Definitions by bill cauliflower
AI-nihilation
The possible fate that humanity faces if Artificial Intelligence is allowed to get... well, too intelligent. The number of ways that AI experts believe that AI can wipe out humans keeps growing daily.
Me: "Tell me Toby, is it possible that AI can wipe out humans - in a kind if 'AI-nihilation' ...?"
Toby: "Well yes, it is possible, but entirely preventable at this stage. I'm hoping..."
Toby: "Well yes, it is possible, but entirely preventable at this stage. I'm hoping..."
AI-nihilation by bill cauliflower September 24, 2026
Touch-texting
A system similar to 'touch-typing' but for phones, where you use one hand to type, and each finger only presses certain keys based on the layout of the keypad. Can be adapted for right-handed or left-handed people.
Me: Aaargghh, my thumbs are so big I can't use them to text! So annoying to do the single-finger-poke all the time...
Laura: Hey, there's a new thing called 'Touch-texting', you should try it.
Me: Huh?
Laura: You use one hand the same as touch-typing. It's insanely brilliant!
Me: Wow. will try it.
Laura: Let your fingers to the talking!
Laura: Hey, there's a new thing called 'Touch-texting', you should try it.
Me: Huh?
Laura: You use one hand the same as touch-typing. It's insanely brilliant!
Me: Wow. will try it.
Laura: Let your fingers to the talking!
Touch-texting by bill cauliflower February 12, 2026
Hiatus confundo
Psycho-medical term for someone suffering from the confusing days between Christmas and New Year, when nobody really knows what day of the week it is.
Me: "Hey Pete, you were supposed to come over the Saturday after Christmas, where were you yesterday …?"
Pete: "Saturday …??!! I thought yesterday was Tuesday!!"
Me: Jeez, worst case of Hiatus confundo I've ever seen..."
Pete: "Saturday …??!! I thought yesterday was Tuesday!!"
Me: Jeez, worst case of Hiatus confundo I've ever seen..."
Hiatus confundo by bill cauliflower December 27, 2025
Glumdudgeon
A person who - either due to their naturally-pessimistic personality or by temporary difficult circumstances - is gloomy and miserable, and finds it hard to see the positive side of anything.
"Hey Bill, you seem pretty down, what's going on?"
"Sorry, I'm a bit of a glumdudgeon at the moment. Lost my job, and then my girlfriend, and it looks like I now need to find another place to live, so everything's totally crappy, really..."
"Awww. Sorry to hear that."
"Mmmmm, thanks. Hey, now that I don't have a girlfriend, do you want to catch up for a drink sometime...?"
"Not til you're well and truly out of that glumdudgeon mode, boyo..."
"Sorry, I'm a bit of a glumdudgeon at the moment. Lost my job, and then my girlfriend, and it looks like I now need to find another place to live, so everything's totally crappy, really..."
"Awww. Sorry to hear that."
"Mmmmm, thanks. Hey, now that I don't have a girlfriend, do you want to catch up for a drink sometime...?"
"Not til you're well and truly out of that glumdudgeon mode, boyo..."
Glumdudgeon by bill cauliflower January 25, 2024
mapographic
Mapographic (n)
A map covering areas such as regions, states, countries, or even the entire world that conveys - using only graphics and minimal text - quite complex data in a very simple and understandable way.
It is essentially an 'infographic', but it is in the form of a map, showing the 'where' as well at the 'what'.
A map covering areas such as regions, states, countries, or even the entire world that conveys - using only graphics and minimal text - quite complex data in a very simple and understandable way.
It is essentially an 'infographic', but it is in the form of a map, showing the 'where' as well at the 'what'.
Manager: "Hey Bill, can we show all of the projects we're doing all over the country and all the outputs from each of them on one map...?"
Bill: "Yep, I can do that, and I can put it into a really great Mapographic, which will show everything, everywhere, all at once, and make it simple so everyone can understand..."
Manager: "Yes, that's what we want. Let's do that. That sounds awesome...!"
Bill: "Yep, I can do that, and I can put it into a really great Mapographic, which will show everything, everywhere, all at once, and make it simple so everyone can understand..."
Manager: "Yes, that's what we want. Let's do that. That sounds awesome...!"
mapographic by bill cauliflower November 12, 2023
ridiculo'clock
Refers to either (1) the insanely-early hour in the morning that you have to wake up, or (2) the really, really late hour you stayed up
Dave: "Hey Bill, how's the new job going?"
Me: "Oh my god, I have to get up at ridiculo'clock to catch the early train just to get there by 7. It's killing me...!"
Maria: "You look tired."
Me: "Yeah, I was gonna go to bed early, but ended up binge-watching the new series of 'Hazelton' till ridiculo'clock.
Me: "Oh my god, I have to get up at ridiculo'clock to catch the early train just to get there by 7. It's killing me...!"
Maria: "You look tired."
Me: "Yeah, I was gonna go to bed early, but ended up binge-watching the new series of 'Hazelton' till ridiculo'clock.
ridiculo'clock by bill cauliflower September 21, 2023
inductrination
Inductrination (n.)
Starting a new job, you're required to attend a one-day 'induction' into the company, and it ends up being an exercise in brain-washing new recruits and indoctrinating them into believing that they are now working for the most awesome business in the universe.
Starting a new job, you're required to attend a one-day 'induction' into the company, and it ends up being an exercise in brain-washing new recruits and indoctrinating them into believing that they are now working for the most awesome business in the universe.
Me: "Hey Dylan, how did Induction Day go at Googbook...?"
Dylan: "Oh wow, it's the best company IN THE FRICKEN WORLD dude, the employee benefits are some of the best, offering opportunities for career growth, work that positively impacts the human race, and innovative culture. We have bicycles and electric cars to get staff to meetings, gaming centers, organic gardens, and eco-friendly furnishings, on-site physicians, nurses, medical services, and health care coverage, and we positively impact society with the applications and technology, which benefit the entire human race. Oh, and of course there's the amazing pro..."
Me: "Whoa man, whoa...! Looks like you've been totally brain-washed in a single day. Forget 'induction', that was a goddamn 'inductrination'...!!
Dylan: "Oh wow, it's the best company IN THE FRICKEN WORLD dude, the employee benefits are some of the best, offering opportunities for career growth, work that positively impacts the human race, and innovative culture. We have bicycles and electric cars to get staff to meetings, gaming centers, organic gardens, and eco-friendly furnishings, on-site physicians, nurses, medical services, and health care coverage, and we positively impact society with the applications and technology, which benefit the entire human race. Oh, and of course there's the amazing pro..."
Me: "Whoa man, whoa...! Looks like you've been totally brain-washed in a single day. Forget 'induction', that was a goddamn 'inductrination'...!!
inductrination by bill cauliflower March 7, 2021