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What does “DWIM” mean in this context? My first thought is “do what I mean”, but I suspect that isn’t what you meant.
by drdeca 3y ago
What does “DWIM” mean in this context? My first thought is “do what I mean”, but I suspect that isn’t what you meant.
- ctoth 3y agoDWIM does in fact mean Do what I mean, a DWIM gun is basically like the Imperius curse. Can't remember if I got it from @cstross or Vinge.
- drdeca 3y agoOhh, ok, a gun that inflicts “do what I mean” on another person. Yeah, that would be pretty bad, wouldn’t it. When I read the previous comment, I had been imagining a gun (in the sense of a weapon that shoots a bullet from a barrel) which “does what the user intends for it to do”, which, I didn’t see how it would differ much from a usual gun, unless it just, had auto aim, or perhaps acted according to user’s impulses rather than deliberate decisions, which could be bad, but doesn’t seem like it would top the list of “things thou shalt not build”.