I probably should not pick such a nit, but all of Silicon Valley would haunt me for years.
The term actually used there is "civilian". I don't know exactly why it was became so popular in the 70's but I believe it is when it was first used relating to computing. Naturally it was used by the military derisively forever. Back to the show! -- Owen On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > All, > > When I first moved here, seven years ago, Owen set me down and eldered me > concerning "citizens like me" who have no respect for threads, whereas, > people like YOU, people who really are experienced with computers, see the > importance of not bending threads But this is the worst gang of @##!@&% > thread benders I have ever had the misfortune to talk with. Thus, I now > find myself in the unlikely role of the FRIAM thread fascist. Owen, you > can pass me the Official Gavel, next time we meet. **** > > <snip>** >
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