Re: Anachronistic Acronyms in Parrot?

[Dan Sugalski]

At 02:43 PM 9/21/2001 -0400, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> > >They did - but only because it was easier than modifying all the computer
> > >programs...
> >
> > Really? People changed the way their language works because of
> > *computers*?  If that's not a sign that something's profoundly wrong
> > I don't know what is...
>
>This is nothing new.  Technology and culture have always affected each
>other.  The latin alphabet evolved because of the need to carve
>letters in blocks of granite.  (Or so I've heard.)  You may feel
>nostalgic for a while, but in the end, yesterday's "affront to our
>cultural heritage" will be tomorrow's "cherished traditions". :-)

Maybe. It feels like being forced to give up rye bread because my toaster 
won't handle it, though. I realize that technology and cultural change go 
hand in hand, but technology ought to be changed to deal with the 
restrictions of culture, not the other way around.

                                        Dan

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