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> We still do horses, but hardly anyone is favouring them for travelling around the continent delivering mail. Most alternatives are much faster, easier to use
by oneeyedpigeon 1y ago
> We still do horses, but hardly anyone is favouring them for travelling around the continent delivering mail.
Most alternatives are much faster, easier to use, and more reliable than the horse. Just like the terminal, in fact: your metaphor was prefect, you just had it the wrong way round :)
- hbn 1y agoYou can't possibly argue that a terminal is easier to use than a GUI. It's literally what brought computing into the mainstream, so you can click options that are presented to you rather than memorize a bunch of incantations.