I don't know what was the intention of the one who posted this poll, but for us in computing, it's relevant to know what we have experienced. For instance, if you were born last century, there's a good chance that you've personally experienced MS-DOS, Windows 95, and floppy disks; someone born this century might have started their computing life without having to worry about CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, high memory, and other 16-bit arcana. Someone born last century could have experienced the world before the Internet (and the dial-up world of BBS), while someone born this century most likely already had good Internet access as a child (in the developed world at least). And so on.
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I don't know what was the intention of the one who posted this poll, but for us in computing, it's relevant to know what we have experienced. For instance, if you were born last century, there's a good chance that you've personally experienced MS-DOS, Windows 95, and floppy disks; someone born this century might have started their computing life without having to worry about CONFIG.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, high memory, and other 16-bit arcana. Someone born last century could have experienced the world before the Internet (and the dial-up world of BBS), while someone born this century most likely already had good Internet access as a child (in the developed world at least). And so on.
we can interact with comments on the insight and value they provide and not thru the lens that 23% of HN poll responders used windows 95
And then another follow up what was the name of your first pet
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Yes.