orthonormal comments on A Problem with Abbreviations and Acronyms - Less Wrong
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IAWYC, but ISTM that it's not that much easier to type out the whole phrase when using computers, unless you've got a lot of custom macros going. And in the LCPW, context should be enough for acronyms, though naturally YMMV.
Essentially, YSITTBIDWTCIYSTEIWEWITTAW.
ETA: OK, that really doesn't work here, but I couldn't resist.
:-)