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ESR Recasts Jargon File in Own Image

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the collective-eye-rolling dept.

don.g writes "As reported by NTK, ESR appears to have embarked apon the process of recasting the Jargon File in his own image, adding terms like "Aunt Tillie" and "GhandiCon" that he dreamt up and seemingly no-one else uses, and various terms from (of all places) the warblogging community, where he is active. He's also updated the "Hacker Politics" page to be more closely aligned with his own views."

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  1. Talk about misconceptions by Levine · · Score: 4, Funny

    And here I thought ESR was a level-headed, objective advocate of OSS.

    levine

    1. Re:Talk about misconceptions by Black+Parrot · · Score: 5, Funny


      > And here I thought ESR was a level-headed, objective advocate of OSS.

      Eric's going to be the star of the upcoming Hackers Gone Wild! video.

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      Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  2. Coupla things... by Nexus7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    - There lived a man once who was called Gandhi. If you see the Jargon file, he uses Gandhi and Ghandi as if they were interchangeable. Then again, as long as you inventing you own Jargon, what's a spelling here and there?

    - What, no gun advocacy yet?

  3. Irony is .. by stevey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just glancing over the site I see that the first entry in the changelog is the Entry called '404' - clicking upon that entry gives you what?

    A 404 - page not found error.

    I wonder how that'll be represented in the paper version of the book, perhaps listing it in the index as page 2.5?

  4. Unit of ego by Graabein · · Score: 4, Funny
    I propose a new unit of ego: The ESR

    1 ESR is basically redefining everyone around you to only exist in your own personal universe, where you of course are the most important person alive. Thus 1 ESR is the maximum this unit can ever attain, anything above 1 would mean instant insanity.

    With apologies to Douglas Adams.

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    And remember kids: Never trust a computer you can actually lift.
    1. Re:Unit of ego by pete-classic · · Score: 5, Funny

      It was someone like you that came up with the Farad.

      Damned uselessly large units.

      -Peter

    2. Re:Unit of ego by FTL · · Score: 4, Funny
      > I propose a new unit of ego: The ESR

      If enough of us use this term, ESR will be forced to add it to the Jargon File. Which would deflate his ego. Which would invalidate the term. Which means he could remove it. Which of course would be an ego boost for him.

      Rinse. Repeat.

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    3. Re:Unit of ego by dogfart · · Score: 5, Funny
      I like this:

      • pico-ESR : Engineer brags about fixing a project design flaw, ignoring intern that did all the work
      • micro-ESR : Project manager brags about bringing project in on time, within budget, ignoring unclocked overtime work by engineers
      • milli-ESR : Upper manager gloats over his own division profitability, giving no credit to project managers
      • centi-ESR : Corporate CEO take full credit for exceeding analyst's earnings report. Takes credit for Fed's changes to interest rate, favorable currency exchange rate, and underpaid work done by everyone who works for him (including the ones losing their job in the latest outsourcing fiasco)
      • ESR : The limit as all of the above approach an impossibly high number. Requires heavy sedation. Alternates between belief is self as omnipotent Deity and as sole owner of all SCO intellectual property.
      With apologies to Scott Adams.
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    4. Re:Unit of ego by stwrtpj · · Score: 4, Funny
      I propose a new unit of ego: The ESR

      So then, how many ESRs are in a Shatner? What's the conversion rate?

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  5. Continuing what he started by Stephen+Williams · · Score: 4, Funny

    I always did think that the section at the back entitled "A Portrait of J. Random Hacker" read more like "A Portrait of Eric S. Raymond".

    -Stephen

  6. It could have been worse by maroberts · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ruchard Stallman could have changed it and added "GNU/" in front of every word!

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  7. Linux hackers' fault by gallir · · Score: 5, Funny

    They gave ESR more free time to waste by not accepting his CML2. Linus, you should measure your decisions more carefully.

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  8. Sigh........ by AyeRoxor! · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wept when, inexplicably, I could no longer access esr/jargon.

    Now, it is back; the same, yet different. And I weep again.

    Such is this "life" thing. /Const Woe=Me

  9. politics by loudici · · Score: 5, Funny

    Someone should tell ESR there are hackers outside of Texas. Neo Conservatism is virtually inexistant in Europe, where the corporate brain washing procedures are much less developped than they are in ESR's trailer park, and have to actually compete with a working education system.

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  10. A Rule of Thumb by ByTor-2112 · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a general rule, anyone in the OSS community who is referred to by their 3 initials is likely to be nuts.