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every cloud has a silver lining

нет худа без добра
by oslictanya September 15, 2023
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Silver

Do you have anything planed?

No, my name is Silver.
by SilverStirling July 10, 2021
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nate-silver-thirty

(noun)

parameters and/or random noise added to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes

(verb)
to add spurious adjustable parameters and/or random noise to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes
to artificially inflate your estimate of a very unlikely event occurring to ~30% with no justification within your model, simply so you can cover your ass should the unlikely event occur, all while retaining the option to claim that you predicted, with better than 2/3rd probability, that the unlikely event would not occur.
“After realizing her model to predict economic growth didn’t include enough details, and was therefore predicting too narrow a range of possible outcomes, she nate-silver-thirty (ed) her model to get a more satisfactory appearing distribution of outcomes.”
by stats_definer August 28, 2020
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Da silvered

I thought I had him but he da silvered me
by I'm the one and only May 29, 2021
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His nugget is this silver?

On August 21st, 2024, Twitter user StarlyCactus created an edit of the "Hold up his writing is this fire" meme involving the highly realistic king pig from angry birds, and titled "Hold up his nugget is this silver" in reference to the popular Silver Silver_nugget image.

This edit would later be posted to tenor in gif format, accumulating thousands of uses.
Hold up!!! His nugget is this silver?
by Zovaqueer December 7, 2024
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silver squatter

A “silver squatter” is a parent(s) who run out of money and ask to move in with their kids and help take care of their children.
What’s up with Bill and Susie? Her mom and dad moved in. Silver squatters are cramping their style!
by Danno251 December 31, 2024
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Silver Bar Modeling

When mathepreneurs see a multi-million dollar business opportunity to provide both resources and training for tens of thousands of seniors who are eager to learn about the “bar model method”—the heart of the Singapore elementary math curriculum—in order to connect and engage with their grandchildren’s and godchildren’s math education.
Publishers and vocational training centers have been pretty slow at taking advantage of the untapped source of revenue offered by the silver bar modeling industry, especially when more seniors are enjoying a longer lifespan in fast-greying Singapore.
by Numerati October 5, 2024
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