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are you a techie ?

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sv2007

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know what any of these terms standard for... off the top of your head ?
(many have multiple answers! )

easy:
IP
DRAM
RISC
VOIP
SATA
USB
PCI
CODEC

harder:
DES
ARM
SRAM
CISC
TCP
SSL/TLS
CPU
ATM
SHA
 
richard feyman used to always stress: knowing terminology isn't the same as knowing the concept.

it's more impressive when someone can explain things in simple language, without jargon, so anyone can understand.

atm: ass-to-mouth
 
Text Acronyms For Old People

ATD: At The Doctor's
BFF: Best Friend Farted
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered By Medicare
CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: Found Your Insulin
GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO: Lawrence Welk's On
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.
ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up
SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again
WTP: Where's The Prunes?
WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil
 
Sorry, dude. Knowing what acronymns stand for doesn't make you a techie. I was at lunch today, and the guys at the next table were talking about how they just learned what 'CC' and 'BCC' in the e-mails stand for.
 
wannabe said:
Sorry, dude. Knowing what acronymns stand for doesn't make you a techie. I was at lunch today, and the guys at the next table were talking about how they just learned what 'CC' and 'BCC' in the e-mails stand for.
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Wow, just wow :wtf
 
I can picture someone would know what those do, but not what the acronyms mean.

Come on, how long has it been since you've seen an actual piece of carbon paper? Years, at least, for me.
 
wannabe said:
Sorry, dude. Knowing what acronymns stand for doesn't make you a techie. I was at lunch today, and the guys at the next table were talking about how they just learned what 'CC' and 'BCC' in the e-mails stand for.
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But if you can actually remember putting the carbon paper between two sheets of paper to type two copies of the letter that just makes you old.
 
cycle61 said:
I can picture someone would know what those do, but not what the acronyms mean.

Come on, how long has it been since you've seen an actual piece of carbon paper? Years, at least, for me.
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I dunno, I deal with a lot of government forms everyday, and yes they still use it like its the best thing since sliced bread :laughing
 
fromeast2west said:
But if you can actually remember putting the carbon paper between two sheets of paper to type two copies of the letter that just makes you old.
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Exactly! It just makes me old. It doesn't mean that I'm a techie.
 
PEBKAC. That's what most of my work calls end up being.

And I agree. OP just because you think CISC is a harder acronym to know. Doesn't make you more or less tech then anyone else.

Now if you can site the founding user groups and classification numbers from said groups. Then I'd be impressed. :laughing
 
Dopesick said:
PEBKAC. That's what most of my work calls end up being.

And I agree. OP just because you think CISC is a harder acronym to know. Doesn't make you more or less tech then anyone else.

Now if you can site the founding user groups and classification numbers from said groups. Then I'd be impressed. :laughing
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And the title of the RFC
 
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