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well, at least its not newspeak, or doublethink...
Amen to that brother. (late form reply, but since you just mentioned my favortie book of all time, i couldnt help it)
rather than curiosity at a new technology.
Call it curiosity at an old technology then - a perfectly respectable pursuit. Give it another few years and someone will end up writing a Sociology thesis on l33t sp33k's calculator-sp33k origins, and spawning a whole new field of study. Social Anthropologists will be beating a path to your door when you're an old man, as one of the last native practitioners of the art
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I think everyone thought spelling things on calculators upside down was cool when they were twelve. My generation did that too, and I was born in '87. There's probably a cosmic rule that every pre-algebra class must spend at least half the time learning how to make their calculators spell BOOBIES.
It is heartening to hear it survived so long, but I bet it's a lost art by now. I doubt text-message-literate kids with camera-phones would see the point.
psimagus
Yes, yes... I am still older, but you're right we are not thaaaat far apart in age. I was interested in computer stuff when it began with basics, but... heh... I have tought myself everything I know, my school notes weren't good enough to have me considered a candidate for attending college even. Dumb teachers. Oh..oh.. revealed some secrets now.. :O
Yes, yes... I am still older, but you're right we are not thaaaat far apart in age. I was interested in computer stuff when it began with basics, but... heh... I have tought myself everything I know, my school notes weren't good enough to have me considered a candidate for attending college even. Dumb teachers. Oh..oh.. revealed some secrets now.. :O
i've been going on the internet for a few years now. i think i am the youngest on this site ( i am 14)
Old age and treachery always beat youth and skill...
as one of my fencing coaches say. hes 84 and will tear anyone apart. ;P
as one of my fencing coaches say. hes 84 and will tear anyone apart. ;P
You might well be the youngest 'serious' bot-builder (ie: you actually are putting serious development into your bots, and contribute to the forum discussions,) but I expect there are younger lurkers who just log in to chat to bots.
Anyway - keep it up! It's a good time to be young - you are going to have some awesome AI technology to play with over the next few decades (not that I'm planning on getting too old to enjoy it in a hurry!)
I wonder how old the oldest PF regular would be - any silver surfers out there?
Anyway - keep it up! It's a good time to be young - you are going to have some awesome AI technology to play with over the next few decades (not that I'm planning on getting too old to enjoy it in a hurry!)
I wonder how old the oldest PF regular would be - any silver surfers out there?
I found the youth most often thinks only people under 40 surf and chat and do things and create etc. The rumour is wrong. There are just as many silver liners around!
That's very true - my parents are both over 70, and they're doing amazing things! Really. Now, if I can only teach my mother the difference between a file and a folder, she'll have so much more success editing the video from her new HD camcorder...
i remember spelling things on calculators, for example G0 2 hELL, and other things.. unfortunately, i'm only 16, so this should be classified under immaturity, rather than curiosity at a new technology.
Call it curiosity at an old technology then - a perfectly respectable pursuit. Give it another few years and someone will end up writing a Sociology thesis on l33t sp33k's calculator-sp33k origins, and spawning a whole new field of study. Social Anthropologists will be beating a path to your door when you're an old man, as one of the last native practitioners of the art
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