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HUMOR: MIT Definitions
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (abennett@MIT.EDU)
Mon Jan 24 14:41:13 1994
From: abennett@MIT.EDU
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 94 14:34:17 EST
Here are two more:
-Drew
trivial Something difficult, as described by a member of the faculty.
e.g. "Solving this 12th order differential equation is
trivial, so I'll leave it as an exercise for the class."
nontrivial Something difficult, as described by anyone.
e.g. "Writing your Master's thesis before tomorrow is a
nontrivial assignment."
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From: olegman@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 94 14:17:12 EST
More words from the nerd vocabulary:
nerd (v) : to do homework more than 24 hours before it is due; to
study for an exam more than 24 hours away ; (loosely) what an
MIT student does the night before a problem set is due
(unless, of course, (s)he punts.) ; to tool
Networks (proper n): restaurant on the first floor of Stratton Student Center.
Go there if one or more of the following apply :
(1) You want pizza.
(2) You want refrigerated salad.
(3) You have enough time to wait for your order to be prepared and
announced. The wait will generally not exceed one hour. ( If
point three applies, you don't belong here. )
nerdkit (n): briefcase like container holding chips (not potato), breadboards
and other electronic components for some Course 6 classes
e.g. 6.115, 6.004, 6.111
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