From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Sun May 31 12:58:36 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 31 May 2009 12:58:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MArAy-0007Ba-0m for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 12:58:36 -0700 Received: from mail-bw0-f175.google.com ([209.85.218.175]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MArAu-0007Aj-5c for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 31 May 2009 12:58:35 -0700 Received: by bwz23 with SMTP id 23so6315743bwz.34 for ; Sun, 31 May 2009 12:58:25 -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=SmyGpDVq6xiFIjJfiE2OxXF5aOMmJsQ1kHfG79pjN8E=; b=CUUpqx2LzBYE1UR4O0xeuByj/IopKMduaKjevRe4O9XAodLSM86kTm6djHdhpbHMtG GZ/II1TbGFUvL8J5yuPSCy1WiX7aSd3bvmKi4L0wl5TH1HWVhbwDbDkWENnWWXVQeGzx CDQmGeVLD3sHPDmUM4fFIqS1Msv6Wld2TT2E8= 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=QQv+iZehvLx+E5CXgNePtL+r2AzM2kEsOY+wIh4qZq4qAERPRwCTpFy3jtyotxXPgV gmA2jkygjjMgV0MhmMUM9gi/Mcfe2bm208GF6r8BQNRwsc7vx+he7hrd+JR0PgRPn8mx +OBgPpoeuXQnCLtwHMFAvtzXkJVdquQoLf7O8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.107.68 with SMTP id a4mr2805903fap.104.1243799905404; Sun, 31 May 2009 12:58:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 31 May 2009 22:58:25 +0300 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban] Re: sel ter vel xel From: Adam Raizen To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636c5a440888804046b3abb57 X-archive-position: 15629 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: adam.raizen@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list --001636c5a440888804046b3abb57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:52, wrote: > In a message dated 5/31/2009 06:56:22 Eastern Daylight Time, > adam.raizen@gmail.com writes: > > > I can't imagine that your kids are going to be miffed about the rafsi for > 'te' as opposed to the fact that the rafsi list itself increases the memory > load of lojban by about 150% for no apparent benefit whatsoever. > > > > You don't see a benefit in being able to combine five-letter gismu and get > a word that's often only six letters? I think it's a great idea. I just > wish that it had been done better. The rafsi are definitely a pain to > learn. > Okay, so there's some benefit, but it's not nearly enough to begin to justify the huge memory load it requires. Why couldn't the rafsi themselves be the gismu? -- Adam Raizen Got sente? --001636c5a440888804046b3abb57 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 21:52, = <Morp= hemeAddict@wmconnect.com> wrote:
In a mess= age dated 5/31/2009 06:56:22 Eastern Daylight Time, adam.raizen@gmail.com writes:


I can't imagine that your = kids are going to be miffed about the rafsi for 'te' as opposed to = the fact that the rafsi list itself increases the memory load of lojban by = about 150% for no apparent benefit whatsoever.


You don't see a benefit in being able to combine five-letter gismu = and get a word that's often only six letters? =C2=A0I think it's a = great idea. =C2=A0I just wish that it had been done better. =C2=A0The rafsi= are definitely a pain to learn.

= Okay, so there's some benefit, but it's not nearly enough to begin = to justify the huge memory load it requires. Why couldn't the rafsi the= mselves be the gismu?

--
Adam Raizen <adam.raizen@gmail.com>
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