:grind: vt. 1. [MIT and Berkeley] To prettify hardcopy of code,
especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and
comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc. This usage was
associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare;
{prettyprint} was and is the generic term for such
operations. 2. [UNIX] To generate the formatted version of a
document from the {{nroff}}, {{troff}}, {{TeX}}, or Scribe
source. 3. To run seemingly interminably, esp. (but not
necessarily) if performing some tedious and inherently useless
task. Similar to {crunch} or {grovel}. Grinding has a
connotation of using a lot of CPU time, but it is possible to grind
a disk, network, etc. See also {hog}. 4. To make the whole
system slow. "Troff really grinds a PDP-11." 5. `grind grind'
excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow today!"
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and
comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc. This usage was
associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare;
{prettyprint} was and is the generic term for such
operations. 2. [UNIX] To generate the formatted version of a
document from the {{nroff}}, {{troff}}, {{TeX}}, or Scribe
source. 3. To run seemingly interminably, esp. (but not
necessarily) if performing some tedious and inherently useless
task. Similar to {crunch} or {grovel}. Grinding has a
connotation of using a lot of CPU time, but it is possible to grind
a disk, network, etc. See also {hog}. 4. To make the whole
system slow. "Troff really grinds a PDP-11." 5. `grind grind'
excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow today!"
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- grind vt.
1. [MIT and Berkeley; now rare] To prettify
hardcopy of code,
especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing... - prettyprint: /prit'ee-print/ (alt. `pretty-print') v.
1. To generate `pretty' human-readable output from... - grind crank: n. A mythical accessory to a terminal.
A crank on the side of a monitor, which when operated... - grovel: vi. 1. To work interminably and without apparent progress.
Often used transitively with `over' or `through'. ... - grind crank n. //
A mythical accessory to a terminal.
A crank on the side of a monitor, which when operated... - chug: vi. To run slowly; to {grind} or {grovel}. "The disk is
chugging like crazy."
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The AI Hackers... - grovel vi.
1. To work interminably and without apparent
progress.
Often used transitively with `over' or `through'. ... - crunch: 1. vi. To process, usually in a time-consuming or
complicated way.
Connotes an essentially trivial operation that is ... - cruncha cruncha cruncha: /kruhn'ch* kruhn'ch* kruhn'ch*/ interj.
An encouragement sometimes muttered to a machine bogged...
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PostScript series,
describing the previously-secret format of Type ... - Mechanical engineers do it
automatically... - Nothing can stop him. Not even common sense.
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Mark... - The argument that capital punishment degrades the state is
moonshine,
for if that were true then it would degrade the state... - There is nothing wrong with screwing everyone in sight.
Boring your friends about it is the sin. -- Liz Sommers...
