Slack is nothing like conventional work software; it is bright, fast and stuffed with emojis.
Intermittency is not much of a problem now in the United States, since there are relatively few wind farms and plenty of interconnected conventional power plants to pick up the slack when wind output falls, keeping the power supply stable.
With citizens more reluctant to give to conventional charities, China's social entrepreneurs are picking up the slack.
Demand for traditional drilling equipment remains slack despite rising oil prices because new discoveries of conventional fossil fuel deposits have been scarce.
Given such problems, the only solution, according to those challenging the conventional wisdom, is for the federal government to pick up the slack, by swinging rapidly from budget surpluses to budget deficits.
In solo performance, there's no one else to take up the slack, and with Jarrett, there may not even be a conventional tune to hide behind.
The conventional wisdom has traditionally depicted refs as exercising double standards -- cutting slack to home teams and superstars on the one hand, nursing vendettas on the other.
Slacker means, I am reliably informed, drop-outs from conventional society who are either unemployed or only do just enough work to feed themselves.
Androids or iPhones make good music players, and personalized radio apps like Slacker, Pandora and Last.fm offer passable alternatives to conventional radio, especially if you pay for advertising-free versions of the services.
They're light-years ahead of the happy fools in "Dumb and Dumber," as evidenced by their totems of conventional grown-up life: wives, children, unremarkable jobs, pleasant houses, sport jackets, pleated slacks, $10 haircuts and sensible cars.
