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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A situation in which the deck is stacked against you.
In other words you're fucked.
We're really up against it now!..
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Getting ready to fire a Glock handgun.
I'mo 'bout to stain da block after I cock my glock.
See 50 cent crack dealer..
