Some grandmothers (such as US Senator Dianne Feinstein) don't even know that much.
A few years ago, Declan McCullagh wrote an article describing her efforts to learn about the internet. Her chief of staff sat her at his desk and said, "This thing controls the arrow on the screen. Now take hold of the mouse...".
Whereupon Feinstein cried, "Mouse?!", pulled her feet off the floor, hitched up her skirt, and started looking underneath the desk for a stray rodent.
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A few years ago, Declan McCullagh wrote an article describing her efforts to learn about the internet. Her chief of staff sat her at his desk and said, "This thing controls the arrow on the screen. Now take hold of the mouse...".
Whereupon Feinstein cried, "Mouse?!", pulled her feet off the floor, hitched up her skirt, and started looking underneath the desk for a stray rodent.
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