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  • Re: China's Fireproof Batteri

    From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to Mike Powell on Tue Apr 14 18:38:37 2026
    LOL. This article is a perfect example of why you should always use plantext BEFORE using an acronym. I thought they were making a police joke with the "safer than ICE cars..."

    It was not until the second use of ICE that they spelling out Internal Combustion Engine / ICE... :)

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to Rug Rat on Wed Apr 15 09:35:26 2026
    Rug Rat wrote to Mike Powell <=-

    LOL. This article is a perfect example of why you should always use plantext BEFORE using an acronym. I thought they were making a police joke with the "safer than ICE cars..."

    It was not until the second use of ICE that they spelling out Internal Combustion Engine / ICE... :)

    ICE is an acronym that I am familiar with, but that they didn't start using until pretty recently and, yes, it confuses me every time I see it, too.

    It is a good example of why you should always use the term first, and draw
    the association to the acronym, before continuing to use it.

    Mike


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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Mike Powell on Thu Apr 16 08:10:43 2026
    Mike Powell wrote to Rug Rat <=-

    It is a good example of why you should always use the term first, and
    draw the association to the acronym, before continuing to use it.

    That's a rule I stick to in business communications - there are so many
    acronyms in business speak that it can get overwhelming.

    I remember speaking with recruiters during a job search who were
    acronym-heavy to unaware candidates. Their lack of awareness made me
    wonder what else they were missing in their interactions with
    candidates.



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  • From Rug Rat@1:135/250 to All on Mon Apr 20 00:24:17 2026
    "Considering the VP is such a VIP, shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT? Cause if it leaks to the VC he could end up MIA. Then we'd all end up on KP"

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