Noosphere
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The noosphere can be seen as the "sphere of human thought" being derived from the Greek 'nous' meaning 'mind' in the style of 'atmosphere' and 'biosphere'. Just as the biosphere is composed of all the organisms on Earth and their interactions, the noosphere is composed of all the interacting minds and memes on Earth. The word is also sometimes used to refer to a transhuman consciousness arising from all these interactions - which those who have read Teilhard de Chardin sometimes refer to as the Omega Point, and consider the goal of history.

History of this expression:

E. LeRoy's Les origines humaines et l'evolution de l'intelligence (1928)

Vladimir I. Vernadsky (1863-1945)

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955)

Homesteading the Noosphere
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"Homesteading the Noosphere", an essay written by Eric S. Raymond about the social workings of Open Source software development, follows up on his influential "The Cathedral and the Bazaar". The essay primarily concerns issues of project ownership and transfer.

noosphere by Macondo71 May 25, 2004

Related Words

nowosphere • noosphere • nicosphere • neosphere • noidosphere

nicosphere

The area immediately surrounding an airport, office building, or other large smoke-free zone, where smokers create a ring of noxious fumes that others must pass through to enter or exit the premises.

The nicosphere was so thick outside LAX today that I nearly passed out while waiting for a taxi.

nicosphere by claytonia October 26, 2015

nicosphere

The area immediately surrounding an airport, office building, or other large smoke-free zone, where smokers create a ring of noxious fumes that others must pass through to enter or exit the premises.

The nicosphere was so thick outside LAX today that I nearly passed out while waiting for a taxi.

nicosphere by claytonia October 26, 2015

neosphere

A new sphere, territory or vicinity

Don't fear; enter the neosphere.

neosphere by Hercolena Oliver April 19, 2009

Noosphere

Bad-Ass Hard Rock band out of Philadelphia, PA.

Dude, you goin to see Noosphere of Saturday?

Noosphere by SackDaddy September 26, 2009

noidosphere

The entire pile of ideas that attempt to explain the reality of this weird-ass time, outside of Official Reality. Includes all conspiracy theories, genuine alternative thought, and research that is not approved by academia. Can be left-wing, right wing, or just plain out there. Spock would find it Fascinating.

Bob's been in the noidoshere so long that the sight of Diane Sawyer makes him vomit on the spot. Noidosphere.

noidosphere by Yeeshokay February 16, 2020

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026