XPost: rec.arts.sf.written., rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: bap@shrdlu.com   
      
   On 19/01/14 20:36, Greg Goss wrote:   
   > Bernard Peek  wrote:   
   >   
   >> The roots of my 'pod' system lies in an idea I had about 40 years ago   
   >> when I first studied object-oriented programming languages. I noted at   
   >> the time that the essence of shopping for something was to send a   
   >> message to an object persuading it to change its ownership and location.   
   >> I think we are now at the point where we could implement that.   
   >   
   > Meanwhile, an English usage rant that's circulating as a Facebook link   
   > spends about half its fury on the idea that objects "need" something.   
   > A casserole needs more pepper or such.  To me, object-oriented English   
   > is a great idea, even though I'm too old-school to think in object   
   > oriented programming.   
      
   Well yes. I see the same construct applied to people and groups of   
   people too. " needs to ". The phrase missing from the end of the   
   statement is "if they want to " Where  something that  has   
   little or no interest in.   
      
      
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