1024-yard stare
A vacant or unfocused gaze into the distance, seen as characteristic of a war-weary or traumatized developer or devops engineer. The number 1024 is in reference to both the 1000-yard stare, and 1024, the number of bits in one kilobyte.
‘After keeping the servers running for the 72 hours after the scandal broke, Aaron stopped abruptly, and a haunted, 1024-yard stare crossed his face.’
'Mason told us about his photo-sharing startup, but as he recalled in horror the things his users would upload, he drifted off into a 1024-yard stare.'
'Mason told us about his photo-sharing startup, but as he recalled in horror the things his users would upload, he drifted off into a 1024-yard stare.'