How to Talk ,Write and Meme Geek

"Ermahgerd,I'm just a flaming derp troll who like's to have rule 34 meme./facepalm, she's a OOAK 1337 chixor! FML..

Do you understand what does it says above? 

If not, maybe it's time for you to learn how to understand geek talk . Though not always necessary, it's a good feeling to know these internet slang words.

At least, for you, so as not to be left behind by the rapid evolving web culture and lingo.

You maybe already are using LOL or WTF, yet here are still new words for you to enhance your surfing language:

01 Ermahgerd

 'Ermahgerd' is 'oh my god' as pronounced by someone with a speech impediment. It means 'shock' and 'stupidity' at the same time, often as a caption for unflattering photos. You can caption 'ermagherd' on your own photos to describe that you did something stupid today, or you can use it to insult someone else by replying 'ermagherd' to their online posts.

02 Rule 34

Rule 34 is both a meme and a humorous truism that claims anything on the Web somehow has pornography attached to it somewhere. Whether it is an innocent picture of world continents, your garden in the back yard, or even aircraft, Rule 34 claims that somewhere there is a sexualized version available online.

03 FML 

'F*ck My Life', a humorous expression of despair. First appearing in 2008, and growing to immense popularity in 2011, FML is used in text messaging and online conversations to say 'my life is laughable and pathetic'.  This expression has become so popular, there are entire websites dedicated to examples of FML. 

04 Meme

Memes are pictures with captions on it .There are many reasons to create a viral meme curiosity, and then spread it around the Web. Memes are absurd, funny, and at times: even profound. Creating a meme can be a creative challenge, and a real personal victory when it finally goes viral. 

05 Facepalm or /facepalm

Question: What Is 'Facepalm'? Is It the Same as '/Facepalm'?

This peculiar expression appeared in your online chat today, but you're not quite sure what it means. What exactly is '/facepalm', and how is it meant to be used in conversation?

Answer: 'Facepalm' means the same as 'banging my head against my desk'. It is an expression of frustration or agitation. The visual is of a person smacking their forehead with their palm, often with the verbal expression 'doh!' to convey the frustration out loud.
In the world of online gaming, you will see the slash as in/facepalm. The slash command is commonly used as a gamer command, so it is intended to be more comic to add the slash to the front of the expression.

06 Flaming

In online jargon, 'flaming' means attacking or insulting someone online. Someone who purposely posts mean public comments about you is known as a 'flamer'. If the flamer is a repeat offender who delights in attacking others, then we upgrade that person to being called a 'troll'.

07 Troll or trolling

Trolling is the immature act of causing 

controversy and conflict in online 

discussions. 

Trolling abounds in conversation forums, online 

games, and even news sites. 

A troll is an obnoxiously character in the web. 

08 Derp

Yes, 'derp' is a modern jargon expression for saying 'stupid!' or 'doh, that's obvious'.  When referring to groups of people who exhibit idiotic behavior, 'derps' is now a common insult name.  Use of the word derp is very common in online gaming, Reddit commentaries, and Facebook posts.  Whether you see it spelled as 'derp' or 'durp', the meaning is the same: someone is getting insulted.

09 kk

The odd expression of 'kk' has been popularized by online gamers. It started out in the 1990's as a chat abbreviation for 'ok, kewl', and it has now grown into a common way to say 'ok' or 'acknowledged, I got your message'. This expression is very easy to thumb-type, so expect to see it in your text messaging.

10 Clownshoes

 "clown shoes" is an expressive form of mockery. The expression comes from the preposterous costume shoes worn by clowns. Clownshoes means that something or someone is laughable or absurd, and not to be taken seriously. 

11) 1337 or leet

The Story Behind '1337 Leet'

In the days of Windows 95, a group of infamous hackers named "The Dead Cow Cult" used to take remote control of Windows 95 machines. They used a nasty software package called Back Orifice, and used the network port 31337 to take over thousands of Win95 computers worldwide. Their purposeful misspelling of the world "elite" as "leet" or "1337" was a way to bypass censorship programs. 
Years later, the Dead Cow Cult influence has morphed into a subculture of jargon and power user language. People who speak "leet" today are not malicious hackers. Instead leetspeak is often the trademark of serious Internet gamers and people who pride themselves on being technically savvy. 

