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Could we (as in, everyone) please stop referring to programs in general as "apps"? It's retarded. An "app" is a specific kind of program for a smartphone. mount

Could we (as in, everyone) please stop referring to programs in general as "apps"? It's retarded. An "app" is a specific kind of program for a smartphone. mount isn't such a program. Sorry, this just bugged me.

delinka 14y ago
I'm with wikipedia on this one: "Application software, also known as an application or an app, is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_application http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_application
- pubby 14y ago
  Application software is such a vague and undescriptive word that it's better to just use the terms "program" and "software" as they're impossible to misuse or argue about. Wikipedia uses the term "utility" to refer to programs like mount, although again, just call it a program and be done with it. (this is just a general remark, not a reply)
jere 14y ago
Here's one of those retarded people: http://youtu.be/RhD5lIHxCN0?t=1m29s http://youtu.be/RhD5lIHxCN0?t=1m29s
amalcon 14y ago
The term "app" was in use before smartphones even existed, so no.
swang 14y ago
Could we (as in, everyone) please stop referring to something we find stupid or dumb in general as "retarded"? It's offensive. Sorry, this just bugged me.
- baddox 14y ago
  If your best argument for why someone should stop doing something is that "it's offensive," I will have trouble taking your side.
  - kevinpet 14y ago
    "it's retarded" appears to take on the place in a paragraph where an actual argument or reason would go, but it isn't. It's just a childish phrase used to indicate dislike for something. If you don't like the "it's offensive to use a phrase indicating some form of developmental disorder as a pejorative", then please consider the argument that it accomplishes and communicates nothing except the fact that the speaker / writer lacks the ability or motivation to articulate his objections.
  - natrius 14y ago
    When given a choice between two otherwise equivalent options, most non-sociopaths will choose the option that is less likely to offend their audience.
    - rimantas 14y ago
      Fuck the audience. If they are so easily offended they should get therapy instead of calling others sociopaths. Offence is taken, not given.
      - Karunamon 14y ago
        However, if you're attempting to get a point across, you generally do better by keeping social norms in mind. Offending your audience instantly makes them think about whatever "horrible" thing you just said and not on whatever point you're trying to communicate. Put another way, if nobody is getting your point, perhaps the problem isn't with the audience :) (I am, however, going to steal that "offense is taken, not given" line for future (ab)use)
        baddox 14y ago
gruseom 14y ago
"App" doesn't imply smartphones. It has been used this way since at least the 80s: https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22killer+app%22&tbs=,cdr:1,cd_max:Dec+31_2+1990&num=10 https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22kil...
Karunamon 14y ago
>An "app" is a specific kind of program for a smartphone. No, "app" is short for "application". The term "killer app" has been around long before there was such a thing as a smartphone. Stop being bothered by such trivial matters, moreso when you don't know what you're talking about.

delinka 14y ago

I'm with wikipedia on this one: "Application software, also known as an application or an app, is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks." From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_application http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_application

pubby 14y ago
Application software is such a vague and undescriptive word that it's better to just use the terms "program" and "software" as they're impossible to misuse or argue about. Wikipedia uses the term "utility" to refer to programs like mount, although again, just call it a program and be done with it. (this is just a general remark, not a reply)

jere 14y ago

Here's one of those retarded people: http://youtu.be/RhD5lIHxCN0?t=1m29s http://youtu.be/RhD5lIHxCN0?t=1m29s

amalcon 14y ago

The term "app" was in use before smartphones even existed, so no.

swang 14y ago

Could we (as in, everyone) please stop referring to something we find stupid or dumb in general as "retarded"? It's offensive. Sorry, this just bugged me.

baddox 14y ago
If your best argument for why someone should stop doing something is that "it's offensive," I will have trouble taking your side.
- kevinpet 14y ago
  "it's retarded" appears to take on the place in a paragraph where an actual argument or reason would go, but it isn't. It's just a childish phrase used to indicate dislike for something. If you don't like the "it's offensive to use a phrase indicating some form of developmental disorder as a pejorative", then please consider the argument that it accomplishes and communicates nothing except the fact that the speaker / writer lacks the ability or motivation to articulate his objections.
- natrius 14y ago
  When given a choice between two otherwise equivalent options, most non-sociopaths will choose the option that is less likely to offend their audience.
  - rimantas 14y ago
    Fuck the audience. If they are so easily offended they should get therapy instead of calling others sociopaths. Offence is taken, not given.
    - Karunamon 14y ago
      However, if you're attempting to get a point across, you generally do better by keeping social norms in mind. Offending your audience instantly makes them think about whatever "horrible" thing you just said and not on whatever point you're trying to communicate. Put another way, if nobody is getting your point, perhaps the problem isn't with the audience :) (I am, however, going to steal that "offense is taken, not given" line for future (ab)use)
      - baddox 14y ago

gruseom 14y ago

"App" doesn't imply smartphones. It has been used this way since at least the 80s: https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22killer+app%22&tbs=,cdr:1,cd_max:Dec+31_2+1990&num=10 https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=%22kil...

Karunamon 14y ago

>An "app" is a specific kind of program for a smartphone. No, "app" is short for "application". The term "killer app" has been around long before there was such a thing as a smartphone. Stop being bothered by such trivial matters, moreso when you don't know what you're talking about.