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when you have to deal with people you know won't listen to you, despite having accurate information, and having to watch them fumble about when you told them the solution from the start (most often witnessed in customer service)
Todd: god taking to bill is such a cassandrean task sometimes
Paul: i know right, no matter what you say he refuses to listen
A task only a father can do the right way.
Tasks might include: packing the car, cutting the lawn, loading the dishwasher, etc...
"Dave is such a cool guy and a great father. I'm sure he would beat me at any Dad Task known to man."
/v/ Workin like a hunchback in a church. Doing multiple, endless, meaningless tasks. Usually for a demanding and self-righteous person.
Oh man, yesterday my mom had me quasi-tasking for hours.
Seriously? That's the sixth thing you've asked me to do in the last hour! Stop quasi-tasking me man!
A task troll is someone with a limited understanding of a discussion yet maintains their authority by sending opponents on spurious and pointless tasks in order to evade engagement in the discussion. An aura of superiority can be achieved with little or no substantial credibility. It may "buy time" or lead to one's opponent being exhausted after doing the heavy work.
The task troll wasn't sure how to respond in our debate so he asked me to read five particular academic papers and report back. I doubt he's read even a single paper among thousands that deal with this matter.
(v.) - to do many things at once, such as talk on your cellphone, work on your computer, watch TV, listen to the stereo, etc., also known by its longer form of "multi-tasking"
"With my new iPhone and E-reader, I can be involved with m-tasking all day long, and I love it!"
-- overhead at a watercool in San Francisco
The superhero when a program starts to hang
Chrome: *Freezes*
Task Manager: *Shoots chrome*
that app you open when another app forgets how to work
ah fuck, chrome froze, guess it's time to open task manager