this is absurd ! i'm on at least 20 yahoo groups and other forums .. and not ONCE have i got lessons in nettiquette
this public flogging is vicious and i cringe .. in dejection .. not in fear ! > > imagine speed typing in > > localisation scenarios .. all > > those matra-ing .. and conjuncts > > and loooong words .. pc will > > do the hard work this clearly links the use of linux and pc's during the blog event .. to the ease of using the linux and pc combo by local learning public since this *dirt* has been flung on my face in open public .. let me put on record .. that teaching 'nettiquette' to someone who has been in the thick of things for donkey's years doesn't make him a donkey to be kicked in the ass or mouth put this to test .. unless you cringe in fear of being reprimanded for insulting statements in open public ask list members .. if you do want to continue 'umpiring' if many people feel that nettiquette has been compromised, i'll send in a public apology in SHOUTING WORDS else, retract .. and yet .. go ahead and do me the ultimate moksha from 'submission' .. ban/banish/kill/block ..peekay (be good) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indranil Das Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 12:52 AM Subject: [ADMIN-NOTIFICATION] Re: [ilug-cal] new keyboard concept > <LISTADMIN_NOTIFICATION> > > Mailing List Netiquette *demands* the use of coherent threads. When you > simply hit the "Reply" button of your mailer and just change the subject > line, you do not create a new thread, you create a nuisance that > completely messes up mail threading. > > This bad mailing list behaviour. Pls refrain from doing this. > > </LISTADMIN_NOTIFICATION> > > > On Sun, 2004-08-08 at 03:07, peekay wrote: > > i'm old .. and a bit forgetful > > > > but in younger days, i came > > across a dos program that > > 'predicted' word combos from > > the dictionary correspoinding > > to the numbers being punched > > from the numeric keypads > > > > now-a-days, with the T1 dictionary > > in cellphone, typing sms is > > pretty fast .. and lesser > > key strokes are a real boon > > > > when will this be done on > > keyboards ? > > > > logic would be .. use a pencil ! > > > > ha haa .. ok .. here are the > > detials .. use a pencil or > > permanent ink marker .. and > > write the abc on the numeric > > keypad's 2, def on 3, and so > > on .. like the cell phone > > > > the s/w should interpret the > > numerical inputs and suggest > > words .. like it does in sooo > > many places (autofill in browsers, save-as box in OS, > > sms in cellphones) > > > > user would just choose the > > right one > > > > there is 'fast type' s/w for > > dos or windows which helps > > quicker inputs > > > > imagine speed typing in > > localisation scenarios .. all > > those matra-ing .. and conjuncts > > and loooong words .. pc will > > do the hard work > > > > ..peekay > > > > (be good) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Indranil Das Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Prof. Ashoke Ranjan Thakur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Prof. Venkatesh > > Hariharan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tamal Sen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dr. > > Nagarjuna G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Prof. P. K. Das" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > "Dr. Bula Bhadra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:56 PM > > Subject: [ilug-cal] A walk across The Digital Divide - An experience > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Over the last one and half years, I have been experimenting with the > > > idea of Localized Low Cost Computing and interacting with end-users to > > > see if and how The Digital Divide can be crossed. During this time I > > > have often been pleasantly surprised by the adaptive capability of our > > > people living on the wrong side of the Divide. > > > > > > Day before yesterday was something special that I will remember for very > > > long time. Here's that story [1] from my blog. > > > > > > <BLOGPOST> > > > > > > Today I reached WBUT at 12 O'Clock. Palashendu and the rest of the > > > Redhat Team was supposed to come down for a meeting with "The Boss". On > > > my way over, I was worried that without Sayamindu, Soumyadip or me being > > > around to switch on the LTSP server, our Santhali L10N colleagues may be > > > sitting in the lab without being able to get any work done. > > > > > > Boy! was I surprised when I reached there... they were busy, with > > > fingers flying at their designated terminal! Intrigued as to who may > > > have set them up, I asked them only to find that the younger one among > > > our volunteers - Ajay Hembrom had done it! > > > > > > Seems that by watching us go over our daily business at the lab, they > > > had quietly picked have out what all they needed to switch on and in > > > which order. Quite a few things actually - the main switch board -> the > > > power up LTSP server -> switch on another switch board -> switch on the > > > power strip supplying the 100MB/s switch connecting our LTSP terminals > > > -> switch on their terminal and bootup into their localized desktop. > > > > > > Some may wonder what is really so extraordinary... well for one, they > > > are using computers for the first time in this lab. It took me a lot of > > > patience and nearly 10 days to get them to understand that they really > > > needed to press the <enter> key after entering their login ID and then > > > again after entering their password. From their perspective it was the > > > computer which was being stupid... asking them for their login and > > > password, which they were entering and still the darned beast would > > > foolishly sit idling waiting for who knows what! > > > > > > Make no mistakes, they are intelligent people, only that being on the > > > other side of the Digital Divide, computers and IT happened to have > > > largely passed them by. This last one month has been their first > > > up-close and personal interaction with computers. > > > > > > Once more, I found myself wondering over the innate intelligence and > > > adaptive vitality of our people. I wish some of the armchair-preachers > > > of "technology to the masses" who banter endlessly about the > > > user-friendliness of technological interfaces, had been with me at that > > > moment. > > > > > > </BLOGPOST> > > > > > > cheers, > > > --indra. > > > > > > > > > References: > > > > > > [1] http://blogs.randomink.org/node/view/106 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. 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