12  'Hacker' or  'hax0r'

You've heard of "hackers", and you've seen sensationalized versions of hackers in movies. But what exactly is a hacker? And are they the same as "haxors"?

 A hacker is a computer user who, for either negative or positive motivations, will manipulate and break into computer systems. You will see the "hacker" term spelled creatively in different ways, such as "haxor", "Hax0r", and "H4X0R", all of which mean the same thing.


13 Pwned

It can be pronounced as "owned" or as "poned", with both pronunciations being correct. In some cases, you will even hear it pronounced as "pawned". "Pwned" means "to be controlled against your will", or "to be defeated by a superior power". You might also hear the expression, "pwnage", which is the noun version of "being pwned".
This "pwn" expression originated in the 1980's from the word "owned". It was used to describe when a hacker would take remote control of a server or another computer. The use of "p" to replace "o" was simply a misspelling at first, but the spelling stuck as a stylistic point. 

14 "Chixor"

Commonly pronounced as chick-SOR or sometimes CHICK-er, is a positive descriptor of a technically-savvy and technically-motivated woman. The term chixor is derived from the term hacker or haxor. You will also see variations of the chixor spelling as "chix0r" with a zero instead of an 'o'.

More than just a "computer geek", a chixor is a female who passionately pursues computer knowledge as a profession or a hobby. A chixor is often employed as a computer technician or computer service representative, or is an avid online gamer who participates in MMO's (massive multiplayer online games). 

15 'BTHOM'

 "BTHOM" is the slang acronym for "beats the hell out of me". You would use BTHOM as a shorthand way to say "I don't know" or "I'm flabbergasted, and have no clue"."BTHOM" is often spelled all uppercase, but can be also spelled "bthom". All versions mean the same thing. Just be careful not to type entire sentences in uppercase, as that is considered rude shouting.

Examples of BTHOM usage:

·         (first user:) I'm trying to switch back and forth between my Windows, but the game keeps freezing on me. Has this happened to any of you before?

·         (second user:) Sry, I don't usually switch Windows while gaming.

·         (third user:) Hmmm, BTHOM. Maybe you need to free up some RAM memory?

16 'DILLIGAD'

"DILLIGAD" is the slang acronym for "Do I Look Like I Give a Damn?". It is used to say "I don't care!" while expressing either deep frustration or biting cold detachment.
"DILLIGAD" is often spelled all uppercase, but can also be spelled "dilligad". Both versions mean the same thing. Just be careful not to type entire sentences in uppercase, as that is considered rude shouting.
Example of DILLIGAD usage:

·         (first user:) You really should be nicer to Jeff. He may be incompetent, but he's trying, and he's got some problems at home.

·         (second user:) DILLIGAD about his personal problems? That's the third time he's screwed up my customer calls, and I have to take the heat for his incompetence.

17 'MEGO'

 "MEGO" is the slang acronym for "My Eyes Glaze Over". It is a jargon way of saying "this is really boring" or "this is way too technical for anyone to really care.""MEGO" is often spelled all uppercase, but can be also spelled "mego". All versions mean the same thing. 

·         (first user:) No, because the game uses a two-roll system, the crit rating does factor with hit rating on an (X + Y)*% uptime basis. You will need to divide that over the entire time of combat, allowing for the proc per minute average of 6 seconds every 60 seconds.

·         (second user:) dear god man. M E G O!

·         (third user:) ROFL! MEGO is right!

18 'ROFLMAO'

 "ROFLMAO" is the common acronym jargon expression for laughter. It stands for "Rolling on Floor, Laughing My A** Off". You will also see variations like LOL (Laughing Out Loud), and ROFL (Rolling on Floor, Laugh).
"ROFLMAO" is often spelled all uppercase, but can also be spelled "roflmao". Both versions mean the same thing. Just be careful not to type entire sentences in uppercase, as that is considered rude shouting.·         (first user:) Oh, man, my boss just came to my cubicle. I was so embarrassed for him because his fly was open, and I didn't have the courage to tell him.

·         (second user:) ROFLMAO! You mean he just talked to you with his front door open the whole time! LOL!

