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06-22-2012, 04:11 PM | #47 | |
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The vibrations are continuous not discrete, and therefor sound is analog. |
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06-22-2012, 04:22 PM | #48 |
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06-22-2012, 04:38 PM | #49 |
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Since we're quibbling over words anyway: 1s and 0s are abstract since computers are inherently analog devices. The interpretation of analog signals (in other words, an abstraction) is what makes computers digital.
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06-22-2012, 05:43 PM | #50 |
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I'm totally lost at this point, but happy to see that at least two people have used the word discrete properly.
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06-22-2012, 05:58 PM | #51 | |
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Language is also an abstraction. This is why, while new idioms will undoubtedly occur, they aren't necessary. Words are all in a certain degree of flux. Words are 100% recyclable. |
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06-22-2012, 11:25 PM | #53 | |
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06-23-2012, 12:01 PM | #56 |
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Here's a new idiom we've gotten from the new age: Ever since photography has been taken over by computers, we no longer retouch photos; we photoshop them.
We google, we text, we go online, we click, we listen to MP3s... all of those are new idioms given to us by the computer age. The process of developing new idioms is never-ending. |
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Or as I heard someone telling a friend with Alzheimers (the person didn't know); "Your hard drive has some bad sectors". |
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06-23-2012, 07:05 PM | #59 |
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People seem to love looking for cute idioms to mean "stupid," such as "four fries short of a happy meal." Maybe people will start using phrases like "under clocked," or "hard drive locked up," to denote stupidity in the future.
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404 has been used for 'clueless' for a few years now. Also, much like mechanics refer to problems with "the nut behind the wheel," techs often note that "the problem was found between the chair and the keyboard" or the system had an "ID10T" error (said "I.D. ten T") |
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