Das's Law of Optimism/Pessimism

The glass is twice as big as it needs to be. Get there.

Das's Law of Optimism/Pessimism is derived from something said by George Carlin. It explains that sometimes you expect too much of yourself and it gets you down in life.

by Mindbladeskillyaks June 16, 2010

Optimizely

When two practitioners discuss at a conference, typically Opticon, about Optimizely nee:testing/experimentation on their digital products

"Did you Optimizely that?"

by optimize(ly) August 30, 2019

Cautious optimism

Theres no such thing as cautious optimism. Cautious optimism is cynicism. Thinking the sky is going to fall and trying to look forward to the little bit of good left in things before it does is cynicism. Really, having a bucket list is cynicism, since even though it becomes more likely that you'll die soon when you get older, once the mystery isnt there you're not really living anyway, you're just trying to live the rest of your days as an adrenaline junkie before the crash at the end, to go out with a bang, that's cynicism. Most thoughts disguised as positive are really cynical by nature.

Fuck positive thoughts and people, they think the end is a crash and it becomes one for everybody else too. There is no cautious optimism.

by Solid Mantis May 1, 2020

optimism

no.

If you look up the word optimism in the OED and this is true, the definition simply says no

by kentern October 18, 2020

Optimized

A product or service that has been rendered completely useless, unmanageable, or irrelevant. In software, this is usually due to over-engineering or a lack of fundamental understanding of how to interpret analytics related to the typical use case. Most common in software and online services, but can be applied to other industries.

example 1: "YouTube has nearly been optimized to perfection."
example 2: "Kathleen Kennedy has optimized Star Wars cinematic storytelling."

by ThatAwesomeTerr June 13, 2018

ROME (Recursive Optimization for Model Enhancement)

A revolutionary AI framework that transforms traditional AI systems into highly efficient, self-improving platforms without the typical enterprise-scale infrastructure costs. ROME enables AI systems to learn and adapt from each interaction, achieving 99.90% accuracy while using 90.00% fewer computing resources than conventional AI solutions. It's essentially the difference between building a massive data center versus running a lean, intelligent system that delivers superior results. Most notably, ROME reduces implementation costs from $144,000+ to under $5,000 while cutting deployment time from 3 months to just 2 weeks. For executives looking to modernize their AI operations, ROME represents the shift from resource-heavy AI to intelligent optimization.

After implementing ROME (Recursive Optimization for Model Enhancement), we cut response times from 500ms to 76ms while maintaining optimal performance across 100,000+ daily interactions.

by Edan.AIS February 11, 2025

Pareto optimal

A sophisticated way to say, "Life is not always fair"

Person A: How come Hillary Clinton didn't win the 2008 primaries?

Person B: Well...life in many ways is Pareto optimal. Besides I heard from someone that her campaign slogan was, "Anarchy is my policy for men."

by paisleynotes November 2, 2009