OT Re: Naming Computers (strategy, and WHY)

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Fri Oct 25 09:46:00 2002

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Gene Buckle wrote:

> > > One summer when I was teaching a summer course for some students
> > > in the 12-14 year old range. One of the students asked a question
> > > where I needed a dummy variable. So for illustration, I naturally
> > > named it dummy. A day or so later the program director approached
> > > me very concerned because the student had reported that I had called
> > > him a dummy.
> >
> > Hmm, it seems he really was ;)
> >
>
> After that, I'd happily rename the variable to "smart" and the student to
> "fucking idiot". :)

  Had a student in California complain to IBM because I kept calling her
"ma'am"
  Seriously.

        Doc
Received on Fri Oct 25 2002 - 09:46:00 BST