Why is XYZ cooler than ABC?

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27 Comments

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 215d (1 reply)

ABC are variables, but XYZ are coordinates. XYZ gives you a space to work in, but you never know what ABC are up to.

kaulquappus@feddit.org · 4 pts · 214d

This despite society's frequent demand to "Know your ABCs".

Deebster@infosec.pub · 18 pts · 215d

Everyone knows ABC, but unfortunately, familiarity breeds contempt. XYZ are edgy, angular and never go home alone.

SethranKada@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 215d

Because ABC sounds like a kids song, but XYZ sounds like tech-bros. While notorious for poor financial decisions, they definitely understand marketing.

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 215d (2 replies)

ABC implies there are D through to Z

While XYZ is a 3 point plan because nothing is after Z

squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi · 7 pts · 215d (1 reply)

Except when you're german and there's ÄÖÜẞ after Z

slazer2au@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 215d

Fancy letters don't count :P

moondoggie@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 214d

ABC & 123 were all known associates of Michael Jackson

11111one11111@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 215d (1 reply)

Nothing is cooler than the letter "elemenoh." Lol (L, M, N, O)

ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 213d

I like the letter schwa

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quilan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 213d

The math, CS & physics crowd knows the superiority of IJK

Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 215d

X is unknown, XYZ are also used for co-ordinates.

ABC is the start of teaching the alphabet to kids

theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 215d

More angles

DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 215d

ABC implies you only know 3 letters

XYZ is cooler since you know more letters

Also ABC sounds like the term for American-Born Chinese, which is very uncool imo since they only know 1 language. Whereas me on the other hand spending my first 8 years in Mainland China, I knows more than 1 language, which is way cooler (/kidding xD I barely know past 2nd grade level)

jet@hackertalks.com · 2 pts · 213d

Let me introduce i,n,j

pdxfed@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 214d

X factor.

Also, who wants to alpha or beta test products? I'll take the finished iterations, thank you.

Libb@piefed.social · 2 pts · 215d

Depends how long you keep them in the fridge.

yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 214d

X gon give it to ya. Whats C gonna do? Nothin thats what.

trk@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 213d

ABC is for destinations IJK is for numbers/counters XYZ is for objects/brands

chunes@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 215d (1 reply)

I think generation alpha sounds cooler than generation y. Gen X and Z are pretty cool too though.

callyral@pawb.social · 1 pts · 215d

Gen Y are Millennials

steeznson@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 215d

Abstract Base Classes just remind people of Java lasagna code. Whereas XYZ is inseparable from Hilary Putnam's water analogue in his famous Twin Earth thought experiment.

FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 213d

A, B, and C are commonly used letters. X, Y, and Z are rarer

FoolsQuartz@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 214d

Because we like feeling like we use all of our letters equally. If ABC is used for lists we use XYZ for unknown variables

LordFireCrotch@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 214d

It's the X.

TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 213d

because my instance is on xyz

breadsmasher@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 215d

says who?