Whatever the word's going to be is going to be defined by where it comes from. Maybe I'm overdoing this, or overstepping bounds, but her goes..
UTM was derived around the same time as the computer science world was adopting the term 'hacker' with all the connotations? And Hacking is most definitely not confined to computer science - at least not any more. Would it go to far to suggest that there's some cross-pollination between both Computer Scientists and Magical Scientists in testing the hefty mathematics, while the term 'hacker' comes into
To which 'Real' Wizards react with scorn, comparing these 'hacker' wizards to a well known 'hack' stage magician known for formulaic, repetitive Las Vegas shows. It starts as a derisive pun on for UTM magic is defined by formulas and sort of becomes adopted by early adherands to the theory ad a badge of honour. Or am I re-using the adopted slur trop too much?
So, rather than an actual term, it's something derived from a particular person's name. As to who that might be, well that depends on who's considered to be a particularly 'hack' magician.... probably someone fictional.
I'm also now realising how much the internet has ruined my ability to read. I'm missing details left right and centre when I reread things.
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UTM was derived around the same time as the computer science world was adopting the term 'hacker' with all the connotations? And Hacking is most definitely not confined to computer science - at least not any more. Would it go to far to suggest that there's some cross-pollination between both Computer Scientists and Magical Scientists in testing the hefty mathematics, while the term 'hacker' comes into
To which 'Real' Wizards react with scorn, comparing these 'hacker' wizards to a well known 'hack' stage magician known for formulaic, repetitive Las Vegas shows. It starts as a derisive pun on for UTM magic is defined by formulas and sort of becomes adopted by early adherands to the theory ad a badge of honour. Or am I re-using the adopted slur trop too much?
So, rather than an actual term, it's something derived from a particular person's name. As to who that might be, well that depends on who's considered to be a particularly 'hack' magician.... probably someone fictional.
I'm also now realising how much the internet has ruined my ability to read. I'm missing details left right and centre when I reread things.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?