25 Jun
2007
25 Jun
'07
10:14 a.m.
On 25/06/07, Kevin Handy <kth at srv.net> wrote:
If I push the start button on floorboard of my car to
shut it down (I
don't see any "Start key" anywhere), I'd expect a lot of ground gear
metal in return, plus the need to replace the starter.
It's on the *floor*? Coo.
I am a biker myself - pedal and motorcycles both - and don't know much
about cars, but I don't believe I've ever seen a car with a starter
button. Maybe in a museum.
But that's a side issue.
The real point is that the Windows "start button" is not analagous or
homologous to a mechanical start button on an engine. You may as well
compare a button on Windows to a button on your cardigan. They're both
"buttons" but they have nothing in common.
Personally, if people expressed confusion, I told them "amongst other
things, you can start the shutdown process from here". That seems
perfectly logical to me.
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