The Pain Of Giving Out Your Email
Address Over The Phone Have you ever experienced trying to give your web address or
email address over the phone? If so, you understand the pitfalls of
the English Alphabet when it comes to transmitting alphabet
information over a telephone line. The problem is that many of the
letters sound too much alike and are hard to distinguish from each
other. For example, "B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, Z" all end with the "ee"
sound and "F and S" are also very confusing. Now that's where the
Army Alphabet comes in. The Army figured out a long time ago that if
you're going to transmit information about bombing targets that you
better be darn sure that you get that information right. They had to
devise a system to minimize errors. They came up with a Phonetic
Alphabet that would assign an easily distinguishable word to each
letter in the alphabet. This made it possible to relay information
over radios and telephones in a more efficient and accurate manner.
Now why can't we apply this wonderful alphabet technology to the
modern civilian world where millions of people are having the
daunting task of relaying web and email address information over
the phone lines. They could be managing their back account,
discussing their phone bill, or ordering the latest fancy electronic gadget from an
online web store, but in any case they still need to transfer
alphabetic information. That information could be the billing or
shipping address, model number or product code, or it could be the
most difficult of them all, the email address. The bottom line is that
the Army Alphabet could
benefit society on the whole by making the transfer of information
easier, faster, and more accurate just like it did for the military.
In fact, I think it would be a good idea if everyone started
printing little "Army Alphabet" charts and sticking them to their
computer monitors, so they could have it there for quick and easy
reference. I use it every time I go out for
Fast Food and have to talk to that
horrible
drive-thru speaker system.
Video of the Day
Science Fiction: In the not too distant future (2012) the planet
Earth will be ruled by the countries with the most
advanced robot
technology. The two superpowers will be Japan and the United States
and they will divide the planet into two equal and peaceful halves.
However, there will still be skirmishes along the border regions.
This is the story of
BigDog versus Asimo. BigDog is the rugged 4
legged American robot and Asimo is the advanced 2 legged Japanese
robot. Added: March 26, 2008
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PRACTICE EXERCISE
Think of your favorite web site and then break it down into the Army
Alphabet components and then do a practice dry run of what it would
sound like transferring it over the phone. For example, my favorite
web site is "PENPER.COM" which would translate in Army Talk as the following:
PENPER.COM = PAPA - ECHO - NOVEMBER - PAPA -
ECHO - ROMEO - DOT COM
Notice that you don't really have to translate the "DOT COM"
because most people are already familiar with that term, but you
might have to translate other domain extensions that are not quite
as familiar to the general public.
And why
should I learn the Army Alphabet? Learn the Army Alphabet for everyday use. Use
it for mail orders, internet orders, calling about bills,
talking to the phone company, cable company, utility company,
etc. Use it to impress your relatives, friends, family. And
finally, use the
Army Alphabet to impress your girlfriend or boyfriend. Besides
it sounds really cool over a walkie-talkie or even a speaker
phone.
A
Laptop Cooler
that's good enough for the Military? Many people from all branches of the military have ordered
QuadCooler products to keep their laptops cool, but in
the past the US Army has actually supplied some of its troops with
the
QuadCooler 4 fan laptop cooler. When you look at
the design of a laptop computer you will realize that the internal
cooling relies on having a flat surface like a desk or table to
provide an air gap beneath the laptop. When you're on active duty in
the Army, you don't always have the convenience of a desktop. That's
where the QuadCooler cooling platform comes in. It provides the air
gap that laptops desire. In addition, it uses its four (4) powerful
fans to draw the hot air down and away from the laptop to provide
even more cooling. This can really come in handy if your working in
a desert environment. The QuadCooler is made of strong ABS plastic,
so that it's sturdy yet lightweight. It's also not very thick, which
allows it to be packed along with the laptop in most cases. Lastly,
the QuadCooler is powered by the laptop itself via a
special USB
cable that plugs into any available USB port. Therefore, it NEVER
NEEDS BATTERIES. All in all, the QuadCooler is a great choice as a
laptop cooling solution
whether you're writing a term paper on a college campus or entering
coordinates on a battle field. For more product information, please
visit:
www.QuadCooler.com
Above is a video of a new
Robotic Dog that could be used
as a new tool for the Army. It gives new meaning to the term
"Army Dog".
Can you imagine one of these things tracking you down in a
forest. They could equip it will all the latest technology like
infrared, ultrasonic hearing, smell detector, satellite UPS,
etc. They could also equip it with the latest weaponry like
rocket launcher, grenade launcher, machine guns, taser, tear
gas, etc. And don't forget to
watch the BigDog vs. Asimo video.
Here is the latest version of the famous "BigDog
vs Asimo" video. It has been totally remixed,
re-edited, and re-animated. The robot's look fantastic and
the animation is 100 percent better than the
original BigDog vs Asimo video.
As always, there's lots of action and it has a very
explosive ending. Opps, I hope I didn't spoil the ending. In
addition, it features a new city in the background. Let's
see if you can name the city correctly.
The video shows
Pretty Asian Girl (or maybe she
is a robot too)
teaching the little
Asimo Robot to dance. It is a
very cute video and I am very impressed with Asimo's dancing
skills.
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