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confusopoly n.— Note: Often used (as in this article) and perhaps coined by Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert. «The goal of the people at the top now is to create what I call confusopolies. The barriers to entry to almost...
We heard a lot in 2008 about the Obama campaign’s ground game. What’s the story on that expression?
Google slap n.— «When your ranking drops, 90% of the time it’s because of a SE changing it’s methodolgy for ranking sites. They are doing this because they believe it is in the best interests of their users. Some people refer to this as...
hootlessness n.— «We also gravitate from win-lose to win-win. We are attracted to goals and actions that are for our own highest and best good, and for the highest and best good of everyone—including the planet as a whole. Lester...
net zero n.— «Its goal is to take the Casa Grande plant off the power grid, or nearly so, and run it almost entirely on renewable fuels and recycled water. Net zero, as the concept is called, has the backing of the highest levels of...
submarining n.— «Maryland has performed well in short-yardage goal-line situations in part because its defensive linemen employ a legal technique known as “submarining,” where they lunge forward from a four-point stance and cut down...