MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. dffdls, THS, slaNYC and 19 others 1 21
London-Tokyo Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. I always thought of it as Person of Interest...But could be wrong...
Strangefox Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums. When I write "POI" I mean "Person of Interest" - not sure about other forumers I guess sometimes once you get into a program your Person of Interest may transform into Person Oppressing Imagination VBD, psyentist4good, Loujoelou and 4 others 7
Strangefox Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." Principal investigator - like in a lab?
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Principal investigator - like in a lab? Yup! So it seems "person of interest" is a safe bet. I was paranoid that, you know, EVERYONE knew except for me nablaa, sanaya and Takky 3
Bukharan Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Yup! So it seems "person of interest" is a safe bet. I was paranoid that, you know, EVERYONE knew except for me OMG, I love you for asking this. I thought I was the only one who was wondering this. ouibeque, Hank Scorpio, O1O11OOO1O1 and 4 others 7
Matba Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 OMG, I love you for asking this. I thought I was the only one who was wondering this. You were not alone, I also had no idea! I thought it was just a variation of Principal Investigator and ignored it. nablaa and sanaya 2
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 YES!!! Who the heck started it? nablaa 1
wanderlust07 Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Mojingly, your suggestions for this are made of WIN. *bakes cookies* I think my favorite is "Pathological Optimism Incinerator." DBear and Nanolol 2
onomatopoeia. Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 You were not alone, I also had no idea! I thought it was just a variation of Principal Investigator and ignored it. I've always regarded it as Mojingly's guess..Professor of Interest. For a while i thought it was program of interest also.. Arcadian 1
Langoustine Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Person of Interest. When I first came here I was so confused by the POI, SOP, what have you. There should be a key.
TheOtherJake Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 There should be a key. Yeah! Like a GradCafe Wiki, with a featured article article everyday, and occasional pranksters who claim your favorite professor died. waddle, Le Chat, repatriate and 1 other 4
Golden Monkey Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Oh, and I kept thinking "poi," that Hawaiian side dish: Xanthan 1
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Yup. I keep thinking of the performance art poi. Aaron McDevitt and Langoustine 2
MoJingly Posted January 25, 2011 Author Posted January 25, 2011 Well, according to Wikipedia: "Person of interest" is a phrase used by law enforcement when announcing the name of someone involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. The phrase was adopted by the media and widely disseminated, thus most law enforcement agencies have picked up the term. It has no legal meaning, but it is a "catchy" term. It is often used as a euphemism for suspect, and can sometimes result in a trial by media So pretty much, it's perfect. CSC 1
UnlikelyGrad Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) I think that's what it means. But I love all of your other suggestions!
Langoustine Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 Oh and SLAC. Small liberal arts college. Took me FOREVER to figure that out! O1O11OOO1O1 1
natsteel Posted January 25, 2011 Posted January 25, 2011 I think that's what it means. But I love all of your other suggestions! When I first joined, that's what I thought. So I Google'd "POI Professor of Interest" and found a few results sort-of confirming it. I have just assumed that's what it was. I think seeing PA used for prospective advisor is what made me a bit unsure. I guess it doesn't really matter if it's "person" or "professor" of interest...
MoJingly Posted January 26, 2011 Author Posted January 26, 2011 I think seeing PA used for prospective advisor is what made me a bit unsure. Yes. I saw PA for the first time yesterday right after I made this thread, and I just wanted to laugh. Researchers and acronyms!!
Zouzax Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 so glad u started this thread. I had NO idea what it meant, but figured it had something to do with an interested party at the school the person applied to. Please, when I first got on here I had NO idea what LOR meant, let alone LTR -- im way behind with internet lingo. Takky 1
was1984 Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 I always assumed it was a corruption of PI, since it usually refers to the person that would have been said student's PI. The first time I saw it I assumed the person made a typo, but then I kept seeing it, and didn't know what it was supposed to mean! Thanks for asking!
MoJingly Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 Please, when I first got on here I had NO idea what LOR meant, let alone LTR -- im way behind with internet lingo. What's "LTR" ?!?!? It never ends. Ignatius_J_Reilly 1
Lisa44201 Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 +1: Pathological Optimism Incinerator WHAT does "POI" stand for? I just always say "PI," as in "principal investigator." I've googled. I've lurked. I'm out of ideas. Here are a few I have: Primary Opium Introducer Pithy Orangutan Instigator Perching Orange Intimidator Person Oppressing Imagination Pathological Optimism Incinerator Professor of Interest (<---- that's actually a legitimate guess) Don't judge me. Maybe somebody else out there has this question too. Thank the Lord for anonymous forums.
newms Posted January 27, 2011 Posted January 27, 2011 What's "LTR" ?!?!? It never ends. I would guess 'Long Term Relationship' but I'm not sure if that's what it is for this context - maybe 'Lead Technical Representative'?
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