When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to change their style of grammar from a classically respected form but tricky for modern people to understand when spoken, a decent respect for honest questions like yours posted on slashdot the land of the lost digital volcano of forgotten memes, a decent respect for the considerations of linguistic theory and etiquette impels us to declare the reasons for the modernization of grammar. . I trust you got the reference. That's great fun to read with your favorite beverage at home, but try that in an office and watch the phone ring. . Rudolf Flesch worked on the idea of slicing down corporate communication because finesse is despised rather than appreciated. I think he's the great-grandparent of Texting. . See how much fun short word counts are?
It's even worse with those bluetooth pieces because the gestalt decided that without having to spend the effort holding the phone, they can now chirp away for 20 min at a time. Of course, they're standing wrong-profile to you so you are disoriented for 5 sec while you realize they're not talking to anyone in the room.
Aye, I'll go further. Let's see your examples in review:
"Texting is fine if you just want to send 'hey whats up' or 'I'm on my way' or a 'catch a movie tonight?' or 'which pub, what time?'"
(Pronoun below is the "undefined you", not the poster above or anyone in this thread.) 1. I don't want to get texted "what's up". Nothing's up. If some really big thing was up, I'd have told you by now. Or if you're planning to leave me a nice thought about some recent event, say that instead. Having a nice message that says "Gee man, I'm sorry the chick dumped you. She's a bitch anyway." is better than having to actually answer "what's up".
2. If you want to actually get together and do stuff, call and leave a voice mail or email what you had in mind with *at least half* the info worked out. Then I can do my quarter of the digging to see if that makes any sense logistically. Then a couple calls pull it together. Or watch it fail.
3. Don't text me "I'm on my way". Unless we're catching a plane and I think you're gonna miss it 'cause you're already late, I'll assume you're on your way.. for LARGE values of "on your way" which sometimes covers half an hour. I'll read.
4. "Which pub, what time" was covered in #2. If that's someone's opening line, then he's already doomed to 7 text interchanges.
Seems that I got tagged as troll and everyone missed my point.
I was objecting to "Pain 1.0". The rest of my post described either Pain-Alternate that is ignorable or Pain 2.0 with a toggle switch.
Interesting how everyone ignored my second sentence.
Thank you for further encouraging me to put fallacies back on my study list. I did not advocate the genetic disorder of 0-pain. You must have also missed my other post tapping the "Haberman Device" of C. Smith fame. Someone else did have a point about cognitive abilities; I'd still go with my instinct that a Tech solution would allow options to pain that can be implemented upon demand.
But then invoking insults is pure adhominem which serves no further purpose than to attempt a Closer to a discussion.
You get chops for research. However those articles discuss the Either-Or situation. I am discussing alternatives.
Pain serves no useful function anymore. Its chief use is now as something for bullies to threaten with. What you mean is "a biological monitoring status feature" serves a function. But then on demand, we should be able to turn it off. Except in action movies, bullies are in better physical shape than their victims. Once they get an advantage, it's like a gaming-control lock.
If pain were made optional, I think interesting things would happen to the legal code. You'd get more heavy duty conflicts.
More like the anger from patents fuels the manufacture and use of explosives.
Re: poster above you, I REALLY have to get around to my logical fallacy studies project, because this is another one. Call it 25 technologies produced in anger working around patents, vs 2500 technologies if there was no patent in the way. I don't know the name for that one yet.
Patents are like Go stones. It only takes about 5 brilliantly spaced items to sink 360 squares of attempted growth.
Please, one of you smart fellas tell us on a "new style" 1 Terabyte drive what's the "Bonus %" if they included the classic/correct amount of memory? Then at least the correct amount of memory will be there despite the shrinkwrap packaging. And we can spread the word that the "Bonus Memory (TM)" label is the one with the Old School amount, and without the label is the silly new base 10 amount.
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When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to change their style of grammar from a classically respected form but tricky for modern people to understand when spoken, a decent respect for honest questions like yours posted on slashdot the land of the lost digital volcano of forgotten memes, a decent respect for the considerations of linguistic theory and etiquette impels us to declare the reasons for the modernization of grammar.
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I trust you got the reference. That's great fun to read with your favorite beverage at home, but try that in an office and watch the phone ring.
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Rudolf Flesch worked on the idea of slicing down corporate communication because finesse is despised rather than appreciated. I think he's the great-grandparent of Texting.
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See how much fun short word counts are?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Flesch
(My periods are poor-man's line breaks until I figure them out later.)
It's even worse with those bluetooth pieces because the gestalt decided that without having to spend the effort holding the phone, they can now chirp away for 20 min at a time. Of course, they're standing wrong-profile to you so you are disoriented for 5 sec while you realize they're not talking to anyone in the room.
Aye, I'll go further. Let's see your examples in review:
"Texting is fine if you just want to send 'hey whats up' or 'I'm on my way' or a 'catch a movie tonight?' or 'which pub, what time?'"
(Pronoun below is the "undefined you", not the poster above or anyone in this thread.)
