tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post8768842688675642907..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: Curmudgeon reviews obsolete techno-termsThe Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-87281891903639753272009-08-31T16:55:47.765-05:002009-08-31T16:55:47.765-05:00I read this the other day and thought "I'...I read this the other day and thought "I'm glad I work at home". All I have to worry about is if the baby or dogs have messed something up (again).sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-69022028771169308252009-08-28T09:09:20.698-05:002009-08-28T09:09:20.698-05:00Thanks, I think.Thanks, I think.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-18750636027023081772009-08-28T08:35:34.350-05:002009-08-28T08:35:34.350-05:00I initially thought the use of 'lede' was ...I initially thought the use of 'lede' was rather precious myself -- but the spelling makes the intended meaning clear -- and isn't that the point?<br /><br />As for your other questions, from Ms. Marsan's article:<br /><br /><b>Thin client</b> -- "You have to give Larry Ellison credit for seeing many of the flaws in the client/server computing architecture and for popularizing the term 'thin client' to refer to Oracle's alternative terminal-like approach. In 1993, Ellison was touting thin clients as a way for large organizations to improve network security and manageability. Although thin clients never replaced PCs, the concept is similar to 'virtual desktops' that are gaining popularity today as a way of supporting mobile workers."<br /><br />I don't know that this explanation helps. I didn't understand it, anyway.<br /><br />As for <b>Rboc</b>, Marsan wrote that this is an abbreviation for the "Regional Bell Operating Companies" a/k/a the Baby Bells. Some of those Baby Bells are all grown up now, having devoured their siblings. Marsan wrote, "Telecom industry mergers over the last 15 years have formed integrated local- and long-distance carriers such as AT&T, Verizon and Qwest. This makes not only the term RBOC obsolete, but also the terms ILEC for Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier [i.e., GTE] and CLEC for Competitive Local Exchange Carrier [i.e., MFS]." So we don't have to learn those terms either....The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-54059478536766727882009-08-27T17:52:53.319-05:002009-08-27T17:52:53.319-05:00A left turn comment: I know it's the lede; bu...A left turn comment: I know it's the lede; but, I don't like the word. <br /><br />And what are a Rboc's and thin clients? I'm not looking them up.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.com