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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Why, for the love of all the gods, do people keep saying and writing "LCD display".

Tell me what the "D" in "LCD" means!

What does the "D" mean, hmmm!?

[–] FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

it means peDantic

[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

I'll remember that the next time I enter my PIN number at an ATM machine.

[–] JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The same as the M in ATM machine and N in PIN number, V in HIV virus and C in UPC code!
Oh, the dreaded RAS syndrome!.

I'm off to read some DC comics.

[–] poddus@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I will be reporting this to the American Association Against Acronym Abuse!

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago

Also known as: The Fonz

Ok, so what's up with that LC display.

This kind of redundancy creates semantic resilience, thats why we take the type name out of acronyms.

Instead, when designing acronyms leave the type name out of it.

[–] teodorista@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

You really need to learn about RAS syndrome.

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 0 points 1 day ago

Dichotomy of humanities ego and id and how it affects the standards of morality and self expression in a pre post scarcity world?