I had started writing a more serious post about programming when I came across this story. Maybe you’ve heard it already. But in case you missed it at the time (as I did), it’s a wonderful and true story from the world of IoT. Some buzzwords are real You’ve heard
Excogitate: to study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully. Last year I managed to include zombies and cows in my weekly post. Today it’s ducks!
Aphorism: a pithy observation which contains a general truth. There is no simple definition of the term "meme". But we are all used to image macro memes – a picture with some message. Usually, but not necessarily, witty. We seem to have reached a stalemate with Covid. All those ideas
A pinch hitter is a person who does another’s work, especially in an emergency.
We use knowledge management tools to make it possible for a pinch hitter to pick up from us, but is that enough? Do the answers to last year’s survey still apply?
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.
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