tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664376548034702778.post1164561970360342635..comments2013-07-20T16:36:20.481-04:00Comments on The Next Phase: Tasteless Pudding and Edgeless Envelopes: Shorter Doesn’t Mean Better—or AnythingAline Kaplanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10025512161707003734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664376548034702778.post-76189644568412098612013-04-18T14:49:58.169-04:002013-04-18T14:49:58.169-04:00Cool - I love it - Especially from someone that ha...Cool - I love it - Especially from someone that has "pushed the envelope" more than one time in my lifetime – both in an airplane and out – But you as you know, especially us pilot types, short blurbs, acronyms, and micro sentences are a requirement when you are transmitting on the radio. So “Roger” means “I heard what you said, and I will comply or reply that not only do I understand, but I will take action based on the request”. So – with this pressure training in “make it short” it’s difficult for us “rocket scientists” to “draw out” the meaning of anything. What bothers me the most is when someone shortens a historical quote, comment or fact to turn it into something they can manipulate?<br /><br />How many people really know the full second amendment? And what it was designed to do? - does anyone know the third? Or do they plead the 5th? <br />JRidernoreply@blogger.com