19 'BISLY'

"BISLY" is "But I Still Love You" This slang acronym is used as playful affection, often during online arguments or debates. It can be used to mean "no hard feelings", or "we're still friends", or "I don't like what you just said, but I won't hold it against you. BISLY is commonly used between people who are familiar with each other. 
BISLY is spelled in all capitals as well as all lowercase 'bisly'. Both uses mean the same thing. Just be careful not to type entire sentences in all caps, as that is considered rude shouting. 
·         (User 1): ENOUGH ALREADY! Geez, I know what I said was stupid, but do we have to keep reliving it?

·         (User 2): Yes, that comment you made will never get old. I'm going to hassle you for at least another month on it, BISLY regardless.

·         (User 1): Awww, thanks... jerk! Hahahahaha 

20 'OOAK'

"OOAK" is "One of a Kind". This is internet shorthand for saying "This thing is very rare". OOAK is commonly used when trying to sell something online, but OOAK can also be used in daily conversation to describe unusual people with unique qualities.·         (User 1) Are you looking for a laptop, I'm selling my customized gaming machine for PhP 5K

·         (User 2) Why are you selling your laptop?

·         (User 1) I don't use it anymore since the baby arrived. It's a wicked machine with dual 2GB graphics cards. OOAK, really.

·         (User 2) Dual graphics cards? Yeah, that's OOAK. Can you email me the specs? I might be interested.

How to Blog with An Interesting Hook

"....this exercise is called Hook Finding, not Hook Writing."

( I  must accept , i really have'nt  mastered blogging yet. With my effort to improve my craft  through research, i have stumbled upon this hilariously down-to earth blog by her voluptuousness Cleavage  creator Kelly Diels-Rostant about finding your blog hook. I'm perfectly sure it can help other baby bloggers to know and give catch to their works.

Here's an excerpt of her magical piece : )

The most quotable line of your blog post could – and should – be the first line. The hook. Hook your readers.

In conventional newspaper journalism, the first line of the piece is the entire piece: Who. What. When. Were. Maybe even how and why. All in one line. The way if the reader stops reading right there after the first line (bad reader! lazy reader!), she still got everything she needed to know.

Which means she can stop reading, yes?

NO.

Is that what you want your blog readers to do? Stop reading after the first line?

So that’s instructive. To write effective, compelling, must-read blog posts, accept the dramatic imperative of classical journalism and hook your reader with the first sentence. Then abandon the methodology – do NOT spill the who, what, where, when or how. At least not yet.

Write hooks, instead, which means don’t give it all away the first line. In fact, don’t lead with any context at all. Context can come later, in the second paragraph, or even later, in the second section of your post.

Because the more provocative, mysterious and insensible the first line, the better the hook. Your reader has to keep reading to figure it out.

Mwahahaha.

That was my evil bloggess laugh. It’s genetic. For example, remarking upon my progeny – one of whom is the incomparable, six year old Lola whose first viewing of 101 Dalmatians provoked her to confide, I really like that evil girl [Cruella DeVille], I like her style – Amanda Farough once said, “She’s only one bad science experiment away from becoming an evil genius.”

True dat.

I digress. Sort of. But like any good villainess/bloggess, I do have a signature, sneaky trick in reserve.

It’s a guide to finding your blog post hook in one step.

Notice I said hook finding, not hook writing.

IMPORTANT: I want you to avoid performance anxiety – I mean writer’s block – because so far, there’s no little blue pill for that. Alas. Because if I sit down and try to write The Best First Line Ever, a hot-and-sexy hook, I won’t be able to get my writerly mojo up…so lo, the page will remain blank. Unloved.

But.

If I just write and write and write until I’m finished (I call this Draft Zero because it’s the utterly unselfconscious and necessary blathering that precedes what writer Anne Lamott calls The Shitty First Draft) and then go back and ask,

Where’s The Beef?

AKA

Where’s the Quote?

Then and only then can I get it on. That’s when I’ll find it: the great line I’ve already written. The hook.

And you can, too.

So, when you’re hook-finding, ask yourself this:

Where’s the beef? If you were a reader, what line would tickle, stroke or slap you? Where’s the leap-frogging, cart-wheeling, caterwauling sentence that demands to be known? Where’s the wisdom? Where’s the beef? The quote? Doncha wanna give good quote?

