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If you’re wondering if STIR/SHAKEN was a James Bond reference, the answer is yes, and SHAKEN stands for “Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using
by webkike 7y ago
If you’re wondering if STIR/SHAKEN was a James Bond reference, the answer is yes, and SHAKEN stands for “Signature-based Handling of Asserted information using toKENs”
- nsxwolf 7y agoBackronym writing is a real gift.
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- aasasd 7y agoI vaguely wonder sometimes as to what's the origin of the extreme US cheesiness with these names. Like, it's elementary-school level kitsch. So far my guess is ‘the forties’. Or maybe the fifties, with all the ‘atomic’ ridiculousness.
- aasasd 7y agoHowever, I gotta say I like the semantics where the more emotionally positive the title, the worse the actual bill is. Other countries tend to hide that behind uninformative titles or just numbers, so you have to read the actual bill to figure out if it's good or bad. With the US, you can be sure that a ‘GOODTHING’ bill would be something from 4chan. The name in the post seems pretty emotionally neutral.
- plandis 7y agoReally missed out on the opportunity to have STIR/SHAT