has the x nature

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has the x nature - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  has the X nature
  nature
  
     (From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the
     Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X",
     used for humorous emphasis.  "Anyone who can't even use a
     program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the
     loser nature!"  See also the X that can be Y is not the true X
     .
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-01-11)
  

has the x nature - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  has the X nature
  
  
     [seems to derive from Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have
     the Buddha-nature?"] adj. Common hacker construction for `is an X',
     used for humorous emphasis. "Anyone who can't even use a program with
     on-screen help embedded in it truly has the loser nature!" See also
     the X that can be Y is not the true X. See also mu.