I've noticed a lot lately that when guys are giving technical help they seem to be doing everything possible to save wear and tear on their typing fingers by abreviating everything possible. Try to remember that the guy asking the question may not know all the insider shorthand or he probably wouldn't have needed to ask in the first place. Does it really save your fingers that much to type bc/cc instead of base "coat/clear coat"? or mention DP-50 without telling the guy who makes it so he can look it up or order it. Try to remember the guy asking the question (and other interested readers) may not know the difference between an SBC and a BBF. Thanks... And if I've pissed you off, you can LMB&KMA!
I get the KMA...but I'm in the dark on the other! Why in hell can't you spell it out...hurt your fingers? R-
And if I've pissed you off, you can LMB..... I get the KMA...but I'm in the dark on the other! Why in hell can't you spell it out...hurt your fingers It is what dogs do a lot, to themselves that is Maybe a few HAMBers have the dexterity also.
Not picking on you tokyo. It just seems the HAMB is getting more and more into abreviations and terms the newer guys may not understand. Hell, some of them even I have to think about. And I wasn't trying to piss anyone off by my last line, I just wanted to show the effect of not knowing the damned code. 286 answered that perfectly to prove my point. I'd just like it to see it a little easier to decypher, especially for the younger guys trying to learn from the tech posts. I don't think everyone understands about the SBC BFD RPU with the NCC/GP. (No Clear Coat/Grey Primer). Bottom line, I guess I hate having to think. And if I have to think, what about the FNGs!
I work in a technical field with lots of abbreviations and acronyms. One of my favorite interview tricks is to ask the candidate about their experience with ABC or some other TLA (three-letter-acronym) that I am pretty sure isn't something real. The interview ends real quick if they pretend to know what I'm talking about and answer the question. I love jargon! But it sure is difficult to learn something new when the people you're talking to use a code language...
i agree entirely, but to continue with the gibberish: a while back the computer world was swamped with PCMCIA accredited stuff... People Can't Manage Computer Industry Acronyms... (or, in actual fact, the Personal Computer Memory Card International ***ociation)...
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