Poll of the Day > Update update! update this and update that..

(+) Yeah! (+)

I'm just sick of all the updates that need to be done across different devices..
imagine if humans need to update as well!

"Unable to fart, you must update before using your anus"

humans are in a constant state of updates

Unless you like getting hacked, updates are a necessary evil for having connections to the Internet.

ConfusedTorchic posted...

humans are in a constant state of updates

I'd argue it's more a constant state of repair than updates. "Updates" suggests that it's a preemptive measure to prevent something from going wrong or otherwise preemptively change things, but most changes the body makes to itself are in response to something that's already happened and needs correction. The only real "updates" we have are puberty and our growth into adulthood, both of which are suites of changes that happen to prepare us for a future need (respectively, babymaking and aspects of life that require adult size/strength).

ConfusedTorchic posted...

humans are in a constant state of updates

I still bite my own lips when i eat every now and then so no.. i'm not updating..

adjl posted...

I'd argue it's more a constant state of repair than updates. "Updates" suggests that it's a preemptive measure to prevent something from going wrong or otherwise preemptively change things, but most changes the body makes to itself are in response to something that's already happened and needs correction. The only real "updates" we have are puberty and our growth into adulthood, both of which are suites of changes that happen to prepare us for a future need (respectively, babymaking and aspects of life that require adult size/strength).

it's reactive development instead of planned

Violet_Blooded posted...

"Unable to fart, you must update before using your anus"

If somebody could hack my anus to do their bidding, Id sure update.

our immune system also receives definition updates regularly

ConfusedTorchic posted...

it's reactive development instead of planned

Sure, but I still wouldn't necessarily characterize it as "updates" when it's exclusively reactive. I'm not "updating" my leg by tying a splint to it after breaking it.

ConfusedTorchic posted...

our immune system also receives definition updates regularly

Vaccines would definitely qualify as an "update," but it's one that's applied externally instead of being something the body does itself. Regular immune system function is, again, strictly reactive, in that it only addresses things that a given individual has already experienced.

adjl posted...

I'm not "updating" my leg by tying a splint to it after breaking it.

yes but you are though, you've now not only updated your broken leg with a stability update, you've also updated your exterior aesthetics to include a splint

*smug eyebrow raise gif*

Violet_Blooded posted...

I'm just sick of all the updates that need to be done across different devices..

I'm with you, especially when almost every update is worse than the one before.

I updated my iCue firmware for the controller, and now 2 of my fans won't actually do the color changes I want. Wooo.