Meaning of kludgeyness | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

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“The problem is that commodore basic is strange. Every LOAD⟳ is treated as if you are loading another basic program⟳. The interpreter runs the basic program⟳ in memory from the beginning after the load⟳ is finished. Of course, in your case, it is the same basic program⟳ as you started with. You need⟳ a little kludgeyness to pull⟳ it off: 05 IF A = 1 THEN 20 / 07 A = 1 / 10 LOAD⟳ "ML PROG AT $C000",8,1 / 20 POKE THE CIA REGS / 30 OTHER BASIC STUFF / 40 END⟳ / This way, A is 0 the first time through and the ML is loaded. When your program⟳ runs the second time, it skips the load⟳.”

“On the hardware side, [Sheldon] Laube says, because of the inherent “kludgeyness” of the upgrade, it is not just the microprocessor that needs replacing. “In machines like⟳ these, everything else is crummy,” Laube complains. [“]The reliability goes down if you start⟳ replacing those parts.””

“The most common seems to be an engine block⟳ at the rear of the motor, frequently consisting of a tape wrapping. I don't know⟳ whether I should be disappointed by the kludgeyness of this, or impressed by the strength of tape...”

“While there are generative linguists who accept⟳ an evolutionary story about the origins of language -- syntax specifically (e.g., Pinker and Bloom, in their 1990 *Behavioral and Brain Sciences* article), a (perhaps surprisingly) large number⟳ of generative linguists accept⟳ something like⟳ Chomsky's view⟳ (e.g., Massimo Piatelli-Palmerini, "Evolution, Selection, and Cognition" in *Cognition,* 27 (1989). pp. 1-52; and Frederick Newmeyer, *Grammatical Theory,* (1983), pp. 100ff.). So Chomsky could very well claim⟳ that it's irrelevant how selected mechanisms look⟳ (in terms of "hairy kludgeyness"), since there's no assumption on his part that language *is* such a selected capacity.”

“We are used to technology meant to accomplish very specific tasks, which either accomplishes those tasks completely or fails entirely. Sorting algorithms do not exist⟳ on this binary. They are intended to show⟳ you (or not show⟳ you) what they perceive to be the most relevant results, using factors that change⟳ on the fly⟳ dozens of times every second. They process⟳ hundreds of variables and when the people tasked with overseeing them change⟳ one variable, it’s almost impossible to predict⟳ how it will behave across millions of users each receiving a personalized result⟳. Their kludgeyness and imperfection are accepted by-products of this work⟳.”

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