terminal brain death

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

terminal brain death
 n.

   The extreme form of {terminal illness} (sense 1). What someone who has
   obviously been hacking continuously for far too long is said to be
   suffering from.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

terminal brain death

   The extreme form of {terminal illness}.  What someone who has
   obviously been hacking continuously for far too long is said
   to be suffering from.

   [{Jargon File}]

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