"but I wonder how long it will be before emoticons are considered to be a proper part of natural languages in the same way that normal punctuation is?"
Your insight makes me smile:-) I've noticed that when I end a sentence in an emoticon it tends to replace the period, although that's not always a good way of doing it.
Chances are emoticons wil become part of the english alphabet in some dialects, however that will lead to more miscommunication as I learned to see something that was supposed to indicate confused bemusement, as something that represents befuddled annoyance. Multiple artists' interpretations of ':-)' can lead to many subtle differences in meaning.
..I'm going to call my company Bony. I'll install Rootkits on people's computers, and charge $600 for a game system in 2006, while my competitors chrage less.
Will my company self destruct? 9 out of 10 dentists agree that regular screwing up will result in company decay.
Email isn't like opening a front door. It's more like opening a door on an international cruise ship. There could be any friend, or any huckster from around the world right down the hall...
I had a girlfriend once [no really], that would want to fight over email sometimes. We'd be talking using MSN Messenger, then suddenly if I said something that pissed her off, she'd sign out and start emailing me instead. It was the most annoying thing in the world, especially since Hotmail was broken and it'd take hours sometimes for one of my replies to find its way back to her inbox.
It was also impossible to end the fight over email, as anything I said always lead to more problems, until I could talk her into getting back on MSN Messenger to talk with me either by messages, or through a voice-call.
I think email is easy to hide behind and perfect for chewing someone out, but doesn't have a warm fuzzy side to it at all.
I wonder if it's more a lack of training or if it's a personality trait to believe phishing?
I would suggest it's mostly training, or a lack thereof, that leads people to thinking they have to validate their account. If they knew to check the URL, and beyond that knew their bank isn't going to email them, then this would hardly be a problem except for the most "simple" users who happen to be "simple" people too.
Besides laws, we also have to make video conferencing available on linux, so that it's compatible with MSN and Yahoo on the Microsoft side. Until we can tell a teenage MySpacer that they can still see and hear their friends when they boot into Linux and use GAIM, it's unlikely that kids will want to switch.
It's also thing that's holding me back - videoconferencing support.
I was going to ask for tips too, seeing as investing in the stock market seems to be the only way not to be a "low income" worker these days, unless you're born rich.
What means do you use to trade stocks, something online I take it?
You may be joking, but people aren't putting their lawn space to a great enough use. We have all sorts of room to be growing hemp [illegal in the USA sadly, but makes food, paper, rope, clothing], peas, peppers, onions, and fruit bearing trees that would feed our neighbourhoods nicely, and aren't even an eyesore. It's just a myth that someone needs a lawn to look sucessful. Grass is for cattle, gardens are for people. Oh, and wild rabbits would be better eatin' than cats.
It would be different if it was obvious that the government is looking to protect national interests, but due to all the other evidence against this corrupt and increasingly indicted administration, it's clear to the people that the government is looking to cover it's big, bold ass.
You couldn't meet a more lovable Mutually Assured Destructionist, or closet Nazi really, even if you tried. I'm sure he got along famously with everyone in the underground caves, repopulating the species.
What's funny is how they think they are secure, when they can't even prevent their phone from being tapped. How secure are they when they can't even grumble about the government to a friend on the phone without being added to a "list".
Rather than doing eye relaxation excercises every 10 minutes, I'd rather my eyes easily see the font to begin with. 1024x768 is about the highest resolution a human can go to and still have standard print display at a size you can see clearly without straining in a well lit room. It's convenient to have more on the screen at once, but it's not convenient to wear out your eyes, or have to increase your font size for random websites that figure everyone's vision is better than 20/20.
Some of the fonts are too small for my eyes. Also, please check what they look like in 8bit colour, since I sometimes work through VNC with reduced colours, and it'd be nice if the site were smooth and visible then too.
Big links to get to the story and comments are preferred.
I hope one day there will be a Linux based software company that can boast 90% market share. As long as Linux remains OSS, what's to complain about? The Linux Massive company wouldn't be able to do stupid things like forego the inclusion of ODF in "Linux Word".
