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Key symbols we lost to time, pt. 2: The Mac side

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  1. DroneBetter · · focus · HN ↗
    > There was also the Japanese JIS standard keyboard

    is a particularly humorous instance of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;RAS_syndrome" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;RAS_syndrome

    1. TacticalCoder · · focus · HN ↗
      I never understood people complaining about &quot;ATM machine&quot;: I mean, I get it. Everybody knows what an ATM is and we know it&#x27;s a machine, so it is redundant.

      But if I didn&#x27;t have a japanese keyboard and family living in Japan since 30 years, I wouldn&#x27;t necessarily know what:

      &quot;There was also the JIS keyboard&quot;

      would refer to.

      While: &quot;There was also the japanese JIS standard keyboard&quot; is crystal clear.

      Even if, technically, it&#x27;s quite redundant.

      Another pet peeve of mine: I hate it when articles are full of acronyms without at least the acronym being explained the first time it&#x27;s used in TFA (The Fucking Article).

      At times there are TFAs posted here with so many acronyms that you get comments saying: &quot;I don&#x27;t know what most of these acronyms mean&quot;.

      And I regularly have to cut&#x2F;paste sentences into Gemini and ask it: &quot;Explain the acronyms&quot;.

      So, even if it&#x27;s a bit funny, please more &quot;japanese JIS standard&quot;. Much more.

      1. abirch · · focus · HN ↗
        What I love about DRY is you have to repeat yourself by explaining DRY means &quot;Don&#x27;t repeat yourself&quot;
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