On a similar note - still gets me when knowledgable folks talk about “polarity” 
of the signal rather than the correct term “polarization”. Something that was 
drilled into my brain (along with how to use a slide rule) first year in 
University.

> On Jun 5, 2026, at 11:55 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Is there some kind of psychiatric therapy, maybe hypnosis, that would cure me 
> of getting annoyed every time someone calls an antenna a “satellite”?
>  
> It’s almost the norm now, so you’d think I’d just get used to it, but if 
> anything it bugs me more as time goes on.
>  
> Maybe if I’d made the switch to fiber I wouldn’t have to worry about antennas 
> and what they’re called.  Probably there are annoyances in the fiber world as 
> well.  Like the people who think “fiber optic” is better than “fiber”?  Or 
> why is nothing a wire or cable anymore, it’s a “cord”?  But not having to 
> hear about “satellites” and “modems” and “boosters” and “bouncing the signal” 
> would be nice.
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