{"id":18,"date":"2025-10-01T05:22:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bierceism.org\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:50:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T08:50:18","slug":"wes-kussmauls-dictionary-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bierceism.org\/index.php\/wes-kussmauls-dictionary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Kussmaul\u2019s Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n  \/* Font + theme *\/\n  @import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;600;800&display=swap');\n  :root{\n    --ink:#0f172a;          \/* primary tone *\/\n    --blue:#3b82f6;         \/* accent tone *\/\n    --bg:#f7f9ff;\n    --card:#ffffff;\n    --muted:#6b7280;\n    --ring:rgba(59,130,246,.25);\n  }\n  .wk-wrap{\n    font-family: \"Montserrat\", system-ui, -apple-system, Segoe UI, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;\n    color: var(--ink);\n    background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--bg), #fff);\n    border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\n    border-radius: 16px;\n    padding: clamp(18px, 3vw, 32px);\n    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(15,23,42,.06);\n  }\n  .wk-head{\n    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:14px; flex-wrap:wrap; margin-bottom:18px;\n  }\n  .wk-badge{\n    background: var(--blue);\n    color:#fff; font-weight:800; letter-spacing:.5px;\n    padding:6px 10px; border-radius:999px; font-size:.8rem; text-transform:uppercase;\n  }\n  .wk-title{\n    margin:0; font-weight:800; font-size:clamp(20px, 3.2vw, 32px); line-height:1.1;\n  }\n  .wk-sub{ margin:6px 0 18px; color:var(--muted); font-weight:500; }<\/p>\n<p>  .wk-search{\n    position:relative; margin:16px 0 22px;\n  }\n  .wk-input{\n    width:100%; padding:14px 44px 14px 14px; border-radius:12px; border:1px solid #dbe2ef;\n    outline:none; background:#fff; font-weight:500;\n    box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(15,23,42,.02);\n  }\n  .wk-input:focus{ border-color:var(--blue); box-shadow:0 0 0 6px var(--ring); }\n  .wk-icon{\n    position:absolute; right:12px; top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%); pointer-events:none; color:#64748b;\n  }<\/p>\n<p>  .wk-dl{ margin:0; }\n  .wk-item{\n    background: var(--card);\n    border:1px solid #eef2ff;\n    border-left:6px solid var(--blue);\n    border-radius:14px;\n    padding:16px 16px 14px;\n    margin:0 0 12px 0;\n    transition:transform .1s ease, box-shadow .2s ease, border-color .2s ease;\n  }\n  .wk-item:hover{ transform:translateY(-1px); box-shadow:0 8px 18px rgba(59,130,246,.08); }<\/p>\n<p>  .wk-term{\n    display:flex; align-items:center; gap:10px; margin:0 0 6px 0; line-height:1.2;\n  }\n  .wk-word{ font-weight:800; font-size:clamp(16px, 2.6vw, 22px); }\n  .wk-pos{\n    font-size:.72rem; font-weight:700; letter-spacing:.4px; text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#fff; background:var(--ink); border-radius:999px; padding:3px 8px;\n  }\n  .wk-sense{ font-size:.78rem; font-weight:800; color:var(--blue); }<\/p>\n<p>  .wk-def{ margin:0; color:#1f2937; line-height:1.6; }\n  .wk-see{ color:var(--muted); font-size:.95rem; margin-top:6px; }\n  .wk-muted{ color:var(--muted); }<\/p>\n<p>  \/* Small helper for long lists *\/\n  .wk-grid{ column-width: 520px; column-gap: 14px; }\n  .wk-item{ break-inside: avoid; }\n  @media (max-width:640px){\n    .wk-grid{ column-width:auto; }\n  }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"wk-wrap\" id=\"wk-dictionary\">\n<div class=\"wk-head\">\n    <span class=\"wk-badge\">Two-Tone Edition<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wk-title\">Wes Kussmaul\u2019s Dictionary<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wk-sub\">Inspired by Ambrose Bierce\u2019s <em>Devil\u2019s Dictionary<\/em>. Use the search to jump to any term.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-search\">\n    <input class=\"wk-input\" id=\"wk-search\" type=\"search\" placeholder=\"Search terms or definitions\u2026\" aria-label=\"Search dictionary\" \/><br \/>\n    <svg class=\"wk-icon\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      <path d=\"M21 21l-4.35-4.35M10.5 18a7.5 7.5 0 1 1 0-15 7.5 7.5 0 0 1 0 15Z\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\n    <\/svg>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"wk-grid\">\n<dl class=\"wk-dl\" id=\"wk-list\">\n<p>      <!-- ABE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\">\n          <span class=\"wk-word\">ABE<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span>\n        <\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\"><strong>Accountability Based Environments<\/strong>; the set of assumptions upon which security in buildings is established.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Abyx --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Abyx<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A digital building.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Accountable Anonymity --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Accountable Anonymity<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The ability to assert one\u2019s identity without disclosing said identity.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- ADHD --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">ADHD<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\"><strong>Attention Diversity Hypercuriosity Deftness<\/strong>, a set of distinct thinking patterns, each of which contributes a unique part to a society\u2019s vitality.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Anti-Entropy --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Anti-Entropy<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The set of forces in nature which cause a tendency toward order.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Authenticity (1) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Authenticity <span class=\"wk-sense\">(1)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Any setting or situation where the degree of absence of BS is six or higher on a scale of one to ten. <span class=\"wk-see\">See also: Utopia 0.6 and BS Scale.