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GPU

Graphics Processing Unit: the compute hardware into which displaced payroll is being converted across the 2026 layoff wave. "Mathematical intuition is not a perception of pre-existing objects. It is a built cognitive capacity — more like learning to play the violin than like having good eyesight."

— defined in 161th Edition, May 17, 2026
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Jan 2025first appeared
May 2026most recent
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The arc

Appears across 14 pieces (6 defined it · 8 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces Jan 2025.

How the definition evolved (3 versions)

Across the corpus (14 — 6 defined · 8 discussed)

Discussed Not Just Another Essay About DeepSeek—The Ransomware EditionW05 · Jan 30, 2025
Defined 109th EditionW22 · May 26, 2025
Discussed Scrapyard Futures in the Digital RuinsW30 · Jul 24, 2025
Defined 126th EditionW38 · Sep 21, 2025
Discussed Mirror World of the Three-Body ProblemW41 · Oct 9, 2025
Discussed Silicon Valley Is Building a $600 Billion Casino With Chips That Expire in Three YearsW43 · Oct 23, 2025
Discussed The 10% DelusionW44 · Oct 31, 2025
Discussed Power in the BackgroundW45 · Nov 6, 2025
Defined 133th EditionW45 · Nov 9, 2025
Defined 134th EditionW46 · Nov 17, 2025
Discussed The $20 Billion DistractionW01 · Jan 1, 2026
Defined 149th EditionW09 · Mar 2, 2026
Discussed The Race That Eats Its Own RulesW10 · Mar 6, 2026
Defined 161th EditionW21 · May 17, 2026