▲ 319 ▼ It's been 13 years of "no, you can't do in the phone's webbrowser the thing you can do in a PC's webbrowser, you need to install a fucking app". People just accepted it. The fuckers accepted it. (hexbear.net) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by RNAi@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net 110 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] RION@hexbear.net 56 points 3 years ago (6 children) I regret to inform you it's joever permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (5 children) An application program is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task A howitzer is a projectile weapon designed to fire a specific projectile Rejoice, your paint guns are now all howitzers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) Thankfully the dictionaries get a little more specific. I do want an artillery capable paint gun though, that sounds rad permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) I presented the above as a joke and I had faith that the definition of a howitzer wasn't that vague to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) gottem 😎 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent [–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago The Task Manager in Windows always had an "Applications" tab and a "Processes" tab, going back to Windows 98 at least. "Programs" was always too broad and restricted to being colloquial; the specific word was either application or executable. What's worth ranting about is whether people have stopped understanding "App" as short for something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (5 children) An application program is a computer program designed to carry out a specific task A howitzer is a projectile weapon designed to fire a specific projectile Rejoice, your paint guns are now all howitzers! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) Thankfully the dictionaries get a little more specific. I do want an artillery capable paint gun though, that sounds rad permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) I presented the above as a joke and I had faith that the definition of a howitzer wasn't that vague to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) gottem 😎 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent [–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago The Task Manager in Windows always had an "Applications" tab and a "Processes" tab, going back to Windows 98 at least. "Programs" was always too broad and restricted to being colloquial; the specific word was either application or executable. What's worth ranting about is whether people have stopped understanding "App" as short for something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RION@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago (3 children) Thankfully the dictionaries get a little more specific. I do want an artillery capable paint gun though, that sounds rad permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) I presented the above as a joke and I had faith that the definition of a howitzer wasn't that vague to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) gottem 😎 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago (2 children) I presented the above as a joke and I had faith that the definition of a howitzer wasn't that vague to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) gottem 😎 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RION@hexbear.net 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) gottem 😎 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 3 years ago I used to think howitzer was a specific model or even brand of artillery piece, like the Gucci bag of artillery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago The Task Manager in Windows always had an "Applications" tab and a "Processes" tab, going back to Windows 98 at least. "Programs" was always too broad and restricted to being colloquial; the specific word was either application or executable. What's worth ranting about is whether people have stopped understanding "App" as short for something. permalink fedilink source parent
