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major_clangerI've always been rather fond of Eric S Raymond's Jargon File (published as The New Hacker's Dictionary). Unfortunately, ESR himself seems to have spent the last few years on a personal political train that has taken him so far past Barking he's practically in Dagenham (as a traumatised ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
autopope can testify, following the Worldcon SF Politics Panel From Hell). NTK now reports that he's quietly modified the Jargon File's entry on Typical Hacker Politics to take it from "Vaguely liberal-moderate" to the new as-approved-by-Eric "moderate-to-neoconservative". Lest anyone wonder what Eric's own definition of 'neoconservative' is, have a look at his Anti-Idiotarian Manifesto".
Perhaps Eric should have a look at his own definition of retcon.
MC
autopope can testify, following the Worldcon SF Politics Panel From Hell). NTK now reports that he's quietly modified the Jargon File's entry on Typical Hacker Politics to take it from "Vaguely liberal-moderate" to the new as-approved-by-Eric "moderate-to-neoconservative". Lest anyone wonder what Eric's own definition of 'neoconservative' is, have a look at his Anti-Idiotarian Manifesto". Perhaps Eric should have a look at his own definition of retcon.
MC
