The term “centaur” is now used to describe the concept of a half humand, half machine. I don’t believe robots will take over the world. But the 4IR is called a revolution for a reason.
Conspiracy theory: a theory that powerful people have a secret plot for some malevolent goal, or that some event is the result of such a secret plot. The age of conspiracies We live in the age of information. That means we also live in the age of disinformation, where fake
Cheugy: A Gen Z slang term mocking something as uncool and out of touch with current trends (pronounced “chew-gee”). I must be cheugy, because I’ve never heard the term before.
Retrospect: contemplation of the past. Welcome to 2022! I have big plans for this year, and I hope you do too. May it be a productive, successful and happy year for all of us. You know that the first email of the year has to be about New Year’s resolutions. It’s expected.
Android: An automaton in the form of a human being. The science fiction of yesterday is often the science of tomorrow. I don’t think robots will take over the world and wipe out humans any time soon. But many jobs are being affected or even replaced by automation. The past
Ennui: a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from lack of interest; boredom. I remember when Black Friday was not an event in South Africa. After all the Black Friday emails I received this week, I’m confused.
Queuer: a person who waits in a queue. I didn’t know there was a word for a person who waits in a queue. But this is part of our new normal: longer queues. Especially at government offices. Last week I had to queue at the Tshwane Municipal offices. It was
Computer rage: negative psychological response towards a computer due to anger or frustration. In April 2015, a Colorado man was cited for firing a gun in a residential area. Why? He shot his computer eight times with a pistol. We’ve all experienced that frustration. Hardware failure is very stressful. But
In the zone: A mental state in which the performance of an activity is handled with focus, skill and energy. Developers know all about “the zone”. That mental space when you get into the flow of writing code and solving problems. It’s not just for programming. Any activity that requires time
Diacritic: Also called a diacritical mark or accent, this is a mark or glyph added to a letter or character. You might not know the term, but you’ve used characters with diacritic accents. Think about é and è and ě and ê and ė and ē and ë. All “e”
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