Yes, you do – and if you can’t find a few foundational, architectural phrases that transform your piece from sentences laid end-to-end into “arcades and domes”, then your Draft Zero work is not done.

But if you seek, you will find them: arcadian, majestic, domestic lines of genius already embedded in your blog post. They’re there because you let yourself write them.

Yep, it’s true: there are gorgeous phrases and stunning sentences already in your blog post just waiting to be relocated to where they really belong.

And one of them is your hook. It’s already there, you already wrote it, you just have to find it.

That’s why this exercise is called Hook Finding, not Hook Writing.

So that’s all you have to do.

Flow, write, finish, realize you’re not finished (editing is 90% of real writing), ask yourself, where’s the quote?, and voila! there’s your hook. Cut ‘n paste to the first line -

        which will, inevitably suggest a new narrative arc and the direction for subsequent editing, hallelujah!

 - then revise your piece to support and amplify your new hook, answer the hook in the last line…

…and just like that, you’ll have a hook AND a cohesive, compelling, must-read blog post.

So that’s how you find your blog post’s hook and then use your hook to tie it all together. Tie it up.

Some people like it like that.

Like, your reader.

The one who was hooked. The one who read your piece right through to the end.

And like the hamburger-eating public. Asking Where’s the Beef? increased Wendy’s annual revenue by 31%. One stunning phrase in the right place – a television commercial, a presidential campaign, the first line of a blog post – can change everything.

So please sally forth right now and find your hook. Yum.

—————

The Moral of the Story in Four Short Tweetables*:

1. Asking yourself “Where’s The Beef?” works for burgers AND blog posts. (click to tweet)
2. The more provocative, mysterious and insensible the first line, the better the hook. (click to tweet)
3. “She’s only one bad science experiment away from becoming an evil genius.” (click to tweet)
4. Hook Finding 101: Write; reread your work; ask yourself, “Where’s The Quote?”; and voila! Hook, found. (click to tweet)

*Wanna know how I wrote these tweets? I didn’t. I found them already written in my post. Yup, hook-finding works for crafting Tweetables, too.

Kelly Diels-Rostant is the evil villainess/writer-for-hire responsible for Cleavage.

How to Understand "College is a Waste of Time and Money"

“ College Is A Waste Of Time And Money.”

 

 “The ONLY reason I would go to college is cause of the College Diploma. The thing that sucks in the world today is that college graduates are usually seen as "smarter" than people with a HS diploma.”

“ We have a hard time meeting both ends, we have two on college now “

“ I’m just hanging on until she finishes and get her degree, and then she can help us, with her younger siblings.”

“ Ma, I’m at the bottom of the priority list , it’s the congressman’s undergrad godchildren  they’re considering.”

Sounds familiar ?

Here are premises I gathered from analyses of my readings and experiences regarding the "college ": 

It creates a debt pit for the hopeful parents,and for the students themselves.

Students today finish school  with their parents in big debt after they survived their children on college that  they lose their independence and become servants of their debt of gratitude from people who helped them enough to pay their children’s college education

In the Philippines , parent's sell carabaos, cattle, or any other valuable in time of exams to pay for allowances and tuitions. Some students, work and are indebted to their patrons just to finish their studies.

The curriculum is always outdated long before it’s updated.

When I was in college, learning about the internet meant understanding how to do Paschal and Wordstar .These were dead technologies today. That’s the problem with a 4-years school system that operates in a world that changes every 3 months. I bet you that a college graduate learns more in her first year on the job than she does in all four years in college. People learn by doing, not by sitting in a class and being lectured to. To top it,most if not all subject matter on college can be found on the internet plus with vivid examples and directions .

College gives false hope and self-image to the successful wannabes

College is not a guarantee to be successful in life. I’ts your attitude towards professionalism at work or business that do it. What’s the use of a certificate if you are not ready technically on your  job?

Here in the Philippines most of the time, a college diploma deters a prideful bachelor to work on blue-collar jobs as a start . This self-pretense is a negative attitude towards finding and starting a living. This is the reason why many college graduate are still jobless, for they are waiting for the perfect job offer that usually don’t come.

Most graduates never used their degree on the real work they have after graduation .

