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Dianora (Diane Bruce)<p>You know, many companies use the term "AI" when really it's just classic pattern matching. Classic buzz word selling. LLMs are much more wasteful than pattern matching. I guess AI sells more gravy.</p><p><a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Advertising</span></a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buzzwords</span></a></p>
Nando161<p>Fox <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a>: we had some <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Left</span></a>-wing <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wisskomm.social/@HumboldtUni" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>HumboldtUni</span></a></span> Ich halte das für <em>fundamental falsch</em>, weil <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schulen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schulen</span></a> heutzutage nichtmals fundamentale <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MediaLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediaLiteracy</span></a> geschweige denn <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> hinbekommen.</p><ul><li><em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a>"</em> taugt nur für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitposting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitposting</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Memes</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mansplaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mansplaining</span></a> und nicht für <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bildung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bildung</span></a> oder <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Wissensvermittlung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wissensvermittlung</span></a> und läuft daher den Kernzielen der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/P%C3%A4dagogik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pädagogik</span></a> zuwider! </li></ul><p>Wir brauchen mit solchem Bullshit nicht anfangen bevor niht jede <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Schule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schule</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Glasfaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Glasfaser</span></a> und mindestens nen kompletten Klassensatz an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Pi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pi500</span></a> am Start hat damit <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sch%C3%BCler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Schüler</span></a>*innen auch <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Informatik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Informatik</span></a> lernen und nicht zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Kunden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kunden</span></a> verblödet werden!!!</p><p>Ernsthaft, da hätte die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> das in andere <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Forschung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forschung</span></a> und <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Entwicklung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Entwicklung</span></a> oder <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastruktur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastruktur</span></a> investieren können, statt irgendwelche <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buzzwords</span></a> wie <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> nachzurennen die eh nur dazu da sind <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Geldverbrennung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geldverbrennung</span></a> zu betreiben!</p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1256709/how-often-do-japans-buzzwords-make-it-into-the-vernacular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1256709/how-often</span><span class="invisible">-do-japans-buzzwords-make-it-into-the-vernacular/</span></a> How often do Japan’s buzzwords make it into the vernacular? <a href="https://channels.im/tags/2024InReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024InReview</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/kanji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kanji</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> The Kanji of the Year was announced Thursday, and for 2024 the Japanese Kanji Proficiency Society selected 金, which can be read “きん” and “かね,” and means “gold/money.” Every December, we look back on the language that permeated our societal discourse for the year to get…</p>
cathill<p>Is machine learning merely a form of curve-fitting?<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/machinelearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>machinelearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curvefitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>curvefitting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linearregression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>linearregression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a></p>
Clayton Hove<p>“Buzzword” has been traced back to 1946, but in 1989, Stanley Bing gave us his first book, “biz words — Power Talk for Fun and Profit”, back when he was writing for Esquire, later moving over to Fortune magazine. Here is his entry for “Faking It”.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a></p>
Jeremy Garniaux<p>Tonight I built and shipped my own personal Content Delivery Network 🚀 </p><p>A FTP-accessible folder on a distant server with proper conf, a subdomain pointing to it, a root url added before every media link in my static site source code, and </p><p>✨ voilà ✨ </p><p>Content<br>Delivered<br>through the Network.</p><p>Thank you, good night.</p><p><a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/lowtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lowtech</span></a> <a href="https://mapstodon.space/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎉🚀 Breaking news: Self-proclaimed genius discovers groundbreaking principle—"Minimize Dependencies"—in 2025! 🌟 Because who needs <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a> when you have redundant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> and a time machine to the 90s? 🙄🔧<br><a href="https://sleepingpotato.com/design-principle-minimize-dependencies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sleepingpotato.com/design-prin</span><span class="invisible">ciple-minimize-dependencies/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MinimizeDependencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinimizeDependencies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimeMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimeMachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
N-gated Hacker News<p>🎉 BREAKING NEWS: Yet another 🚀 "groundbreaking" tech tutorial desperately tries to make <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/atproto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atproto</span></a> sound like it's not just another <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overhyped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overhyped</span></a> project for nerds in basements 🖥️. Warning: Technical jargon and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> ahead! 🙄<br><a href="https://mozzius.dev/post/3ljlqmchv2b2a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">mozzius.dev/post/3ljlqmchv2b2a</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/breakingnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>breakingnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techtutorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techtutorials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Nom__XD, 飲ん,诺穆 (They/Them)🐈‍⬛<p>These <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> don't have to make any sense to what has been written or even remotely relate to anything they will ever do. They are just there. It's just like using trending hashtags for any post regardless of their content. Or saying sex on X. 🐾</p>
