Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-09 Thread Björnke von Gierke
I think anything BESIDES beginner questions should start with [OT], then it'd be easy to find those emails made by people whom still are capable of receiving help :-P On 07.05.2013, at 15:19, Andre Garzia wrote: I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-08 Thread Peter M. Brigham
On May 7, 2013, at 10:39 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: Comcast thinks my name is Landmangay. It's amusing to hear their telemarketers try to pronounce it. The reason it's that way in the database is because they can't put a space into the last_name field and they only get two fields. Another

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-08 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 6:02:30 PM, you wrote: Gosh, until seeing her message, I thought this was a Heinlein reference . . . TANSTAAHR There Ain't No Such Thing As A Heinlein Reference... -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Schonewille
Guys, When you give your question the subject beginners question, people (including you) will never be able to find back the question when they are looking for an answer on the 'net. Please, give your e-mails a descriptive subject header. Usually, you can do this after you write your e-mail,

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Anthony Howe
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Beginners+questions+subject+headersie=UTF-8oe=UTF-8hl=en-gbclient=safari ;) On 07/05/2013, at 9:35 PM, Mark Schonewille msrf.schonewi...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, When you give your question the subject beginners question, people (including you) will

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Andre Garzia
I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like [BEGINNER] Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? This way we have a tag/label to easily screen or filter for beginner questions and the question itself stays on the subject. Cheers andre On Tue, May

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Andrew Kluthe
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Andre Garzia an...@andregarzia.com wrote: I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like [BEGINNER] Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? This way we have a tag/label to easily screen or filter for beginner

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Andrew- Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great ideas for it. Jacque has a time *warp* stack, not a time *travel* external. Note that time travel itself would create paradoxes and is therefore impossible, but that the time warp stack has allowed (or will have

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Andre, I don't think it is necessary to use such tags but I wouldn't mind if people did. Of course, one problem is that beginners often don't know the etiquette of this mailing list and we'd still have to tell them about the tag :-) -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Martin Koob
I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the time warp/travel external first. If time travel is possible in the future it has already been invented. Martin -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Beginners-questions

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe and...@ctech.me wrote: Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great ideas for it An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, obliterating the inventor from history. -- Dr. Richard E.

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Warren Samples
On 05/07/2013 10:53 AM, Martin Koob wrote: I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the time warp It was probably a drummer. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Mark Schonewille m.schonewille@... writes: Of course, one problem is that beginners often don't know the etiquette of this mailing list and we'd still have to tell them about the tag LOL. Good point. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
Man, the minute you go off on a debugging tour of the past, everybody starts talking about you. How do they know? Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? It is currently in Alpha. Alpha Centari. I had a little slip-up. Very good question. Where IS this time travel external?

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 AM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, obliterating the inventor from history. I beg your pardon, rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Or they will be. Of course, there's

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 3:13 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 AM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, obliterating the inventor from history. I beg your pardon, rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated.

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Brenstein
On 07.05.2013 at 13:13 Uhr -0700 Dr. Hawkins apparently wrote: And now, folks, a moment of silence for Jacque, as we cherish his last pre-obliteration message. You mean her. Or was she he in the future? robert ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Robert Brenstein r...@robelko.com wrote: You mean her. Or was she he in the future? Gosh, until seeing her message, I thought this was a Heinlein reference . . . -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: I have a primer on pronoun usage. :) http://www.jacque.on-rev.com/jacque/jacque.irev Whoops! My apologies. I recently had to file a motion in bankruptcy court over a computer that had Francis rather than Frances .

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Warren- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:29:59 AM, you wrote: I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the time warp It was probably a drummer. 1. LOL 2. Drummer than what? -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 8:04 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, J. Landman Gay jac...@hyperactivesw.com wrote: I have a primer on pronoun usage. :) http://www.jacque.on-rev.com/jacque/jacque.irev Whoops! My apologies. Not at all. This is nothing compared to what Jan Schenkel goes

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jacque- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 7:39:01 PM, you wrote: :) I understand completely. Comcast thinks my name is Landmangay. It's amusing to hear their telemarketers try to pronounce it. The reason it's that way in the database is because they can't put a space into the last_name field and they

RE: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Ralph DiMola
- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wieder Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 9:40 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Beginners questions subject headers Warren- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:29:59 AM, you wrote: I wonder how the patent office could sort

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Ralph- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 8:06:12 PM, you wrote: What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? A drummer. How do you know when a drummer is at the door? The knocking gets faster and faster and they never know when to come in. How can you tell a singer's at the door? They can't

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Peter Haworth
OK, is it open season on musician jokes? 'Cause I got some that will ruffle a few feathers :=) Pete lcSQL Software http://www.lcsql.com On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net wrote: Ralph- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 8:06:12 PM, you wrote: What do you call someone

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Gerry Orkin
It needs to be re-compiled for LC 4.5.1. Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe and...@ctech.me wrote: Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great ideas for it. ___ use-livecode mailing list

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Gerry Orkin
Q: You know how to tell if the drum stand has been set up level? A: the drool seeps out of both sides of the drummer's mouth. Q: What do you call a musician without a girlfriend? A: Homeless. I've got a few more... :) Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 2:15 PM, Peter Haworth p...@lcsql.com wrote: OK,

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 11:22 PM, Gerry Orkin wrote: It needs to be re-compiled for LC 4.5.1. Ha! How'd you know? Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe and...@ctech.me wrote: Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great ideas for it.