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information overload

Disorientation, frustration, or confusion resulting from too much mental or visual stimuli or attempts to process or organize multiple tasks simultaneously (See also io).
"I've been on computer all day--Newsgroups, IRC, IM, e-mail, surfing the Net. I've gotta cut down on the self-induced information overload."

"The first week of my freshman semester was total information overload."

"I didn't want to go back to the hotel, but after a day in downtown New York, I was suffering from information overload."
by treehead February 20, 2007
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Information Superhighwayman

A high class pirate, dealing in only the finest stolen software and music.
Piracy has such a bad connotation. I got my copy from an information superhighwayman
by mcdoubledefdp June 10, 2010
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tinformation

(noun) (1) evidence selected and distorted tendentiously to confuse, mislead, and deceive;
(2) the process of becoming a member of the tinfoil-hat crowd.

Indeed, tinformation may be thought of as a portmanteau of "tinfoil" and "information."
Loose Change is a prime example of tinformation about 9/11.
by mbats September 14, 2006
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information junky

Someone who so frequently occupies themselves with receiving or sending information or communication that it resembles an addiction. Usually a computer, and often the internet are used.
Wanda is such an information junky, she browses the internet all day.
by Brent Lewis September 8, 2008
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Bob's Your information Minister

A homer fan who frequents a rival sports team's fan site (e.g. orangemane.com), and who:
1. Spreads optimistic lies about his own team even though the obvious evidence of massive failure has been cascading down around him and his team for decades;
2. Lives in his mother's basement (even though she lives in a trailer),
3. Has never held a steady job, unless you count buying and selling Star Wars memorabilia on eBay a steady job,
4. Has never, ever kissed a girl he isn't related to and likely never will.
You're moving to Kansas City? Dude, there nothing more pathetic than that. That's totally Bob's Your Information Minister.
by CB jeebee September 10, 2008
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information bankruptcy

When you are so far behind in your work all you can do is delete the work assigned and declare "information bankruptcy" forcing the assigning parties to resend it if they want it done.
Bill formatted his hard drive and declared "information bankruptcy"
by Rocket Sled December 29, 2009
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Russian (dis)information

When the facts don't correspond to your warped version of reality
To a person who believes the earth is flat, the simple stubborn fact that the earth is indeed round, that's Russian (dis)information. Also when you want to disagree w someone just label everything they say as Russian (dis)information!
by Sexydimma March 21, 2022
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