COBOL is a very readable language. That didn't stop people from writing code that could rival the worst Perl code as far as understanding it went.

I agree that writing Java is not much fun.

My state doesn't put the SSN on the driver's license, but it did for years. By now I'd guess every 2-bit hacker from here to Russia probably has it. :-P

Ororo only has one power, but when that one power is weather control, who needs more? I can't think of any male mutants with that level of power, except Magneto.

Yup. And it's not just true for the President. My city recently had a primary for mayor. The 3 choices were the current mayor, with a history of raising taxes and spending on "projects" while neglecting failing infrastructure, a crazy guy who doesn't even LIVE in the city, and some guy nobody's ever heard of. The crazy guy got eliminated, so the big race will be between the status quo and the no-name guy. I don't think no-name has a chance.

I've never had a problem with att--, oh look, a squirrel!

It's possible for a programmer to write good documentation, but only if:

1. They're writing it for other programmers, preferably ones already familiar with the product.
2. They're able to think like a non-programmer.

#2 is very rare, IME.

Compared to what? C might be high-level compared to Assembler, but it was low-level compared to Basic, Fortran, and COBOL.

Well, people in the middle of their farms, milking their cow with a pitchfork sticking out their back pocket, aren't usually considered tech-savvy themselves, even if they DON'T use AOL. :)

I was with my GF on Sunday. However, I did spend Saturday with my mom, some of it helping her get a cellphone because her landline quit working and AT&T never showed to fix the durn thing.

I think I still have a free account. I vaguely remember them talking me into it back when I got broadband at the turn of the century. I don't remember what my username was.

Fixed your post.

They did better than I expected. I thought they'd repeat what they did with their word processor and call it "Browser".

It could be worse. I've seen it spelled "KOBOL", probably by someone who's seen too much Battlestar Galactica.

What version?

The "desktop" isn't going anywhere in my home. My tablet is fine for pure consumption, email, Facebook, Netflix, etc. But it is totally inadequate even for something as simple as ranting on my favorite web forum. I could switch to a Chrombook far more easily than I could to iOS or Android, but Google Docs isn't as good as MS Office, and where would I put my top secret plans for world domination?