Mike Burr - log

[mind] what stack overflow feels like

I've heard people say "stack overflow" by name metaphorically meaning they are somehow overloaded. Or lost interest in the conversation. But I wonder if it's not a real thing. Who knows what kind of allocation models that blob of goo has.

Anyway, for me, when am kind of "having fun" and bouncing from one interesting topic to the other, say "on the Internet", I will suddenly find myself unable to choose what to do next.

It's notable, and I've had it happen to me numerous times. It always has the same "feel" to it.

I think it would still be just a "cute name", given that who knows what's going on