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• 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....
• Jargon Coiner (#1) An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon that we've just made up.
  * WINCURSE: Loud expletive uttered when a Linux user comes face-to-face with a computer containing a WinModem....
• background n.,adj.,vt. [common] To do a task `in background' is to do it whenever foreground matters are not claiming your undivided attentio
  and `to background' something means to relegate it to a lower priority....
• background: n.,adj.,vt. To do a task `in background' is to do it whenever {foreground} matters are not claiming your undivided attentio
  and `to background' something means to relegate it to a lower priority....
• The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
  Albert Einstei...
• The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy .
  .. neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water....
• The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy.
  .. neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water....
• Kitchen activity is highlighted. Butter up a friend.