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Discussion on: That time when programming saved my life

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Matt Eland

I kinda expected the old unit to get wiped out or something.

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Adam

Okay well unfortunately for you that didn't happen. I was asking Shy Shalom anyway.

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David Fernandes

Of course you were. The "programming" part of the title was not what got you into. :)

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Adam

Hey David, I'm sorry, I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

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David Fernandes

It was a reply to Matt's. See the thread indentation. ;)

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Adam

Damn. That was silly of me lol

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David Fernandes

Anyhow, what I meant to say was that a "click-bait" only deceives the ones who (actively) expect the "promise" the bait "gives": in this case, a supposedly dramatic outcome. Moreover they don't seem very aware about the diference between conotative and denotative meaning. Tabloids live by these people. :)

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Adam

Very well said. That last sentence pretty much sums it all up, aha

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Adam

Out of curiosity, what was you expecting? Without knowing the thoughts Arik was having or the feelings he felt, I think it's unfair to assume that it didn't actually save his life. Unless you expected a javaScript bullet proof vest or something else that would physically save a life?

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Shy Shalom

I expected to read about how programming saved his life. Considering the title states that programming saved his life, I don't think that's such an exaggerated expectation. I was not expecting the article to end without any mention what so ever of the life saving promised in the title.

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Adam

Okay that's fair enough if you need it to be literally typed out to receive that message. I read the whole thing too and my assumption was that he felt his life had been saved when something happened that allowed him to take a completely different life path. As an example, My life was saved when my son was born, although strangely enough I wasn't in life threatening danger either.