1Head's definitions

asking the big questions

Someone who asks questions that are at a whole different level of understanding than the rest of the audience.

Sandy: Why does 1 + 1 = 2 Mr Teacher?
John: When did you decide you were going to teach 6 year olds what could barely pass as arithmetic instead of following your dreams of becoming an astronaut Mr teacher?
Mike: *nudging tony* John asking the big questions
*Tony nods in agreement*

by 1Head April 22, 2019

armchair doctor

Someone who behaves like they are an authority on medicine and have no medical background or training whatsoever.

Person 1: Gee Jan was telling me not to eat eggs again because it will give me high cholesterol. Should I really take her advice?

Person 2: Don't listen to Jan she's just an armchair doctor. She has a degree in Liberal Arts.

by 1Head August 7, 2021

daytrip

Taking LSD during the day and going for a walk, commonly in a public place such as a park.

Take a daytrip

by 1Head November 8, 2018

Fake news

A technique used by dishonest journalists where they exaggerate, sensationalise, slant or cherry pick for the sake of making headlines or propagating a certain agenda (usually) without ever actually lying. Journalists also sometimes cut, rearrange or take out of context what has been said by a spokesperson, sometimes using questions to invoke the desired response. The BBC, NBC and CNN love fake news. It is their bread and butter.

Using this term for satirical or alternative news should be avoided as this can dilute its effectiveness in calling out real fake news. Although similar, fake news shouldn’t be confused with misinformation as that refers to the spread of unproven, unreliable or otherwise poorly researched information rather than the purpose driven distortion of facts that is fake news.

BBC fake news headline: Trump says inject Detol into your veins
Actual story: Trump suggests doctors look into the effect of sunlight and heat on viruses

by 1Head April 25, 2020

band-aid medicine

Typical of modern medicine, focusing on curing symptoms rather than their cause.

Patient *has heart attack*
Doctor: We are going to have to remove your heart.
Patient: Won't I die?
Doctor: Yes but you will not have any more heart attacks.
Patient: *walks out* I don't know if I want band-aid medicine. Maybe I will just lay off the Mickey D's.

by 1Head January 29, 2021

clip it and ship it

To clip the stream of a new finding in a video game and share it so that others may experiment with it in their own gameplay.
Commonly used in speedrunning, where the finding is a glitch or other action to be used in a speedrun.

*Speedrunner finds/performs huge but nigh-impossible glitch*
viewer1: looks good
viewer2: clip it and ship it

by 1Head May 8, 2019

big tech

Refers to large technology companies that have significant impact and even control over elements of our daily lives. Facebook, Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Also Youtube(owned by Google) Netflix, Whatsapp (owned by Facebook), PayPal, Twitter, Spotify and Tencent. Big tech is watching you and selling your data to advertisers. They control what you see and hear online and can sensor anything they don't agree with. They filter search engine results to cater to their agendas and ideals. They want you sign up to their monthly subscriptions and use their payment services. They want you to have a digital ID (ID2020) so they can track your every move, medical history and social credit score (Black Mirror - Nose Dive) etc. The only way to escape big tech is to go off-grid.

Person 1: Big Tech will take over the world.
Person 2: It already has.

by 1Head November 9, 2020