From lojban-out@lojban.org Mon Sep 18 20:58:54 2006 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 34319 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2006 03:52:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.167) by m36.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 19 Sep 2006 03:52:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta6.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 Sep 2006 03:52:26 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GPWeh-00064G-HJ for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:52:19 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GPWdT-00062k-Ez; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:51:04 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:55 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GPWd1-00062V-Hv for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:35 -0700 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.237]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GPWd0-00062O-24 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:35 -0700 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id r21so4893084wxc for ; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.30.5 with SMTP id d5mr21497130wxd; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from blackbeast ( [67.165.223.114]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id 11sm1106840wrl.2006.09.18.20.50.30; Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:50:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:50:51 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003C_01C6DB6C.8341B430" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 Thread-Index: AcbbQiO0+R75TYsqTAa/dxhYirayIAAWlw5Q Message-ID: <450f6907.2e481029.307b.5eba@mx.gmail.com> X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) X-archive-position: 12602 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: matthew.dunlap@gmail.com X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.4 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:0:0:0 X-eGroups-From: "M@" From: "M@" Reply-To: matthew.dunlap@gmail.com Subject: [lojban] Re: Greetings from Venezuela X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790; y=RorcAvhdfs1u3DBxZRSZLbQ6y0vHCs0BnjLLkkmajAkDOm20rg X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 27036 ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C6DB6C.8341B430 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit .ui coi Welcome to our little mailing list. I suspect you'll find lojban extremely easy to start learning given a programming background. If you think of a bridi as a function call you'll pick up on the grammar in no time. However, I wouldn't hold my breath for lojban as an interface language between humans and computers, if you'd like to talk about why I'd love to, but this is a light welcome to the community email, not a discussionnary one. --M@ _____ From: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org [mailto:lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org] On Behalf Of Angel Ramirez Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 10:39 AM To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Greetings from Venezuela coi My name is Angel Ramirez Isea. I currently live in the western region of Venezuela, near the Colombian border. I'll soon be 34 years old. I'm currently working in the area of endogenous development (sustainable development at a small community level) projects design, writing and calculation. I'm founder and associate of a Cooperative. My interest in lojban came by reading and article published in www.aporrea.org (translation of the one published in the Wall Street Journal). I googled "lojban" up and found the official web site. I buy the idea of a logical language. I've taught English as a Foreign Language and I have studied some Portuguese. I've also toyed with Greek, Italian, Latin, Japanese and even Chinese, but, alas, without a serious discipline. That interest has allowed me to appreciate the logic in lojban and I'm resolute to learn it. I like music and I understand some of its language. Additionally, I'm a programmer. I started with Tandy's Color Basic, and followed through Visual Basic 6 (Micro$oft) and GAMBAS (Linux). I've programmed in C, C++, Viasual C, dBase, FoxPro, FORTRAN, HP calculators, etc. Probably, I'm into education because it somehow feels like "programming people" ;) I hope that sooner than later lojban will take off and will serve as an interface between humans and computers. Also, I'm thrilled about the possibility of more logically structuring my own thoughts. Best wishes, Angel en Casigua. ------=_NextPart_000_003C_01C6DB6C.8341B430 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Welcome to our little mailing list.&nb= sp; I suspect you’ll find lojban extremely easy to start learning given a programming background.  If you think of a bridi as a function call yo= u’ll pick up on the grammar in no time. 

 

However, I wouldn’t hold my brea= th for lojban as an interface language between humans and computers, if you= 217;d like to talk about why I’d love to, but this is a light welcome to th= e community email, not a discussionnary one.

 

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From: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org [mailto:lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org] On Behalf Of Angel Ramirez
Sent: Monday, September 18, = 2006 10:39 AM
To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Greetings = from Venezuela

 

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My name is Angel Ramirez Isea. I currently live in the western region of Venezuela, near the Colombian border. I'll soon be 34 years old. I'm curren= tly working in the area of endogenous development (sustainable development at a small community level) projects design, writing and calculation. I'm founde= r and associate of a Cooperative.

My interest in lojban came by reading and article published in www.aporrea.org (tran= slation of the one published in the Wall Street Journal). I googled "lojban&qu= ot; up and found the official web site. I buy the idea of a logical language. I= 've taught English as a Foreign Language and I have studied some Portuguese. I'= ve also toyed with Greek, Italian, Latin, Japanese and even Chinese, but, alas= , without a serious discipline. That interest has allowed me to appreciate th= e logic in lojban and I'm resolute to learn it.

I like music and I understand some of its language. Additionally, I'm a programmer. I started with Tandy's Color Basic, and followed through Visual Basic 6 (Micro$oft) and GAMBAS (Linux). I've programmed in C, C++, Viasual = C, dBase, FoxPro, FORTRAN, HP calculators, etc. Probably, I'm into education because it somehow feels like "programming people" ;)

I hope that sooner than later lojban will take off and will serve as an interface between humans and computers. Also, I'm thrilled about the possibility of more logically structuring my own thoughts.

Best wishes,

Angel en Casigua.

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