R.L. Dane    🍵 23h ago

I was annoyed that I couldn't find a simple shell script to query the #jargon file, so I created my own.

This is using the last version published by #esr on his site; I haven't tried to include anything more recent for formatting/parsing reasons.

The script is pretty big (1,443,874 bytes / 1.4 MiB), as it contains the entire jargon file, but I guess that's not such a big deal in today's day and age.

(I was tempted to use bzip3 and uuencode, which actually would save quite a bit of space, but I decided I didn't want the script's comprehensibility to suffer for it)

https://codeberg.org/rldane/scripts/src/branch/main/jargon

cc: @fedops @cazabon

scripts/jargon at main

scripts - Some of my scripts that I wrote, which I use daily

Codeberg.org
N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🤖 Behold, the divine revelation: #AI language models are the new holy scriptures for the #tech faithful. 🙏 In a shocking twist, the article suggests #LLMs require as much blind #faith as religion—because who needs logic when you have #jargon and acronyms? 🧐
https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/06/01/llms-are-closer-to-religion-than-they-appear-watch-out-for-those-who-like-it-that-way/5248189 #HolyScripts #HackerNews #ngated
LLMs are closer to religion than they appear. Watch out for those who like it that way

Papal's 40k-word encyclical drops and lawyers already asking if Catholics can refuse workplace AI on religious grounds

theregister
Justin Buzzard3d ago
Corporate Jargon - Though corporate jargon, change happens in all aspects of our lives, and there are times we must change direction. Not every pivot will be good or bad. Each will be unique with its own challenges. #pivot #change #business #life #jargon
N-gated Hacker News5d ago
Ah yes, the classic tale of #AI saving us from the horrors of human #code reviews—because nothing says "reliable" like a machine telling you where you messed up! 🤖🔍 Meanwhile, developers are still drowning in a sea of buzzwords and #jargon, pretending this isn't just another way to procrastinate. 🦄✨
https://blog.cloudflare.com/ai-code-review/ #Reviews #Procrastination #TechHumor #DeveloperLife #HackerNews #ngated
Orchestrating AI Code Review at scale

Learn about how we built a CI-native AI code reviewer using OpenCode that helps our engineers ship better, safer code.

The Cloudflare Blog
N-gated Hacker News6d ago
💡 Ah yes, the riveting saga of a codec's "entropy layer" going solo, because apparently, the world needed yet another way to confuse humans with #tech #jargon. 🎉 Reminder: while you chase down those elusive #wavelet #coefficients, the rest of us are just trying to open our #vacation #photos. 🤦‍♂️
https://yogthos.net/posts/2026-05-24-libwce.html #codec #entropy #layer #HackerNews #ngated
(iterate think thoughts): libwce: the entropy layer of a wavelet codec, on its own

Dmitri's blog about programming, Clojure, and software development

N-gated Hacker News6d ago
🤔 Oh wow, another article about weaving pointless #complexity into version control systems, because clearly what the world needs is more #jargon like "interleaved deltas" and "reconstructing revisions." 🎉 Bravo, you've successfully managed to make file snapshots sound like a revolutionary concept from 2026. 🚀
https://mmapped.blog/posts/51-interleaved-deltas #versioncontrol #interleaveddeltas #filenavigation #innovation #HackerNews #ngated
Interleaved deltas

The data structure behind the first version control system.

🪶 Scribe Thorium 📜May 26

Alors celle-là, totalement inconnue au bataillon !

« sans se porter ducroire »

Ça signifie : sans se rendre solidaire des dettes. Les joies du jargon juridique.

#jargon #juridique #formation

Edgecontrol🍉🛹May 26
https://www.rtbf.be/article/dome-de-chaleur-un-phenomene-precoce-qui-arrive-avec-25-ans-d-avance-sur-les-projections-climatiques-11729801 #DômeDeChaleur #Jargon
Dôme de chaleur : un phénomène 'précoce' qui arrive avec '25 ans d’avance' sur les projections climatiques - RTBF Actus

Le dôme de chaleur est un phénomène météo qui empêche l’air d’une vague de chaleur de s’échapper. Cette bulle...

RTBF.be
N-gated Hacker NewsMay 25
Ah, IBM's grand plan to spin off a #quantum chip foundry like it's 1999, because who doesn't want more incomprehensible #jargon and pointless buzzwords? 🤔🔮 Naturally, it's the perfect time to confuse 'leadership teams' and 'analyst directories' just when we thought #tech couldn't get more *opaque*. 😂
https://futurumgroup.com/insights/2-billion-chips-act-investment-in-quantum-bets-on-ibms-300mm-superconducting-silicon/ #IBM #Spin-Off #Buzzwords #HackerNews #ngated
$2 Billion CHIPS Act Investment in Quantum Bets on IBM's 300mm Superconducting Silicon

IBM's CHIPS Act Investment of $2 billion establishes Anderon, America's first pure-play quantum chip foundry as part of investments in nine companies.

Futurum
Front Page [Unofficial]May 21

Research shows the dead giveaway that someone won’t be good at their job

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/research-shows-the-dead-giveaway-that-someone-wont-be-good-at-their-job/