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Is there an acronym for 'Terraforming?
I mean a technical sounding one? No silly stuff. |
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"Al" wrote in message
... Is there an acronym for 'Terraforming? I mean a technical sounding one? No silly stuff. Never heard of one and doesn't make much sense for a single word. Acronyms are typically made up of the first letter of multiple words, not a single one. -- Greg Moore Ask me about lily, an RPI based CMC. |
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Al wrote: Is there an acronym for 'Terraforming? I mean a technical sounding one? No silly stuff. That's a good one. I can't actually remember ever hearing or reading one. "TF"? Used in a conversation or newsgroup posting discussing the concept, I'm sure that would be understood. Pat |
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote: Never heard of one and doesn't make much sense for a single word. Acronyms are typically made up of the first letter of multiple words, not a single one. Yeah, but "terraforming" itself is sort of a contraction; when I first read the term decades ago it was "To Terra-form", then it quickly mutated into "Terra-forming" and finally into "to terraform" or "terraforming". Who originally came up with the term "Terra-form" in regards to modifying a planet to make it more acceptable to human life? I still think it would be fun to shoot some sulfur-eating anaerobic bacteria into the upper atmosphere of Venus just to see what would happen. I think we can be pretty sure there's no life on Venus...and if there _is_ life that can live in those horrible conditions, we don't want any possibility of it ever getting anywhere near Earth - particularly Italy: http://www.badmovies.org/movies/ymir/ymir8.jpg If those things ever get on the loose, you can kiss a decent bottle of Chianti to have with your pasta goodbye. So Venusian life, to put it politely, may have to end up "sleeping with the fishes": http://www.badmovies.org/movies/ymir/ymir1.jpg ....so that great Italian cuisine can survive. This isn't about any hate of Venusian life on my part. This is about the human "family's" business. Pat |
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"Al" wrote in message
... Is there an acronym for 'Terraforming? I mean a technical sounding one? No silly stuff. Yeah; "BS". |
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