evil adj.
As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to
be not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in
the cretinous/losing/brain-damaged
Blue Glue interface but decided it was too evil to deal
with." "TECO is neat, but it can be pretty evil if you're
prone to typos." Often pronounced with the first syllable
lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and rude.
As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently maldesigned as to
be not worth the bother of dealing with. Unlike the adjectives in
the cretinous/losing/brain-damaged
Blue Glue interface but decided it was too evil to deal
with." "TECO is neat, but it can be pretty evil if you're
prone to typos." Often pronounced with the first syllable
lengthened, as /eeee'vil/. Compare evil and rude.
Related:
- evil: adj. As used by hackers, implies that some system,
program, person, or institution is sufficiently... - evil and rude: adj. Both {evil} and {rude}, but with the
additional connotation that the rudeness was due to malice rather
than incompetence.
Thus, for example: Microsoft's Windows NT is evil... - evil hackers from
Serbia... - evil and rude adj.
Both evil and rude, but with
the additional connotation that the rudeness was due to malice
rather than incompetence.
Thus, for example: Microsoft's Windows NT is evil... - If you LIVE backwards,
it is EVIL... - All monsters are created evil,
but some are more evil than others... - The root of all evil makes a pretty
good tea... - cretinous: /kret'n-*s/ or /kreet'n-*s/ adj. Wrong; stupid;
non-functional; very poorly designed. Also used pejoratively... - We are all of us the victims of a higher power--a power more
evil and more terrible than the human brain can imagine.
Theodore Maxtible, EVIL OF THE...
From the same category:
- print v.
To output, even if to a screen. If a hacker
says that a program "printed a message",
he means this; if he refers to printing a file,... - J. Random Hacker /J rand'm hak'r/ n.
[very common] A
mythical figure like the Unknown Soldier;
the archetypal hacker nerd. This term is one of... - blue wire n.
[IBM] Patch wires (esp. 30 AWG gauge)
added to circuit boards at the factory to correct design or
fabrication problems.
Blue wire is not necessarily blue, the term ... - UBE // n.
[abbrev., Unsolicilted Bulk Email] A
widespread,
more formal term for email spam. Compare UCE. The... - hack
[very common] 1. n. Originally, a quick job that
produces what is needed,
but not well. 2. n. An incredibly good, and perhaps...
