CASTING THE RUNES
\kˈastɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːnz], \kˈastɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːnz], \k_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_ŋ ð_ə ɹ_ˈuː_n_z]\
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What a guru does when you ask him or her to run aparticular program because it never works for anyone else;especially used when nobody can ever see what the guru isdoing different from what J. Random Luser does.Compare incantation, runes, examining the entrails; alsosee the AI koan about Tom Knight.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.