Now here’s the funny thing, something that I believed back during the foofaraw over the Boston edition of Macworld Expo, and something that I still believe: Macworld Expo as an idea would be better off without Apple.
"To move among one's resources, being receptive to alternative sources and new search ideas triggered by the materials that come into view. In our field … one may hypothesis that to WANDER promotes serendipity and enables useful sources that would not otherwise be discovered."
Discovered during a planning session with Satisfaction in reference to using a tagcloud of emoticons to get the emotional temperature of a discussion or topic.
Comments by factoryjoe
factoryjoe commented on the word chronocolonialism
Originally discovered on Slide 103:
http://www.slideshare.net/blackbeltjones/dxf2009-utrecht-all-the-time-in-the-world
October 27, 2009
factoryjoe commented on the word eustress
From Caterina Fake:
• Eustress = Positive exhilarating challenging experiences of success followed by higher expectations
• Distress = Disappointment, failure, threat, embarrassment and other negative experiences
August 26, 2009
factoryjoe commented on the word nascar effect
As cited here: http://www.netlingo.com/word/nascar-effect.php
And mentioned here: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2009/04/06/does-openid-need-to-be-hard/
May 22, 2009
factoryjoe commented on the word foofaraw
Now here’s the funny thing, something that I believed back during the foofaraw over the Boston edition of Macworld Expo, and something that I still believe: Macworld Expo as an idea would be better off without Apple.
Jason Snell
December 17, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word obpop
obpop == obligatory point of passage according to Azeem Azhar.
October 16, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word arborescences
Originally discovered in Jyri's talk "Bookmarks, Babies, Barack... and other social objects"
October 16, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word teacherpreneur
From eduFire
October 3, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word shitcock
In context:
October 3, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word molososo
Like MoSoSo (Mobile Social Software) but with the addition of LBS -- location-based services. (Coined by Andrew Turner).
September 3, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word failwhale
As in, the colorful character that lets you know when Twitter has gone down.
July 25, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word sabdfl
As in, "self-appointed benevolent dictator for life".
July 22, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word bdfl
As in, "benevolent dictator for life".
July 22, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word failwhaled
As seen on FriendFeed.
July 7, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word brontobyte
...is million billion terabytes.
June 3, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word rufkm
Short form of "R u fucking kidding me?"
May 6, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word wander
"To move among one's resources, being receptive to alternative sources and new search ideas triggered by the materials that come into view. In our field … one may hypothesis that to WANDER promotes serendipity and enables useful sources that would not otherwise be discovered."
-Bates, 1979a
March 25, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word wander
This will be the name of my first child.
March 25, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word defenestration
See this: http://www.metaphorm.org/pages/portfolio/defenestration/defen.html
March 24, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word lovecub
In place of a lovechild or otherwise human offspring, a stuff bear can constitute an effective "lovecub". Polar bears work particularly well.
March 21, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word shebang
"And here's the kicker of this whole shebang." --Information Travels Faster, Death Cab for Cutie
March 20, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word notmatch
It's like the lovechild of Google and eBay. That's a notmatch. (credit to Britt from Twitter for the inspiration)
March 20, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word copmute
This is a funny misspelling of "compute". Yep, that's all. But it's a good one.
March 20, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word scrapelet
Credit to anotherjesse for this one!
February 17, 2008
factoryjoe commented on the word homophilic
First!
December 14, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word canadiar
The ability to detect Canadians primary through their dialect, accents, or speech patterns is "Canadiar".
November 8, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word preternatural
If I don't lose control
Explore and not explode
A preternatural other plane
With the power to maintain
October 18, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word fcuk
It's pronounced "fuh kuk".
October 7, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word emoticloud
Discovered during a planning session with Satisfaction in reference to using a tagcloud of emoticons to get the emotional temperature of a discussion or topic.
July 13, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word doocracy
Mentioned at Innotech in the Media 2.0 panel to describe a culture of doing rather than one of assignment or compulsion.
April 26, 2007
factoryjoe commented on the word chronocentrism
Scott Berkun used this word at ETECH 2007.
March 28, 2007