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:YKYBHTLW: // Abbreviation of `You know you've been hacking too
long when...', which became established on the USENET group
alt.folklore.computers during extended discussion of the
indicated entry in the Jargon File.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
YKYBHTLW // abbrev. Abbreviation of `You know you've been hacking too long when.
..', which became established on the Usenet group alt....
asal demons: n. Recognized shorthand on the USENET group comp.
d.c for any unexpected behavior of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct....
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you open a window to find a phone number in a file, then try to cut & paste it to the phone.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...your computers have a higher street value than your car.
BOF: /B-O-F/ or /bof/ n. Abbreviation for the phrase "Birds Of a Feather" (flocking together), an informal discussion group and/or bull session scheduled on a conference program.
It is not clear where or when this term originated, but it is now associated with the USENIX conferences for UNIX techies and was already established there by 1984....
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...your friends who aren't hackers wonder what happened to you.
You know you've been hacking too long when... ...you go to lunch and there are no forks at the cafeteria, to which you exclaim
fork(): no more processe...
asal demons n. Recognized shorthand on the Usenet group comp.
d.c for any unexpected behavior of a C compiler on encountering an undefined construct....
bug n. An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, esp.
one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym of feature....