[From the {Dilbert} comic strip of November 14, 1995] A {hacking run}
that produces results which, while superficially coherent, have
little or nothing to do with its original objectives. There are
strong connotations that the coding process and the objectives
themselves were pretty {random}. (In the original comic strip, the
Ratbert is invited to dance on Dilbert's keyboard in order to produce
bugs for him to fix, and authors a Web browser instead.) Compare
{Infinite-Monkey Theorem}.
This term seems to have become widely recognized quite rapidly after
the original strip, a fact which testifies to Dilbert's huge
popularity among hackers. All too many find the perverse incentives
and Kafkaesque atmosphere of Dilbert's mythical workplace reflective
of their own experiences.
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Dilbert}]