display hacks include munching squares, smoking clover rain(6) program, worms(6) on miscellaneous Unixes, and the X kaleid(1) program....
display hack: n. A program with the same approximate purpose as a kaleidoscope
o make pretty pictures. Famous display hacks include {munching squares}, {smoking clover}, the BSD UNIX `rain(6)' program, `worms(6)' on miscellaneous UNIXes, and the {X} `kaleid(1)' program....
charityware /cha'rit-ee-weir`/ n. Syn. careware.
eat hack: n. 1. A clever technique. 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value.
Example: the Caltech Rose Bowl card display switch (see "{The Meaning of `Hack'}", appendix A)....
pangle n. [UK] The singular of bells and whistles. See also spungle
moking clover: [ITS] n. A {display hack} originally due to Bill Gosper.
Many convergent lines are drawn on a color monitor in {AOS} mode (so that every pixel struck has its color incremented)....
moking clover n. [ITS] A display hack originally due to Bill Gosper.
Many convergent lines are drawn on a color monitor in such a way that every pixel struck has its color incremented....
eat hack n. [very common] 1. A clever technique.
2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value....
charityware: /cha'rit-ee-weir`/ n. Syn. {careware}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary