And the current worst AOL (acronym overload):
ATM Network -- Automatic Teller Machine, Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Recently saw an employment ad for an "ATM Network Administrator". The whole job description was ambiguous ("you will oversee the operation of our ATM network...") until you got to the name of the company.
-fnerd
I thought ATM was Adobe Type Manager? That's what it says on the Windows and Macintosh boxes. Yes, I forget to include ATM, the worst offender and the proximate cause of our jokes about AOL. Thanks, Steve. By the way, while ATM has _three_ major meanings, are there any ohter such examples? Or even _four_ major meanings? This will be my last message for a while, as I'll be on the road for the next week. I'll be in LA and hope to attend the first Cypherpunks meeting down there. (Speaking of which: I got a note on this from JPP, but the details were vague, and no address was given. I will try to log-in from LA....I hope someone posts some details Real Soon Now! It's better to just bite the bullet and set a time, place, directions, etc., than to keep the subject open for more "suggestions.") --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."