Microspeak: The triad, the ad-hoc acronyms that result, and the arithmetic problem 3 × 3 March 6, 2018 Mar 6, 2018 03/6/18 Raymond Chen There are six possible ways of arranging them. Surely one of them must look good.
Microspeak sighting: over-index January 29, 2018 Jan 29, 2018 01/29/18 Raymond Chen It's like birdwatching, but for words.
Microspeak: Impedance mismatch January 23, 2018 Jan 23, 2018 01/23/18 Raymond Chen Any kind of mismatch, really.
Microspeak: over-index December 26, 2017 Dec 26, 2017 12/26/17 Raymond Chen To give too much prominence to something in a discussion or analysis.
Microspeak: FCIB November 14, 2017 Nov 14, 2017 11/14/17 Raymond Chen Foreign checked-in binary, or at least that's what it means now.
Microspeak: Ripcord September 12, 2017 Sep 12, 2017 09/12/17 Raymond Chen Deploy the emergency parachute.
Microspeak: To stand up July 11, 2017 Jul 11, 2017 07/11/17 Raymond Chen To get something working and available for use.