U.S. NAVY STOPS YELLING AT YOU by dropping all-capitals communications
This final note on the way out, courtesy of the United States Navy.
For 150 years — since the earliest days of telegrams and teletypes — the official Navy communications system only allowed FOR ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAKES PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY’RE BEING YELLED AT.
THEY’RE ROLLING OUT A NEW SYSTEM ACCEPTING WHAT THE WORLD ALREADY KNOWS. THAT ALL CAPS ARE JUST REALLY ANNOYING.
THE BEST PART? THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WAS IN ALL CAPS.
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