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That's how acronyms are spelled when they are pronounced as a single word (see: Unesco, Unicef, Nato, etc...) as opposed to acronyms where every letter is spelled out (see: USA, UN, WWF, etc...)
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Jun 4, 2014 20:52
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Kurtofan posted:That's how acronyms are spelled when they are pronounced as a single word (see: Unesco, Unicef, Nato, etc...) as opposed to acronyms where every letter is spelled out (see: USA, UN, WWF, etc...) Now I don't get it.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:02
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Disco Infiva posted:Read the article. I thought it would be funny.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:02
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Kurtofan posted:That's how acronyms are spelled when they are pronounced as a single word (see: Unesco, Unicef, Nato, etc...) as opposed to acronyms where every letter is spelled out (see: USA, UN, WWF, etc...) Is that only for organizations? SCUBA, laser for two seem to defy this.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:04
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The worst case of civilian deaths due to cluster bombs was in my hometown. (clicky here) Two of the cluster bombs fell smack in front of both my paternal and maternal grandparents' houses, which are on the opposite sides of the town. There is still a small dent in the middle of both streets. I remember both houses shredded by shrapnel. One shrapnel went through an iron gate, three wooden doors, and embedded itself deep in the bathroom tub. Next door to my paternal grandparents' house is a small hospital, the bomb that fell there killed a pregnant doctor lady. Shortly after the bombing I recall some kids brought one of the spent "Yellow Killers" to my school and showed it around until the teachers got wind of it and promptly lost their poo poo. E: Politically loaded map because it doesn't show all areas hit. My maternal grandparents live in the leftmost red circle. My paternal grandparets live next to the rightmost vertical yellow street. 
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Jun 4, 2014 21:10
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Count Roland posted:Is that only for organizations? SCUBA, laser for two seem to defy this. Yeah, it could be. I don't think I've ever seen NATO spelled Nato until now 
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Jun 4, 2014 21:13
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Count Roland posted:Is that only for organizations? SCUBA, laser for two seem to defy this. Also NASA. Also NATO and UNICEF and UNESCO both spell their names with all-caps on their own websites so I have no idea where that idea is coming from in the first place?
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Jun 4, 2014 21:16
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Different papers use different style guides. No one's correct, no one's wrong. Only editors and spergs care
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Jun 4, 2014 21:17
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SaltyJesus posted:The worst case of civilian deaths due to cluster bombs was in my hometown. (clicky here) Two of the cluster bombs fell smack in front of both my paternal and maternal grandparents' houses, which are on the opposite sides of the town. There is still a small dent in the middle of both streets. I remember both houses shredded by shrapnel. One shrapnel went through an iron gate, three wooden doors, and embedded itself deep in the bathroom tub. Next door to my paternal grandparents' house is a small hospital, the bomb that fell there killed a pregnant doctor lady. Shortly after the bombing I recall some kids brought one of the spent "Yellow Killers" to my school and showed it around until the teachers got wind of it and promptly lost their poo poo. The worst thing is that it will probably be decades until it is all cleared up. We had a WW2 bomb discovered in the neighboring town just last month, even though WW2 ended nearly 70 years ago. That reminds me, the parts of Germany that are now part of Poland were surely bombed as well, are they still finding bombs there as well?
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Jun 4, 2014 21:18
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Muscle Tracer posted:Also NASA. Also NATO and UNICEF and UNESCO both spell their names with all-caps on their own websites so I have no idea where that idea is coming from in the first place? It's an alternative spelling. You can say NATO and Nato, but I don't think you can say Wwf, it'd be funny though 
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Jun 4, 2014 21:27
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Kurtofan posted:That's how acronyms are spelled when they are pronounced as a single word (see: Unesco, Unicef, Nato, etc...) as opposed to acronyms where every letter is spelled out (see: USA, UN, WWF, etc...) Also, speaking of NATO:  Colored in blue are the states that were involved in implementing the no-fly zone over Libya in 2011. Libya is colored in green. It's important to note this because 39% of the people in America who think that the 2012 Benghazi consulate attack is the biggest political scandal in American history (Read: Republicans) don't know that Benghazi is in Libya, and probably couldn't find Libya on a map if they tried. 
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Jun 4, 2014 21:27
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esquilax posted:Different papers use different style guides. No one's correct, no one's wrong. Only editors and spergs care
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Jun 4, 2014 21:37
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Torrannor posted:
Most of the region wasn't in bomber range until late in the war, and besides it's not as juicy a target. quote:in American history ... don't know that Benghazi is in Libya, and probably couldn't find Libya on a map if they tried Expected geographical knowledge of Americans then. Nothing to see here, move along.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:46
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Torrannor posted:That reminds me, the parts of Germany that are now part of Poland were surely bombed as well, are they still finding bombs there as well? Yup, and they are still making periodical searches in known hazard areas. Though I have no idea how much of the found ordnance comes from aerial bombing and how much is artillery shells and land mines.
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Jun 4, 2014 21:52
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I'm increasingly skeptical that anyone anywhere can find anyplace on a map, thanks to published statistics. Why can't everyone get as much joy out of staring at maps as I do?
