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SOAPboy wrote:

Dr_Watson wrote:why do people think "CPU" and "Computer" are synonyms?

he said CPU CASE

fucking tool

oh, and go look in a few networking books, they refer to CPU as the COMPUTER alot..

Only an inept writer would use the terms interchangably; they're different components. We can't help it if you take shittily written books as fact.

Tormentius wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:

Dr_Watson wrote:why do people think "CPU" and "Computer" are synonyms?

he said CPU CASE

fucking tool

oh, and go look in a few networking books, they refer to CPU as the COMPUTER alot..

Only an inept writer would use the terms interchangably; they're different components. We can't help it if you take shittily written books as fact.

They write like that for people with zero computer knowledge.. its mostly in the first books.. but still in them none the less

SOAPboy wrote:

Tormentius wrote:

SOAPboy wrote: he said CPU CASE

fucking tool

oh, and go look in a few networking books, they refer to CPU as the COMPUTER alot..

Only an inept writer would use the terms interchangably; they're different components. We can't help it if you take shittily written books as fact.

They write like that for people with zero computer knowledge.. its mostly in the first books.. but still in them none the less

way to reinforce our point.
if your book calls a computer a cpu its written by morons for morons.
the only time any technologically educated individual should ever refer to a "computer" as a "cpu" is when they are talking about a mainframe, in which case the central server is in fact a central processing unit.

Dr_Watson wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:

Tormentius wrote: Only an inept writer would use the terms interchangably; they're different components. We can't help it if you take shittily written books as fact.

They write like that for people with zero computer knowledge.. its mostly in the first books.. but still in them none the less

way to reinforce our point.
if your book calls a computer a cpu its written by morons for morons.
the only time any technologically educated individual should ever refer to a "computer" as a "cpu" is when they are talking about a mainframe, in which case the central server is in fact a central processing unit.

Again.. "starting" classes in networking, the books refer to it as the CPU.. why? beyond trying to keep confusing to noobs down, i have no idea..

Work IT man, people call it that ALL THE FUCKING TIME, why? Customers dont know any better.. and im assuming TNF is a END USER.. no point in agruing over it, its what people call it.. get over it fuck head..

phantasmagoria wrote:my case cost a tenner and it's fantastic, go for budget \o/

:icon14: mine was a throw-in with a couple of other parts i purchased from the shop. beige and still doing well

SOAPboy wrote:

Dr_Watson wrote:

SOAPboy wrote: They write like that for people with zero computer knowledge.. its mostly in the first books.. but still in them none the less

way to reinforce our point.
if your book calls a computer a cpu its written by morons for morons.
the only time any technologically educated individual should ever refer to a "computer" as a "cpu" is when they are talking about a mainframe, in which case the central server is in fact a central processing unit.

Again.. "starting" classes in networking, the books refer to it as the CPU.. why? beyond trying to keep confusing to noobs down, i have no idea..

Work IT man, people call it that ALL THE FUCKING TIME, why? Customers dont know any better.. and im assuming TNF is a END USER.. no point in agruing over it, its what people call it.. get over it fuck head..

I'm saying people in the business should stop propogating stupidity.
and i've worked in IT for 8 years, have an AS in Computer Science and am going to RIT for IT with a concentration on computer networking systems... so don't try to pretend i havn't read my fare share of books, journals, and RFCs.

Dr_Watson wrote:

SOAPboy wrote:

Dr_Watson wrote: way to reinforce our point.
if your book calls a computer a cpu its written by morons for morons.
the only time any technologically educated individual should ever refer to a "computer" as a "cpu" is when they are talking about a mainframe, in which case the central server is in fact a central processing unit.

Again.. "starting" classes in networking, the books refer to it as the CPU.. why? beyond trying to keep confusing to noobs down, i have no idea..

Work IT man, people call it that ALL THE FUCKING TIME, why? Customers dont know any better.. and im assuming TNF is a END USER.. no point in agruing over it, its what people call it.. get over it fuck head..

I'm saying people in the business should stop propogating stupidity.
and i've worked in IT for 8 years, have an AS in Computer Science and am going to RIT for IT with a concentration on computer networking systems... so don't try to pretend i havn't read my fare share of books, journals, and RFCs.

then you know exactly what i mean, hense you going on and on about YOU being right is stupid..

umm... no.
anytime anyone uses CPU incorrectly they get corrected because I am right. CPU is not an abbreviation for computer.
I've actually gone to the level of calling a computer supply catalog, spoke to the editor and got them to stop publishing such nonsense.
EUs don't know any better because no one told them... so tell them, rather than allow the bastardization of the vernacular to continue.

Dr_Watson wrote:umm... no.
anytime anyone uses CPU incorrectly they get corrected because I am right. CPU is not an abbreviation for computer.
I've actually gone to the level of calling a computer supply catalog, spoke to the editor and got them to stop publishing such nonsense.
EUs don't know any better because no one told them... so tell them, rather than allow the bastardization of the vernacular to continue.

lol, ok, ill call my customers retards to their face, and lose buisness.. :icon19:

if you lack tact, then yes you will offend someone. If you correct people properly they appreciate it, only people like you enjoy sounding like a twit.

Dr_Watson wrote:if you lack tact, then yes you will offend someone. If you correct people properly they appreciate it, only people like you enjoy sounding like a twit.

no, id rather just let them think whatever.. they pay, i win, gg

lian-li :icon14:

look great, full featured, solid yet lightweight

My computer case:

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_en_performance1.html

SOAPboy wrote:

Dr_Watson wrote:if you lack tact, then yes you will offend someone. If you correct people properly they appreciate it, only people like you enjoy sounding like a twit.

no, id rather just let them think whatever.. they pay, i win, gg

Why? You don't have to call a person a retard in order to educate them. If they refer to the CPU simply say "You mean the tower, correct? The CPU is a component inside that tower." Easily done, and most often they are happy to have learned something (it doesn't take much to entertain many users).

Why the FUCK would you waste time telling laymen that? My mum thinks that to install RAM in your computer, you need to download it from the internet.

The enermax cases are really solid, and cheaply priced. Don't pay more than you have too.

rgoer wrote:lian-li :icon14:

Outlandishly overpriced as well. :/

Geebs wrote:Why the FUCK would you waste time telling laymen that? My mum thinks that to install RAM in your computer, you need to download it from the internet.

Five seconds is hardly a waste of time. The second part of your comment is hilarious though. I've got a couple of users with similar technical aptitude.

obsidian wrote:My computer case:

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_en_performance1.html

I've seen previews of the P180. Now THAT is a great case. Not out yet, but damn it should be good.

What do you mean it's not out yet? I have one sitting on my desk for the past 6 months.

redfella wrote:

rgoer wrote:lian-li :icon14:

Outlandishly overpriced as well. :/

a case is the only part of a computer that, if well made, ages well.

Yea...I guess I don't know how to distinguish between the abbreviation CPU and the term computer, so I just use them interchangeably because I am completely technologically illiterate.

Should the terms be used interchangeably in textbooks? Of course not. But do we use slightly inaccurate shorthand in our day to day conversations all the time? Yes.

tnf wrote:Yea...I guess I don't know how to distinguish between the abbreviation CPU and the term computer, so I just use them interchangeably because I am completely technologically illiterate.

Should the terms be used interchangeably in textbooks? Of course not. But do we use slightly inaccurate shorthand in our day to day conversations all the time? Yes.

The comment wasn't made at you directly, it just occured in your thread :icon1: