Why are you referring to this Emily like we all know her?

The_Fox · on July 4, 2010

Every cryptologist knows Alice. Maybe every RF engineer knows Emily?

palish · on July 4, 2010

You don't? Oh.

... But seriously, for the same reason you refer to 'x' in Python like it's already defined. It's just a symbol.

iamjustlooking · on July 4, 2010

Aren't you supposed to preface it with a description?

"I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my wife Emily"

"I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my daughter Emily"

"I recently bought an iPhone 4 for my dog Emily"

palish · on July 4, 2010

I tend to think of her more as a way of life than as a description.

mcknz · on July 4, 2010

This discussion is already far more interesting and entertaining than iPhone signal strength.

Groxx · on July 4, 2010

But can you think of her with a description? Or is she inherently indescribable, aside from being female?

Groxx · on July 4, 2010

I think I may have broken palish...

blaix · on July 4, 2010

Not if his language isn't strictly typed.

bdr · on July 4, 2010

  >>> Emily
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  NameError: name 'Emily' is not defined

Groxx · on July 4, 2010

I think I'll now forever view anyone named "Emily" as ":emily".