ecbrenner has looked up 1664 words, created 9 lists, listed 986 words, written 429 comments, added 1 tag, and loved 7 words.
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Please continue to bathe the comments with chocolate fun facts for the chocolatier in all of us!
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Ha! Very clever, gangerh.
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I vote the latter. ;->
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What a great image: a dusty museum of un-words. Cavernous halls filled with dust and broken, empty words. Should we cry for those words that never had a chance, their parents too consumed by love of money and sales to properly care for their children, their words? Should we banish them forever to dark corners? Hmm... maybe the speakers should be banished...
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Very true. And yet someone has to take care of them, if only for later display in a dusty museum of un-words. Such bravery, ec. ;-)
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When you see them all together like that you realise how thoroughly they suck the life out of language - it's the linguistic equivalent of a saltpan.
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Thanks, yarb. They are drilled into my head every day with the editing I do for my employer. We can only hope some of them die a sudden, horrible death -- and soon!
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Hi ecbrenner. Please take this as a compliment - your "digital terms" list is surely the driest concentration of vocabulary on Wordie, if not the whole internets. I can but admire the thudding relentlessness of it. Good on you for curating these awful terms from which so many of us instinctively recoil.
ecbrenner commented on the list chocolate-passion
There are Ghirardelli ice cream shops? Oh, we so need one of those in my neighborhood!
Apr 25, 2012
ecbrenner commented on the word tempering
The act of heating then cooling chocolate to specific temperatures so that when the cooled chocolate becomes smooth with a glossy sheen to it.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word dark chocolate
Dark chocolate contains 35% to 82% chocolate liquor, by weight.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word milk chocolate
Milk chocolate contains 30%-49% cacao, or 10% chocolate liquor and 12% milk solids by weight.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word bittersweet chocolate
Bittersweet chocolate contains 70%-100% cacao.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word semisweet
Semisweet chocolate has 50%-69% cacao content (or 15% chocolate liquor by weight).
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word cuvee
Can also be used to indicate a blend of different cacao beans.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word enrobing
To coat or cover candies with chocolate in a special machine.
Jul 7, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the list types-of-humor
Ruzuzu, that's great! I'd never seen it before. Now I'll mark it for future reference. I wonder who would be considered "the respectable" in this day and age?
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word portafilter
a basket with a handle that holds a tampered puck of coffee grounds, used on semi-automatic espresso machines
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word macchiato
espresso with a tiny amount of milk
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word americano
espresso and hot water
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word French roast
the darkest style of roasting coffee beans, producing a coffee that is extremely bold and smoky-tasting
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word Italian roast
a style of dark-roasting coffee beans that produces a coffee that is sweeter and less acidic than espresso and other dark roast
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word burr grinder
A grinder that uses abrasive surfaces to grind hard foods, such as coffee beans.
Jun 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word ISO
In the power industry, independent system operator.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word FGD
In the power industry, flue gas desulphurization
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word WEC
In the power industry, wave energy converter.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word MISO
In the power industry, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word LSE
In the power industry, load-serving entity.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word ISCC
In the power industry, integrated solar combined cycle.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word DG
In the power industry, distributed generation.
May 21, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word prosumer
"n. 1. A consumer who is an amateur in a particular field, but who is knowledgeable enough to require equipment that has some professional features ("professional" + "consumer"). 2. A person who helps to design or customize the products they purchase ("producer" + "consumer"). 3. A person who creates goods for their own use and also possibly to sell ("producing" + "consumer"). 4. A person who takes steps to correct difficulties with consumer companies or markets and to anticipate future problems ("proactive" + "consumer")." --Word Spy
Apr 26, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word BlackBerry thumb
"n. A repetitive stress injury characterized by swelling and pain at the base of the thumb and caused by prolonged use of the thumb while operating a BlackBerry or other personal digital assistant." --Word Spy
Apr 26, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word lifestream
"n. An online record of a person's daily activities, either via direct video feed or via aggregating the person's online content such as blog posts, social network updates, and online photos." --Word Spy
Apr 26, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word linkbait
"Any link that is so compelling ("Click here to win a free iPhone") that you just have to click on it. In some cases, a linkbait is nefarious, taking you to Web site that infects your computer with a virus or displays inappropriate images" --"Mesofacts, Memes and More: 25 New Tech Words You Need to Know"
Apr 26, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word thumbo
"n. An error made while using the thumbs to type, particularly on a mobile device keypad. Blend of thumb and typo." --Word Spy
Apr 26, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word iambic pentameter
Most common meter in poetry and most like speech. It contains five ("penta") iambs per line.