I think my Dad used to get Rainbow or whatever the mag for the Co-co TRS 80 series computers was called. I think he still has them around on a top shelf somewhere. They had code and all sorts of things to try out on the computer.
The average Slashdotter TiVoing the Internet would cause a bandwidth catastrophe. Based on prior viewing, thousands of pron sites would be swamped with TiVo DoS.
I think the fuel cost would be too much, but it'd be interesting to calculate just now much fuel you'd need, and how much it would cost. I think a better solution is to just blow it up with an Enterprise replica like in Star Wreck In the Pirkinning. http://www.starwreck.com/
I've never emailed Cmdr Taco before, but I'm tempted to now. He wouldn't notice me, and I'd be deleted along with thousands of others with the subject Happy Birthday Old(er) Man.
Taco should really have a blog don't you think? How could a 30 year old in the tech industry not have a blog page?;)
Better rush to get http://oldishman.blogspot.com/
For the mods: "Nautilus has something of a colorful past. It was created by a company called Eazel, staffed by ex-Apple programmers that wanted to bring ease of use to the Linux desktop."
I have a touch of old-fogeyism in me, and wish that Linux's file system GUI management tools were all standardized and work as simply as My Computer/Explorer do. But the horrible XP search can be replaced with anything;-)
Gamers *really* don't like to have their hardware buying addiction critcized. As with any drug, video card upgrades are highly addictive, and bad for your health. Just yesterday Slashdot was talking about DVT from sitting in one place for 8 hours at a time, which we'd have to agree, a new ATI card can lead to that sad occurance.
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"but I wonder how long it will be before emoticons are considered to be a proper part of natural languages in the same way that normal punctuation is?"
:-)
Your insight makes me smile
I've noticed that when I end a sentence in an emoticon it tends to replace the period, although that's not always a good way of doing it.
Chances are emoticons wil become part of the english alphabet in some dialects, however that will lead to more miscommunication as I learned to see something that was supposed to indicate confused bemusement, as something that represents befuddled annoyance.
Multiple artists' interpretations of ':-)' can lead to many subtle differences in meaning.
..I'm going to call my company Bony.
I'll install Rootkits on people's computers, and charge $600 for a game system in 2006, while my competitors chrage less.
Will my company self destruct? 9 out of 10 dentists agree that regular screwing up will result in company decay.
Email isn't like opening a front door. It's more like opening a door on an international cruise ship. There could be any friend, or any huckster from around the world right down the hall...
I had a girlfriend once [no really], that would want to fight over email sometimes. We'd be talking using MSN Messenger, then suddenly if I said something that pissed her off, she'd sign out and start emailing me instead. It was the most annoying thing in the world, especially since Hotmail was broken and it'd take hours sometimes for one of my replies to find its way back to her inbox.
It was also impossible to end the fight over email, as anything I said always lead to more problems, until I could talk her into getting back on MSN Messenger to talk with me either by messages, or through a voice-call.
I think email is easy to hide behind and perfect for chewing someone out, but doesn't have a warm fuzzy side to it at all.
I wonder if it's more a lack of training or if it's a personality trait to believe phishing?
I would suggest it's mostly training, or a lack thereof, that leads people to thinking they have to validate their account. If they knew to check the URL, and beyond that knew their bank isn't going to email them, then this would hardly be a problem except for the most "simple" users who happen to be "simple" people too.
Besides laws, we also have to make video conferencing available on linux, so that it's compatible with MSN and Yahoo on the Microsoft side. Until we can tell a teenage MySpacer that they can still see and hear their friends when they boot into Linux and use GAIM, it's unlikely that kids will want to switch.
It's also thing that's holding me back - videoconferencing support.
I was going to ask for tips too, seeing as investing in the stock market seems to be the only way not to be a "low income" worker these days, unless you're born rich.
What means do you use to trade stocks, something online I take it?
