I agree with Michael's assertion and would add that sometimes subtleties (like the truth) gets lost in the headlong rush forward.

Part of the problem is using opaque, non specific terms (like 'fat') to describe something ... 'fat' really could mean anything or nothing in terms of computing. 

and this is where I bring out David Lee's excellent balisage paper

http://www.balisage.net/Proceedings/vol10/html/Lee01/BalisageVol10-Lee01.html