11-16-2006, 10:06 PM
My first question is,
Are the Big Endian vs. Little Endian systems named after the Big Endian vs. Little Endian Wars from Gulliver's Travels? For those who don't know what the Big Endian vs. Little Endian Wars are:
Basically, there was a line in the Lilliputian's Bible which read: "Beleivers should open their eggs at the convenient end". However, nobody knew which end was the convenient end. Then the Emperor's nephew cut his thumb while opening an egg from the big end. So, the Emperor outlawed the openeing of eggs from the big end. Those in favor of the new law were called Little Endians, and their opponents were called Big Endians. There was a war, and the Big Endians left and founded Brobdingnag.
Second question: If anybody here has played the Unnkulia series- Do you suppose the centrality of eggs was influenced by this passage?
Are the Big Endian vs. Little Endian systems named after the Big Endian vs. Little Endian Wars from Gulliver's Travels? For those who don't know what the Big Endian vs. Little Endian Wars are:
Basically, there was a line in the Lilliputian's Bible which read: "Beleivers should open their eggs at the convenient end". However, nobody knew which end was the convenient end. Then the Emperor's nephew cut his thumb while opening an egg from the big end. So, the Emperor outlawed the openeing of eggs from the big end. Those in favor of the new law were called Little Endians, and their opponents were called Big Endians. There was a war, and the Big Endians left and founded Brobdingnag.
Second question: If anybody here has played the Unnkulia series- Do you suppose the centrality of eggs was influenced by this passage?