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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>interesting</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../I.html" title="I"/><link rel="previous" href="InterCaps.html" title="InterCaps"/><link rel="next" href="Internet.html" title="Internet"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">interesting</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="InterCaps.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">I</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Internet.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="interesting"/><dt xmlns="" id="interesting"><b>interesting</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> In hacker parlance, this word has strong connotations of
&#8216;annoying&#8217;, or &#8216;difficult&#8217;, or both. Hackers
relish a challenge, and enjoy wringing all the irony possible out of the
ancient Chinese curse &#8220;<span class="quote">May you live in interesting times</span>&#8221;.
Oppose <a href="../T/trivial.html"><i class="glossterm">trivial</i></a>,
<a href="../U/uninteresting.html"><i class="glossterm">uninteresting</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="InterCaps.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../I.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="Internet.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">InterCaps </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Internet</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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