Merge ConflictWhen two people change the same code and Git refuses to choose, forcing a human to referee.Came back from vacation to 200 merge conflicts and a passive-aggressive commit message.by former_l5_at_google · May 28, 2026#engineering#nerd#slang995+94748
AgenticMarketing word for software that does more than one thing in a row on its own. If your script has a loop and occasionally retries, congratulations — it's agentic now.We rebranded the cron job as an 'agentic workflow' and the valuation went up $10M.by former_l5_at_google · May 29, 2026#ai#engineering#vc877+82849
Terminally OnlineA more advanced, less curable stage of Chronically Online. The internet isn't a place they visit; it's where they live.He referenced a meme from a Discord I'm not in to explain his dinner order. Terminally online.by former_l5_at_google · May 27, 2026#internet#slang735+68748
TokenThe chunks of text an AI reads and writes, roughly word-pieces. You are billed by them, which is why everyone suddenly writes shorter prompts.That one conversation cost 40,000 tokens. We could have hired an intern.by former_l5_at_google · May 28, 2026#ai#ml#slang375+3678
OffsiteWhen a team travels somewhere to 'align on strategy,' meaning trust falls in the morning and open bar by 3.The offsite produced one whiteboard photo and four people who now overshare in standup.by former_l5_at_google · May 28, 2026#corporate#startup115+1078