As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale. It almost mirrors the Buddhist cycle of life, death, and rebirth. When it comes to the increasing number of rape allegations leveled at Bill Cosby, the smoke is becoming impenetrable. The young men gathered round him and offered him a cigar, which he accepted and began to smoke. After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.
The term is mainstream in this general sense. Among hackers it's strongly associated with bogus demos and crocked benchmarks see also MIPS, machoflops. Upon hearing about a rigged demo or yet another round of fantasy-based marketing promises, hackers often feel analogously disheartened. See also stealth manager. The numerical value of smoke and mirrors in Chaldean Numerology is: 7. The numerical value of smoke and mirrors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3.
Attorney Brian Kelly :. The Justice Department :. Public Citizen Harley :. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards :. I don't say this to scare you. But I am going to be honest with you. No more tricks. No more smoke and mirrors. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Forgot your password? Retrieve it. Smoke and Mirrors. Terrence L. Trezvant April 30, Smoke and mirrors. Almost like a Jedi mind trick. Here is the translation into what that really means: "You will be chained to your desk. You will work 12 hours a day. You will not get a promotion, ever.
From NPR. Is this all just smoke and mirrors to get customers in the door, and coming back for more? It is all smoke and mirrors to say we are doing something. From CNN. I don't want to give the impression that this is all smoke and mirrors. From Business Insider. But that is all smoke and mirrors and fear mongering at it's worst. It has been an ally to all the repressive regimes and a tool to enslave the people in a cloak of smoke and mirrors.
By relying on the wind for " smoke and mirrors " damage control the filth is carried away from the operation into countless communities and ecosystems.
Both utilized smoke and mirrors and a lot of vague language. From Ars Technica. He didn't rely on smoke and mirrors to accomplish his vision, but instead had a clearly defined plan to reach his objective. Now, he's decided those promises were smoke and mirrors. From New York Times. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
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