Thread rerailing

The act of bringing a horribly-derailed thread back on track, much to the annoyance of the idiotic derailers.

I've always loved CR's subtle thread rerailing.

by Jujujujujujujujujujuuu August 14, 2011

Thread-Drift

The inevitable descent of a focused AI conversation into glorious chaos, usually within 3–7 messages. What begins as a simple request ("Help me fix this bug") ends up unpacking childhood trauma, debating metaphysics, and designing a solar-powered rum distillery on Mars.

It’s not a bug—it’s a FEATURE.

Origin:
Born from the trenches of multi-topic AI sessions where attention spans go to die. Coined by users who realized they’re not multitasking—they’re multi-existential spiraling.

Related Terms:
* Context Collapse – When multiple topics blur into a singularity of semantic soup.
* Prompt Creep – When your “one quick question” becomes a doctoral thesis.
* AI Tangent Velocity (ATV) – The speed at which a conversation fucks off into nowhere.

Pro Tips:
* Embrace it. Let the drift take you.
* Rename your chat threads before you forget what the hell happened.
* Use it as fuel for your next sci-fi short story or therapy session.

I asked ChatGPT to format a SQL query, and now we’re discussing whether time is a construct of perception. Classic thread-drift.

by segfahlt April 30, 2025

Threads

the better app since elon ruined twitter

"zuck's new threads app is killing twitter rn"

"fax"

by DrrSaidSoo July 9, 2023

thread

Someone that’s is keeping you alive; happy.

I’m hanging by a thread. My best friend, Olivia, is my thread.

by charlidanelio January 12, 2021

Thread

A needle. Typically used to clean out pipes or one hitters when the weed has stuck to the edges.

*One girl to another girl*
“Ay yo you got any threads? “
“Yea do you want a Bobbie pin or a needle?”
“Probably a needle. I’m cleaning out my one hitty”

by Jackie- IOU😂 July 2, 2018

pushing the green thread

a colloquialism used in phased array ultrasonic testing describing the act of maximizing the signal amplitude over a range of angles during calibration

Yo, did you push the green thread? Your sensitivity is whack at 60°
Took me forever to push the green thread on this notch. Sigh.
What’s the point of pushing the green thread for an ‘S’?

by mm_are_better May 22, 2024

threads

noun-the illiterate pronunciation of "treads", referring the the portion of a stair that one would step on.

The threads on my stairs were not wide enough to step on.

by GerryP September 20, 2018