Definitions by Yalebno

stem cell time

when a block of time becomes free because some event was unexpectedly canceled it becomes 'stem cell time' and that those freed up hours can differentiate and become any other activity, productive or otherwise

I had a part-time job 12 hours a week but the company closed down so now I'm left with 12 hours of stem cell time each week

stem cell time by Yalebno August 15, 2026

Algopractor 

describes someone who works with algorithms, similar to how a chiropractor works with spines. It's a creative term that captures the idea of someone who specializes in optimizing, adjusting, or fine-tuning algorithms.

Bard needs to Go to an algopractor because it comes up with some dumb answers

Algopractor by Yalebno August 28, 2023

trychosis 

inability to distinguish ones experiences as to whether they occurred in reality, dreams or imagination

Being diagnosed with Trychosis, he experienced life as a continuous thread of experience traversing between dreams, reality and imagination, over and over, back and forth, so that he was no longer certain what was real, what was fiction, and what had just been a dream.

trychosis by yalebno January 6, 2011

cybernetically engineered individual 

a character in a novel created by the author

Stan carried around the characters from the novel he was writing on a 2-gig memory stick, characters who were always changing and evolving, always, as he was so fond of saying, cybernetically engineered individuals.

cybernetically engineered individual by yalebno June 17, 2010

conversation catalyst 

The introduction of a new thread in a conversation, made to keep an otherwise flagging conversation ongoing.

That fact about the discovery of Teflon stayed with me for some reason. I haven’t thought about Teflon since God knows when.”
“This morning,” said Howard. “It’s amazing how those factoids surface.”
“Conversation catalysts,” replied Barry.

conversation catalyst by yalebno June 16, 2010

conscience clearing call 

a telephone call made prior to engaging in an activity which will way on a persons conscience

Barry met Sue at the convention, but before he asked her back to his hotel room, he made a conscience clearing call to his wife and children to say goodnight, and to tell them he loves and misses them all very much.

conscience clearing call by yalebno June 16, 2010

sexual derivative 

sexual act resulting in an orgasm

Unable to persuade is bedmate to engage in lovemaking he tried to ply out of her an agreement for a sexual derivative instead.

sexual derivative by yalebno February 4, 2010