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WalterBright
on Nov 27, 2019
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The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018...
Electric cars still have a gas pedal :-)
tefferon
on Nov 27, 2019
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notzuck
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No they don't. You just use the wrong word. Try accelerator.
WalterBright
on Nov 28, 2019
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We can compromise and call it the "throttle" :-)
saagarjha
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But the steering wheel is an accelerator too…
notzuck
on Nov 29, 2019
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So is gravity when your going down hill, somethings can have the same name, so what?
saagarjha
on Nov 29, 2019
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Gravity isn’t a control in your car.
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