RE: Just promoted to Sr. TW!

[John Hedtke <john -at- hedtke -dot- com>]

"Ell-ee-dee," definitely.

And here's something you may not know: if you put an overvoltage 
through an LED, it goes through a state change and becomes, briefly, 
an NED (noise-emitting diode) and then, finally, a DED 
(darkness-emitting diode).

John


At 01:57 PM 10/18/2007, Tariel, Lauren R wrote:
>Here's an on-topic segue, "a LED"?  Care to defend your use of the 
>indefinite article?  Is that a typo or a political statement?  Oh 
>c'mon, make it a statement.  ;-)
>
>Do you pronounce "LED" as "led" or as "l-e-d"?  I use the latter 
>because the former sounds like "lead" and that would be heavy.
>
>Lauren
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>To: Guy K. Haas
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>Subject: Re: Just promoted to Sr. TW!
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>
>That's one of the reasons I wear asbestos underoos and carry a LED
>light on my keychain... Right next to the church key.
>
>On 10/18/07, Guy K. Haas <guy -at- hiskeyboard -dot- com> wrote:
> > Well, sometimes the Senior Writer generates more heat than light.
> >
> > Perhaps a different metaphor is called for...
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