Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth) (opens in new tab)

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10 pointssri18y ago7 comments

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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.

icky18y ago

What he didn't admit is that they were there to help him install TeX... ;-)

cdr18y ago

Cyber-despair is a sure winner. "Cyber" sounds trendy and "despair" accurately captures the feeling, unlike some of the more mild descriptors.

First world pain is a term for things like going to the ATM and having it eat your card inexplicably. That seems close.

icky18y ago

I nominate "trompulauma". Selected because it makes little sense and takes more syllables than "High-Tech Grief".

More interestingly, he's asking for help with some of his TAOCP problems...

I nominate "bit chafe"

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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.

icky18y ago

What he didn't admit is that they were there to help him install TeX... ;-)

cdr18y ago

Cyber-despair is a sure winner. "Cyber" sounds trendy and "despair" accurately captures the feeling, unlike some of the more mild descriptors.

First world pain is a term for things like going to the ATM and having it eat your card inexplicably. That seems close.

icky18y ago

I nominate "trompulauma". Selected because it makes little sense and takes more syllables than "High-Tech Grief".

More interestingly, he's asking for help with some of his TAOCP problems...

I nominate "bit chafe"

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