Tom Gauld: 'Some New Tech Terms' a helpful guide I created for New Scientist 🧪

'Some New Tech Terms' a helpful guide I created for New Scientist 🧪

Reminds me of Terry Pratchett's "breakaway oxidation phenomena"=uncontrolled fires

one can't but love the bottomless pit of corporate tech euphemisms #linguistics

Wasn't the first of these what Musk said after one of his rockets exploded? He seemed to be deliberately using it tongue in cheek too!

Just joined bsky, exploring the backlog. Yes, Elom said that. It's an old engineering joke. Funny in the right circumstances, between like-minded friends. Elong's rehearsed, wooden delivery revealed a juvenile brain incapable of distinguishing between his parents' basement and the world stage.

Toma ya imaginación 😂👏👏👏

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