ha ha only serious

2 definitions found

ha ha only serious - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  ha ha only serious
  HHOS
  
     (SF fandom, originally as mutation of HHOK, "Ha Ha Only
     Kidding") A phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly
     captures the flavour of much hacker discourse.  Applied
     especially to parodies, absurdities, and ironic jokes that are
     both intended and perceived to contain a possibly disquieting
     amount of truth, or truths that are constructed on in-joke and
     self-parody.
  
     The Jargon File contains many examples of ha-ha-only-serious
     in both form and content.  Indeed, the entirety of hacker
     culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers
     themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously
     marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage
     .  For further enlightenment on this subject, consult
     any Zen master.  See also AI koan.
  
     [Jargon File]
  

ha ha only serious - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  ha ha only serious
  
  
     [from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, `Ha Ha Only Kidding'] A
     phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly captures the
  flavor
     of much hacker discourse. Applied especially to parodies,
  absurdities,
     and ironic jokes that are both intended and perceived to contain a
     possibly disquieting amount of truth, or truths that are constructed
     on in-joke and self-parody. This lexicon contains many examples of
     ha-ha-only-serious in both form and content. Indeed, the entirety of
     hacker culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious by hackers
     themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously marks a
     person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage. For
  further
     enlightenment on this subject, consult any Zen master. See also
     hacker humor, and koan.