Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That may be true, but when I started in Data Processing (IS) in 1963, the two most common acronyms were KISS and GIGO (garbage in, garbage out). Both seem universal and timeless. Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Stevens [SMTP:simon@camera-craftsman.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 10:17 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] A simple ran > > Hi Luggers, > > > <Look out, here comes a rant!> > > >A comment on KISS. > > >Many of you seem to think that KISS means: > > >Keep It Simple Stupid! > > >This is not correct. It means: > > >Keep It Simple Savant! > > Hi Bryant, > > I'm not sure where you get this from. My understanding is that KISS is > one of those wonderful sardonic acronyms which grew out of the US > military - like REMF, FUBAR, LLMF, etc. In this case it refers to > military planning and operations orders and anyone who has served in the > Infantry or other combat arms will attest to it's wisdom. But really, > how many grunts (and I was one, so I can use that word) know what > "savant" means? > > Simon (hoagh, hoagh) Stevens > > >