Voicefirst is a term used for devices and software made specifically to the domain of voice. Not to be confused with voice-also (which is voice as an added feature), voicefirst can come in a variety of forms such as an operating system to devices like smart speakers and microwaves. In a voicefirst world, global citizens will need to be cautious of using the wake words "Alexa" and "Hey Google" in fear of the next 8 seconds being recorded. This isn't 1984, George, this is #voicefirst.
Dude 1: "I heard Nike used a company called Jargon to manage personalized content so you can ask Alexa to order your favorite pair of Nike Air Force Ones"
Dude 2: "Dude, you can't say that out loud - this is a voicefirst house - Alexa probably heard you"
one hour later
UPS Dudette: *knocks*
Dude 1 & 2 open the door UPS Dudette: "Delivery from Amazon, size 15 Air Force Ones"
A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.
For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flyingeverywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
When finance content creators rent out fancy cars and flexcash to seem richer than they really are in order to promote and sell their “get rich quick” courses.