SmallThing's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=SmallThing2021-12-31T16:35:42ZStemware (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/StemwareSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2021-12-31T16:35:42Z2021-12-31T16:35:42Z<p>Stemware is <a href="/title/glassware">glassware</a> in which the <a href="/title/glass">glasses</a> have a <a href="/title/stem">stem</a>. This is generally done so that the hand of the person holding the glass does not warm the drink. This category includes, but us not limited to, <a href="/title/Wine+glass">wine glasses</a>, <a href="/title/snifter">snifters</a>, <a href="/title/champagne+flute">champagne flutes</a>, and <a href="/title/cocktail+glass">cocktail glasses</a>. </p>
ellipses tattoo (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/ellipses+tattooSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2021-12-30T16:49:34Z2021-12-30T16:49:34Z<p>An <a href="/title/ellipses">ellipses</a> indicates an unfinished thought, with a space for more story to come. The <a href="/title/tattoo">tattoo</a> most commonly consists of three dots in a row, as such: <a href="/title/...">...</a> </p>
<p>The ellipses tattoo often occurs in conjunction with with the <a href="/title/semicolon+tattoo">semicolon tattoo</a>, but can be a stand-alone tattoo, simply indicating a forward-looking, positive attitude, an open and undefined future. </p>semicolon tattoo (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/semicolon+tattooSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2021-12-29T21:46:24Z2021-12-29T21:46:24Z<p>A <a href="/title/semicolon">semicolon</a> is used to indicate a brief <a href="/title/pause">pause</a> in a sentence; a semicolon <a href="/title/tattoo">tattoo</a> is used to indicate a pause, and then a continuation, in a person's life. </p>
<p>Having a simple <a href="/title/%253B">;</a> tattooed somewhere, most often on the wrist, often means that this person was at one point <a href="/title/suicidal">suicidal</a>, but chose, metaphorically, to continue their sentence rather than end it. It is sometimes used more generally to help raise awareness of <a href="/title/mental+health">mental health</a> issues and <a href="/title/suicide+prevention">suicide prevention</a>. </p> Squircle (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/SquircleSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2021-06-27T23:04:30Z2021-06-27T23:04:30Z<p>A squircle is is a type of cross between a <a href="/title/square">square</a> and a <a href="/title/circle">circle</a>, appearing to be a square with rounded-off corners. While it may be used informally, it is technically a <a href="/title/superellipse">superellipse</a> approaching the shape of a square. This is very closely related to the <a href="/title/rounded+square">rounded square</a>, and visually they are nearly identical. </p>
<p>For those interested in the <em>most</em> technical definition, given the superellipse equation:
<pre>
| X |n | Y |n
| --- | + | --- | = 1
| a | | b |
</pre>
<p>A squircle results when n = 4. </p><!-- close unclosed tag --></p>Landsickness (thing)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/LandsicknessSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2020-10-03T12:17:43Z2020-10-03T12:17:43Z<i>Landsickness</i> is the opposite of <a href="/title/seasickness">seasickness</a>. It occurs once you have adjusted to the motion of a boat on the sea but then return to shore. The <a href="/title/vestibular">vestibular</a> system has adjusted to the constant motion of the sea, and it takes a few hours or days to readjust to being back on land. While seasickness can make you absolutely miserable, landsickness is generally limited to feeling unstable and wobbly, and often feeling like the ground is moving when you walk. This can be a falling hazard but it is otherwise fairly harmless.
<p>Because landsickness sounds weird, some prefer to use the French term, <i><a href="/title/Mal+de+Debarquement">Mal de Debarquement</a></i>.</p>Red team (idea)http://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing/writeups/Red+teamSmallThinghttp://m.everything2.com/user/SmallThing2020-06-20T16:45:40Z2020-06-20T16:45:40Z<p>In <a href="/title/infosec">infosec</a> jargon, the Red Team is the team playing the role of the attacker. This might be trying to <a href="/title/crack">crack</a> a database, <a href="/title/phishing">phishing</a> passwords from employees, or physically breaking into a building. This is done so that an organization can spot weaknesses and correct them. While the red team is the attacking team, it does not refer to actual criminal activity. </p>
<p>The defending team may not exist as a team of people, simply being the <a href="/title/security+systems">security systems</a> currently in place. Regardless, these current systems and people that the Red Team is working against are referred to as the <a href="/title/Blue+Team">Blue Team</a>. </p>