"The BBU for the RTC on the MB is a NiCd" and other perfectly sensible things computer geeks say that lead others to believe they have lost their minds.

#jargon #acronym #initialism #BBU #RTC #MB #NiCd #computer #geek #insanity

I don't remember why I did this, but a few weeks ago I apparently created a text file with alternative meanings of the LGBTQIA+ abbreviation (I guess the "plus" was hard to work in). Personal favorite: #2.

Leopards
Goats
Bats
Tigers
Quokkas
Ibexes
Armadillos

Leann
Got
Broken
Toes
Questioning
Irine's
Alchemy

Let's
Get
Busy
Turning
Questions
Into
Actions

#lgbtqia #acronyms #abbreviations #initialism #silly

@dylanbeattie's ongoing series, "From ACK to ZOI: The History of Software in TLAs", is fascinating and entertaining.
There is also the satisfaction of knowing which TLAs he should have picked for this first round.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw0jj21rhfkMizvCNeY3YOHZwGSEPeMZy

#Software #TLAs #Computers #Abbreviation #Acronym #Initialism #HAL9000 #2001ASpaceOdyssey

The things I come up with astonish me.

#Initialism #Acronym #2SLGBTQIAA+ #QUAGIBLAST

New to me #initialism:

TZAG - Time Zone Appropriate Greeting

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=TZAG

As in "Good Morning and TZAG" in a chat thread where readers are regionally distributed. #words