Also I doubt Owen ever said "top bit", I imagine it was probably "high-order bit"…
I like the question though, can a bug be on purpose. Seems like it would be in the eye of the beholder, one person's bug might be another's feature. --joshua On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:57 PM, Douglas Roberts <d...@parrot-farm.net> wrote: > Nick's counselling session will be scheduled shortly... > > --Doug (Who can tell when his chain is being yanked.) > > > On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Nicholas Thompson > <nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Now you all know, that, ever since Owen first used the word “top bit” in my > presence, nearly a decade ago, I have followed, with rapt attention, the use > of language on this list. So, you guys. I need to understand this better. > Can a “bug” be “on purpose”? It sounds to me like Google has sabotaged its > own product, right. Therefore, if I understand the language, any Nexus phone > thatactually worked, would be “buggy”., by definition. I am sorry to bother > you about this, but these are the kinds of things that keep me awake at > night. N > > > > From: Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Douglas Roberts > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 1:44 PM > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > Subject: [FRIAM] Just sent this to the Google Device Support Team > > > > Hi, Google Device Support Team. > > > > It's been a while since we spoke, but I recently discovered that someone in > your organization has been (I hope inadvertently) disseminating inaccurate > information about this Nexus 4 bug, and I thought you'd want to know about it > right away. > > > > Here's the deal: you see, we all know that the Nexus 4 was not designed on > purpose to prevent wifi and bluetooth from being used at the same time. We > all know that it is a bug. Well, all of us except for Steve, apparently. > Here, read for yourselves: > > > > http://things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/03/translated.html > > > > Now, we all have the utmost confidence that someone in your organization will > immediately take Steve aside for a private little counselling session about > the inappropriateness of, shall we say, bending the truth regarding this > particular flaw in the Nexus 4 product. > > > > Thanks for your prompt attention to this matter. > > > > Best, > > > > --Doug > > > > -- > > Doug Roberts > d...@parrot-farm.net > > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins > > > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-672-8213 - Mobile > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > -- > Doug Roberts > d...@parrot-farm.net > http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins > > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-672-8213 - Mobile > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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