Kxmode wrote on Nov 19, 2022, 16:15:

Acleacius wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 22:21:
Holy shit, batten down the hatches Blue, that Effin Snow and you live by a lake/pond!

Blue needs to duck for cover! 😄

Thanks for the concern, but it's misdirected. It's been a crisp, clear weekend around here. We do live near a lake and right on a pond. But we're close to 300 miles from Buffalo as the duck flies. I'm guessing our weather is impacted more by the Hudson River than the Great Lakes.

Acleacius wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 22:21:
Holy shit, batten down the hatches Blue, that Effin Snow and you live by a lake/pond!

Blue needs to duck for cover! 😄

The adults responsible for this 20 Volt child endangerment need a visit from Child Protective Services.

Sigwolf wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 20:22:
Seriously... everyone that persists on this odd F-A-Q thing... every time you have used, looked at, or heard of anything on GameFAQs, have you really heard "Game F-A-Q's" in your head? This whole phenomenon baffles me.

F-A-Q for a standalone "I'm reading the F-A-Q now". GameFAQs as a single noun as in "Im reading the F-A-Q on GameFax right now". I have never equated Gib as "jiblets" rather Gib as a verb on its own "im gonna gib that mofo"

Sigwolf wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 15:12:
Fack
Gif (thankfully largely taken over by jpg's so it's not often I have to hear different pronunciations of gif)
and don't care about the third because I always thought it was a stupid word/abbreviation that I've never had reason to use...


Speaking of which, how long before one of the creators of jpg states that it was always supposed to be pronounced "juh-peej"?

Gah! Jay-peg for life!

Holy shit, batten down the hatches Blue, that Effin Snow and you live by a lake/pond!

Sigwolf wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 20:22:
Seriously... everyone that persists on this odd F-A-Q thing... every time you have used, looked at, or heard of anything on GameFAQs, have you really heard "Game F-A-Q's" in your head? This whole phenomenon baffles me.

Why wouldn't I? It is what has been typed. Do you read phonetically all the acronyms you see? I'm guessing you don't.

Sigwolf wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 20:22:
Seriously... everyone that persists on this odd F-A-Q thing... every time you have used, looked at, or heard of anything on GameFAQs, have you really heard "Game F-A-Q's" in your head?

Yes.

Seriously... everyone that persists on this odd F-A-Q thing... every time you have used, looked at, or heard of anything on GameFAQs, have you really heard "Game F-A-Q's" in your head? This whole phenomenon baffles me.

If I learn I'm pronouncing or doing something wrong, I correct myself instead of insisting I'm right and continue to do it wrong. I initially pronounced GIF with a soft G because I remember from English class that if the G is followed by an I, E or Y, it is a soft G (there are a few exceptions, but I forgot what the rule for those are). Then I heard people saying it with a hard G and started saying it that way because I thought I was saying it wrong. Then when I learned the creator intended for it to be pronounced with a soft G, I went back to pronouncing it the correct way.

There is no rule that says acronym pronunciations have to use the sounds of the words they stand for, and the majority of acronyms don't. If you think GIF should be a hard G because the G stands for Graphics, then you're pronouncing a lot of other acronyms wrong, like NASA, SCUBA, ATM, LASER...

As for gib, the same as above, I originally pronounced it with a soft G until I heard others saying it with a hard G. Gib isn't an acronym, it's short for giblets, so when I learned that I went back to soft G.

As for FAQ, I say it both ways depending on who I'm talking to, although I rarely ever have to say it out loud. In my head I say "fack" when I read it. All of my tech friends say "fack" as well. I think the last time had to say it out loud was when I was in ISP tech support and then I spelled it out F-A-Q and told them what it stood for.

English is weird. 🙃

With rock-solid justifications!

Fack: it's a play on "just the facts, ma'am."
Gif: as another here said, the G represents "graphic" -- hard G. The creator employs flawed reasoning.
Jib: (I honestly don't know how anyone gets this wrong) it is short for "giblets" (little meat/guts pieces).

And while we're at it, I don't care who may have "invented" WASD, ESDF is superior (the f nub; more keys available).

The Flying Penguin wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 17:12:
After someone posted that $170 CD Mat on PCAbusers forums, someone else posted this one. A $500 CD/DVD disc shaver, that improves audio & video performance.
https://youtu.be/f-QxLAxwxkM

The only thing sadder than these scams, is the number of raving reviews these stupid things get on audiophile forums.
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Everyone knows those mats and disc shavers were for fools. You got the same or better results with the green highlighter pen that sold for under 15 bucks.
About the only way to improve on it would be to get oxygen free copper cables. blind taste tests are never wrong
I took the Pepsi Coke challenge at a mall once. If you can't tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke it really doesn't matter but Pepsi is sweeter and most people are probably going to say ooh I like the sweeter drink when in all actuality they prefer Coke.

I've only heard "fack" previously. F-A-Q seems awkward. The consensus amongst the tech people I know is "jif". I only heard the soft-g "gif" begin to be used in the last 10 years or so. I've heard both gib and jib. "Jib" is much more commonly used.

Elizabeth "Theranos" Holmes snagged 11 years. I'm guessing that surprise witness didn't make much of a difference.

After someone posted that $170 CD Mat on PCAbusers forums, someone else posted this one. A $500 CD/DVD disc shaver, that improves audio & video performance.
https://youtu.be/f-QxLAxwxkM

The only thing sadder than these scams, is the number of raving reviews these stupid things get on audiophile forums.
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Off topic: Wife and I watched Top Gun Maverick last night on BluRay (I rarely waste money on BluRays unless it's a movie that I think will benefit from it). If you can check your brain at the door (wife loves it when I yell 'That's bullshit!' Several times during a movie) it was actually a very entertaining and fun movie to watch.

Full disclosure: I never saw the first movie, but it didn't make any difference. I've seen enough clips from it to understand all the references that were made.

Just don't get me started on the absurd James Bond Super Villain base that was the mission objective.

This is the first time I've heard of fack -- only ever heard people say FAQ. I say gif, jif is peanut butter.

RedEye9 wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 13:03:
LOL
I’ve been stuck on https://www.youtube.com/@GirlWithTheDogs
When she grooms a Husky that does Not sing she’ll say he’s broken.

She is awesome! I especially love her "Fluff you" bandanas she puts on her crankier clients.

Fack
Gif (thankfully largely taken over by jpg's so it's not often I have to hear different pronunciations of gif)
and don't care about the third because I always thought it was a stupid word/abbreviation that I've never had reason to use...


Speaking of which, how long before one of the creators of jpg states that it was always supposed to be pronounced "juh-peej"?

Earlyworm wrote on Nov 18, 2022, 13:05:
Fack
Gib - Jib
Gif - Jif

This.

IMHO, it doesn't matter whether "the creator" of the three letter world pronounced it differently, because most people will just pronounce it based on how it is spelled. That is just how pronouncing acronyms and other small words works.