From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Wed Sep 02 05:17:50 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-beginners); Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:17:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Miomc-0006ZY-F5 for lojban-beginners-real@lojban.org; Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:17:50 -0700 Received: from mail-ew0-f216.google.com ([209.85.219.216]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MiomY-0006YP-KR for lojban-beginners@lojban.org; Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:17:50 -0700 Received: by ewy12 with SMTP id 12so704837ewy.0 for ; Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:17:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=7RsE6NO8SEIFxWHPPxhboX+GRV3c41cfla3wh4hMv6I=; b=LGlPNZbH1MNT1S3OFQTvMsbYlIIqs8cxTLdEHoJ1mNsh5CQW9c+ELcRImCxzt1vCUS 0TZM5KUbE7f0dEDOhmOWLuETJMNMEHVWgnrI3gMyDUUG8vVUfNOpvXga4ePH0A76nd/d y4B5vvBw3/c+CqhjLbrDe7sMx4RR1B2GtKNUA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=reWaZqfRKP5p0i9Z+pwhyAvLVSh5FwBI6zwOJzierWx3ZstSZEBx3JlwEMKUaVJ4Pt yZh6TTDqBoOLycQh0tBsIU1K0O+PVVbjXCVNSDgsCeQ9GBgoyoIEYbsQ/JKiObaWcHeG vQ7AUUmwPHR9NYX89UwXHen0LowTAqqbdlvBY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.211.146.5 with SMTP id y5mr8831326ebn.41.1251893859958; Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:17:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9DE5DB0988ED6C448E606734F5030D381BED82DC@bbcmbmx01.blackpool.gov.uk> References: <9DE5DB0988ED6C448E606734F5030D381BED82DC@bbcmbmx01.blackpool.gov.uk> Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:17:39 -0400 Message-ID: <4643bbcd0909020517lb25f9b7nb2fcae11cd49584d@mail.gmail.com> Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: klingon swears From: Sara Brand To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636c5bfbdd1c18d04729740aa X-archive-position: 2172 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: seraneko@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-beginners@lojban.org X-list: lojban-beginners --001636c5bfbdd1c18d04729740aa Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Not all of us do. I'm only barely following this discussion. On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Michael Eaton < michael.eaton@blackpool.gov.uk> wrote: > Ladies and gentlemen, I think we now have compelling evidence that > purveyors of Lojban tend to have a coding background. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org > [mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org]On Behalf Of Michael > Turniansky > Sent: 02 September 2009 12:45 > To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org > Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: klingon swears > > > On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Michael > Eaton wrote: > > Also applies in SQL, where I use it most. To my knowledge, <> is the more > 'common' cousin to != > > > > > > > <> meaning 'not equals' has been around at least since 1983 > > (Locomotive BASIC and IIRC all popular BASICs written after then) > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_equal > > >> > >> In AutoIT "<>" is used to mean what "!=" means in java/c/etc... > >> > >> I could be wrong but I believe the same is true of InstallScript > >> > >> > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequation > >> > >> I think I've also seen "~" (tilde) and a NOT sign (small sideways "L") > used > >> before "=" to make it mean "not equal to". > > > I suppose I could chime in that in MUMPS, the not equal operation is > '=, but I won't. (But then again, all statements I make are a lie) > > --gejyspa > > > > > > http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/EmailDisclaimer/ > This message has been scanned for inappropriate or malicious content as > part of the Council's e-mail and Internet policies. > > > http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/EmailDisclaimer/ > This message has been scanned for inappropriate or malicious content as > part of the Council's e-mail and Internet policies. > > > ******************************************************************************See > the Blackpool You Tube video aimed at attracting French visitors by clicking > this link http://www.visitblackpool.com/jetaime****************************************************************************** > --001636c5bfbdd1c18d04729740aa Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Not all of us do. I'm only barely following this discussion.

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Michael Eaton <michael.= eaton@blackpool.gov.uk> wrote:
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we now have c= ompelling evidence that purveyors of Lojban tend to have a coding backgroun= d.

-----Original Message-----
From: lojban-beginner= s-bounce@lojban.org
[mailto:lojban-beginners-bounce@lojban.org]On Behalf Of Michael
Turniansky
Sent: 02 September 2009 12:45
To: lojban-beginners@lojban.= org
Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: klingon swears


On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Mic= hael
Eaton<michael.eaton@bl= ackpool.gov.uk> wrote:
> Also applies in SQL, where I use it most. To my knowledge, <> is= the more 'common' cousin to !=3D
>

>
> <> meaning 'not equals' has been around at least since 1= 983
> (Locomotive BASIC and IIRC all popular BASICs written after then)
>
> h= ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_equal

>>
>> In AutoIT "<>" is used to mean what "!=3D&quo= t; means in java/c/etc...
>>
>> I could be wrong but I believe the same is true of InstallScript >>
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequation
>>
>> I think I've also seen "~" (tilde) and a NOT sign (s= mall sideways "L") used
>> before "=3D" to make it mean "not equal to".

=A0I suppose I could chime in that in MUMPS, the not equal operation is '=3D, but I won't. =A0(But then again, all statements I make are a = lie)

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0--gejyspa





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