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You have to go to the second page of the full PDF to even see what LAPD stands for, which is Laser-Assisted Photography Detection. They need to be more mindful

You have to go to the second page of the full PDF to even see what LAPD stands for, which is Laser-Assisted Photography Detection. They need to be more mindful of this, especially when they made up the acronym themselves.

intrasight 5y ago
Cool tech. Too bad about the paper title. One should never use a novel acronym in an academic title IMHO.
- w0mbat 5y ago
  LAPD is worse than novel, it is already used in another context where it is very well known. Most people will already know this, but LAPD = Los Angeles Police Department, often featured in TV shows, films and the news.
  - elzbardico 5y ago
    The authors are from Singapore. The association is not that direct for non-americans. Actually, I only noticed it after several people mentioned it here.
  - ska 5y ago
    > Most people will already know this, but LAPD s/most people/most americans/ plus some non americans of course, but it's not a global association by any means.
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PeterHolzwarth 5y ago
95.75 percent of the planet is not American, if you are partially referring to the acronym of the police department.
- haswell 5y ago
  Regardless of this, it's generally good form to define an acronym the first time it's used, even if there was no duplication/overlap. With that said, while you're correct: - A significant portion of tech advancement is US-centric, so I understand the instinct to ask for clarification - I'd argue that the LAPD is relatively well-known world-wide, much like the RCMP, or RAF, or other very famous organizations
  - Jolter 5y ago
    Well, you just got me to Google “rcmp”. That’s just one data point of course, and I was indeed aware of their informal name from popular culture.
  - Majestic121 5y ago
    I don't think you should argue this : No idea what RCMP stands for without a google search. I got RAF from the context (I assume you mean Royal Air Force ?), but without context I would map it to other things. And I have no assumption about the meaning of LAPD

intrasight 5y ago

Cool tech. Too bad about the paper title. One should never use a novel acronym in an academic title IMHO.

w0mbat 5y ago
LAPD is worse than novel, it is already used in another context where it is very well known. Most people will already know this, but LAPD = Los Angeles Police Department, often featured in TV shows, films and the news.
- elzbardico 5y ago
  The authors are from Singapore. The association is not that direct for non-americans. Actually, I only noticed it after several people mentioned it here.
- ska 5y ago
  > Most people will already know this, but LAPD s/most people/most americans/ plus some non americans of course, but it's not a global association by any means.

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PeterHolzwarth 5y ago

95.75 percent of the planet is not American, if you are partially referring to the acronym of the police department.

haswell 5y ago
Regardless of this, it's generally good form to define an acronym the first time it's used, even if there was no duplication/overlap. With that said, while you're correct: - A significant portion of tech advancement is US-centric, so I understand the instinct to ask for clarification - I'd argue that the LAPD is relatively well-known world-wide, much like the RCMP, or RAF, or other very famous organizations
- Jolter 5y ago
  Well, you just got me to Google “rcmp”. That’s just one data point of course, and I was indeed aware of their informal name from popular culture.
- Majestic121 5y ago
  I don't think you should argue this : No idea what RCMP stands for without a google search. I got RAF from the context (I assume you mean Royal Air Force ?), but without context I would map it to other things. And I have no assumption about the meaning of LAPD