The Japan Times<p>One of the world’s most inventive cultures should have a better phrase to define 2024 than "futehodo". <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/31/japan/japans-word-of-the-year/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/commentary/20</span><span class="invisible">24/12/31/japan/japans-word-of-the-year/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commentary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024inreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024inreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kanji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kanji</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The year's top buzzword was ふてほど (futehodo) but some in Japan think it was a somewhat inappropriate choice. Looking back, do any of these winning buzzwords have staying power? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/12/language/japanese-buzzwords-history/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">12/language/japanese-buzzwords-history/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024inreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024inreview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kanjioftheyear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kanjioftheyear</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>“Futehodo” — a nickname for a TV drama that depicts the generational gap between the Showa and Reiwa eras — has been crowned Japan's 2024 buzzword of the year. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/02/japan/society/2024-buzzword-of-the-year-announced/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">02/japan/society/2024-buzzword-of-the-year-announced/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shoheiotani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shoheiotani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024parisolympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024parisolympics</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's 2024 buzzword nominations list includes the slush fund scandal, Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 milestone, a hit song and a wealth of moments from the Paris Olympics. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/05/japan/society/japan-buzzword-nominations-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/society/japan-buzzword-nominations-2024/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shoheiotani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shoheiotani</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024parisolympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024parisolympics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mynumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mynumber</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@neauoire" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>neauoire</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://scalie.zone/@capital" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>capital</span></a></span> TBH, <em>"NoCode"</em> is just <em>yet another buzzword</em> that's being swung around by TechBros aka. VC scammers because at best it's a simple UI-Builder like that of Microsoft Access 2000 and at worst it's a shitty bespoke SaaS with an absurd syntax and less skill transferability than Scratch!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NoCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoCode</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuzzwordDrivenDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuzzwordDrivenDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BuzzwordBingo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuzzwordBingo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkillTransfer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkillTransfer</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p>I just read that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> website on "web 4.0" and "virtual worlds" and I want to cry now.</p><p><a href="https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/factpages/virtual-worlds" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/</span><span class="invisible">en/factpages/virtual-worlds</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/virtualworlds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virtualworlds</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/web40" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>web40</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/hypecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypecycle</span></a></p>
Tushar Chauhan<p>There are some buzzwords that definitely grind my gears more than others. Two that come to mind:</p><p>- elevate : usually a hollow attempt at selling you overpriced or useless things</p><p>- luxury x, x being anything from a house to a soap bar : usually an attempt at making you feel like you are better than those who cannot afford this particular object</p><p>What are some of yours ?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/tags/Grifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Grifting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mit.edu/tags/dishonesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dishonesty</span></a></p>
Claudia KP<p>Business-related words I'd be happy not to see ever again:</p><p>• AI<br>• bitcoin<br>• ChatGPT<br>• Claude<br>• crypto<br>• deep dive<br>• delve<br>• digital landscape<br>• elevate<br>• ever-evolving<br>• Gemini<br>• genius<br>• guru<br>• leverage<br>• mindset<br>• ninja<br>• slide deck<br>• superpower<br>• synergy<br>• x-figure business</p><p>What did I miss?</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Jargon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jargon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AnnoyingWords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnnoyingWords</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/xl8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>xl8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a>]<a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Copywriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Copywriting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/ContentWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContentWriting</span></a></p>
guyjantic has moved!<p>Every word of this makes me feel nauseated. I now have a visceral negative reaction to what might actually be a cool project (AFAIK).</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highered</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/educorporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>educorporate</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/jargon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jargon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/NotInTheBible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotInTheBible</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Having experienced both the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, writer and Japanese teacher Yaeko Kabe rounds up the vocabulary that caught her attention during the Games. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/21/language/japanese-vocabulary-olympics-culture/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/08/</span><span class="invisible">21/language/japanese-vocabulary-olympics-culture/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nihongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nihongo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vocabulary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vocabulary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2024parisolympics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024parisolympics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buzzwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buzzwords</span></a></p>