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l33tspeak For Parents By Microsoft
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft has published A parent's primer to computer slang where !337$p34k is explained to the uninitiated. Expect to see a l33t-localized version of Windows XP soon." They also have a wonderful guide to the tactics of a griefer. "Honey, we're getting worried that you may be 0wning newbz. We need to talk..."
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I clicked yes at the bottom: Y0UR 51ght I5 d@ 8OM8, M1CR05OFt Own5 l1NuX
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Can you imagine the author, trying to keep a straight face? Poor guy, he wrote it so professionally
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It was written by L4M3 D00DZ!!!1!
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Ok, now try translating the following sentence:
M1cr0$0f7 us35 l33t sploitz and m4d sk1llz to pwn $0ftw4r3 p4t3nts.
Now I can show Pure Pwnage to my parents and they will understand it perfectly. However, they may be concerned that teh_pwnerer is "involved in the theft of intellectual property, particularly licensed software" due to his use of expressions like "pwn."
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Rules of grammar are rarely obeyed. Many leetspeekers will capitalize every letter except for vowels (LiKe THiS) and otherwise reject conventional English style and grammar.
Kinda reminds me of Slashdot
I am so ....I can't describe the feeling...
It's the first time I click "YES" at the question "Was this information useful" on a Microsoft web page.
"Leet words possibly indicating illegal activity: "warez" or "w4r3z": Illegally copied software available for download. "h4x": Read as "hacks," or what a computer hacker does. "sploitz" (short for exploits): Vulnerabilities in computer software used by hackers. "pwn": A typo-deliberate version of own, a slang term that means to dominate. This could also be spelled "0\/\/n3d" or "pwn3d," among other variations. Online video game bullies or "griefers" often use this term." I have never heard of sploitz, but its pretty obvious that M$ was trying to plug anti-piracy in the comment on part about Warez. Interesting that they didn't mention the term "p0rn". Any parents looking to learn leet should find guides from stuff like the Jargon File (http://jargon.watson-net.com/section.asp?f=cracke rs.html), not learn from Microsoft.
1'|) |_0\/3 70 533 |_337 |_0(4|_153|) 53771|\|G5 |=0|2 05s... That'll be the day, when my peers understand l337.
I don't not believe there isn't a God.
...he signs his email "l33t h4x0r" ...she makes more weekly on "w4r3z" than you make at a real job. ...his friend call him "Juarez". ...he wants to name your new born child "Fsck r0x0rs"
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In WoW you cant chat between factions, but you can use leet speek using numbers and other non-characters.
/uts Hi and it will translate it into [-]:1 uses ":" for uppercase and "." for lowercase. It also supports morse code.
Theres a plugin called "Universal Translator" so you can now type
Not exactly the normal leet speak with letters, but it comes in handy in game.
I've also seen this type of leet speak mix with hex as simple way to send chat in IRC and others wont be able to understand the garbage.
The only one I dont get is "pwned", that just looks stupid.
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i'm sending this to my m0m
well, not sending so much as printing it out and running it up to her (because i live in her basement)
did you find the information useful? no "what is the pr0n my son keeps talking about?" i need to know!
Read the whitepaper.
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This just goes to show that something really *is* completely uncool when Microsoft is writing guides to it.
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Seriously, I've seen some awfully lame attempts at describing online chat slang.
p g,2,00.asp, where they include 'kiss' as 'keep it simple stupid'. Have you ever seen anyone actually use that in chat?
"It's important to remember that the leetspeek community encourages new forms and awards individual creativity, resulting in a dynamic written language that eludes conformity or consistency."
It's like they actually kinda get it.
Compared to, say, http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,88686,
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Yeah right.
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I'm just not very sure about how they expect this information to be used. Do they think that Johnny will go crying to his parents about griefing, and this will clue them in to the problem? I don't really see children complaining to their parents about something that they in many ways sees as THEIR domain, exclusive of parents.
One thing I thought was missing was some ideas for parents of griefers themselves. How do you know your kid is griefing? What do you say to your child when you find out he is a full-time griefer?
PBS' documentary on American language. It is going to get worse with these slangs. :(
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Microsoft.com didn't get slashdotted? Damn, these Windows servers can take more than I've expected.
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"l33tspeak" was never cool, is not "elite" and isn't spoken.
Retarded, yes. Or about like pig-latin as an amusement for children.
1 p0wn3d u: In the contest of skills that we just completed, I found myself victorious. Although this victory has no real meaning, I like to fantisize that if I went to the pubs and told a woman about it, she would shag me. If only I was old enough to go to the pubs...
Or... you "h4x0r" with your kids to "pwn" the "s3rv3r"?
Bears don't normally eat things that talk and move backwards.
And not a word about "top posting/full quotes" on MS netiquette page.
Sorry to be a spelling nazi, but I belive its 'pr0n'.
Speaking as a person with a stereotypical slashdot-childhood; I don't think bullies actually need any kind of provocation. The only benefit of provocation is that bullies can pretend their actions are justified.
In my experience both as a child and as a grown-up, bullies will find a "reason" even if there isn't one.
Telling children not to use provocative names in online games is telling them the bullies win.
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What are you nuts? You suggesting parents should get less involved with their kids? Not every parent is that involved in computers these days. They may look at them as a medium to check on news, write e-mail to family and friends and look up websites on fishing but you can't expect every parent to know the in's and out's of leet speak. This is information for parents to help them connect better with their children. These days people constantly talk about how parents are getting less involved and thus children are becomeing more involved in negative influences like narcotics, Gangs, and more. I'm not saying parents should turn into dictators, they just need to be educated into what their kids like and dislike. The more they can understand each other, the better I say. Neat article over all. Sentack