:fear and loathing: [from Hunter S. Thompson] n. A state inspired by the
prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards
that are totally {brain-damaged} but ubiquitous --- Intel 8086s,
or {COBOL}, or {{EBCDIC}}, or any {IBM} machine except the
Rios (a.k.a. the RS/6000). "Ack! They want PCs to be able to
talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!"
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards
that are totally {brain-damaged} but ubiquitous --- Intel 8086s,
or {COBOL}, or {{EBCDIC}}, or any {IBM} machine except the
Rios (a.k.a. the RS/6000). "Ack! They want PCs to be able to
talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!"
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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[from Hunter S. Thompson] A state
inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems
and standards that are totally brain-damaged but ubiquitous
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[abbreviation, Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange...
