Am I the only one who hates the term "Analog" ???
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Oh, excuse me. Differing opinions and alternate theories are not welcome in this thread. Carry on.
(FYI, my post was not intended to be snarky in any way, just trying to add to the discussion. But thanks for the rudeness in return. Much appreciated.)
My ... Aren't we sensitive? I appreciate you responding, and I really can't view my reply to you as rude. All I was trying to say, in not the long way that I was avoiding previously, and I thought, with humor, is that if you begin stretching words all out of context of their established meanings, you render the process of defining words meaningless, and the assigning words to specific things pointless. Logic dictates that every impulse should be about making language more precise to eliminate misunderstanding and facilitate communication.
As far as you getting bent out of shape over my reply, ... well, that's your karma man, not mine.
Lol its just a term coined by someone and someone else thought it was cool and apparently enough people thought it was cool so it stuck with all the cool people because everyone like to be cool and say cool things to there freinds!!
Wait did I say cool enough times??
Wait did I say cool enough times??
sorry, I never read through the thread ... going for a Voop instead
Thanks, I had to Google that, ... Glad I was done eating.
That reminds me of the beverage with the name of Soda Pop, DO YOU HEAR ME COAST DWELLERS?
I'm pretty sure the term analog came from the emergence of digital technology. Ask anyone who is into synthesizers or watches.
Analog was the old version. When digital synthesizers and watches came out, the term "analog" would automatically refer to the older versions, before digital.
And no, OP, you're not the only one. I dislike the term as well, and have always referred to them as "cigs" or "real cigs". Or just plain ol' "cigarettes".
Hating words is a normal phenomenon. For example, my sister cannot stand the words "moist" or "photo". I dislike the terms "toot" (to take a hit off an ecig) and "stinkies" (another term for real cigs). Both words immediately bring to mind FARTS. Smelly farts. Or stinky diapers. I dislike thinking about that, so I avoid using those terms. Plus it's like hearing nails on a chalkboard.
Do I have a choice or even the right to demand other people stop using them? None whatsoever. Just accept it, man. Like TJ999 said, this has been debated on the forum since the word was first coined. The term isn't going anywhere.
EDIT: This means absolutely nothing to anybody, but I never ever liked the term "my bad". No, it's "my fault". I'm proud to say I've never, ever, ever used "my bad" in lieu of "my fault". The only times I've used "my bad" is when describing this very subject.
Also, I've been trying very hard to remember to tell people, "You're welcome," after they tell me "Thank you". I'm trying hard to avoid "No problem", "it's all good", etc.
Analog was the old version. When digital synthesizers and watches came out, the term "analog" would automatically refer to the older versions, before digital.
And no, OP, you're not the only one. I dislike the term as well, and have always referred to them as "cigs" or "real cigs". Or just plain ol' "cigarettes".
Hating words is a normal phenomenon. For example, my sister cannot stand the words "moist" or "photo". I dislike the terms "toot" (to take a hit off an ecig) and "stinkies" (another term for real cigs). Both words immediately bring to mind FARTS. Smelly farts. Or stinky diapers. I dislike thinking about that, so I avoid using those terms. Plus it's like hearing nails on a chalkboard.
Do I have a choice or even the right to demand other people stop using them? None whatsoever. Just accept it, man. Like TJ999 said, this has been debated on the forum since the word was first coined. The term isn't going anywhere.
EDIT: This means absolutely nothing to anybody, but I never ever liked the term "my bad". No, it's "my fault". I'm proud to say I've never, ever, ever used "my bad" in lieu of "my fault". The only times I've used "my bad" is when describing this very subject.
Also, I've been trying very hard to remember to tell people, "You're welcome," after they tell me "Thank you". I'm trying hard to avoid "No problem", "it's all good", etc.
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I'd call tobacco cigarettes "real" ones and pv's, vapourisers, e-cigs "pretend" ones. Then ridicule anyone that tried to ban a pretend anything.
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Close, but it really refers to a continuous signal (analog) or a quantized pulse signal, (digital), it just so happens analog was first, so we think of it as Old tech.
