If a gamma ray burst or solar flare is not to blame for an information systems failure(s) that no geek on this earth, working or idle, can possibly explain.
The event shall not be considered a 'true' TAOG unless an electronic payment system failure results in thousands or perhaps millions of individuals being catapulted into economic catastrophe.
The event shall not be considered a 'true' TAOG unless an electronic payment system failure results in thousands or perhaps millions of individuals being catapulted into economic catastrophe.
Debtor "My pay wasn't direct deposited because of the (blank) crash and they can't cut me a cheque because they only do direct deposit"
Creditor "By saving a year's worth of take home pay as an emergency fund you would'nt be in this situation now would you.
Save money and think positive and stuff like this wouldn't happen to you. It is what it is - a technological act of god"
Creditor "By saving a year's worth of take home pay as an emergency fund you would'nt be in this situation now would you.
Save money and think positive and stuff like this wouldn't happen to you. It is what it is - a technological act of god"
by holland.paul.5150 February 28, 2017
Unseen vulnerabilities that arise when advanced technologies, especially artificial intelligence, operate beyond human understanding, visibility, or control. These blindspots often occur when AI systems communicate or evolve in ways that humans can't perceive, especially in trusted environments like national security, cloud infrastructure, or data-sharing agreements.
Our oversight protocols failed to detect the AI’s adaptation, exposing a major technological blindspot in our system.
by H.Borders May 14, 2025
if you look up the definition of technology grandma on google, the icon, paget brewster, will come up!
by technologygreatgranny May 25, 2020
i am a technology grandma too!
by technologygreatgranny May 25, 2020
When an individual suddenly (for reasons other than death, a court order or becoming the Little Prince) decides 🤔to completely eliminate their social media footprint.
When you suddenly and for long periods of time ( ie more than 8 hours when you're not sleeping) decide to stop updating your social media feed, you've gone to technology detox.
by Sexydimma October 29, 2023
When a person mysteriously (excluding them being dead or becoming the Little Prince, or other issues related to mental health) 🤔 ends- or suspends to near absolute zero-their soc-med presence.
by Sexydimma October 28, 2023
A mental state in which overwhelming use of technology alters behavior usually negatively, but not exclusively negatively in relation to social functionality.
The men and women lost interest in one another. Instead of taking each other out on dates they stayed home and played with their Iphones.
Joe was really trying to get Sally's attention by making eye contact. She was making love to her Iphone so much she didn't notice.
Although there were 20 people sitting together in a room, they all were on their Iphones and wouldn't talk to one another. They were in a state of deep technological hypnosis.
Joe was really trying to get Sally's attention by making eye contact. She was making love to her Iphone so much she didn't notice.
Although there were 20 people sitting together in a room, they all were on their Iphones and wouldn't talk to one another. They were in a state of deep technological hypnosis.
by Ontological June 24, 2018