[kzhahou]

You should understand that "my mom" and "my grandmother" are commonly used to denote technical illiteracy/incompetence and inability to keep up with the latest technological advances. This usage remans an unchallenged bastion of both sexism AND ageism -- a double whammy!

Proper usage:

* This app is so easy, my mom could use it!

* This article is easy to follow and avoids too much jargon -- my grandma would even understand most of it!

... you get the picture.

[7Z7]

You should understand that jacquesm made a pretty sweet joke.

[kzhahou]

Jacquesm indeed made a sweet joke. No, he wasn't the one who used the "my grandma" line. It was the person he was replying to, who wrote:

> HN lately reads like newsclippings sent to me by my grandma

which continues to propagate the insidious, ageist and sexist assertion that older women don't get high technology.