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In Zen philosophy, it is a riddle between a guru and a student. In the industry, Internet koans are exchanged as a popular pastime to gauge who's more knowledgable in certain areas.
Here's an example of a Zen technology koan: How can we deliberately set up conditions for something positive to happen undeliberately.
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