"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote:
>
> At 03:09 PM 3/27/03 -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> >We're referring to *our* baby that's on the way as "Beta". :)
>
> (1) Because s/he is light and negatively charged?
>
> (2) Because s/he is based on perhaps superior but obsolete technology?
>
> (3) Because you are going to allow a limited number of potential users to
> test him/her to see if s/he has any bugs?
>
> (4) Because you are expecting him/her to appear less bright than Sammy =
> "Alpha"?
>
> (5) Because you are expecting a fighting fish?
>
> Okay The Last One Is A Stretch Maru
No, because "Beta" is the second letter of the Greek alphabet.
Dunno how we'll refer to the third one. Abstractly, right now it's
"Gamma". (And make all the radiation cracks you want now.)
Julia
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