Comments on: Very cool

By: NeutralObserver

NeutralObserver — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:47:07 +0000

Interesting to see that the students were funded by:

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Basic Research Project of China, the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China and FDCT, Macau . Tan Ping is supported by Singapore FRC Grant

With NZ’s approach to RS&T unlikley – no ‘less’ likely – to ever happen here.

By: Kris K

Kris K — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:34:26 +0000

Fletch & Swampash,

From Wiktionary: Programme:

UK: programme is used in all cases except for computer code, in which case program is generally used. Older sources may use programme for computer code.

My understanding is that ‘computer program’ is just an Americanisation of ‘computer programme’. Hence the quote from Wiktionary above states: “Older sources may use programme for computer code.” Much in the same way as the world has adopted the American expression for Billion, 10 to the 9th, rather than the original (English) Billion, 10 to the 12th.

By: Fletch

Fletch — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:51:02 +0000

Swampash, thankyou!
I was just about to comment the same thing.

It’s a computer ‘program’, and a radio or television “programme”, or a ‘programme’ of events for the evening.
People seem to get the two mixed up nowadays. Maybe pedantic to point out, but it’s something I notice.

By: voice of reason

voice of reason — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:49:04 +0000

Trust the chinese to come up with this.
Here’s a few other words they could try on their application
Advertising, Someone elses IP, illegal use, lawsuit

By: Patrick Starr

Patrick Starr — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:07:09 +0000

now that is bloody clever!

By: Swampash

Swampash — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:48:09 +0000

“program”