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• More probable states are more likely to be observed than less probable states, unless specific constraints exist to keep them from occurring.
  -- The Generalized Thermodynamic Law (Systems Theory)...
• HAKMEM /hak'mem/ n. MIT AI Memo 239 (February 1972).
  A legendary collection of neat mathematical and programming hacks contributed by many people at MIT and elsewhere....
• The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.
• Some things are without rhyme or reason.
• wormhole /werm'hohl/ n. [from the `wormhole' singularities hypothesized in some versions of General Relativity theory] 1.
  [n.,obs.] A location in a monitor which contains the address of a routine, with the specific intent of making it easy to substitute a different routine....
• iffy n. 3.5-inch microfloppies, so called because their jackets are more rigid than those of the 5.
  25-inch and the (now totally obsolete) 8-inch floppy....
• The ultimate reason is "because.
• The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory. -- Paul Fix
• ad-hockery /ad-hok'*r-ee/ n. [Purdue] 1. Gratuitous assumptions made inside certain programs, esp.
  expert systems, which lead to the appearance of semi-intelligent behavior but are in fact entirely arbitrary....