1202

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1202

n.
the tipping point when your brain becomes so overwhelmed with tasks you need to do, you feel too guilty to put anything off until later, prioritizing every little thing at the top of the list, leaving you immobilized.

During the lunar descent of Apollo 11, the “1202” alarm sounded just before landing, indicating that the computer was receiving more data than it could process. Pronounced “twelve oh two.”

Mcfeely

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1202

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Trueholding

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Viadne

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Ioia

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Manusia

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Tarrion

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Liberosis

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Nementia

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Punt Kick

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The Meantime

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Malotype

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Elsing

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Bareleveling

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Heartspur

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Apolytus

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Inerrata

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Fool’s Guilt

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The Standard Blues

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Moriturism

a person resting in the back seat of a car

Appriesse

a blurry image of a person looking at mounted images

Etherness

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Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage

Nilous

a person standing at a bus terminal