As regards this particular wordie, it's the best link. Online or off. What is a pretrender? It's a word Tozier twittered on a certain date at a certain time with a certain ugly lil twitter URL.
"Of course, there’s a drawback to vanity candidacies—vanidacies?—which is why we don’t see more of them. And that is the danger that the celebrity on the ballot could bomb."
When in doubt, come up with a flashy name, then figure out what it means.
Operating on the idea that regional economic vitality requires strong air travel connections to the rest of the world, many thought-leaders and regional officials are pursuing the idea of an "aerotropolis". The aerotropolis would use Detroit Metro and Willow Run Airports as anchors for the economy, assuming that, if the transportation links are there, the economy will follow. ("Phase 3: profit!")
"The condition of a product that is manufactured when no need exists. It indicates the rejection of objects on the grounds that they are no longer wanted."
LA Times reportage: "'There are . . . if you will, mini-benchmarks where things are happening,' U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker said Aug. 21. Crocker cited Anbar province, west of Baghdad, where violence has dropped substantially since Sunni Arab leaders there began working with U.S. and Iraqi security forces."
"It's not even on Google" -- better try the library then.
Polypopton is a figure of speech involving repeated words derived from the same root; try Corbett, Edward 'Classical rhetoric for the modern student' Oxford University Press 1971. I don't know how long the term has been around, but that's the earliest of (two) references I have that use the word. It's not common, probably since it sounds so funny -- prime wordie fodder.
let no human make war upon any other human, let no Terran agency conspire against this new beginning, and let no man consort with alien powers. And to all the enemies of humanity, seek not to bar our way, for we shall win through no matter the cost."
thedaniel sez: "The idea of a tab sweep is that I sweep all of my open tabs in Firefox into a blog entry - it’s not literal, my tabs are mostly stored on various sites around the net"
noun c/o Bruce Flatware: a naysayer. Does the future need us after all, or are we on the one-way buckyjunk+grey goo express? I think Flatware meant it as an aphoroid put-down but I think it's more of a compliment.
setting this to '$' is probably safest -- only pick up money. Autopickup everything is most convenient, but I always forgot about it when polymorphed into an ant or whatever tiny thing.
Comments by bkerr
bkerr commented on the word keming
http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_a_new_typography_term.html
February 20, 2008
bkerr commented on the word graphicacy
via http://bestthing.flyingpudding.com/2008/02/12/graphicacy/
February 12, 2008
bkerr commented on the word pretrender
As regards this particular wordie, it's the best link. Online or off. What is a pretrender? It's a word Tozier twittered on a certain date at a certain time with a certain ugly lil twitter URL.
December 13, 2007
bkerr commented on the word pretrender
http://twitter.com/Vaguery/statuses/494474302
December 13, 2007
bkerr commented on the word twitterday
As far as I know, twitterday is like horrorday but nobody dies.
December 12, 2007
bkerr commented on the word djangonaut
as seen at http://neoglam.com/weblog/2007/11/28/pretty-exception-emails-in-django/
November 29, 2007
bkerr commented on the word homoiconicity
yeah, but some other asshole listed homoiconic already
November 28, 2007
bkerr commented on the word footware
e.g. http://www.walkertracker.com/
November 14, 2007
bkerr commented on the word shitsville
See also: Dogshit, Nebraska (or -- insert other state as appropriate)
November 8, 2007
bkerr commented on the word vanidacy
"Of course, there’s a drawback to vanity candidacies—vanidacies?—which is why we don’t see more of them. And that is the danger that the celebrity on the ballot could bomb."
The Colbert Notion -- http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200710u/colbert-campaign/
October 25, 2007
bkerr commented on the word porcupet
or even teh gipsy's piglhet?
October 20, 2007
bkerr commented on the word porcupet
see also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y4cQEEyuTw
This is where I learned the word :)
October 18, 2007
bkerr commented on the word socialbookmarkoblogosphere
one can never tell with @stumbling_eric
October 15, 2007
bkerr commented on the word aerotropolis
When in doubt, come up with a flashy name, then figure out what it means.
