celmit@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial openingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down12
arrow-up1134arrow-down1external-linkEpic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial openingarstechnica.comcelmit@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3年前message-square16fedilink
minus-squaremonk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·3年前The initialism is decades older than any iDevice. Go complain to people on USENET from before you were born.
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down7·3年前While true, it is a pretty bad acronym. IANAL on mobile is more cumbersome to write than, “I’m no lawyer/I’m not a lawyer,” and it’s safe to say the majority of folks using social media are on mobile.
minus-squareBURN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3年前Not really though. It’s a caps lock + 5 letters. It’s still faster and less cumbersome than a multiple word phrase
minus-squarehedgehog@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3年前On mobile, the initialism takes a third or less as much time for me vs typing it out.
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3年前You must type it out a lot then, my autocorrect doesn’t pick it up.
minus-squareJamie@jamie.moelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3年前What if you want to tell someone that you’re not a lawyer, but you are into anal? Then it’s just efficient.
The initialism is decades older than any iDevice. Go complain to people on USENET from before you were born.
While true, it is a pretty bad acronym. IANAL on mobile is more cumbersome to write than, “I’m no lawyer/I’m not a lawyer,” and it’s safe to say the majority of folks using social media are on mobile.
Not really though. It’s a caps lock + 5 letters. It’s still faster and less cumbersome than a multiple word phrase
On mobile, the initialism takes a third or less as much time for me vs typing it out.
You must type it out a lot then, my autocorrect doesn’t pick it up.
What if you want to tell someone that you’re not a lawyer, but you are into anal? Then it’s just efficient.