Don't faint - two postings from me in one day.

Apple yesterday started taking orders for Leopard - their newest version of MacOS X. They also announced that those who purchased systems on October 1st or later could obtain an upgrade for only $9.95.

Immediately, people who bought their new Macs right before October 1st started to whine.

I had for many years used a story that was taught to me as the "Fallacy of the Beard". Or, more simply, at what point does a beard become a beard? One hair? Two hairs? 100 hairs? The "just one more" argument. At some point, you just have to draw a line and declare the beard a beard.

I learned today that that story (or logic) is called a "sorites". I was pointed to a website http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/sorites-paradox/ which describes the term in more detail.

So to all your whiners out there -- tough. Read the URL. Apple drew the line. Get over it. Just like all of you who whined about the iPhone price cut.

And something new learned. And from now on, instead of explaining the story, I can just give them a URL!

Tags: Technology