"Shift to the left! Shift to the right! Pop up, push down!
Byte! Byte! Byte!" A joke so old it has hair on it.
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programming n.
1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these
days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file).
"Bloody instructions which, being taught, return to plague their
inventor" ("Macbeth", Act 1, Scene 7) 2. A pastime similar to
banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities
for reward. 3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on. 4.
The least fun you can have with your clothes off.
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programming fluid n.
1. Coffee. 2. Cola. 3. Any caffeinacious stimulant. Many
hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking
runs. See wirewater.
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propeller head n.
Used by hackers, this is syn. with computer geek. Non-hackers sometimes
use it to describe all techies. Prob. derives from SF fandom's
tradition (originally invented by old-time fan Ray Faraday
Nelson) of propeller beanies as fannish insignia (though nobody
actually wears them except as a joke).