Self-flattering words

afre · February 7, 2020, 11:08pm

In the FLOSS world we often use yet another _ and other quirky oft self-deprecating names. What if:

Case in point: the 2019-nCoV.

johnny-bit · February 8, 2020, 10:55am

I’ll be sure to try that, especially in my dayjob instead of “yet another control-panel thingie” i’ll try “Excellent control-panel thingie you’ve never seen before”

Claes · February 8, 2020, 12:07pm

@johnny-bit Careful now: YACPT is a much better acronym than ECPTYNSB.

afre · February 8, 2020, 4:16pm

Sounds like you’re struggling to clear your throat and nasal cavity.

martin.scharnke · February 8, 2020, 10:01pm

Now what we need are some backronymns (like KERMIT):
Simple Non-Additive Photography
Better Exposure Symbol Thing
CApture My Exposure time, ISO Rate and Appeture

afre · February 8, 2020, 10:06pm

Like Aliasing Minimization and Zipper Elimination?

martin.scharnke · February 8, 2020, 10:17pm

Thanks for educating me - I hadn’t known what AMaZE actually stood for!

afre · February 8, 2020, 10:24pm

Easy to forget because it often exhibits maze like patterns (when pixel peeping).