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Smart Contract 

Smart Contracts are a tangible expression of the term 'Code is Law'. By coding prerequisite conditions into an algorithmic contract, one can essentially create a self-executing contract, eliminating the need for a middleman and automating the process of trust.

It is a common feature of blockchain and cryptocurrency protocols.
I tried to scam a customer for his money before the GPS logistics system verified delivery of the goods, but the pesky smart contract prevented me from touching their funds!
Smart Contract by Zenarchism October 17, 2018

you must construct additional pylons 

This is possibly the most annoying phrase in the real-time-strategy game Starcraft.

The basic objective of Starcraft is to make a big army to destroy your opponent, however you have this army-size limit known as 'supply' that can only be increased by building a specific building, and for the alien faction 'protoss', that building is the pylon. So every 2-4 soldiers you build, you most build another pylon to sustain them. If you forget, a voice says "YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS", and at that point, you realise that you can't build any more guys until you send a worker to build the pylon, and then wait for the pylon to finish. Then, 4 soldiers later, you will have to build ANOTHER one.

What makes this phrase especially annoying is how often the guy says it if you forget to build them, because soldiers of the protoss race take up so much supply, and their pylons provide such little supply.
*tries to build a soldier*

"YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS"

Wadsworth Constant 

The Wadsworth Constant is the fundamental idea that the true meaning of a video, conversation, or comment approaches importance after approximately 30% of it has been skipped over.
The above definition, for instance, has 180 characters. After applying the Wadsworth Constant, we skip over 52 characters (29%). The definition now reads,
"the true meaning of a video, conversation, or comment approaches importance after approximately 30% of it has been skipped over."

elevator constructor 

Bad ass union motherfuckers who always get it up and are the highest skilled trade among all building trades . They build elevators from scratch, They also weld brackets and erect steel rails inside shafts that move tons of weight at high speeds with pure perfection and craftsmanship. They also have great knowledge and skills with electrical work as they wire Many safety devices to keep the public safe they are known as I.U.E.C. !
The person who built the elevator is the elevator constructor.

human constructs 

Ideas made up and carried out by humans for purpose of clarification, that actually don't exist.
Money is a human construct because it is given value, and without its given value it wouldn't be worth anything.

Human Constructs make up man things...
human constructs by Aspekt December 28, 2006

Karpathy Constant 

The Karpathy constant is one of the best learning rates for the popular Adam (deep neural network) optimizer. It is defined as η = 3e-4. The actual symbol for the constant is α_k.
What is the correct learning rate for adam in this case?

Just use the Karpathy constant dude
Karpathy Constant by WonderingNeuron November 23, 2017
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proper lad 

a lad that is such a lad that he is a proper lad
person1:did you see bob
person2: ya he was a proper lad
Word of the Day on October 29, 2026
The number of years you are still sexually active
While our lifespan is the number of years we will live, our healthspan is the number of healthy years we will have and our sexspan is is the number of years we will continue to be healthy enough to continue having an active sex life.
sexspan by Dr Kat April 21, 2022
Word of the Day on October 28, 2026
A lighthearted reaction upon receiving disappointing news of some sort. Usually something that isn't a particularly a big deal, esp. when it primarily affects someone else - sort of a mild schadenfreude. Sometimes doubled or tripled, and possibly said in a sing-songy voice for added comedic effect to imitate a muted trumpet, which is how the meme originated.
You didn't get any napkins with your takeout pork fried rice? Womp womp.
womp by 175623226 November 3, 2011
Word of the Day on October 27, 2026
When your wife’s boyfriend let you sleep past 8pm 😎😎
Wife’s boyfriend: You have 5 more minutes
Me: Poggers!
Poggers by Just_Charles April 14, 2020
Word of the Day on October 26, 2026

Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
Word of the Day on October 25, 2026

Surf Dracula Syndrome 

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!
Word of the Day on October 24, 2026
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