Word: concocting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...United States presidency should not hang by the thread of questionable Florida ballots. I therefore propose that we concoct an entirely different method to decide between our candidates...
...Intelligence Agencies are nervously eyeing these new designs. Quantum computers, in particular, could be so powerful that they might one day break the most intricate secret codes the CIA can concoct. Not that a quantum supercomputer is going to leap out of some laboratory and paralyze the CIA anytime soon. These computers seem to be exquisitely sensitive. The tiniest disturbance--even a passing cosmic ray--can change the orientation of their computational atoms, spoiling the calculation. At present, quantum computers can perform only trivial calculations on perhaps five atoms. To do any useful work, they would need to calculate...
...could concoct some elaborate excuse to explain why, around 2 p.m. last Thursday, I was dropping virtual water balloons on taxis, bicyclists and innocent pedestrians traversing my computer screen. Or why I spent 10 minutes answering a detailed online questionnaire only to discover that (according to whoever wrote it) I have the personality of a pug dog. But I won't insult your intelligence. The truth is, I was goofing...
...something that the typical 'Softy truly doesn't recognize himself or his work in the description of Microsoft promulgated by the company's critics. He probably hasn't read the legal documents in the case, and is unqualified to judge the legal issues anyway. Even hardened criminals may concoct some innocent rationale for their crimes and believe it themselves. So the fact that my colleagues feel innocent doesn't mean they are innocent. But it surely complicates the issue. These people honestly believe they are promoting innovation, and they genuinely sense rivals at every turn. If the company...