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mote

mote  n.— «Wireless sensor networks consist of small devices that are called motes. Each mote contains a power supply, sensors, and a small computer. The power supply is typically a battery, which may also have a small solar panel for...

global weirding

global weirding  n.— «The nation is reeling from several factors: Hurricane Katrina, “Global Weirding” (strange and violent weather and other events), our myopic and hopeless dependence on foreign energy, record worldwide...

devil day

devil day  n.— «Thursdays and Fridays are when F-1 inmates order and receive their week’s supply of snacks from the canteen. These are the tensest days, Les Farrar has learned in his seven months in the cage. Inmates call them devil days...

Pineapple Express

Pineapple Express  n.— «David Guy mentioned this phenomenon of a Pineapple Express which we seem to get about every 10 to 12 years. And that is where we get heavy snows in the Sierra, followed by a warm rain coming from the Hawaiian...