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It is implicit, the point is this makes it explicit.
by imron 11y ago
It is implicit, the point is this makes it explicit.
- Dylan16807 11y agoBut why? It's obvious. Making it explicit has no benefit, and makes you waste a bunch of words explaining yourself.
- ashitlerferad 11y agoMaking it explicit has the benefit of making people actually think about who has control over the computers they are using.
- Dylan16807 11y agoSaying it's a service already makes the control explicit. Adding the word 'substitute' does nothing on that front.
- ashitlerferad 11y agoIt seems to me that people rarely think about the software behind a service, this is a mechanism to bring that secret software into people's minds and discussions.
- yazaddaruvala 11y agoObvious, and emphasized, are very different things!