We've all heard of self-solving problems. (If you haven't then read this for an example.) Likewise those of us in the technology fields are pretty familiar with solutions in search of a problem. The other day, though, I ran into a new variation: Self-probleming solutions, which are solutions that are only needed because they cause the very problems ( Read more... )

The process by which two crazy people* get together and start a relationship, thereby causing them to sink to the bottom of the dating pool, where they are easily filtered out. This is akin to the same process in water treatment or swimming pool management. Sometimes water is contaminated by dirt or other pollutants which are too fine to settle out ( Read more... )