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And now we live in a time when I regularly hear people refer to their desktop wallpaper as their "screen saver" at work. I'm occasionally tempted to point out
by soylentcola 9y ago
And now we live in a time when I regularly hear people refer to their desktop wallpaper as their "screen saver" at work. I'm occasionally tempted to point out that a static wallpaper is the complete opposite of a screen saver, but then I remember that nobody likes a pedant (even an accurate one).
- dragonwriter 9y agoI remember lots of people doing that at least as far back as when Windows 3.x was common.
- ryandrake 9y ago> I remember that nobody likes a pedant (even an accurate one). It's just that nobody likes being corrected. Try correcting someone's spelling or grammar on any Internet forum (including HN), and you'll be hit with a barrage of "you know what I meant" and "language changes" retorts.
- iainmerrick 9y ago> > I remember that nobody likes a pedant (even an accurate one). > It's just that nobody likes being corrected. Nice one.