Cyberspace, /prawg/. Cyberspace with an emphasis on space. Is it coming, or was it just Gibson's cluelessness talking? On the one hand, VR is the FUTURE. On the other hand, what does navigating a 3d world have to offer us in terms of communication? On the gripping hand, Second Life.
>>5
For reasons you might not understand yet. Hurr. >>4
Hey, I also hate Second Life and chat, but I like e-mails. Actually, it's the only form of on-line communication I accept.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:37
>>7 it's the only form of on-line communication I accept.
Well, to be honest, the same goes for me - but what annoys me about email is that it always takes me at least half an hour to write even a simple reply, always rephrasing stuff and making it clearer, when it'd taken 5 minutes to explain IRL.
>>5
See >>6. I like anonymous discussion since there's not the e-penis thing always present on IRC & forums, and I get lots of useful stuff (mostly fappan gaems from /jp/). Chatting is just a way to spend 2 hours talking about the weather.
>>8
Well, the thing that drives me insane about chats is the txt tlk. It's hard to find anyone who doesn't use it at all, and even if you do, there's that pressure that makes you send the message before spell-checking it, because you don't want to keep the other guy waiting for the reply.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:46
>>9
Hello, Christopher, I have been missing you since yesterday.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:49
>>11
That wasn't me, but yes, he should learn Lojban.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:53
>>12
Then there's an issue of the other conversant speaking, or at least understanding, Lojban... I happen to be in luck by knowing two Lojban-speakers personally, but besides that, it's pretty useless if nobody can understand you.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 8:59
>>13
I haven't met anybody in person that speaks Lojban. I've been learning Lojban for one week now. I can tell you that my thoughts are much clearer now that I think in Lojban. My English communication skill has greatly improved as a direct result in learning Lojban.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 9:07
>>14 My English communication skill has greatly improved as a direct result in learning Lojban.
greatly improved? i'd hate to see how bad it was before.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 9:08
I have one week under my belt. Give me a break.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 9:12
>>15
You seem to have a problem in communicating, mistaking simple misspelling for a communication flaw.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 10:47
>>17
"in" where only "of" would make sense is a simple misspelling? perhaps you need to go back to nursery school and learn what the word "spelling" means. come back when you can communicate at at least a kindergarten level.
>>18
We could go there together, so you can take some capitalisation lessons.
What is considered a ``misspelling'' when typing? The act of pressing the wrong keys, right? Most often is is caused by some minor mishap. He has pressed `i' and `n' instead of `o' and `f'. We can only guess why, but I, knowing that I sometimes do things like that, assume that he was thinking of something else and the interfering thoughts made him type ``in''.
Then there's a possibility of him typing like this because of sheer ignorance -- then I scorn him as well, yet only for reason stated in >>15.
Furthermore, attacking my communication level is groundless -- you understood my message perfectly and I am strongly inclined to think that nobody else would have any problems comprehending it.
>>10
It doesn't seem to me that most people type especially fast. I don't do chat rooms (on the assumption that they're full of idiots), but I generally out-type people in IMs, even with their sloppy Internet dialect. Take some lessons?
>>23 capitalisation lessons
Learning lojban renders these unnecessary.
Even thought it was a typo, not misspelling, my point stands: occasional mistakes does not mean that someone cannot communicate. >>29
Trolling.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 12:13
>>30
Save for Christopher, some guy and me knowing the basics and learning, nobody knows Lojban here.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 12:16
>>32
I suggest that we make Lojban the official language of /prog/. Have you read your The COMPLETE Lojban Language (a Logical Language Group Publication) today?
>>33
I think you mean xu do pu tcidu fi la'o gy. The COMPLETE Lojban Language (a Logical Language Group Publication) .gy ca lo nu cabdei
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Anonymous2008-06-18 12:48
>>35
pe'i do puzi skudji lu pe'i do puzi skudji lu xu do pu tcidu fi la'o gy. The COMPLETE Lojban Language (a Logical Language Group Publication) .gy ca lo nu cabdei li'u li'u
>>57
Is a butthurt Haskeller that will never be a successful programmer and knows it's true, so he'll call me a fag or something because of the lack of arguments.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 13:54
>>59
Actually, I have a job. I don't use Haskell, but it's good enough. I write code for a living anyway. So what?
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Anonymous2008-06-18 13:55
>>60
WOW YOU USE A REAL LANGUAGE AND THUS YOU HAVE A JOB BIG FUCKING DEAL
>>65
Is that even relevant to the topic or is that just your way of saying ``I've read The Complete Lojban Language (A publication of The Logical Language Group, Inc.)''?
>>78
Personally I have no trouble reading sentence boundaries. Forums, IRC, mailing lists... I still capitalise because it is aesthetically pleasing.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:20
>>79
Of course you wouldn't have trouble without capitalising the first letter, but that doesn't mean it's of no use.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:24
>>80
What do you think about capitalising "i"? Consider that we used to capitalise all nouns like German, but that got lost through the ages. E.g. words like Me or You. I don't at the moment see much good reason for why "i" ought to be capitalised.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:28
>>81
Because it's an important word, missing of which could dramatically change the meaning of a sentence (unlike, say, missing adjectives). It's a single letter, so it has to stand out somehow.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:35
>>82
That's a ludicrous claim with no science to back it up.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:37
>>83
Handwritten letter to a new potential boss:
``...also, I drive to work regularly...''
The boss reads this and frowns. ``No jerk will instruct when to come here. Give me the next candidate.''
>>81,82
This discussion has become retarded. It belongs on /b/, now.
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Anonymous2008-06-18 18:46
>>85
Because I have used upper-case `i'. Handwritten lower-case `i' wouldn't stand out above the magical letter median line (it probably has some professional name) and might be omitted, depending on how it's written.
>>93
I think any set of posts from any thread on /prog/ could be randomly inserted into another thread and it the thread would be equally relevant to the topic.
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