bodge

A bodge is a fast and convenient, often temporary, solution. Bodges often require modification before working under a slightly different set of conditions. A good bodge improves quality of life and stays within the safety limits its creator is comfortable with, who possesses a conscious risk model and is prepared to respond to and accept backfire.

noun: bodge, bodges (plural)
adjective: bodged, bodge-like
verb: bodge, bodging, bodges, bodged
adverb: bodgedly

They bodged a chair from the stump.

While not in any normal dictionary, the word 'bodgedly' is something I've used; it itself was a logical bodge, and I'm sure I'm not the first to do so.

I love bodging with AutoHotkey too, but be careful that doesn't execute on a different window.

I couldn't get the blinds to stay down in the party bus, so I tied them to my chair. I'm a bodge master.

I don't dare look at the CSS; bodge on, my friend.

by cinf May 29, 2023

feature engineering

Deriving new variables from data for the purpose of analysis.

Why is this six gigs? The data set I gave you was only one gig.

Feature engineering, --sometimes I'm like my own neural network.

by cinf May 06, 2020

data scientist

Something like a business analyst who writes code, a hacker with social skills, or a software engineer that knows math.
Also just someone management has decided is a "data scientist".

Even though I am a data scientist, I don't think it's specific enough to describe what I do.

by cinf May 06, 2020

Lima Syndrome

GLaDOS

There are some complexes with the relationship between GLaDOS and Chell, including the Lima Syndrome. "You want your freedom? Take it. (That's what I'm counting on.)"

by cinf December 13, 2019

Fob

Fresh Off the Boat
An islander who is unfamiliar with the culture of the mainland they just set foot on and of the world in general.
This is an outdated perception as most islanders have a modern lifestyle. It could still be true for some nations, however.

1.
Civilized person: "Why do you call her a fob? New Zealand is like the rest of the world."
Fob: "Hey, do you guys have any tomato sauce? I don't like eating plain fries."
Civilized person: "Oh, you're right. Psht, what a fob."
*Civilized person bites off fry dipped in mayonnaise*

2.
Not a fob: "Woh, New York! Do you meet Iron Man?"
Civilized person: "Definitely not a fob."
*Not a fob bites off sea turtle's head.*

by cinf November 18, 2021

player sexual

When an NPC is sexually attracted to the player character regardless of the PC's identity.

Wait, you can also hook up with Jess when you play as a girl?
Yeah, she's player sexual; all the characters you can have a relationship with in this game are.

Some gamers dislike player sexual characters because it makes them less interesting, but others welcome it because it offers more freedom.

by cinf June 28, 2022

github

An uncommon porn site observed in some realities. In one known instance, it is a version control platform used by developers.

Oh, weird. I found another github, but they call it gittube.

by cinf April 30, 2024