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Jul 28, 2022 04:44:30 #
Hahaha
Sharing:
The SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'
A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. (THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems,
but half the time they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.
Sharing:
The SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine.
'House' for instance, is feminine: 'la casa.'
'Pencil,' however, is masculine: 'el lapiz.'
A student asked, 'What gender is 'computer'?'
Instead of giving the answer, the teacher split the class into two groups, male and female, and asked them to decide for themselves whether computer' should be a masculine or a feminine noun. Each group was asked to give four reasons for its recommendation.
The men's group decided that 'computer' should definitely be of the feminine gender ('la computadora'), because:
1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic;
2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else;
3. Even the smallest mistakes are stored in long term memory for possible later retrieval; and
4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. (THIS GETS BETTER!)
The women's group, however, concluded that computers should be Masculine ('el computador'), because:
1. In order to do anything with them, you have to turn them on;
2. They have a lot of data but still can't think for themselves;
3. They are supposed to help you solve problems,
but half the time they ARE the problem; and
4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that if you had waited a little longer, you could have gotten a better model.
The women won.
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Jul 29, 2022 08:21:44 #
Najataagihe wrote:
My computer identifies as non-binary.
That’s going to be a real problem because all the programming will be in binary. Maybe it’s a quantum machine.
Jul 29, 2022 09:25:54 #
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Jul 29, 2022 09:52:19 #
cdayton wrote:
That’s going to be a real problem because all the programming will be in binary. Maybe it’s a quantum machine.
You gave away the joke.
Jul 29, 2022 10:32:25 #
Najataagihe wrote:
You gave away the joke.
That's not a joke you can give away...it lies in two states.
Jul 29, 2022 12:01:16 #
Triple G wrote:
Hahaha
Sharing:
The SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine....
Sharing:
The SPANISH Teacher was explaining to her class that in Spanish, unlike English, nouns are designated as either masculine or feminine....
Jul 29, 2022 15:25:03 #
Jul 29, 2022 16:15:24 #
Najataagihe wrote:
My computer identifies as non-binary.
But the language is most likely binary.
Jul 30, 2022 02:36:08 #
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