An autofication is an automated notification received when an event happens. An SMSmessage as a delivery receipt, or an email from a company that your order has shipped.
The take over of computers doing what humans once did like controlling self driving cars, self flying taxi’s and self driving trains, etc. Everything fully autonomous.
Right now most planes, trains, and automobiles are still human assisted, but by the year2025 an Automination will happen.
a self-described account of a person's life, altered by the addition of made-up elements
Alla Gorbunova turns to autofiction to slice and dice her past, using imaginary subplots and mythical scenarios with real life characters in the service of a search for self she can live with.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.