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Extrapolidiot

A person with an insufficient knowledge of math and statistics, who chooses to predict growth of a complex exponential phenomena with linear models and grade school math. See COVIdiot Dunning Kruger, COVID19, and Bad behavior.
Boss, it's not a proposal or a brief, it's a pandemic, people may follow your advice and get hurt or as worse, hurt others. Don't be an extrapolidiot .
by robtyrie April 1, 2020
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Grey Swan Guild

The Grey Swan Guild. Is a virtual Think Tank that was formed in 2020 by a group of people around the world responding to large scale events with better tools and better communications to become more resilient. There goal is to make the world a better place through Sensemaking and Futures thinking.
We wanted to join the Grey Swan Guild in order to build out a "GSG Thousand Day Radar" ... it's one of their tools to help access the future and become more resilient. It's like TED but without all the glitz and flash.... It's the 5 weeks not the 15 minutes.
by robtyrie March 29, 2024
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Reflexion

Reflexion, is a new method of getting ChatGPT and any autoregressive GPT to check its work, AFTER it generates answer. The answers, now that it is in STM, is used in a prompt, following any generation. It can be used multiple times. Answers get better and there are less are what some people call “Hallucinations”. See: Helper Agent. This was not coined by any symbolic ai scientist.
Tammy: Refection, Ok you made that up! I call BS!?!

Rob: No… its is real… there’s research, it’s reflection with an “X”… REFLEXION makes the AI do recursion. you cna use it to check ChatGPT and get it to tell the truth and corrrect itself… It’s the opposite. It reduces the BS
Tammy: This… you need! Wait. What? Recursion??? That’s amazing!
by robtyrie April 7, 2023
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Canadian Holiday

Noun: A sarcastic name given to the practice of people applying for government's grants related to covid-19, and then using those grants to not take on new education or work to find a new job. Also known as an Expenses Paid Canadian Holiday.
I heard that Jamie is still on Canadian Holiday, she collected a CERB loan, a CEBA grant and she's still living outside of Mexico City in that commune. Now that's what I call and all expenses paid Canadian Holiday. Is that bad? Is that wrong?
by robtyrie March 29, 2024
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Confablamur ergo sumus

We think therefore we are. in Latin. Akin to "Cogito Ergo Sum" from Descartes, but expanded to how communities think and change. Confablamur was used as a term for conversation. This is where the English term confab comes from no doubt. Shakespeare did not coin it.
"Confablamur ergo sumus" , remember that Sarah, we have gone way beyond , "I think therefore I am" . Thinking and not conversing with your peers is like listening to one hand clapping. Good luck with that zester.
by robtyrie December 1, 2021
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UberLag

The extra time it takes for an Uber car takes to pick you up beyond the original promised time.
Hey Jimmy, you have time to go get your wallet, Uber says it is 4 mins to arriving here, but there is always UberLag... we have at least 10 minutes.
by robtyrie December 1, 2016
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Fauxparadox

Fauxparadox; (noun) /fō-ˈpärə-ˌdäks/

Etymology:
From the French word "faux" meaning "false" + the Greek word "paradoxos" meaning "contrary to expectation."

Definition:
A situation or statement that appears to be paradoxical or contradictory at first glance but can be resolved or explained with deeper analysis or additional information. Fauxparadoxes are often found as part of false conspiracy theories to attract acolytes.
Sylvia: Rob, when you mentioned the the term fauxparadox, it reminded me of the classic "chicken or the egg" dilemma. But with modern evolutionary biology, we understand that it's more of a fauxparadox since birds evolved from reptiles, suggesting the egg came first.

Rob: Exactly, Sylvia! It's fascinating how many things we perceive as paradoxes can be clarified with a bit more knowledge or a different perspective. People attach too much weight to what they think is a paradox, when what you have to do is try to solve it with more observation and the scientific method. Most paradoxes are simply hard problems and thought experiments. A Fauxparadox is a playground for grifters the naïve and fools.
by robtyrie August 20, 2023
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