A Zen teaching riddle. Classically, koans are attractive paradoxes to
be meditated on; their purpose is to help one to enlightenment by
temporarily jamming normal cognitive processing so that something
more interesting can happen (this practice is associated with Rinzai
Zen Buddhism). Defined here because hackers are very fond of the koan
form and compose their own koans for humorous and/or enlightening
effect. See Some AI Koans, {has the X nature}, {hacker humor}.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {ha ha only serious}{hacker humor}{mu}]