International Fart

Used as another form of "big idiot".

"You international fart, you big fat. Shut up your mouth"

by definedathadiya February 12, 2026

international school accent

An “international school accent” is a dialect of English that is mostly US/Canadian, but is shaped by exposure to other dialects such as English, Australian, and Kiwi, as well as the local language where the speaker grew up, or the speaker’s heritage language.

An international school accent is most often spoken by an international school student, but generally by people who grew up in environments where multiple native English dialects co-existed.

“Why do you say ‘half a tomato’ like that?”
“I have an international school accent.”

by the riverside February 15, 2026

Internal and External Variables

A term from research methodology referring to the factors that can influence a study's results, specifically highlighting the gap between controlled experiments and messy reality. Internal Variables are the conditions carefully managed inside the study—the specific lighting, the homogeneous participant pool, the standardized instructions. External Variables are the chaotic, real-world factors that exist outside the lab—distractions, peer pressure, lack of sleep, economic stress, and the general unpredictability of life. A study's failure often comes from perfectly controlling the Internal Variables while completely ignoring the External ones that actually drive behavior in the wild.

Internal and External Variables "That study proving people prefer classical music for focus is a joke. They controlled for every Internal Variable in a soundproof room. But they ignored the External Variables: my neighbor's barking dog, my phone buzzing, and the existential dread of my unanswered emails. The lab is not reality."

by Dumu The Void February 21, 2026

Internal and External Ecology

A framework for understanding systems by separating the environment inside a defined boundary from the environment outside it. Internal Ecology refers to the complex web of relationships, energy flows, and feedback loops within a system—like the microbiome in your gut, the culture inside a company, or the nutrient cycle in a sealed forest. External Ecology refers to the larger environment that surrounds and influences that system—the food you eat that affects your gut, the market that affects the company, or the climate that affects the forest. The health of any system depends on the balance between its internal dynamics and its external pressures.

Internal and External Ecology "The company's Internal Ecology was toxic—backstabbing and silos everywhere. But they ignored the External Ecology: a recession and a new competitor. You can't fix the fish tank's water if the whole room the tank is in is on fire."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026

Internal Variables

Factors originating within a system or study that influence outcomes and are, in principle, part of what the researcher is studying or should be controlling. In experimental design, internal variables include the treatment itself, participant characteristics, measurement procedures, and all the elements the researcher deliberately manipulates or measures. However, internal variables also include unintended factors: participant expectations (placebo effects), researcher expectations (experimenter bias), measurement error, and all the ways the study itself shapes its own results. Distinguishing intended internal variables from confounding internal variables is the fundamental challenge of research design.

Internal Variables Example: "They thought they were measuring the drug's effect, but the internal variable of participant expectation—they all knew they were getting the real drug—confounded everything. The improvement might have been pure placebo."

by Dumu The Void March 12, 2026

International Slur Day

On 5/13 Everyone is allowed to say a slur of their choosing

Hey, Dude It’s International Slur Day! Say your favorite slur!

by Smol707 May 13, 2025

International School Manila

International School Manila or ISM is a private school located in BGC, Makati, Manila, also known as the best school in all of Manila. Our campus may have had an identity crisis, but our Bearcat Pride has always stayed strong (except WW2), y'know what they say, "Once a Bee-are Cat, always a B-R cat".

'What's your favorite animal?'
'The Bearcat'
'STFU you International School Manila kid'

'I hate International School Manila'
'Why?'
'Because their name is so damn long'

by warcrimesenthusiast May 27, 2025