1. I don't want to get texted "what's up". Nothing's up. If some really big thing was up, I'd have told you by now. Or if you're planning to leave me a nice thought about some recent event, say that instead. Having a nice message that says "Gee man, I'm sorry the chick dumped you. She's a bitch anyway." is better than having to actually answer "what's up".
2. If you want to actually get together and do stuff, call and leave a voice mail or email what you had in mind with *at least half* the info worked out. Then I can do my quarter of the digging to see if that makes any sense logistically. Then a couple calls pull it together. Or watch it fail.
3. Don't text me "I'm on my way". Unless we're catching a plane and I think you're gonna miss it 'cause you're already late, I'll assume you're on your way.. for LARGE values of "on your way" which sometimes covers half an hour. I'll read.
4. "Which pub, what time" was covered in #2. If that's someone's opening line, then he's already doomed to 7 text interchanges.
Seems that I got tagged as troll and everyone missed my point.
I was objecting to "Pain 1.0". The rest of my post described either Pain-Alternate that is ignorable or Pain 2.0 with a toggle switch.
Interesting how everyone ignored my second sentence.
Thank you for further encouraging me to put fallacies back on my study list. I did not advocate the genetic disorder of 0-pain. You must have also missed my other post tapping the "Haberman Device" of C. Smith fame. Someone else did have a point about cognitive abilities; I'd still go with my instinct that a Tech solution would allow options to pain that can be implemented upon demand.
But then invoking insults is pure adhominem which serves no further purpose than to attempt a Closer to a discussion.
You get chops for research. However those articles discuss the Either-Or situation. I am discussing alternatives.
I wholly reject that theme.
Spreadsheets let people map out information to decide things. "An idiot with a spreadsheet was still an idiot before".
+1 Haberman Device
"Scanner, are your bones broken? If so, go see a medic."
Pain serves no useful function anymore. Its chief use is now as something for bullies to threaten with.
What you mean is "a biological monitoring status feature" serves a function. But then on demand, we should be able to turn it off.
Except in action movies, bullies are in better physical shape than their victims. Once they get an advantage, it's like a gaming-control lock.
If pain were made optional, I think interesting things would happen to the legal code. You'd get more heavy duty conflicts.
Hmm.
carrot to stick function
((SmallArtistCost+Profit)-(SmallArtistCost))
------------
(SmallArtistCost)
As SmallArtistCost Approaches Zero
Sounds suspiciously like Calculus.
(Misc text to get rid of filter error. Are they going to enlist Metallica to support them?)
More like the anger from patents fuels the manufacture and use of explosives.
Re: poster above you, I REALLY have to get around to my logical fallacy studies project, because this is another one.
Call it 25 technologies produced in anger working around patents, vs 2500 technologies if there was no patent in the way. I don't know the name for that one yet.
Patents are like Go stones. It only takes about 5 brilliantly spaced items to sink 360 squares of attempted growth.
So would some browser like IE3 which mangles everything now be important to break designs with existing code?
Why is the French version still extant and the classic one down?
Why So Sirius?
Not counting the speed texters, that's about 15 pounds per hour maybe.
Tell the kids their texts cost TWICE what their job pays them!
"Schrodinger's Emperor!"
His clothes are either there or not there, to be known only if you look for them.
I see what you did in those.
You mean Net Access, Pizza, and Beer. We don't get babes anyway, so why do we think that's gonna change?
I, for one, welcome my 30-minute delays posting to /.
Also pretty funny - casting "silly lower-tier-Uni" jokes when you failed to spell Phoenix.
"Hooked on Pheonix worked for you!"
Brilliant!
By patenting the period, women have to pay a fee for every feminine cycle!
Or is that the patent on Tampons?
RIP SF Age, but you're right no flying cars, except Trek Transporters won't happen either.
Instead of a flying car, I'd almost see a "3d Subway". There operators run the grid. Essentially, Subway cars don't crash.
In all seriousness, getting to work would be like solving a rubik's puzzle. (up/left/forward/down/forward/left/forward)
My little unpublicized page distorts on Opera too but few of the other browsers.
Sure you can. Like in that other story.
"Scientists have figured out how to deliver lawyer toxins to small cases using "nano-lawyers".
How about the trend towards "Young ___" ?
Young Cindarella: "Juggy, you're ruining my flower garden!"
Young Juggernaut: "Don't you know who I am? I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!"
"Now with Bonus Memory Free for the same price!"
Please, one of you smart fellas tell us on a "new style" 1 Terabyte drive what's the "Bonus %" if they included the classic/correct amount of memory?
Then at least the correct amount of memory will be there despite the shrinkwrap packaging. And we can spread the word that the "Bonus Memory (TM)" label is the one with the Old School amount, and without the label is the silly new base 10 amount.
The threshold for your abacus is 24601^911th beads.
Can you even download this, or is it DOD-Protected to oblivion from "Unauthorized Use?" After all, it's free and not purchased right? ...
This BEGS for a remix! Interwebs, we need you!