Apr 12, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word hysterical realism
That's where I grabbed it from, yes. Maybe he's Southern? It sounds like it when I try to pronounce it.
Mar 29, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word hysterical realism
"(his.TAYR.i.cul ree.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by exceptional length, frenetic action, offbeat characters, and long digressions on topics secondary to the story. (Cf. magical realism.)" --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word poop fiction
"n. A literary genre that uses potty humor and off-color jokes to appeal to young children." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word issue literature
"n. A literary genre where each work takes as its central theme a social, cultural, or political issue." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word lad lit
"n. A literary genre that features books written by men and focusing on young, male characters, particularly those who are selfish, insensitive, and afraid of commitment. Also: lad literature." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word tart noir
"(tart NWAHR) n. Mystery or crime novels in which the main character is a woman who is tough, independent, and sexy." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word kmart realism
"(KAY.mart REE.uh.liz.um) n. A literary genre characterized by a spare, terse style that features struggling, working-class characters in sterile, bleak environments." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word fratire
"n. A literary genre that features books written by men and focusing on young male protagonists who engage in drunkenness, promiscuity, and loutish behavior. Blend of fraternity and satire." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word chick lit
"n. A literary genre that features books written by women and focusing on young, quirky, female protagonists. Also: chick-lit." --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word misery lit
"n. A memoir or novel that focuses on extreme personal trauma and abuse. Also: misery-lit, mis lit, misery literature, misery memoir" --Word Spy
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word minovery
A legal term for poaching; a system for doing so.
Mar 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word cer
Certified emission reduction
Mar 1, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word cdm
Also: clean development mechanism
Mar 1, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word feed in tariff
Abbreviation: FIT
Mar 1, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word ROS
robot operating system. Open source software that provides "a common platform so developers can smoothly swap apps." --"Jargon Watch," Wired (17.12), 32
Feb 22, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word hyperlocal
"relating to a very specific and often small community or geographical area" --MacMillan Dictionary
Feb 19, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word augmented reality
"Now, researchers and engineers are pulling graphics out of your television screen or computer display and integrating them into real-world environments. This new technology, called augmented reality, blurs the line between what's real and what's computer-generated by enhancing what we see, hear, feel and smell...Augmented reality adds graphics, sounds, haptic feedback and smell to the natural world as it exists. " --Kevin Bonser, "How Augmented Reality Works"
Feb 19, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word ideagora
A Web site on which companies post problems, offering a prize for the person or company that solves the problem.
"Today, these companies are pioneers among thousands of businesses that participate in what we call "ideagoras"—places where millions of ideas and solutions change hands in something akin to an eBay for innovation." --Dan Tapscott, "Ideagora, a Marketplace for Minds"
Feb 4, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word clickworker
"1. a volunteer doing tedious computer work for scientific research, usually in shortwork sessions. For an example, see http://clickworkers.arc.nasa.gov/top.
(more generally) a worker who manages information with the aid of a computer, typically without being especially knowledgeable about or interested in computing." --AllBusiness
Feb 4, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word human intelligence task
A task only a human can accomplish, such as recognizing a performer on a music CD or categorizing products. HIT. Amazon.com offers Mechanical Turk, a system for assigning and completing HITs.
Feb 4, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word active content
"Refers to content on a Web site that is either interactive, such as Internet polls or opt-in features, or dynamic, such as animated GIFs, stock tickers, weather maps, JavaScript applications, embedded objects, streaming video and audio or ActiveX applications. Streaming video and audio rely on browser plug-ins, such as RealPlayer, to display active content." --Webopedia
Feb 2, 2010
ecbrenner commented on the word cyber disinhibition
"A temporary loss of inhibition while online" --Word Spy
Jan 29, 2010