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Mike Hankey wrote: The car careened almost out of control down the road, bouncing off the crash barriers, until it miraculously ground to a halt scraping along the mountainside.
An Apple Maps engineer sitting in the back seat looks around and calmly says: "Sorry about that! According to our latest satellite data there should be a road here."
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Hi Leslie, long time no see.
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And the Agile developer: "Let's create unit tests, set up sprints, and refactor how we take the curve after each sprint. No matter what happens, we'll be able to deliver the car at the bottom of the mountain. Who needs to worry about how many dents it has?"
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As an aside doesn't agile just mean wing it?
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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Mike Hankey wrote: As an aside doesn't agile just mean wing it?
Isn't it grand that the modern software development process has such a cool sounding name? 
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Mike Hankey wrote: see if it happens again
Software Zen: delete this;
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... when a new model comes out your car is as slow as a milk float. 
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...they would still get the government to subsidize their products. 
I really don't get why tax payers need to help one buy an expensive toy...phone or car.
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Lifting the hood would void the warranty.
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Something like that existed already. I had such a car.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Tires would be optional and only available from them.
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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But you could choose the color of the tires.
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But only 6 colors
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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And they would be square, with rounded corners.
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Only 3 sides rounded...we dare to be different!
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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Not square. Triangular. Triangular tires have one less bump per revolution. 
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And they'd be better on stairs.
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It wouldn't include a jack.
modified 20-Jan-18 17:41pm.
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"were", not "was"...
Unless, of course, things changed and Tesla became Apple and then 'unbecame' Apple, of which, it'd be unbecoming of Tesla to dare consider becoming Apple. 
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No, Tesla is a single entity, so it is singular 'was' not plural 'were'. 
(And dont try to pass of some BS about the subjunctive tense in English, it doesnt exist.  )
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So you're implying then that there is no such thing as the volitional subjunctive in the English language?
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Yes.
In other languages there is a distinct tense for subjunctive, such as French. In fact there are four in French. These are dedicated verb forms. They are special and specific.
In English the best we can achieve is a mood, a suggestion. We dont have distinct verb forms. What you suggest, the use of the plural form as a subjunctive for the singular, is a hack. It smacks of 18th century elocution, the same people who said you cant split an infinitive, and that hanged and hung have specific applications (they dont, they are just strong and weak forms of the past tense, like weaved and wove, dived and dove).
That is why I say it doesnt exist in English.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: And dont try to pass of some BS about...
As long as, of this requirement, one doesn't go OFF-topic. 
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