From fracture@cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com Thu Mar 13 10:54:36 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:54:36 -0800 (PST) Received: from cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com ([66.68.125.184] ident=root) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 18tXqZ-0000K1-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:54:31 -0800 Received: from cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (asdf@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h2DJ25CG052143 for ; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:02:05 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from fracture@cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com) Received: (from fracture@localhost) by cs6668125-184.austin.rr.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id h2DJ25VD052142 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:02:05 -0600 (CST) Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 13:02:05 -0600 From: Jordan DeLong To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: spofu skami Message-ID: <20030313190205.GA52101@allusion.net> References: <20030313183823.GH25165@digitalkingdom.org> <20030313134052.U85179-100000@granite.thestonecutters.net> <20030313185023.GL25165@digitalkingdom.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="opJtzjQTFsWo+cga" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030313185023.GL25165@digitalkingdom.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-archive-position: 4485 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: fracture@allusion.net Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Mar 13, 2003 at 10:50:23AM -0800, Robin Lee Powell wrote: [...] > And, by the way, similarities between what and what, exactly? Is a > fiber optic cable a nirna? Is a networked computer a nirna? Is two > cans and a piece of string a nirna? Does that make a piece of string a > nirna? Is a phone switch a nirna? Is a phone a nirna? Is a phone cable > a nirna? Is a pair of headphones a nirna? Is a loudspeaker a nirna? > Is an ssh connection a nirna? Is a mail reader a nirna? Is yelling > really loud a nirna? Hey, talking is a an "information/control network > connection", right? Talking is a nirna! We don't need tavla, we have > nirna! Oh, I guess we don't need cusku either! Weee, isn't this fun! Actually all those things are cuktas! > Yes, some of that was hyperbole, but far from all of it. :D --=20 Jordan DeLong - fracture@allusion.net lu zo'o loi censa bakni cu terzba le zaltapla poi xagrai li'u sei la mark. tuen. cusku --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+cNWsDrrilS51AZ8RAqhmAKDCVKljhs2qkPSr/5m5Lo9NTRytEACgqayV ewWQAh4u85oIXDTFd5wmK78= =6Y6X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --opJtzjQTFsWo+cga--