Envisaging Wyatt Lyon Preul

Those are my eyes staring at you. They allow me to see you clearly through this screen. No, don't click there, it will take you away from my online space.

Let me start again, I am Wyatt and I am a software engineer. I am also a process theologian, author, music hipster, struggling artist who enjoys thinking outside of your finitude. I am not as pretentious as that line makes me sound. If you have some spare time read more about me.

XOR needs to be in our everyday vernacular

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Tonight my wife was purchasing a video from amazon to show in her classroom tomorrow.

  She plans to use a laptop and projector to show the movie.  Her plan was to rent and download the movie, so it would be ready tomorrow in case the schools connection is slow when she needs to show it.  Amazon says that you can "rent a movie to watch now or download".  What it should say is that you can "rent a movie to watch now xor download."  Because what ended up happening is that by watching now you can not download a rental.  You can only do one or the other, therefore it is an exclusive or condition.  We desperately need the xor for these situations. 

Also, the amazon software is total crap, and doesn't allow you to switch accounts or to re-rent a movie for download after you have started watching it.