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		nitrogen on May 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 8.2 magnitude earthquake off Russia with potential... I imagine NOAA and NWS bulletins are in all caps for compatibility with ancient systems, but I still have to wonder if they'll ever see a reason to start using lowercase letters.

waterlesscloud on May 24, 2013 [–]

My guess is it's for legibility on faxes, which go out over radio.

But it does seem like there might come a day when that tech is completely obsoleted.

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