Chicken Bit

A control bit stored in a register, used in ASICs and other integrated circuits to disable or enable features within a chip .

This is done for debugging and troubleshooting.

We couldn't figure out the issue with branch prediction , so we flipped a chicken bit and disabled it altogether

by coaxialgamer March 21, 2018

karmahoosle

When you think you've finally avoided your terrible karma but it comes back to vibe-check you.

Steve thought he'd gotten away with playing for so long, but karma always comes back to get what it's owed. He's in for a real karmahoosle when he lets his guard down.

by coaxialgamer December 13, 2022