• vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      neither do divers use “self contained OOnderwater breathing apparatus”, usually written as SCUBA.

      Nor do we say jPHeg files.

      Nor “north AYYtlantic treaty OHHrganization”

      or “light AYYmplification by stimulated emnssion of radiation”

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      1 year ago

      Except it used to be genie interchange format, or something along those lines. (It is still gif though I don’t care what it stood for jif is dumb)

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      Right, because that totally applies to all other acronyms.