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Not the author, but to the author's defense, it is meant to be non-technical. And the first paragraph reads interesting to me.

• nailer 3y ago
  Most non technical people would think there are zero circumstances where a spreadsheet could be a cat.
  • ricardobeat 3y ago
    That's part of the explanation. It might not make sense at first, but you'll figure something out to avoid being slapped.
  • adrianmonk 3y ago
    It's obvious from context that it's the content of the media. To me at least. If I play you a song on Spotify and say, "Is this a saxophone?", you wouldn't say, "No, it's a iPhone running Spotify." If a policeman holds up a photograph of a person and says, "Is this the person who attacked you?", the victim doesn't say, "No, it's an 8 by 10 glossy print."
    • cshimmin 3y ago
      mais ceci n'est pas une pipe!
    • nailer 3y ago
      Yes but you had to think about it, as did I, and there was a moment where you went "hangon, did this person imply a spreadsheet could ever be a cat?" and thought you were 95% sure they did this very bizarre thing, it was distracting.