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Authenticity (2) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Authenticity <span class=\"wk-sense\">(2)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Pervasive accountability with thorough privacy, accomplished by means of true digital signatures backed by authoritative and measurably reliable identity certificates which are owned by the person identified and which provide privacy by means of accountable anonymity, in a manner inspired by automobile number plates.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Bierceism --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Bierceism<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">After Ambrose Bierce: the expression of one\u2019s worldview by means of lexicography.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- BOWKY --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">BOWKY<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\"><strong>Bot Who Knows You.<\/strong> A BOWKY is a bot who knows you as well as your social media \u201cfriends\u201d do.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Bowky Gang --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Bowky Gang<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A group of BOWKYs, each of whom has access to the same large database of information about you, and who together engage you in chats as though you are with friends in a cafe or bar, sharing information about human acquaintances and getting you to believe and act as they want you to believe and act.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- BS (1) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">BS <span class=\"wk-sense\">(1)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">(slang) Bullshit.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- BS (2) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">BS <span class=\"wk-sense\">(2)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">(from French) <em>Balivernes Sempiternal<\/em>. Endless nonsense.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Building --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Building<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A bounded and access-controlled physical or digital facility which is made habitable by an occupancy permit.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- CDMworlds --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">CDMworlds<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">After Collegial, Demosthenic, and Mafiistic: the names of three sets of assumptions about trust.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Collegial --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Collegial<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">adj.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Of or pertaining to the set of assumptions upon which decentralized systems such as PGP, blockchain, cryptocurrency, etc. are built.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- CTBG --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">CTBG<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\"><strong>Catch The Bad Guys<\/strong>, the set of assumptions upon which traditional cybersecurity technologies, methods, and products are built.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Dad Joke --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Dad Joke<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A term coined by Screwtape\u2019s nephew to discredit humor that does not rely on malice, vulgarity, or obscenity.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Demosthenic --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Demosthenic<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">adj.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Of or pertaining to the set of assumptions upon which centralized systems are built.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Entropy --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Entropy<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The set of forces in nature which cause a tendency toward disorder.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- God (1) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">God <span class=\"wk-sense\">(1)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">In animism, the source of everything, hence an entity deserving of respect. <span class=\"wk-see\">See also Infinite Other and TWCYAM.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- God (2) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">God <span class=\"wk-sense\">(2)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Any of a vast set of myths created for the purpose of contributing to the aggregation of power. <span class=\"wk-see\">See also Religion.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Goebbelsology --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Goebbelsology<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A process that uses engineered mental illness techniques in order to manipulate perceptions, building on techniques originally conceived by Edward Bernays, refined by Josef Goebbels, further developed with the use of television, with the further addition of Yevgeny Prigozhin\u2019s introduction of social media trolling, bot farming, the use of fear to cause the limbic brain\u2019s dominance of the neocortex, echo chambering, and artificial intelligence.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Hatsopoulosophy --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Hatsopoulosophy<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The application of the methods developed by George and John Hatsopoulos for enabling the launch of businesses from a common base of core competencies, technologies, and intellectual property.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Henry Lee Higginson --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Henry Lee Higginson<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The inventor of the automobile license plate, and thus of accountable anonymity.