Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/27

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Subject: [Leica] A simple ran
From: Simon Stevens <simon@camera-craftsman.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 10:03:45 -0400
 
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
Replies: Reply from Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com> ([Leica] Boston Brown)