"going meta", a term he [Douglas Hofstadter] coins for the old rhetorical trick of taking a debate or analysis to another level of abstraction, as in "This debate isn't going anywhere."
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Anonymous2009-10-24 1:19
Hypothetical situation:
An anonymous coder videotapes himself coding a part of Anonix, submitting it, and it being accepted for use in the project. Long after the release of Anonix the coder proceeds to publish the videos and his name publicly. His part in Anonix must then be removed as he is no longer anonymous, thus destroying a possibly vital part of the code and all other parts of the code that reference it.
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Couldn't match expected type `indirect object'
against inferred type `direct object'
In the third argument of `Explain', namely `meta-trolling'
In the expression `Explain "Explain "Explain "Explain meta-trolling." meta-trolling." meta-trolling." meta-trolling.'
Possible causes: You do not know how to use verbs.
Comprehension failed.