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chicken-or-egg

A question of cause-and-effect or sequence of actions, possibly unanswerable.

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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arphid

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.
Wired's Arphid Watch blog has the lates RFID news.
by Man Machine September 24, 2007
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meatbot

meat + bot. A robot made out of meat, aka "human."

Specifically, a mindless human automaton who works as a wage slave for a corporation.
That girl used to be quite a talented artist until she became a marketing meatbot.
by Man Machine August 10, 2007
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