I haven’t run into the thing in the OP yet, but after reading it, I’m sure I will soon. It stinks of the kind of thing people who don’t think about what they’re saying all that much like to say (and that would be a whooooole lotta people).
My peeve is the mis-use of “paradigm shift.” A paradigm shift is a truly neat thing when it happens; this is a great, descriptive phrase has been rendered buzzwordy by mis-use/over-use.
“Manually” is perfect for describing something that a computer will accomplish after the human does something. We touch computers with our hands. Instructing someone to do something manually (or “by hand”) is more descriptive than telling them to do it physically, or even without an adverb. Blinking Duck, you are physically (and metaphorically, and so forth) off the hook.
This is a literally great rant!
Are you serious?
Not me. This thread’s going to Cuba or everyone dies.
I took something of a beating not too long ago for lamenting that “skeptical” has come to mean “doubtful”. The lesson learned (or at least taught) was that language changes and people who stand in its way are worthless trolls.
OMG
Somewhat. It’s actually more like “Why are the meanings of these formerly distinct words being blurred together in a way that can reduce clarity?” I’m not a prescriptivist, but I’m annoyed by the shifts we’re discussing here.
I would have told Joan the Drone that I literally need you to physically suck my balls.
“Physically” has a specific meaning when you’re talking about software. Software can do things “logically” and it can do things “physically”. When you physically move a file, you are making a copy of it in a new location. When you logically move a file, the file doesn’t move at all and only the pointers to it move (or additional pointers are created). There’s not enough context to know whether the developer you were talking to used “physically” correctly, but it’s not always incorrect to use “physically” in this way.
The OP is just being old fashion.
Hey, you shouldn’t of gone off-topic like that. Let’s get this thread untracked.
I’m physically in pain from reading this.
For all intensive purposes; you’re post has trainwrecked my OP. Its to late, they’res no going back now you’ve physically let the air out of this thread, literally. :smack:
But when you said your balls, you were speaking figuratively, right? I assume you actually wanted her to suck your testicles.
I agree that software developers are in a tough spot because so much of what they do is virtual and abstract. For database work the term “physical” is important, especially as a contrast to “logical” or “functional”… but then software and database people understand how important it is to preserve that word’s utility. I doubt that they’ll end up abusing it – and if they do, a pedantic-but-curmudgeonly CompSci in the room will almost certainly correct their slip-up.