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> has some cringe worthy descriptions of technical things Par for the course when trying to explain things to non-technical people. People joke but you can se
by threeseed 5y ago
> has some cringe worthy descriptions of technical things
Par for the course when trying to explain things to non-technical people.
People joke but you can see the thought process in explaining to a politician that the internet is a "series of tubes" for example.
- sam-2727 5y agoReminds me of when the Oracle v. Google case was argued in front of the Supreme Court on a series of metaphors, among other things comparing Java to football teams: https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21506172/oracle-google-java-supreme-court-hearings-oral-arguments-metaphors-qwerty https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/9/21506172/oracle-google-ja...
- ls612 5y agoThe justices clearly boned up on the technical aspects of the case though as their opinion shows a good grasp of what is going on in the underlying dispute over Android.