It's true that much of the population has no idea what "beta" used to mean. I had to explain it to someone the other day. Perhaps we've passed the point where

It's true that much of the population has no idea what "beta" used to mean. I had to explain it to someone the other day. Perhaps we've passed the point where "beta" changes meanings in mainstream usage. Oh, well, at least it didn't go the way of the word "hacker".