A political-economic system in which totalitarian attributes are enabled by pervasive technology, especially when related to big data.
Technology + Totalitarian = Techtarian
Early aspects of techtarianism can be seen in the United States PRISM project, China's attempts to use technology to monitor and control freedom of expression, State linked shut-downs of communications in times of crisis, wholesale monitoring of international communication systems, and systematic monitoring of big data to produce probabilities and risk profiles for those monitored, regardless of suspicious activity or nefarious intent by those monitored and/or without knowledge of those monitored.
Technology + Totalitarian = Techtarian
Early aspects of techtarianism can be seen in the United States PRISM project, China's attempts to use technology to monitor and control freedom of expression, State linked shut-downs of communications in times of crisis, wholesale monitoring of international communication systems, and systematic monitoring of big data to produce probabilities and risk profiles for those monitored, regardless of suspicious activity or nefarious intent by those monitored and/or without knowledge of those monitored.
While the ultimate manifestations of techtarian systems are not yet defined, the use of technology toward totalitarian ends is emerging as a result of state based efforts to manipulate, monitor and control aspects of technology for the purposes of advancing state based objectives.
by Kaskaad June 13, 2013
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1. A set of principles concerned with the confluence* of technology and aesthetics, or simply put form & function.
2. The study and criticism of the manner in which these two design ethics are prioritized & balanced when expressed in combination - whether manifest in a physical form (a product or a tool or even a work of art) or in less tangible designs (as in a method, system or functional group / network of individuals) - these can all be examples of the embodiment of those two often disparate, sometimes harmonic creative forces. -N. Hollis Duke (me)
*a situation in which two things come together or happen at the same time.
1. A set of principles concerned with the confluence* of technology and aesthetics, or simply put form & function.
2. The study and criticism of the manner in which these two design ethics are prioritized & balanced when expressed in combination - whether manifest in a physical form (a product or a tool or even a work of art) or in less tangible designs (as in a method, system or functional group / network of individuals) - these can all be examples of the embodiment of those two often disparate, sometimes harmonic creative forces. -N. Hollis Duke (me)
*a situation in which two things come together or happen at the same time.
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Get the Techtarded mug.TechTok is the part of the popular video content platform TikTok where technical content is uploaded or viewed. As well as tech TikTok content, it can also be used to refer to TikTok's company development department, combining the word 'tech' with the name 'TikTok'.
PERSON 1 : “OMG, you work at TikTok? In the tech department?”
PERSON 2 : “No, FOOL. We call the department TechTok.”
PERSON 2 : “No, FOOL. We call the department TechTok.”
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Grandma: I tried adding your Facebook wall to mine but I couldn't find you.
Me: What?
Grandma: How do I send a comment?
Grandma: And what is "the twitter?" Do I need to be on that?
Me: Stop being such a techtard.
Me: What?
Grandma: How do I send a comment?
Grandma: And what is "the twitter?" Do I need to be on that?
Me: Stop being such a techtard.
by chickenb1tch December 17, 2013
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"Geez, you're such a techtard."
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