Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
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Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
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Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#2> 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.
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#3First world pain is a term for things like going to the ATM and having it eat your card inexplicably. That seems close.
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#4> 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.
What he didn't admit is that they were there to help him install TeX... ;-)
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#5I nominate "trompulauma". Selected because it makes little sense and takes more syllables than "High-Tech Grief".
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#6I nominate "bit chafe"
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#7More interestingly, he's asking for help with some of his TAOCP problems...
Re: Wanted: A Name For High-Tech Grief (Don Knuth)
#8Cyber-despair is a sure winner. "Cyber" sounds trendy and "despair" accurately captures the feeling, unlike some of the more mild descriptors.