Operating on the idea that regional economic vitality requires strong air travel connections to the rest of the world, many thought-leaders and regional officials are pursuing the idea of an "aerotropolis". The aerotropolis would use Detroit Metro and Willow Run Airports as anchors for the economy, assuming that, if the transportation links are there, the economy will follow. ("Phase 3: profit!")
October 10, 2007
bkerr commented on the word pizzle
"The condition of a product that is manufactured when no need exists. It indicates the rejection of objects on the grounds that they are no longer wanted."
September 24, 2007
bkerr commented on the word preview.delicious
No, they just invited some list of people. I can't wait until they launch it, it's so hugely improved in several important ways.
I guess if you are in the networks of any del.icio.us staffers, just ask them :) but there aren't invites previewer can pass along to others, sadly
September 13, 2007
bkerr commented on the word microwulf
but I just liked the name
September 10, 2007
bkerr commented on the word twimper
http://twitter.com/logista/statuses/248956572
September 5, 2007
bkerr commented on the word mini-benchmark
http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/004058.php
LA Times reportage: "'There are . . . if you will, mini-benchmarks where things are happening,' U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker said Aug. 21. Crocker cited Anbar province, west of Baghdad, where violence has dropped substantially since Sunni Arab leaders there began working with U.S. and Iraqi security forces."
September 5, 2007
bkerr commented on the word comcastrophe
Yes, I think this was one of the del.icio.us tags @edwardvielmetti used when posting subweasel during Wednesday's microcoworking
September 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word bioerror
http://www.longbets.org/9
August 23, 2007
bkerr commented on the word wexelblat disaster
A compound technosocial-natural horrorday catastrophe.
July 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word ninyara
"Ninyara is not yet another recursive acronym."
June 21, 2007
bkerr commented on the word exo-rdf
http://twitter.com/LionKimbro/statuses/113592882 -- Lion Kimbro tweets 'We need some sort of "Exo-RDF", for establishing linkable contact points in data structures that are otherwise closed/optimized/binary.'
June 21, 2007
bkerr commented on the word donuts
http://arborwiki.org/city/Donuts
June 13, 2007
bkerr commented on the word pedometer
http://walkertracker.com/pedometers/
June 7, 2007
bkerr commented on the word workerpool
http://code.google.com/apis/gears/api_workerpool.html
May 31, 2007
bkerr commented on the word zig
Move zig -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base
this is one of those net meme party-like-it's-2001 kind of things.
May 7, 2007
bkerr commented on the list words-from-my-todo-list
Great list! Especially in cloud view
May 6, 2007
bkerr commented on the word zig
For great justice
May 6, 2007
bkerr commented on the word christjunk
After chartjunk -- a term for unnecessary or confusing visual elements in apologia. Recent example == the intelligently designed banana http://www.mickipedia.com/?p=813
May 5, 2007
bkerr commented on the word chartjunk
Wikipedia sez: "a term for unnecessary or confusing visual elements in charts and graphs."
May 5, 2007
bkerr commented on the word control towers
Burroughsian representation of monolithic opaque systems of control & coordination
May 5, 2007
bkerr commented on the word protoform
More than meets the eye.
April 30, 2007
bkerr commented on the word trashbat
http://trashbat.co.ck/
April 30, 2007
bkerr commented on the word trashbat
Blame thedaniel.
April 30, 2007
bkerr commented on the word onoff
Onoff, Algol, Fortran...
April 25, 2007
bkerr commented on the word microcoworking
ad-hoc, small-scale coworking.
April 24, 2007
bkerr commented on the word grok
Grokking grok: http://www.aprendizdetodo.com/language/?item=20070330
April 15, 2007
bkerr commented on the word ice-nine
See: polywater.
April 12, 2007
bkerr commented on the word pyre
The doomsday device / ultra weapon / awakening macguffin in "The Stars My Destination" / "Tiger! Tiger!" by Alfred Bester.