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Jun 4, 2014 22:11
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A Buttery Pastry posted:Since the introduction of Nato happened at the same time as the standards of our newspapers here in Denmark dropped precipitously, I'll continue to view it as an abomination. More so because it obscures the fact that it's an acronym, which I'm honestly not sure all the journalists even know. Acronyms usually are spelled in all caps in English, regardless of how they are pronounced. In French and Spanish, only the first letter is capitalized.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:20
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Bloodnose posted:I'm increasingly skeptical that anyone anywhere can find anyplace on a map, thanks to published statistics. I can lose myself for hours in a maproom.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:21
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TheImmigrant posted:Acronyms usually are spelled in all caps in English, regardless of how they are pronounced. In French and Spanish, only the first letter is capitalized.
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Jun 4, 2014 22:42
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TheImmigrant posted:Acronyms usually are spelled in all caps in English, regardless of how they are pronounced. In French and Spanish, only the first letter is capitalized. I guess that's why I'm not bothered by it. Still, I've read that it was an accepted alternative to ALL CAPS.
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Jun 4, 2014 23:29
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TheImmigrant posted:Acronyms usually are spelled in all caps in English, regardless of how they are pronounced. Laser, radar, modem. (Yes I know radar and modem aren't acronyms so shoot me )
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Jun 4, 2014 23:31
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Kurtofan posted:I guess that's why I'm not bothered by it. Still, I've read that it was an accepted alternative to ALL CAPS. The Guardian does it your way, I always assumed it was a British thing.
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Jun 4, 2014 23:48
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Jerry Cotton posted:Laser, radar, modem. The best one is Lidar. It totally could be Light Detection and Ranging, but really they just stuck the words Light and Radar together to make something that sounded cool.
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Jun 4, 2014 23:54
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Laser, radar, modem.
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Jun 4, 2014 23:57
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The Nato thing is a house style thing, and I think every major UK newspaper does it.
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Jun 5, 2014 00:08
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Do Brits really pronounce it "you-kip"?
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Jun 5, 2014 00:18
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PittTheElder posted:Do Brits really pronounce it "you-kip"? When we don't pronounce it 'Racist cunts lead by a frog faced bastard'
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Jun 5, 2014 00:21
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A Buttery Pastry posted:They aren't?
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Jun 5, 2014 00:50
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Carbon dioxide posted:Speaking of territory reforms... Looks like the only one getting split is Flevoland... I guess I can see why, since the two aren't contiguous except by one bridge but that's still a little weird.
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Jun 5, 2014 01:38
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Backweb posted:
No no, look at the size of England. It's pretty obviously a 13th-Century map.
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Jun 5, 2014 04:42
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Bloodnose posted:I'm increasingly skeptical that anyone anywhere can find anyplace on a map, thanks to published statistics. I have spent more hours playing with google earth since discovering it in 06 than I have playing videogames. At least by myself anyway. And I was no slouch at geography prior to that either.
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Jun 5, 2014 05:08
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Torrannor posted:What the gently caress NATO is the better question. NATO exists to fight a hypothetical total war with a parity opponent so it makes sense that most members (  ) wouldnt be willing to fully take them off the table
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Jun 5, 2014 05:16
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Found this on Wikipedia while looking for something else. The state of the world, c. 1000 BCE:  Yellow=hunter-gatherers, Purple=nomadic herders, Green=farmers, Orange=chiefdoms, Blue=formal states, Red line=areas with ironwork, Pink line=areas with bronzework I know that what does and doesn't qualify as a 'state' is probably pretty subjective, but I never thought about how new the concept is in most of the world, relatively speaking. Three thousand years ago isn't generally thought of as like, the dawn of civilization. Writing, cities, organized religion, etc. had already been around for a while (admittedly mostly in those blue areas). Considering it's more or less universal now, it's weird to think how the entire concept of a state was entirely alien to the overwhelming majority of humanity at the time. made of bees fucked around with this message at 12:49 on Jun 5, 2014 |
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Jun 5, 2014 11:22
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I know what "transhumant pastoralists" means but I have to admit that for a while I was a bit confused and thought that the map had placed Atlantis in Tibet
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Jun 5, 2014 11:49
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Frostwerks posted:I have spent more hours playing with google earth since discovering it in 06 than I have playing videogames. At least by myself anyway. And I was no slouch at geography prior to that either. This map game will destroy your productivity for the next week, at least. Blame the addiction on me.
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Jun 5, 2014 13:17
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Baloogan posted:Cluster bombs are awesome. I know you're a retarded GiP shitlord but can you at least agree they could maybe tighten up the reliability of them so they don't keep blowing up children 10 years after the conflict? Is that acceptable or is it something a socialist would say?
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Jun 5, 2014 13:24
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TheImmigrant posted:This map game will destroy your productivity for the next week, at least. What annoys me with this type of game: "Random City, Switzerland", just click in the general vicinity of Switzerland and it's spot on. "Random City, Russia", even if you have a good sense of where it might be, you'll still be off by several hundred kilometers.
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Jun 5, 2014 17:08
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made of bees posted:Found this on Wikipedia while looking for something else. The state of the world, c. 1000 BCE: If you fast-forwarded to 500 BCE you'd see an explosion of expansion of blue on that map, especially in the Mediterranean/North Africa, parts of India, and China.
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Jun 5, 2014 17:12
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Mu Cow posted:What annoys me with this type of game: That's why I like it. It's a deeper test than merely asking to locate a country.
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Jun 5, 2014 17:35
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gently caress you, stupid game. You really expect me to find cities on islands not even marked on the drat map!?
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Jun 5, 2014 19:10
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Torrannor posted:gently caress you, stupid game. You really expect me to find cities on islands not even marked on the drat map!? I got Fort-de-France right on the money 
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