spec
(transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
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Yeah. I imagine these are the kind of people who really envy those who were right up on the beach. And now suddenly ... there they are. 🙄 Imagine the land spec that had to be going on out there about 50 yrs ago. Tha…
Developers have proposed 5 separate behind the meter hyperscale data centers that would immediately become the largest point source of GHG emissions in the country if built to spec. 10 such projects would account for…
Specialty Gas Equipment Market Size | Trends & Forecast 2035 www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/spec...
Do this for years. Keep doing it. Like adding a little bit of petrol to your diesel car every time. Eventually it’s not going to function to spec. It’s just not. You’re gonna break it.
"Moving Beyond Prompts: A Practical Introduction to Spec-Driven Development" techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureDe... #Microsoft #techcommunity
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(transitive) To specify, especially in a formal specification document.
I've found some professional yards want everything specced out completely while a home builder will just do things the way he wants.
“Yeah. I imagine these are the kind of people who really envy those who were right up on the beach. And now suddenly ... there they are. 🙄 Imagine the land spec that had to be going on out there about 50 yrs ago. That seems well and toasted. 😜”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Developers have proposed 5 separate behind the meter hyperscale data centers that would immediately become the largest point source of GHG emissions in the country if built to spec. 10 such projects would account for at least 1/5 of their state's electricity sector GHGs.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Specialty Gas Equipment Market Size | Trends & Forecast 2035 www.wiseguyreports.com/reports/spec...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Do this for years. Keep doing it. Like adding a little bit of petrol to your diesel car every time. Eventually it’s not going to function to spec. It’s just not. You’re gonna break it.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“"Moving Beyond Prompts: A Practical Introduction to Spec-Driven Development" techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/AzureDe... #Microsoft #techcommunity”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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