Playing with artrage

I thaught I'd post this - it's a painted in artrage, made from my photograph of a sunset. Done just for fun :-)

Anti beta

Who remembers that the word "beta" was once used as pre-relase, unfinished, not necesairly working version. Now everything new is being called "beta" - it's supposed to mean cool or new or whatether?

I would put beta only on something i knew was unfinished, needed changes and didn't necessairly work all the time. And thats not really that cool, interesting or great that anyone should try it out. I'd really prefer the word "new".

Maybe the next cool world will be "alpha" or even "pre-alpha"? Then you'll get with descripsions like "it doesn't work but it's cool check it out" or the good old Microsoft motto "Don't worry be crappy". Personally I prefer something a bit older but tested better and with less errors. So maybe change "beta" to "new" or even sometime later "nicely tested"? :-)