troglodyte mode

( n.)

   [Rice  University] Programming with the lights turned off, sunglasses
   on, and the terminal inverted (black on white) because you've been up
   for  so  many  days straight that your eyes hurt (see {raster burn}).
   Loud  music  blaring  from a stereo stacked in the corner is optional
   but recommended. See {larval stage}, {hack mode}.

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