How did the phrase “Roger that” originate?

How did the phrase “Roger that” originate?


How did the phrase “Roger that” originate?

In the 1940s, the American military and British RAF used a spelling alphabet different from the current well-known Alfa, Bravo, Charlie. The letter “R” was used as an abbreviation for “received” back in the times when messages were send via telegraphy (in Morse code), and the practice of confirming that a transmission was received by sending an “R” back was extended to spoken radio communication at the advent of two-way radio during World War II. The phonetic alphabet used by the British and American military during the World War II was: Able, Baker, Charlie, Dog, Easy, Fox, George, How, Item, Jig, King, Love, Mike, Nan, Oboe, Peter, Queen, Roger, Sugar, Tare, Uncle, Victor, William, X-ray, Yoke, Zebra When a soldier or a radio operator said “Roger” after receiving a transmission, he was simply saying “R” for “received”. The alphabet has changed since then, but the practice of replying to a message by saying “Roger” stuck. Source: Origin of the phrase “Roger that” in English Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think these are wrongly attributed email us

QR codes launched in Stanley, Tasmania, providing digital tour guides

QR codes launched in Stanley, Tasmania, providing digital tour guides


QR codes launched in Stanley, Tasmania, providing digital tour guides

The quaint, seaside town of Stanley, Tasmania, is using quick response codes to give tourists an improved visiting experience. Using any reader app for QR codes, visitors to the location can take part in a self-guided tour. It is an interactive heritage walk that is meant to highlight some of the most interesting and unique features of Stanley’s history. This seaside town is located at the far northwest of the of Tasmania and its past is a unique one. Tourists will now be able to discover a great deal more of it all on their own and in the language that is most familiar to them. Source Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think these are wrongly attributed email us

How Targeted Ads Work

How Targeted Ads Work


How Targeted Ads Work

Do you get that creepy stalker feeling when seeing some ads? What you are seeing are retargeted advertisements. Retargeted ads are designed to capture the attention of the browser-window shoppers of the internet. While we continue our research around the web, they are tailored to redirect us back to just the right pair of socks. If you are a website owner — like eBay, flipkart or Amazo — ad tech companies provide a few lines of code for your website. Whenever someone visits your site, the code drops a browser cookie that will mark you anonymously as someone who has visited this site. After that, whenever you load Facebook or any other website with ads, the advertising networks will look at the cookies on your computer using the information about which websites you’ve visited to choose which ad to display. Source: Ask The Decoder: Stalked by socks | Al Jazeera America Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think these are wrongly attributed email us

How Data Science Is Transforming Sales and Marketing

How Data Science Is Transforming Sales and Marketing


How Data Science Is Transforming Sales and Marketing

Data science – and predictive analytics, in particular – is moving the goalposts for salespeople and marketers alike. In fact, it’s moving the entire stadium. Predictive analytics is the foundational discipline that can make marketing more effective and targeted, and your salespeople better informed and more precise in their messaging. Predictive analytics leverages a variety of techniques, including statistical analysis, modeling, machine learning, and data mining, to enable us to predict the future. Source: How Data Science Is Transforming Sales and Marketing Rights to all content (text, images, videos etc.) with post source. If you think attribution is in error email us