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Stinkies, is just silly,
And I wasn't going to start evicerating people for using the word, or tracking them down and dumping duck fat on their heads, I was just getting it off my chest, and making sure that people who did use it, knew exactly how ...-backwards it is.
Off topic.
Skynet sent the Terminator back in time to kill Sarah Conner, but she was able to destroy it in the machine press.
CyberDyne comes along, finds the broken processor chip and the forearm. From that bit of technology they create SkyNet. SkyNet becomes self-aware and nukes the humans. But John Connor comes along and leads the Resistance. So to kill him, SkyNet sends back a Terminator to kill his mom before he's born.
That's the original Terminator from the first movie (who is destroyed and leaves behind the broken processor chip and the forearm.)
And then CyberDyne comes along to find the broken processor chip and the forearm, which leads them to create SkyNet, who......
... Closed time loop, anyone?
(Definitely not antagonizing Supertrunker, all is cool, I love those movies, but they always confused me.... Also, if they can't send metal back into the past, how did they send the T-1000??)
Skynet sent the Terminator back in time to kill Sarah Conner, but she was able to destroy it in the machine press.
CyberDyne comes along, finds the broken processor chip and the forearm. From that bit of technology they create SkyNet. SkyNet becomes self-aware and nukes the humans. But John Connor comes along and leads the Resistance. So to kill him, SkyNet sends back a Terminator to kill his mom before he's born.
That's the original Terminator from the first movie (who is destroyed and leaves behind the broken processor chip and the forearm.)
And then CyberDyne comes along to find the broken processor chip and the forearm, which leads them to create SkyNet, who......
... Closed time loop, anyone?
(Definitely not antagonizing Supertrunker, all is cool, I love those movies, but they always confused me.... Also, if they can't send metal back into the past, how did they send the T-1000??)
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I am baffled by the intensity of the outrage about this word, this silly pun. It's just a joke. Nobody's afraid or trying to make you believe something or ordering you to use one word over another. It's just internet lingo. It means nothing. And no one really cares if you use it or not, i.e. you won't be penalized for saying 'cigarette' if you mean 'cigarette'.
My personal experience with 'analog' is this: I collect synthesizers. When I first heard someone refer to a cigarette as an 'analog', I just thought of it the way people refer to old analog synthesizers - 'oldschool'. It's the original, the old technology, the antiques. Personally, I love and prefer analog synths, but the joke was still funny to me. A cigarette burns from one end to the other in a straight line, like the way an analog synthesizer can adjust tone or filter settings - smoothly and without interruption. A digital synth, in contrast, can adjust tone or filters only in discreet units, because digital technology operates on two states: ON or OFF, like an e-cig is either being fired or not. I thought it was a clever analogy. Obviously, the term applies to more than just synths, but that's what I first thought of. And if you hate it so much, just think how much better your ocular focal muscles will be from all the eye rolling you get to do when you see it. Bonus!
My personal experience with 'analog' is this: I collect synthesizers. When I first heard someone refer to a cigarette as an 'analog', I just thought of it the way people refer to old analog synthesizers - 'oldschool'. It's the original, the old technology, the antiques. Personally, I love and prefer analog synths, but the joke was still funny to me. A cigarette burns from one end to the other in a straight line, like the way an analog synthesizer can adjust tone or filter settings - smoothly and without interruption. A digital synth, in contrast, can adjust tone or filters only in discreet units, because digital technology operates on two states: ON or OFF, like an e-cig is either being fired or not. I thought it was a clever analogy. Obviously, the term applies to more than just synths, but that's what I first thought of. And if you hate it so much, just think how much better your ocular focal muscles will be from all the eye rolling you get to do when you see it. Bonus!
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Hemi-metal, poly alloy, which I'm guessing is different than just "metal".
Hey, man, I loves me some meat fat. My heart hates me, though. When I get my ribeye, it's mid rare, and I ask for the fattiest one possible. And I even eat that fat. It's delicious!! I also love pork rinds.
Yeah, this 125 lb guy typing these words... I'll never die from obesity. My metabolism is just too fast. I will most likely die of a massive coronary attack.
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