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Acronym: total information awareness. The goal of the NSA, FBI, AT&T, and Google. The god-like ability to find, compile, interpret, and control data.
by Man Machine January 1, 2009
Get the TIA mug.1) A god-like eye that sees all and knows all, i.e. Big Brother.
2) The Eye of Sauron or the Eye of Providence, used derisively as a symbol of domestic surveillance, government conspiracy, or total information awareness.
2) The Eye of Sauron or the Eye of Providence, used derisively as a symbol of domestic surveillance, government conspiracy, or total information awareness.
by Man Machine January 1, 2009
Get the all-seeing eye mug.A plea for mercy, as in "Please don't taser, beat, kick, shoot, etc... me." An ironic warring about the use of excessive force, even if the person screaming it was asking for it.
(Term from the Florida student who cried out the phrase.)
(Term from the Florida student who cried out the phrase.)
by Man Machine October 3, 2007
Get the don't tase me, bro! mug.The long way to spell RFID. Also, mnemonic on how to pronounce it other than saying the letters one at a time.
Used primarily by Wired.
Used primarily by Wired.
by Man Machine September 24, 2007
Get the arphid mug.1. (Proper noun) VeriChip corporation, the manufacturer of RFID chips.
2. (noun) The RFID chips themselves.
3. (verb) To get such an RFID implant.
2. (noun) The RFID chips themselves.
3. (verb) To get such an RFID implant.
1. I lost money on the VeriChip stock because of the cancer scare.
2. Do you think I can get a verichip in my nose?
3. I got my cat verichiped in case she runs away.
2. Do you think I can get a verichip in my nose?
3. I got my cat verichiped in case she runs away.
by Man Machine September 24, 2007
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Marketing catchphrase/buzzword than, when attached to a name, implies an "improved" or "superior" product than it's predicesor.
When used in comparisons like ' A is B 2.0" ,' it's like saying "B" is like "A" only "better."
Marketing catchphrase/buzzword than, when attached to a name, implies an "improved" or "superior" product than it's predicesor.
When used in comparisons like ' A is B 2.0" ,' it's like saying "B" is like "A" only "better."
by Man Machine August 15, 2007
Get the 2.0 mug.A question of cause-and-effect or sequence of actions, possibly unanswerable.
From the eternal question "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
From the eternal question "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
Did an earthquake cause the mine collapse, or was the collapse itself registered as the quake? This could be a chicken-or-egg problem.
by Man Machine August 15, 2007
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