Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Furthermore, HOLLIS has a few problems with its user interface. HOLLIS uses grody IBM terminals which do not have keyboards organized in the manner of the commonly accepted industry standards. Anyone used to an IBM PC or an Apple Macintosh will be surprised to find that the key she expects to delete the previous character does not do so. And there is no on-line help explaining the keyboard (what do these extra keys DO!?). Also, HOLLIS does not take into account what is surely the most common task dial-in users will be performing with the system...
...referendum question on this year's ballot would, if approved, close nuclear power plants in the common-wealth because of the hazardous wastes they produce. Supporters say Question Four would make the state use other, less harmful sources of energy...
...writers tend to be men in their late teens or early 20s who have spent an inordinate portion of their youth bathed in the glow of a computer screen. Scientific American Columnist A.K. Dewdney, who published the first article on computer viruses, describes what he calls a "nerd syndrome" common among students of science and technology. Says Dewdney: "They live in a very protected world, both socially and emotionally. They leave school and carry with them their prankish bent...
Denim remains the common denominator in all kids' clothes. Whether it is Levi's that Charlotte High School Senior Krista Schwabacher describes as "too wide and too long and that hang down at the waist," or jeans worn-in and ripped through at the knee that are back in style at Virginia's West Potomac High School, denim crosses all social barriers. It is acceptable everywhere among kids, as long as it is not acid washed (a waning fad for bleaching out color) and as long as it is shaped into something baggy. "Kids won't wear tight jeans because...
...Turkish official. One answer could be found in Washington's announcement last week that Libya is on the verge of full-scale chemical-weapons production. The unspoken message: unless the world family of nations stands firm against the use of poison gas, that dreadful weapon could become increasingly common in regional conflicts...