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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:55:51AM -0700, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote:

> > > > ... If you are refering to a kind of
> > > > hard disk, use "disk" with k. Think like "diskette". If you
> > > > are refering to optical media, use "disc" with c. Think like
> > > > "CD = compact disc".
> > >
> > > An arbitrary convention adopted by you and a few other people
> > > does not invalidate the dictionary spellings and usage.
> 
> Am I the only one who is finding the longevity of this bikeshed a
> bit disk-gusting?

Ah, in the throes of a bad economy, so we can't afford an over-priced
movie or exhorbitant concert tickets, we need some sort of entertainment.

Bikesheds are cheap.

////jerry


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