Whe're have they gone ? 

Some pursue business; most of the girls got married and were not given the chance to work anymore ; other's became overseas workers that does not require a diploma ,and some worked on a totally different field than they studied for four years.

What do you think?

- If you went to college, do you feel it was the best use of your time and money?

"College is a big waste of time and money If you are looking at it only as a means to get a job. If you want the best job preparations, you can always go to technical school and become an apprentice somewhere."

College education isn't a guarantee for job preparations. Most of the times,it’s even the job training that’s gives you the practical skills on the real work. College is just for enhancing critical thinking skills. The reason many employers require a college degree isn't because the graduate knows the latest in technology (that can be learned on the job, or on the internet ). Rather, employers want people with problem-solving and critical thinking skills, they think are adapted by college graduates. Unfortunately, colleges today do not encourage critical thinking anymore. Moreso, in the advent of google ,copy, and paste.

This might sound subversive of the system, but take time and listen to college students now. Or just take a peek at their Facebook accounts. 

Personally, if I had my life to do over again, I would not  go to college but would pursue a special learning advancement on stuffs  that excites me (writing, research, painting, music, film, photography ,whatever...) and then seek out influences in those areas and share and learn from them.

That's what pristine sportsmen do do. They don't go sit in an athletic classroom for four years; they find mentors and coaches, get out, and do it. 

Maybe , I say this only because my preference is self-employment and entrepreneurship – I don’t want  to climb the corporate ladder in some fancy company and become a corporate pawn.

I build my own empire.

( I did’nt finish my Broadcast Communication and Psychology. I started working as a radio beat reporter on my senior college years, married  one of our interns, dropped out of school later, peddled business on the street, and the rest is history)

Of course, a college degree is needed for select professions like law , medicine, teaching, etc. If I need a heart surgeon, I want someone who has the experience and the degree credentials!

Bottom line: One size does not fit all. College is great for some. For others, entrepreneurs, who succeed by being independent thinkers, college may not be so useful for them.

But it's up to each person to identify who they are, what they want out of life, and the best way to achieve it. Don't let parents, the media, friends, spouses, career counselors, or even bloggers make your decision for you.

 

Here are excerpts from Caroline Bird essay on 1975  for additional reading :

“college is a waste of time and money”

“ In fact there is no real evidence that the higher income of college graduates is due to college. College may simply attract people who are slated to earn more money anyway; those with higher IQs, better family backgrounds, a more enterprising temperament. No one who has wrestled with the problem is prepared to attribute all of the higher income to the impact of college itself. Today, the false promises are easy to see:

First, college doesn’t make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, or liberal. It’s the otherway around. Intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal people are attracted to higher education in the first place.

Second, college can’t claim much credit for the learning experiences that really change students while they are there. Jobs, friends, history, and most of all the sheer passage of time, have as big an impact as anything even indirectly related to the campus.

 Third, colleges have changed so radically that a freshman entering in the fall of 1974 can’t be sure to gain even the limited value research studies assigned to colleges inthe ‘60s. The sheer size of undergraduate campuses of the 1970s makes college even less stimulating now than it was 10 years ago. Today, even motivated students are disappointedwith their college courses and professors.

Finally, a college diploma no longer opens as many vocational doors. Employers are beginning to realize that when they pay extra for someone with a diploma, they are paying only for an empty credential. The fact is that most of the work for which employers now expect college training is now or has been done in the past by people without higher educations.

 College, then, may be a good place for those few young people who are really drawn to academic work, who would rather read than eat, but it has become too expensive, in money, time, and intellectual effort to serve as a holding pen for large numbers of our young. We ought to make it possible for those reluctant, unhappy students to find alternative ways of growing up, and more realistic preparation for the years ahead."

One last note:

I’m not saying going to college is completely useless .  

My argument is, some line of work require a college degree and really need a good college education to have acquired the necessary credentials in order to perform a profession. 

Pursuing a college degree for a well to do family is also out of question. It’s up to their preference or whim.

I am just raising this topic as a reference to parents and also students  to weigh the probabilities and the necessity of a college education in order to have job or to self sustain a living.

Consider this just as an alternative way of seeing things and not just following norms that are sometimes way too unapplicable wholly  in this present  pop culture.