Probabilistic Engineering

The challenging discipline of designing systems, devices, or life plans that are intended to function correctly only a certain percentage of the time. It's the art of building a bridge that might hold, a toaster that might not burn your house down, or a relationship that will probably work out. It's the field responsible for "this computer has a low probability of crashing" and "this plan has a high probability of success." In practice, it's the engineering behind everything that mostly works, most of the time.

Example: "My phone's battery indicator is a marvel of probabilistic engineering. It claims to be at 15%, which according to their system means there's a 70% chance it'll die in the next two minutes and a 30% chance it'll last another three hours. It keeps me guessing."

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

Probabilistic Technologies

Any device or piece of software that functions based on the principle of "eh, good enough." This includes autocorrect, which has a high probability of changing "I'll be there soon" to "I'll be a racoon," and voice assistants, which understand you with a probability inversely proportional to the importance of your request. These technologies don't aim for perfection; they aim for a statistically acceptable rate of not making you throw them out a window.

Probabilistic Technologies Example: "I asked my smart speaker to play ' classical music for focus' and it started playing death metal. When I shouted 'NO!' it said, 'Adding "No" to your shopping list.' This is probabilistic technology at its finest: wrong most of the time, but confident always."

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

Probabilistic Sciences

The umbrella term for all fields of study that have given up on the idea of "facts" and now deal exclusively with "highly probable guesses." It's the scientific method after it's had a few drinks and decided that certainty is overrated. From probabilistic medicine ("These symptoms are probably just allergies, not the plague") to probabilistic meteorology ("There's a 60% chance of rain, which is meteorologist-speak for 'we have absolutely no idea'"), this is the science of keeping your options open.

Probabilistic Sciences Example: "After three different doctors gave him three different opinions, the patient realized he wasn't in the world of hard medical fact. He was a subject of the probabilistic sciences, where his illness was diagnosed as 'most likely something, possibly treatable with something else, maybe.'"

by Dumu The Void February 14, 2026

Problibobs

Problibobs, a cutesy turn on probably. A probably, bit bobli x

Ethan - Do you want to go on on Holibobs.

Jaylin - Problibobs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

by Fabaladoo March 11, 2026

Probably, Maybe, I Dont Know

This is a response that you can say to anything, because of all the words in this little phrase, Probably, saying there's a small chance, maybe, saying that there's an even smaller chance, and I Don't Know, rejecting all responsibility if you were wrong with your assumption.

"Hey do you know if Janice is coming to the party?" "Probably, Maybe, I Dont Know"
The perfect response do this because, you don't know if Janice is actually coming to the party but want to seem smart, so you say "Probably, Maybe, I Dont Know". again

by Kaleb13522 March 20, 2025

probubba clause

A legally-documented-but-little-known "rider bill" exception to da Fifth Amendment's warrant-obtaining requirement dat's given to Uncle Sam due to his being "Big Brother" and thus he should supposedly be privileged to snoop around anywhere/anytime he wants.

Tronald Dump wants to use da "probubba clause" doctrine to totally disregard our rights and privacy.

by QuacksO June 25, 2025

Prohibilure

describes a complex feeling of loving something you know you can't have, which intensifies the desire. It's a combination of longing and forbidden desire

I can't stop, I'm addicted to this prohibilure, it's like a drug

by gasky July 18, 2025