meaningless phrase of the day

[dianec42]

"Digital software."

Um, right. As opposed to, what, analog software?

Hmm.

Comments

[tobyaw]

Analogue software to run on an analogue computer?

[nosebeepbear.livejournal.com]

Oral software.

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

*sits on hands*
ain't touching that one.....

[nosebeepbear.livejournal.com]

*evil grin*

[anneb.livejournal.com]

Yup. Preprogrammed abacus settings. Or maybe those young ladies at Bletchley Park in WWII were squishy software.

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

Well, I seem to recall that the first usage of the word "computer" was as a job description, not a machine. Not sure if it was those same ladies though.

(User friendly interface?! But I just met 'er!)

[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

Is than an instruction? Surely anyone with half a brain would prefer to use a friendly interface?

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

No, say it out loud, "Use her..."

... oh, forget it.