if memory serves
An alternative to IIRC, which takes one more letter to type and two more syllables to say.
An alternative to IIRC, which takes one more letter to type and two more syllables to say.
The vote gaps in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania were each more than 100k, but then so were the number of voters erroneously removed from blue-district rolls, ims.
by WhatwasIsaying February 03, 2025
IMS, she preferred a fuss being made of her birthday but not of Valentine's Day.
IMS, when this problem came up in the past, a shorter HDMI cable solved the problem.
IMS, this is the club I was told not to use a credit card in, if I didn't want to be double-charged for alcohol.
IMS, when this problem came up in the past, a shorter HDMI cable solved the problem.
IMS, this is the club I was told not to use a credit card in, if I didn't want to be double-charged for alcohol.
by WhatwasIsaying February 17, 2025
As AI improves, fewer people will be able to demonstrate by virtue of their intelligence that they are not computers.
As AI becomes better at diagnosing than doctors, Turing's Lemma applies. Customer service is a profession in which Turing's Lemma does not yet apply, unfortunately.
by WhatwasIsaying February 06, 2025
Voters were concerned about inflation so they voted for the party that blocked anti-price-gouging legislation, went to Saudi Arabia to reduce oil supply to protect oil company profits, were in the White House at the start of the last recession, and added to the national debt for the sake of stock buybacks. MIMS
by WhatwasIsaying January 04, 2025
In blackjack, you try to get as close to 21 wogo.
On the Price is Right, you win if you're closest to the price wogo.
On the Price is Right, you win if you're closest to the price wogo.
by WhatwasIsaying July 17, 2023
A terrible thing happens when you don’t promote: nothing.
Source: Anonymous copywriter for WDVA radio in Virginia, 1975, appearing in an ad in The Danville Register
Misattributed to P.T. Barnum c. 1999
Source: Anonymous copywriter for WDVA radio in Virginia, 1975, appearing in an ad in The Danville Register
Misattributed to P.T. Barnum c. 1999
Barnum’s Law dictates that having an elevator pitch ready in case the CEO asks you what your function is could be a matter of keeping your job.
by WhatwasIsaying January 25, 2025
antonym of microaggression
A gesture that, though small, nevertheless stands out as an acknowledgement of another's needs, discomfort, insecurity, suspicion, or general humanity
Often used in the context of interaction between members of group of traditionally differing levels of privilege, and thus falling under the rubric of "inclusion" in DEI
A gesture that, though small, nevertheless stands out as an acknowledgement of another's needs, discomfort, insecurity, suspicion, or general humanity
Often used in the context of interaction between members of group of traditionally differing levels of privilege, and thus falling under the rubric of "inclusion" in DEI
He did not get any food until his men had mostly finished, as a microvalidation of the greater energy demands of their chores, as well as an acknowledgement that, being senior, he had the pull to ensure food rations were regularly replenished.
Noticing that some of the girls were being cut off while trying to answer, the professor called on them by name if he had noticed they had initiated an answer earlier.
Even though he looked up the pronunciation of his students' names the night before, he asked if he had the pronunciation right at the first day's class anyway, a microvalidation that opened the door for a student to state a difference preference.
When the boy apologized for stepping on the man's heel, the man turned and nodded as a microvalidation to assure the boy there were no hard feelings.
When assigning the term project to be performed in relation to a parent's place of work, the teacher was careful to mention the mother as a possible choice, as a microvalidation or acknowledgment that the mother's role outside the home could be every bit as instructive and worthwhile to engage with, or that not every student lived with two parents.
Noticing that some of the girls were being cut off while trying to answer, the professor called on them by name if he had noticed they had initiated an answer earlier.
Even though he looked up the pronunciation of his students' names the night before, he asked if he had the pronunciation right at the first day's class anyway, a microvalidation that opened the door for a student to state a difference preference.
When the boy apologized for stepping on the man's heel, the man turned and nodded as a microvalidation to assure the boy there were no hard feelings.
When assigning the term project to be performed in relation to a parent's place of work, the teacher was careful to mention the mother as a possible choice, as a microvalidation or acknowledgment that the mother's role outside the home could be every bit as instructive and worthwhile to engage with, or that not every student lived with two parents.
by WhatwasIsaying February 17, 2025