phone home v. phr.— «Of course it’s possible that the software just “phones home” when the memory is full, who knows?» —“Re: Sky phoning in to the digibox” by Dave Porter Usenet: alt.satellite.tv...
beme n.— «One proponent is Martine Rothblatt, who is a genuine visionary.…Her talk entitled “Of Genes, Bemes and Conscious Things” outlined a future in which human consciousnesses are uploaded into computers. Her...
hyperthymestic syndrome n.— «Some memories are best forgotten. But there’s no such luxury for a woman known as “AJ,” who remembers the details—what she did, who she was with—for every day of the past 30 years. Neuroscientists...
meat-and-three n.— «Meat-and-three is simply what people call a lunch of one meat and a choice of three vegetables. Meat and three, you got it. Over the years, mom-and-pop cafes were known for this simple, special food. While fast-food...
flashcorder n.— «The PEK offers specific performance enhancements for small profile products including solid state memory DVD camcorders and digital still cameras that can record in H.264, or what Altabet refers to as the...
fibrofog n.— «“Fibrofog” is the term used to describe the memory loss, difficulties using language and difficulty learning that can occur.» —“Pain without end Fibromyalgia is like the flu, ‘but it doesn’t stop’” by...