What is Yak Shaving?
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Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves the real problem you're working on.
origin: MIT AI Lab, after 2000: orig. probably from a Ren & Stimpy episode.
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The Simpson's satirical portrayl of Clint Eastwood as "McGarnicle".
Quote:
Captain: He slit his throat from ear to ear!..