Ideas about how software should behave

[Michael Torrie]

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.