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Offline FreeThinkerTopic starter

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I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« on: April 14, 2012, 10:10:44 am »
Just read this on the Eagle website

EAGLE PCB DESIGN SOFTWARE
 The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor.
WHAT? acronym?? I think you mean anachronism don't you. Well at least I've had my daily laugh, I'll save Dilbert for a double chuckle tomorrow.
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Offline SeanB

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2012, 10:16:24 am »
Wll, here is something for you then......



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Offline FreeThinkerTopic starter

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2012, 11:14:06 am »
I Do Dilbert every day for his website. Try the mashups they are sometimes a real hoot.
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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2012, 02:57:32 am »
Quote from: FreeThinker on April 14, 2012, 10:10:44 am
Just read this on the Eagle website

EAGLE PCB DESIGN SOFTWARE
 The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor.
WHAT? acronym?? I think you mean anachronism don't you. Well at least I've had my daily laugh, I'll save Dilbert for a double chuckle tomorrow.

They have it right.  EAGLE is an acronym.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acronym

An anachronism would be something that is not in its correct timeframe.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anachronism
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Offline cybergibbons

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2012, 07:32:17 am »
Quote from: FreeThinker on April 14, 2012, 10:10:44 am
Just read this on the Eagle website

EAGLE PCB DESIGN SOFTWARE
 The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor.
WHAT? acronym?? I think you mean anachronism don't you. Well at least I've had my daily laugh, I'll save Dilbert for a double chuckle tomorrow.

I don't understand?
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Offline george graves

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2012, 08:13:42 am »
These thread titles are getting out of hand.
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Offline Jad.z

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2012, 09:41:37 am »
So what is the catch ?!
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Offline FreeThinkerTopic starter

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2012, 11:48:21 am »
Quote from: bfritz on April 16, 2012, 02:57:32 am
Quote from: FreeThinker on April 14, 2012, 10:10:44 am
Just read this on the Eagle website

EAGLE PCB DESIGN SOFTWARE
 The name EAGLE is an acronym, which stands for Easily Applicable Graphical Layout Editor.
WHAT? acronym?? I think you mean anachronism don't you. Well at least I've had my daily laugh, I'll save Dilbert for a double chuckle tomorrow.

They have it right.  EAGLE is an acronym.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/acronym

An anachronism would be something that is not in its correct timeframe.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anachronism
Erm! It was a JOKE.. Eagles ancient and unwieldy UI is something out of it's correct time frame. Get it?  ;D
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Offline FreeThinkerTopic starter

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2012, 11:53:39 am »
Quote from: george graves on April 16, 2012, 08:13:42 am
These thread titles are getting out of hand.
But It was exactly what happened when I read it on the website, my wife thought I was having a heart attack... Nothing about Eagle is easy but I have a warm spot for it now that I know where its name came from. Program still sucks though.
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Offline logictom

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Re: I nearly choked on by biscuit....
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2012, 10:06:37 am »
Quote from: FreeThinker on April 16, 2012, 11:53:39 am
Program still sucks though.
Couldn't agree more - horrible piece of software. Not at all intuitive, convoluted menus and commands and just down right ugly :)
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