April 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word jaunte
From "The Stars My Destination" / "Tiger! Tiger!" by Alfred Bester.
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/content.asp?Bnum=823
April 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word expando
1. http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms533747.aspx
2. http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/04/01/document-dot-wacko
April 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word fantic
Ted Nelson, "Computer Lib"
March 29, 2007
bkerr commented on the word polypopton
"It's not even on Google" -- better try the library then.
Polypopton is a figure of speech involving repeated words derived from the same root; try Corbett, Edward 'Classical rhetoric for the modern student' Oxford University Press 1971. I don't know how long the term has been around, but that's the earliest of (two) references I have that use the word. It's not common, probably since it sounds so funny -- prime wordie fodder.
March 29, 2007
bkerr commented on the word anaphora
let no human make war upon any other human, let no Terran agency conspire against this new beginning, and let no man consort with alien powers. And to all the enemies of humanity, seek not to bar our way, for we shall win through no matter the cost."
March 29, 2007
bkerr commented on the word koala tea
They say that the koala tea of Mercy (Texas) is not strained.
March 1, 2007
bkerr commented on the word meatspace
before myspace, this is all we had :(
February 20, 2007
bkerr commented on the word eudoxia
Animal Crossing: Wild World -- visit Brian in Eudoxia @ 3651-3819-3888.
February 20, 2007
bkerr commented on the word tab sweep
thedaniel sez: "The idea of a tab sweep is that I sweep all of my open tabs in Firefox into a blog entry - it’s not literal, my tabs are mostly stored on various sites around the net"
http://neoglam.com/weblog/2007/02/15/new-years-resos-update-and-tab-sweep/
February 16, 2007
bkerr commented on the word flickr
Like Wordie, but without the word clouds.
February 13, 2007
bkerr commented on the word rencontres sur la collaboration, la créativité et l'autogestion
It's an event coming up in May 2007 -- http://www.rocococamp.info/
February 10, 2007
bkerr commented on the word rococo
http://www.rocococamp.info/
February 9, 2007
bkerr commented on the word fumarole
http://jwz.livejournal.com/726968.html
January 3, 2007
bkerr commented on the word detournament
tournament-style detournement
December 18, 2006
bkerr commented on the word sarumpaet rules
http://gregegan.customer.netspace.net.au/SCHILD/SCHILD.html
December 17, 2006
bkerr commented on the word imipolex g
http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/gravity/alpha/i.html#imipolex
December 17, 2006
bkerr commented on the word billjoy
noun c/o Bruce Flatware: a naysayer. Does the future need us after all, or are we on the one-way buckyjunk+grey goo express? I think Flatware meant it as an aphoroid put-down but I think it's more of a compliment.
December 16, 2006
bkerr commented on the word kipple
And its billjoy form, buckyjunk.
December 16, 2006
bkerr commented on the word ninja
See also: pirate.
December 16, 2006
bkerr commented on the word community
I just spent 30 minutes in a meeting where participants (unsuccessfully) tried to decide what they meant by "community."
December 16, 2006
bkerr commented on the word geck
That's "Garden of Eden Creation Kit" to you.
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word autopickup
setting this to '$' is probably safest -- only pick up money. Autopickup everything is most convenient, but I always forgot about it when polymorphed into an ant or whatever tiny thing.
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word irfanization
Those who know him, know this style of organization.
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word laserbeam
It's a verb.
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word grep
means: I know I put the damn keys in here somewhere...
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word a2b3
see http://wordie.org/people/bkerr?wl=3223
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the list a2b3
ok, added all of those.
December 13, 2006
bkerr commented on the word polly wolly doodle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Wolly_Doodle
December 12, 2006
bkerr commented on the word dop kit
AKA dopp kit
December 10, 2006
bkerr commented on the list edwardvielmetti-s-words
See also wyrd, the most important 'w' of them all
December 10, 2006
bkerr commented on the word memex
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/194507/bush
December 9, 2006