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The master dropped the device to the ground and crushed it underfoot. And suddenly the novice was enlightened. |
The master dropped the device to the ground and crushed it underfoot. And suddenly the novice was enlightened. |
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** Also [http://catb.org/esr/writings/unix-koans/ Rootless Root] |
** Also [http://catb.org/esr/writings/unix-koans/ Rootless Root] |
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* From [http://cosman246.com/jargon.html The Jargon File,] ''Tom Knight and the Lisp Machine'': |
* From [https://web.archive.org/web/20130827121341/http://cosman246.com/jargon.html The Jargon File,] ''Tom Knight and the Lisp Machine'': |
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** A novice was trying to fix a broken Lisp machine by turning the power off and on. Knight, seeing what the student was doing, spoke sternly: "You cannot fix a machine by just power-cycling it with no understanding of what is going wrong." Knight turned the machine off and on. The machine worked. |
** A novice was trying to fix a broken Lisp machine by turning the power off and on. Knight, seeing what the student was doing, spoke sternly: "You cannot fix a machine by just power-cycling it with no understanding of what is going wrong." Knight turned the machine off and on. The machine worked. |
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* [[Neuromancer]] is famous for its use of a large number of koans (including some from the Gateless Gate) by {{spoiler|a philosophical AI}}. Some, but not all, are plot-related. |
* [[Neuromancer]] is famous for its use of a large number of koans (including some from the Gateless Gate) by {{spoiler|a philosophical AI}}. Some, but not all, are plot-related. |
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