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'''meet & geek'''
'''meet & geek'''


*weekly event, traditionally held on Tuesday evenings between 1900 and 2100, where Protospace welcomes visitors for tours, and when many Protospace members (a.k.a. Protospacers) gather to socialize and bikeshed.
*Weekly event, traditionally held on Tuesday evenings between 1900 and 2100, where Protospace welcomes visitors for tours, and when many Protospace members (a.k.a. Protospacers) gather to socialize and bikeshed.


'''microwave hour'''
'''microwave hour'''
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'''XY problem'''
'''XY problem'''


* asking about your attempted ''solution'' rather than your actual ''problem''
*Asking about your attempted ''solution'' rather than your actual ''problem.''
* the person asking for help obscures the real issue, ''X'', because instead of asking directly about issue ''X'', they ask how to solve a secondary issue, ''Y'', which they believe will allow them to resolve issue ''X'' on their own
*The person asking for help obscures the real issue, ''X'', because instead of asking directly about issue ''X'', they ask how to solve a secondary issue, ''Y'', which they believe will allow them to resolve issue ''X'' on their own.
* [https://xyproblem.info/ <nowiki>[more]</nowiki>]
*[https://xyproblem.info/ <nowiki>[more]</nowiki>]