:great-wall: [from SF fandom] vi.,n. A mass expedition to an
oriental restaurant, esp. one where food is served family-style
and shared. There is a common heuristic about the amount of food
to order, expressed as "Get N - 1 entrees"; the value of N,
which is the number of people in the group, can be inferred from
context (see {N}). See {{oriental food}}, {ravs},
{stir-fried random}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
oriental restaurant, esp. one where food is served family-style
and shared. There is a common heuristic about the amount of food
to order, expressed as "Get N - 1 entrees"; the value of N,
which is the number of people in the group, can be inferred from
context (see {N}). See {{oriental food}}, {ravs},
{stir-fried random}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- great-wall vi.,n.
[from SF fandom] A mass expedition to an
oriental restaurant, esp.
one where food is served family-style and shared.... - oriental food:: n. Hackers display an intense tropism towards
oriental cuisine, especially Chinese, and especially of the spicier
varieties such as Szechuan and Hunan.
This phenomenon (which has also been observed in subcultures that overlap heavily with hackerdom, most notably science-fiction fandom) has never been satisfactorily explained, but is sufficiently intense that one can assume the target of a hackish dinner expedition to be the best local Chinese place and be right at least three times out of four.... - ir-fried random: alt. `stir-fried mumble' n. Term used for the
best dish of many of those hackers who can cook.
Consists of random fresh veggies and meat wokked with random spices.... - ir-fried random n.
(alt. `stir-fried mumble') Term used
for the best dish of many of those hackers who can cook.
Consists of random fresh veggies and meat wokked with random spices.... - oriental food n.
Hackers display an intense tropism
towards oriental cuisine, especially Chinese, and especially of the
spicier varieties such as Szechuan and Hunan.
This phenomenon (which has also been observed in subcultures that overlap heavily with hackerdom, most notably science-fiction fandom) has never been satisfactorily explained, but is sufficiently intense that one can assume the target of a hackish dinner expedition to be the best local Chinese place and be right at least three times out of four.... - N: /N/ quant. 1. A large and indeterminate number of objec
"There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its original sense of a variable name... - fuel up: vi. To eat or drink hurriedly in order to get back to
hacking.
Food-p?" "Yeah, let's fuel up." "Time for a {great-wall}!... - avs: /ravz/, also `Chinese ravs' n. Jiao-zi (steamed or
boiled) or Guo-tie (pan-fried).
A Chinese appetizer, known variously in the plural as dumplings, pot stickers (the literal translation of guo-tie), and (around Boston) `Peking Ravioli'.... - N /N/ quant.
1. A large and indeterminate number of
objec
There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its original sense of a variable name...