You may be joking, but people aren't putting their lawn space to a great enough use. We have all sorts of room to be growing hemp [illegal in the USA sadly, but makes food, paper, rope, clothing], peas, peppers, onions, and fruit bearing trees that would feed our neighbourhoods nicely, and aren't even an eyesore. It's just a myth that someone needs a lawn to look sucessful. Grass is for cattle, gardens are for people. Oh, and wild rabbits would be better eatin' than cats.
I think sci-fi and comedy go together perfectly. Have you ever seen Star Wars?
:-)
OK, that was a joke. But see how that joke and Star Wars went together so well, thus proving my point?
The only problem is that fans of sci-fi tend to be nitpicky geeks would wouldn't know humour unless it bit them on their ever growing butts.
It would be different if it was obvious that the government is looking to protect national interests, but due to all the other evidence against this corrupt and increasingly indicted administration, it's clear to the people that the government is looking to cover it's big, bold ass.
You couldn't meet a more lovable Mutually Assured Destructionist, or closet Nazi really, even if you tried. I'm sure he got along famously with everyone in the underground caves, repopulating the species.
If it wasn't Yahoo!, then who?
Sewage is more than an eyesore even, it's a health hazard. It's fantastic they're finding a use for some of the bad parts of it.
What's funny is how they think they are secure, when they can't even prevent their phone from being tapped. How secure are they when they can't even grumble about the government to a friend on the phone without being added to a "list".
Rather than doing eye relaxation excercises every 10 minutes, I'd rather my eyes easily see the font to begin with. 1024x768 is about the highest resolution a human can go to and still have standard print display at a size you can see clearly without straining in a well lit room. It's convenient to have more on the screen at once, but it's not convenient to wear out your eyes, or have to increase your font size for random websites that figure everyone's vision is better than 20/20.
Some of the fonts are too small for my eyes. Also, please check what they look like in 8bit colour, since I sometimes work through VNC with reduced colours, and it'd be nice if the site were smooth and visible then too.
Big links to get to the story and comments are preferred.
I hope one day there will be a Linux based software company that can boast 90% market share. As long as Linux remains OSS, what's to complain about? The Linux Massive company wouldn't be able to do stupid things like forego the inclusion of ODF in "Linux Word".
I think my Dad used to get Rainbow or whatever the mag for the Co-co TRS 80 series computers was called. I think he still has them around on a top shelf somewhere. They had code and all sorts of things to try out on the computer.
The average Slashdotter TiVoing the Internet would cause a bandwidth catastrophe. Based on prior viewing, thousands of pron sites would be swamped with TiVo DoS.
I think the fuel cost would be too much, but it'd be interesting to calculate just now much fuel you'd need, and how much it would cost. I think a better solution is to just blow it up with an Enterprise replica like in Star Wreck In the Pirkinning. http://www.starwreck.com/
I think I saw that broken sun cover when it flew over my house last week. What do you think from this picture?
I've never emailed Cmdr Taco before, but I'm tempted to now. He wouldn't notice me, and I'd be deleted along with thousands of others with the subject Happy Birthday Old(er) Man.
;)
:-)
Taco should really have a blog don't you think? How could a 30 year old in the tech industry not have a blog page?
Better rush to get http://oldishman.blogspot.com/
Ooops, it's already taken
For the mods:
;-)
"Nautilus has something of a colorful past. It was created by a company called Eazel, staffed by ex-Apple programmers that wanted to bring ease of use to the Linux desktop."
I have a touch of old-fogeyism in me, and wish that Linux's file system GUI management tools were all standardized and work as simply as My Computer/Explorer do. But the horrible XP search can be replaced with anything
Gamers *really* don't like to have their hardware buying addiction critcized. As with any drug, video card upgrades are highly addictive, and bad for your health. Just yesterday Slashdot was talking about DVT from sitting in one place for 8 hours at a time, which we'd have to agree, a new ATI card can lead to that sad occurance.
"Mouse-shaped overlords"
It is good to accept Disney as your overlord. All hail cancer-resistant Mickey! I'll gladly bring him other humans to toil in his Small Small World.