The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018)

Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by WalterBright on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:45PM (#21652435)

Electric cars still have a gas pedal :-)

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by tefferon on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @05:12PM (#21652684)

accelerator

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by notzuck on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:18PM (#21653158)

No they don't. You just use the wrong word. Try accelerator.

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by WalterBright on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @09:07PM (#21654081)

We can compromise and call it the "throttle" :-)

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by saagarjha on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @10:36PM (#21654416)

But the steering wheel is an accelerator too…

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by notzuck on Thursday November 28, 2019 @07:26PM (#21661064)

So is gravity when your going down hill, somethings can have the same name, so what?

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Re:The ghosts of technology in today’s language (2018) by saagarjha on Thursday November 28, 2019 @08:42PM (#21661351)

Gravity isn’t a control in your car.

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