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Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
(
stanford.edu
)
10 points
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sri
on Nov 15, 2007
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dfranke
on Nov 15, 2007
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> I myself have often cried out for help to colleagues who have generously made house calls, in order to unwedge my highly customized Linux system.
Wow. Talk about bragging rights.
icky
on Nov 15, 2007
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What he didn't admit is that they were there to help him install TeX... ;-)
cdr
on Nov 15, 2007
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Cyber-despair is a sure winner. "Cyber" sounds trendy and "despair" accurately captures the feeling, unlike some of the more mild descriptors.
Hexayurt
on Nov 15, 2007
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First world pain is a term for things like going to the ATM and having it eat your card inexplicably. That seems close.
icky
on Nov 15, 2007
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I nominate "trompulauma". Selected because it makes little sense and takes more syllables than "High-Tech Grief".
llimllib
on Nov 15, 2007
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More interestingly, he's asking for help with some of his TAOCP problems...
dpapathanasiou
on Nov 15, 2007
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I nominate "bit chafe"
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Wow. Talk about bragging rights.