Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 14:22:53 10/18/99
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On October 18, 1999 at 11:55:04, Robert Pope wrote: >On October 18, 1999 at 09:59:22, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On October 18, 1999 at 05:48:37, Ed Schröder wrote: >> >>>>Posted by Robert Hyatt on October 17, 1999 at 09:53:55: >>> >>>>>>I was thinking about your tremendous envy of the DB project. You have taken >>>>>>every chance possible to 'do them in'. from your mistaken statements about >>>>>>their output, to whatever. >>>>> >>>>>I can't remember any "mistaken statements" from Amir regarding DB. >>>>> >>>>>>your loss, not mine... >>>>> >>>>>Come on, some of us are just curious, don't confuse that with envy. >>>>> >>>>>Ed >>>> >> > ><snip> > >>> >>>>There was his demand that IBM drop the "Junior" in "Deep Blue Junior". >>> >>>I would say if Amir was first with the name "Junior" he has every right to >>>complain. >>> >> >> >>"Junior" is not a valid name in the US. "Junior" means "same name as father, >>only one generation younger" here. We have _many_ products with "junior" in >>their name for this reason. If they had only called their program Junior, I >>would agree. But "Deep Blue Junior" is obviously not going to be confused with >>a program named Junior. Or would you like me to introduce you to an old >>American Automobile manufacturer that made a car named "Rebel"?? In the >>60's. >> >> > >If Amir really was complaining about their use of the word "Junior", I think it >is rather funny that there is another post right now that talks about a match >that is going to take place with "Deep Junior" as a contestant. How many >people first thought Deep Blue, before catching themselves? I bet a lot more >than ever thought, "You mean Deep Blue Junior really isn't just a colored >version of Junior?!?" :) > >> >> >>>Ed >>> >>>>As for curious, asking questions is one thing that a curious person would >>>>do. I don't recall your making the kind of statements he has made. Perhaps Amir thinks that what's good for the goose is good for the gander. :-) Bob's comment re: Junior is correct though. It's a very common name modifier in North America, and not used as a name itself. Amir could have used "Junior Senior" for parallel Junior, that would have been funny. :-) Dave
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