This situation occurs when a user saves a document to a temporary folder and edits it without realizing that the computer they are using wipes all temporary folders every second or so. They then save their file which, in the best situations, they have worked on for hours and find out the file no longer exists.

A phrase to describe someone who is cognitively degenerating. Synonym of "going off the deep end". Can have varying degrees of severity.

Reference to the song "Hey You" by Pink Floyd. The line "and the worms ate into his brain" makes no sense in an otherwise linear and literal narration throughout the lyrics.