Ideas about how software should behave
Michael Torrie
torriem at gmail.com
Wed Nov 8 14:44:03 EST 2017
On 11/08/2017 11:29 AM, Chris Angelico wrote:
> If that's true, then it's not possible for software to be
> "opinionated" either, because that definitely implies something human.
> And it's illogical to say "Windows is feeling cranky today" when
> something inexplicably fails. Nor should you talk about autocorrect
> "thinking it knows better than you". But all of these are ways that we
> talk about software. Ideas are just like software for our brains; when
> they're complex enough, they have lives and characteristics of their
> own.
This reminds me of a classic video clip from a few years ago. The new
Microsoft "We Share Your Pain" program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28FkfJiauk
> Please, Jon, accept that we were not deliberately trying
> to put you down.
Thanks for saying this, Chris. Sometimes we all need to be humble and
apologize even when offense was not intended.
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