Acronym

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ODD Is The New ADD

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ August 10, 2009 ⋅ 3 Comments

I’m coining a new phrase, and remember YHIHF. It’s the digital equivalent of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and I’m calling it Our Digital Daze or ODD for short. The “O” for Our in ODD is meant to signal that this is a societal condition. ODD has a kind negative connotation because it is (largely) out … Continue reading →

Big Mac, Stand Aside For Big White

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ June 27, 2009 ⋅ Leave a comment

Is it possible that The Economist is moving towards replacing its Big Mac Index with a Big White Index? The Economist has been publishing their (not so tongue-in-cheek) Big Mac Index since 1986. It’s a reality check on world-wide currency exchange rates, based on the concept of Purchasing-Power Parity. Purchasing-Power Parity (PPP) says that exchange … Continue reading →

OMG, I Made Up An Acronym: F2U !

Posted by Bob Gelber ⋅ June 12, 2009 ⋅ 3 Comments

This week was the American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s annual meeting in Seattle, appropriately named “SLEEP 2009”. In the midst of some fascinating studies into how we spend a huge part of our time on this earth (sleeping), were some amusing (to me) acronyms. So for example, the following 3 were my favorites: TIB – … Continue reading →