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From: Ehud Lamm <mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il>
Subject: Re: Britannica on Ada
Date: 2000/03/03
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One of the nasty terms i like in the Jargon file is "wannabee"
"A woul-be hacker"

Someone merely repeating what others say is at best a wannabee. Or perhaps
a computer program, with poor chances of passing the Turing test.

Ehud Lamm mslamm@mscc.huji.ac.il
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