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Old 07-18-2003, 03:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Computers...Male or Female

As you are aware, ships have long been characterized as being female (e.g.,
"Steady as she goes" or "She's listing to starboard, Captain!"). Recently, a group of computer scientists (all males) announced that
computers should also be referred to as being female. Their reasons for
drawing this conclusion are the followings:

1. No one but the Creator understands their internal logic.

2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is
incomprehensible to everyone else.

3. The message "Bad command or file name" is about as informative as, "If
you don't know why I'm mad at you, then I'm certainly not going to tell
you."

4. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later
retrieval.

5. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half
your paycheck on accessories for it.

However, another group of computer scientists (all female) think that
computers should be referred to as if they were male. Their reasons are the
followings:

1. They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.

2. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they ARE
the problem.

3. As soon as you commit to one you realize that, if you had waited a
little longer, you could have obtained a better model.

4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.

5. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of the night.
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Old 07-19-2003, 05:56 PM   #2 (permalink)
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hum well boy!!!battle of the sexes i wonder what are they going to name their own pc
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