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Posted by Justin on 10/12/98 11:36
Ian Gregory wrote on [5 Jan 2006 16:30:55 GMT]:
> On 2006-01-05, Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> wrote:
>
>> So, just what part of
>>
>> "I have lived my entire life without windows" is metaphor or analogy?
>
> Assuming that "windows" is refering to the Microsoft Windows
> operating system, I wonder how many people who have ever used
> a computer could make that statement if it were taken in the
> strictest sense? For example, in my case I have probably spent
> about 40,000 hours of my life interacting with computers (holy
> shit that is scary!) of which perhaps 40 hours was with a machine
> running Microsoft Windows (not including things like cash machines,
> many of which run some sort of Windows OS, or surfing websites
> hosted on Windows servers etc).
>
> But then there is the question of *why* I was using a Windows
> box for those 40 hours. Here are the reasons I can recall:
Why doesn't come into it. Claiming to have lived one's entire life
without Windows, especially in response to a statement saying it's hard
to do, yet having actually used Windows is not metaphor or analogy. It's
a bold faced lie.
> * I was required to by an employer
> * To access the Internet and only Windows boxen were available
> * I was helping a friend with their Windows box
> * It was the easy option for some particular rare task
>
> I am tempted to say that "I have lived my entire life without
> windows" but it is not strictly true. On the other hand I can't
> think of a better way to express the sentiment.
"I've never used windows unless I was required to"
> Here is another analogy. Can someone who has occasionally eaten
> meat by accident or meat contaminated food when nothing else
> was available say they have lived their entire life as a
> vegetarian?
Most vegetarians would say no, all vegans I know would definitely say
no.
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