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Carte Diem

A phrase used frequently by shoppers that means to embrace the moment.... to seize the deal on that tonal tracksuit... to put that exclusive sneaker drop in your cart... to enjoy the good things now and in the future.
"OMG did you hear about the deal Dave got on his new sneakers?"
"yeah - he totally Carte Diem'd!"
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dilem

'Omg it's Dilem'
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carpin' all them diems

The CHAD version of Carpe diem (seize the day).

Like YOLO, carpin' all those diems underscores the finite nature of life, the importance of taking risks and not placing unnecessary strain on your tiny brain.

In short: Don't think about it
"That's because losers look stuff up while the rest of us are carpin' all them diems." - Summer - Rick and Morty (2013) Season 3 episode 2 "Rickmancing the Stone"
by That one dude..!@gh December 3, 2017
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Notch's Dilemma

A scenario in any game's development stating that, if a modder is to outperform game developers in any fashion, or when modders reserve ideas from developers and mod them, there is nothing that the developers can do to compete with said modders without a hit to their reputation.

The term originates from when the Minecraft game developer, Notch, wanted to add horses into the game. However, horses were already featured in a popular mod for the game. Notch's dilemma had but three possible solutions and all of them would result in varying anger from the community:

1. Notch may have opted to create the horses himself. Though, due to the highly complex mod, they would likely be seen as inferior. To not seem inferior, he would need to add some of the good features already claimed by the mod, but in such a case, he would be seen as copying.

2. Alternatively, Notch may have decided to simply drop the idea of ever adding horses. Due to the excellence of the horse mod, it effectively reserved ideas that the official developers could never use without the modder's permission. This option would result in less overall outcry from the community but disappoint many who hoped for horses.

3. As Notch did officially, he decided to add the mod to the game with the developer's permission. In the process, many saw Notch as lazy and he created a hefty hit on the prestige of the Minecraft development team. All this despite the fact that adding the excelling mod was the simplest solution
I really wish they would just fix the unit models in-game, but after that modder made such a great redesign, they're facing Notch's Dilemma. The bar was just set too high for them, and they cannot possibly pass it.
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Carpe Diem

A shortened version of the original Latin phrase "Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero" meaning "seize the day, trusting as little as possible in the future."

Commonly used to justify spontaneous behavior and to make the most out of today, because one doesn't know if they'll live to see tomorrow.

However, the actual phrase is not saying to ignore the future, but rather to do as much as one can now because they won't know if everything will fall into place in the long run.

Benefit yourself now, so it can pay off in the future.

The complete fucking opposite of YOLO.
I should probably study for this calculus exam to help me become a civil engineer, unless I want to end up smoking crack in the back of the McDonalds parking lot. Carpe diem!
by vrls September 6, 2013
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Didamo

1) A reference to American Pie's "Beta House," meaning to masturbate
I'm so horny/tired, I'm tryna didamo and pass the fuck out
by chillbrochazz November 21, 2010
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Directioner Dilemma

A dilemma that only a Directioner faces because half of him/her desperately wants 1D to be back together but the other half wants them to carry on with their solo career because they were unhappy when they were together as a band.
Directioner 1: Do you want the boys to be back together?
Directioner 2: Yes but I also want them to be happy. Ugh Directioner Dilemma!
by one_crazy_directioner June 16, 2019
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