The discipline of engineering engineering systems. It applies systems thinking and advanced project management to the entire lifecycle of complex technological endeavors, from conceptual design and team organization to maintenance and decommissioning. Metaengineering focuses on optimizing the process of engineering: ensuring reliability, safety, scalability, and ethical integration of large-scale projects like power grids, space programs, or global telecommunications networks.
Example: NASA's approach to the Apollo program was an early form of Metaengineering. The challenge wasn't just building a rocket, but architecting an unprecedented system of parallel engineering teams, rigorous failure mode analysis, and real-time mission control logistics—engineering the very practice of moonshot engineering.
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.