fear and loathing

[from Hunter S. Thompson] A state inspired by the prospect of dealing with certain real-world systems and standards that are totally {brain-damaged} but ubiquitous -- Intel 8086s, or {COBOL}, or {EBCDIC}, or any {IBM} machine bigger than a workstation. "Ack! They want PCs to be able to talk to the AI machine. Fear and loathing time!"

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