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It amazes me that technology to do this isn't already mainstream and ubiquitous.
by mike-cardwell 11y ago
It amazes me that technology to do this isn't already mainstream and ubiquitous.
- noir_lord 11y agoIt doesn't amaze me, the FDA and organisations like it are brilliant (without them the world would be a worse place) but they do put a retard on a lot of the cool stuff by demanding exhaustive testing (which in fairness I can't disagree with, medical stuff isn't a website where you can just patch it later - people will die). It's not a perfect system though as substandard stuff does get through and the barriers to effective entry are so high that only the big well funded companies can afford access - not really sure what you can do about that.
- to3m 11y agoI think you're supposed to call them mentally handicapped.
- to3m 11y agoI must be unaware of the other meaning of the noun "retard". As an alternative in this case, I might suggest, "brake".
- noir_lord 11y agoNot really, it was the correct word appropriately used. > Retard - delay or hold back in terms of progress or development.
- to3m 11y agoYes, and that's "retard", the verb. A totally different word! (Maybe it depends on dialect, but as I've always heard it spoken, it doesn't even sound the same.) "They do put a retard" - here, the word "retard" is used in a noun position. Therefore, it is a noun. Therefore, it must refer (and with an implication of cruel disaparagement) to somebody who is mentally handicapped. I wonder if they use the same person each time?