Danack's definitions
A person who carries out idiotic action even when they should know better.
For example, Donald Trump wiping his lips then shaking hands during a corona virus press conference.
For example, Donald Trump wiping his lips then shaking hands during a corona virus press conference.
by Danack March 14, 2020
Get the Known Idiotmug. An example of Aric's Law - "I recently chatted with a VC who believed AGI was coming and would disrupt a lot of jobs, but not *their* job. Of course AIs could write code and review contracts. But making accurate, calibrated predictions about the future? *That's* uniquely human."
by Danack August 17, 2025
Get the Aric's Lawmug. A person who is known for being wrong about everything that is worth having an opinion about.
If you have a plan you want to follow you should ask their opinion about the plan. If they hate it, then you should probably go ahead and implement the plan. If they love it, then you need to go back to the drawing board as your plan will have deficiencies that you haven't been able to see, but the Known Idiot will have detected and loved.
If you have a plan you want to follow you should ask their opinion about the plan. If they hate it, then you should probably go ahead and implement the plan. If they love it, then you need to go back to the drawing board as your plan will have deficiencies that you haven't been able to see, but the Known Idiot will have detected and loved.
Programmer 1: John is our known idiot, can you ask him what he thinks of your software design before implementing it?
Programmer 2: I asked him already - he thought it was a great idea....so I'll throw that design away and start again, it's obviously full of bugs.
Programmer 2: I asked him already - he thought it was a great idea....so I'll throw that design away and start again, it's obviously full of bugs.
by Danack September 8, 2013
Get the Known Idiotmug. A shorter form of refactoring.
In software 'refactoring' code means changing the layout of the code, without changing it's behaviour.
Rectoring code means refactoring it with an automated tool rather than wasting time refactoring it by hand.
In software 'refactoring' code means changing the layout of the code, without changing it's behaviour.
Rectoring code means refactoring it with an automated tool rather than wasting time refactoring it by hand.
I think refactoring this code is going to take too long, and be prone to bugs. Rectoring it with an automated tool would take far less time and be far easier.
by Danack May 5, 2020
Get the Rectoringmug. Person employed by local government who has a large salary and does not give a single shit of about how well they do their job or not. Always wears at least one lanyard signifying their power over the public.
Did you hear the Lanyarista who screwed up Bristol Council's Housing department got a £64k pay off to go away quietly?
by Danack July 19, 2025
Get the Lanyaristamug. On the 3rd of May 1945, Allied forces, including the Indian 26th Division and a Gurkha parachute battalion, retook Rangoon from the Japanese ("Opration Dracula"), effectively ending #WW2 in Burma. Over Insein prison, planes spotted these messages by UK POWs ready for liberation: "Japs gone. Extract digit."
by Danack May 3, 2020
Get the extract digitmug. A belief system, basis of an opinion, or legal brief that is full of errors, and as you try to analyze each of those errors doing so reveals more layers of errors underneath.
I've already found nearly a hundred factual errors, mistatements of precedents and errors of basic law. This filing is a trash onion.
by Danack November 27, 2020
Get the Trash onionmug.