hoodoo

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Can I maybe do something similar to that using router hoodoo?

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(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"

noun

a practitioner of voodoo

noun

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for hoodoo.

noun

(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"

noun

a practitioner of voodoo

noun

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

noun

something believed to bring bad luck

verb

bring bad luck; be a source of misfortune

Example sentences

Can I maybe do something similar to that using router hoodoo?

Probably the same hoodoo that's keeping Cheney alive.

Later on, entropy counting is just hoodoo and cargo culting.

Facebook wants your precious eyeballs, or whatever hoodoo it is they deal in.

I don't mean that in some personal development hoodoo way, like the way to success is riddled with failures or whatever.

I have no idea, but at least this discussion rigorously explains what this universality class is, instead of dousing you with feel good science-hoodoo-voodoo quotes.

That’s a longer read than I expected but there are some good, frank points like non programmers seeing some of the praise for Lisp called “unsubstantiated hoodoo”.I like that the author addresses the “what’s in it for me” head on as well.