On 4-Dec-07, at 10:24 PM, L wrote:
Hello,
I just plugged in some USB devices into my old 133Mhz laptop with
OpenBSD on it and they magically work. These devices would not work
and/or had problems on Winblows with the laptop.. yet on the
desktop they USB devices worked fine. So as I say.. compliments,
and thanks.
Question about buttons and knobs..
What exactly is a knob?
I ask because on a Door, a knob is very useful for getting the door
open.. if the door didn't have a knob I'd have to stick my finger
or a credit card into the latch area and get it open.
Is a knob an extra feature that doesn't really add anything much
better, but is just there for the sake of being trendy? Is a knob a
wrapper in some cases? For example is IFUP/IFDOWN a knob? Is a
symlink a knob since that is essentially an extra directory that
isn't necessarily needed since you could just be simple and use the
actual file instead.. I think some 'wrappers' are useful so I hope
all wrappers are not knobs.. I think maybe I have the definition of
a knob wrong.J
Having two knobs on a door is stupid, unless one knob is for a
really short person who is 1 foot tall and the other knob is for
the 5 foot person).
I know I'm being a knob asking what a knob is, but I seriously want
to know exactly what a knob or button is. Yes I googled it and
basically all I found was a knob is when someone implements
something that doesn't seem to be the best solution or the knob
doesn't really add any extra enhancement. But on a door, a knob is
quite needed.. so.. flamebaits aside.. I'd like technical knob
discussion please. As an API author I try to reduce complexity..
but sometimes making wrappers around an API might add a knob around
it to make it simpler. For example the CP command is just a knob
for copy..
Regards,
L505
Knob Student
That thing on the door is a handle. A knob would let you adjust how
far the door opens, how much it resists being opened, whether or not
it shuts itself (and how quickly) and how far you have to turn the
handle to get it to start opening. Clearly most doors work just fine
without knobs.