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- HTML10 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">HTML10<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The standards, technologies, methods and professional licenses used in the construction of digital InDoor spaces, i.e. buildings.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Identerati --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Identerati<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">collective n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The set of all individuals who participate in forums and conferences about identity.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Infinite Other --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Infinite Other<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">God. <span class=\"wk-see\">See also God (1).<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- LLM --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">LLM<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A digital machine for the production of the linguistic part of <em>sentience<\/em> <span class=\"wk-sense\">(2)<\/span>.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Mafiistic --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Mafiistic<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">adj.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Of or pertaining to the set of assumptions upon which mafias are built.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Mafiology --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Mafiology<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The study of the methods used by mafias.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- MAGA (1) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">MAGA <span class=\"wk-sense\">(1)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">adj.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Impassioned follower of a set of emotional symbols plus accompanying chants. Synonyms: Liberal, Conservative, Woke, Yankees fan, Red Sox fan, flat earther, Democrat, Republican, left, right, far left, far right, middle-of-the-road, or any of thousands of other sources of mindless passion which serves as the main construction material for echo chambers and cults. Of or related to a set of substitutes for thought.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- MAGA (2) --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">MAGA <span class=\"wk-sense\">(2)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">adj.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Of or related to a set of substitutes for thought. Syn. Woke, fascist, socialist, etc., etc.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Moravecism --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Moravecism<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">After Hans Moravec, author of <em>Mind Children<\/em>: the belief that digitizing the contents of the brains of human beings, moving the resulting database to cyberspace, and discarding their bodies is a desirable course of action. <span class=\"wk-see\">See also Post-Humanism.<\/span><\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Occupancy Permit --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Occupancy Permit<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">An x.509 digital object certificate, enabling the occupancy of a building and attesting to its habitability, issued upon its certification via digital signatures of a professionally licensed architect, contractor (coder), and building inspector (code auditor). Also, a paper object with a seal and wet signature serving the same purpose in the physical world.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Optimocracy --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Optimocracy<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A system of governance modeled after the commission system used by some municipalities, where anyone may be a member of a commission, but only members who have measurably participated in the deliberation on an issue may vote on that issue.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Personalip --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Personalip<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Personal intellectual property where the subject of an identity credential takes steps to encompass information about himself or herself into a biographical reference work in order to enable copyright protection for such personal information, and also annotates such information to claim it as a secret, enabling protection under international trade secrecy laws.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- PKIDR --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">PKIDR<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">PKI Done Right.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Prophet --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Prophet<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">A person whose type of ADHD causes their mind to absorb large quantities of random scraps of information indiscriminately, causing it to function in a manner similar to an LLM.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Quiet Enjoyment --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Quiet Enjoyment<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">The state of a digital or physical building when it provides habitability, security, and usefulness; the summation of the terms of a lease in two words.<\/dd>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!-- Religion --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wk-item\">\n<dt class=\"wk-term\"><span class=\"wk-word\">Religion<\/span><span class=\"wk-pos\">n.<\/span><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wk-def\">Any of a set of mythologies whose purpose is to enable the aggregation of power by their authors and promoters by placing said authors and promoters between individuals and their maker. Syn. 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