:dumbass attack: /duhm'as *-tak'/ [Purdue] n. Notional cause of a
novice's mistake made by the experienced, especially one made while
running as {root} under UNIX, e.g., typing `rm -r *' or
`mkfs' on a mounted file system. Compare {adger}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
novice's mistake made by the experienced, especially one made while
running as {root} under UNIX, e.g., typing `rm -r *' or
`mkfs' on a mounted file system. Compare {adger}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- dumbass attack /duhm'as *-tak'/ n.
[Purdue] Notional
cause of a novice's mistake made by the experienced,
especially one made while running as root under... - perfect programmer syndrome: n. Arrogance; the egotistical
conviction that one is above normal human error.
Most frequently found among programmers of some... - adger: /aj'r/ [UCLA] vt. To make a bonehead move with
consequences that could have been foreseen with even slight mental
effort.
E.g., "He started removing files and promptly adgered... - dump: n. 1. An undigested and voluminous mass of information about
a problem or the state of a system,
especially one routed to the slowest available output... - raw mode: n. A mode that allows a program to transfer bits
directly to or from an I/O device (or,
under {bogus} systems that make a distinction, a... - rc file: /R-C fi:l/ [UNIX: from the startup script
`/etc/rc',
but this is commonly believed to have been named ... - ad-hockery: /ad-hok'*r-ee/ [Purdue] n. 1. Gratuitous assumptions
made inside certain programs,
esp. expert systems, which lead to the appearance... - wheel bit: n. A privilege bit that allows the possessor to perform
some restricted operation on a timesharing system,
such as read or write any file on the system regardless... - GFR: /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS: from `Grim File Reaper', an ITS and LISP
Machine utility] To remove a file or files according to some
program-automated or semi-automatic manual procedure,
especially one designed to reclaim mass storage...
From the same category:
- Paranoids are people, too; they have their own problems.
It's easy to criticize, but if everybody hated you... - Brillineggiava, ed i tovoli slati
girlavano ghimbanti nella vaba;
i borogovi eran tutti mimanti e la moma radeva fuorigraba... - Why think when Rush Limbaugh wants to do it
for you... - I'm returning this note to you, instead of your paper,
because it (your paper) presently occupies the bottom... - Isn't this a beautiful day!
Just watch some bastard louse it up...
