Definitions by mlhiss
cultural erasure
When the dominant culture forces a minority to adopt to a dominant culture (revisionist history, customs, mannerisms, traditions, pedagogy, attire, names, language, history, religion, etc). The dominant forces in the culture may also force the minority into an economic system in which all but a few in a minority group is exploited and for which the the dominant leaders have inherent disadvantages.
The authorities assured us that cultural erasure was a myth and that the minorities cultural practice of living in tight close knit compounds only coincidentally looked like forced labor work camps because of the security towers The authorities noted that these primitive people preferred being assimilated in the dominant culture because it gave them unlimited opportunities to work, and an extreme sense of security.
cultural erasure by mlhiss July 29, 2020
Green Banana
The Green Banana Spring *"Green Banana"is a 425-foot blue hole spring/sinkhole that is located in 42 Nautical Miles west of Sarasota County in the Gulf of Mexico on the Continental Shelf in 155 ft of water. The hole is noted for high biological diversity and marine life. Seawater chemistry in the hole is unique and interacts with groundwater in different aquifer layers.
Green Banana by mlhiss July 26, 2020
crashabout
A poorly designed roundabout; eg poor design, confusing signage/road markings, mixing bikes and pedestrians into the traffic in precarious ways. The problems is made worse when many drivers are not from the local area and are not be familiar with the intersection.
We are about to enter the crashabout, don't assume the other drivers, bikers and pedestrians have a clue as to what to do.
crashabout by mlhiss July 9, 2020
dead end job
1, Low wage/sub-living wage job for which there is little potential for advancement in the job, accumulating wealth, or in one's life.
2. A job with high risk to health and welfare, lack of concern for the safety of the worker especially during a pandemic or times when labor and public health/environmental laws are not being enforced. The job has very limited benefits except to the employer.
2. A job with high risk to health and welfare, lack of concern for the safety of the worker especially during a pandemic or times when labor and public health/environmental laws are not being enforced. The job has very limited benefits except to the employer.
He was desperate when he took the dead end job during the pandemic, but he had no idea how quickly and badly it would end for so many of his co-workers.
dead end job by mlhiss July 9, 2020
blocklist
A blocklist is being used to replace blacklist, In the computer and tech industry . Blocklist refers to a directory of specific elements that are blocked, e,g email addresses, IP addresses or URLs.
Some in tech are promoting blocklist over blacklist because it is more descriptive and understandable.