Received: from mail-vc0-f189.google.com ([209.85.220.189]:62411) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SfJyX-000566-4h; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:26 -0700 Received: by vcbfo14 with SMTP id fo14sf2013302vcb.16 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from :date:message-id:subject:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=VhVtbaqCAo5umWPcyZ5yYzsgkwRC5IZy+XLqGX+yeo0=; b=x1pi7sBPKc5OOAx5PK6CYa5a675paQlz/+h55CS9RoJZ7zfKXEs7g7ZrU5J9DaV202 pRhwQWaUXoivoVO9sY2PYBZsqTjkgyCaJUUTkuoXabSoWWqL+YN7z7Dnlu26cerekXvq /HO2AfJFsHVou+FynAD2wIleKSV9g+9sK1/3Y= Received: by 10.52.23.65 with SMTP id k1mr336261vdf.7.1339718470609; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:10 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.220.155.19 with SMTP id q19ls595897vcw.6.gmail; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.24.68 with SMTP id s4mr2349022vdf.3.1339718469457; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.52.24.68 with SMTP id s4mr2349021vdf.3.1339718469442; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-vc0-f174.google.com (mail-vc0-f174.google.com [209.85.220.174]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l12si2055425vdf.3.2012.06.14.17.01.09 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of nictytan@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.174 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.220.174; Received: by vcbf11 with SMTP id f11so1382887vcb.19 for ; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.220.78 with SMTP id hx14mr1629243vcb.23.1339718469287; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:01:09 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.37.17 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Jun 2012 17:00:49 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4FDA4F2F.5080906@lojban.org> References: <20120603195142.GF8656@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <20120604034427.GP8656@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <4FD87812.1080006@lojban.org> <4a4842d3-9a04-452b-b49c-4462823bae96@googlegroups.com> <4FDA4F2F.5080906@lojban.org> From: Jacob Errington Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:00:49 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] What is the x3 of tubnu? To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: nictytan@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of nictytan@gmail.com designates 209.85.220.174 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=nictytan@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae9cfcbec75fddb04c27783ae X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / --14dae9cfcbec75fddb04c27783ae Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Well, even that wording isn't really so bad at all. I mean -- what is a pipe? It's essentially a "transient container" open on both ends, isn't it? mu'o mi'e la tsani On 14 June 2012 16:53, Bob LeChevalier, President and Founder - LLG < lojbab@lojban.org> wrote: > Jacob Errington wrote: > >> I think that Bob's definition makes {tubnu} much more useful. >> As for a rewording, why not something like: >> x1 is a length of tubing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of outer >> material x2, with contents/containing x3. >> > > That is the "container" wording that I was trying to avoid, but I don't > really have a problem with it. > > lojbab > > > -- > Bob LeChevalier lojbab@lojban.org www.lojban.org > President and Founder, The Logical Language Group, Inc. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/lojban?hl=en . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. --14dae9cfcbec75fddb04c27783ae Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, even that wording isn't really so bad at all. I mean -- what is a= pipe? It's essentially a "transient container" open on both = ends, isn't it?

mu'o mi'e la tsani

On 14 June 2012 16:53, Bob LeChevalier, Pres= ident and Founder - LLG <lojbab@lojban.org> wrote:
Jacob Errington wrote:
I think that Bob's definition makes {tubnu} much more useful.
As for a rewording, why not something like:
x1 is a length of tubing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of outer materia= l x2, with contents/containing x3.

That is the "container" wording that I was trying to avoid, but I= don't really have a problem with it.

lojbab


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