:heads down: [Sun] adj. Concentrating, usually so heavily and for
so long that everything outside the focus area is missed. See also
{hack mode} and {larval stage}, although this mode is hardly
confined to fledgling hackers.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
so long that everything outside the focus area is missed. See also
{hack mode} and {larval stage}, although this mode is hardly
confined to fledgling hackers.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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so long that everything outside the focus area is missed.
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turned off,
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the theory is that burn-in will protect customers... - demo mode: [Sun] n. 1. The state of being {heads down} in order
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usually due yesterday. 2. A mode in which video... - larval stage: n. Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration
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interrupts enabled).
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