From lojban+bncCIXohuTaHxC4hPrdBBoE2fe-gg@googlegroups.com Thu Apr 08 18:26:42 2010 Received: from mail-gx0-f198.google.com ([209.85.217.198]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O02zW-0003f1-DE for lojban-list-archive@lojban.org; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:42 -0700 Received: by gxk22 with SMTP id 22sf1603350gxk.4 for ; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:x-beenthere:received:received:received :received:received-spf:received:mime-version:received:date:received :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-authentication-results :x-original-sender:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list:list-id :list-post:list-help:list-archive:x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=os9O1RW+AxnkGCs7/GlOCNICqCxXSFSw3GzFawq0XeA=; b=rqDDHGo/eSp/WGl6PENVDNDesmpyCY3DRJpPMn7IPNr8/5dKz15+5XW7F5icC8QzYM lMD4C9sX7SeZljg8xPMn2ynjgwXd+ElN+ILmuWyxwhZVT7uL5Za94+RhP7M2ezJnFdT/ UOdIxl++kl5murUO7/2deVsEYuUJYNeBz98dg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from :to:x-original-authentication-results:x-original-sender:reply-to :precedence:mailing-list:list-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive :x-thread-url:x-message-url:sender:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=5l9BfSXiS6iY3DQxBWb4q1AJqgTeggRv2n66AKjm+JBjqZkdYg2NuA6rx4hB8VO9p3 OmoDgiRUBta+v+nJh0SXksezqvn0Skqjm9DnnHwliLvQf8Cr+AiBHZTxNklqnF49NeUE xPjm0E6zAuUdiMzjvvHZnIOHSz6JMjBmKDQcI= Received: by 10.91.203.22 with SMTP id f22mr157247agq.59.1270776376761; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:16 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.91.93.10 with SMTP id v10ls6151agl.3.p; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.91.24.19 with SMTP id b19mr1042728agj.11.1270776375416; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.91.24.19 with SMTP id b19mr1042727agj.11.1270776375355; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-gy0-f182.google.com (mail-gy0-f182.google.com [209.85.160.182]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTP id 17si62096gxk.0.2010.04.08.18.26.14; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.160.182 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.160.182; Received: by gyh20 with SMTP id 20so1499737gyh.27 for ; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:14 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.196.12 with HTTP; Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 21:26:14 -0400 Received: by 10.151.3.30 with SMTP id f30mr1098970ybi.142.1270776374209; Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:26:14 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Subject: Funny Hat (Was Re: [lojban] Re: [lojban-announcements] Essay on the future of Lojban, with a simple poll for the community.) From: Matt Arnold To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of matt.mattarn@gmail.com designates 209.85.160.182 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=matt.mattarn@gmail.com; dkim=pass (test mode) header.i=@gmail.com X-Original-Sender: matt.mattarn@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: X-Thread-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/t/eeea28eda10588b1 X-Message-Url: http://groups.google.com/group/lojban/msg/c8d5f27eea3ad8e8 Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Seriously, would it help spur work to be awarded a BPFK hat upon completion of a section? And mailed new badges for the hat for each new section completed? Because my Lojban-speaking girlfriend owns an automated robotic embroidery machine. -Matt On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 3:52 PM, Minimiscience wro= te: > de'i li 08 pi'e 04 pi'e 2010 la'o fy. Robin Lee Powell .fy. cusku zoi > skamyxatra. >> That's *ALWAYS* been the case. =A0I've *begged* people to join the >> BPFK. =A0Begged and begged and begged and begged. =A0I always get utter >> silence. > .skamyxatra > > Really? =A0I've never encountered any of these requests. =A0Maybe I shoul= d go on > IRC more. =A0Besides, I thought that in order to join the BPFK you had to= be a > member of the LLG, which required "competence" in one of several specific > fields. > > Anyway, to get the ball rolling, I suppose I'll request membership. =A0My > qualifications are: > =A0- borderline autistic, obsessive-compulsive, pedantic undergraduate ma= joring > =A0 in computational mathematics > =A0- currently working on Haskell/Perl/C libraries for manipulating Lojba= n words > =A0 & text: > =A0- deep-seated & irrational dislike of cultural {gismu} and the tiki > =A0- knowledge of mathematical operators beyond just the high-school leve= l stuff > =A0 in VUhU > =A0- desire to rewrite the entire language specification in a highly form= al & > =A0 precise manner modeled after the ISO C99 standard. =A0I started this = once but > =A0 never got past the morphology section. > =A0- desire to rewrite the official {gismu} & {cmavo} lists *without* the > =A0 arbitrary 100-ish-character limit on the definition fields (Have you = ever > =A0 heard of tab-separated values?), merging in definition fragments that= were > =A0 relegated to the notes fields and generally making everything more > =A0 consistent, formal, and normative. =A0I once tried this as part of an= attempt > =A0 at typesetting a decent dictionary (first with XML, then with JSON) b= ut > =A0 never got very far. > =A0- desire to usurp control of the BPFK and LLG as part of my over-archi= ng goal > =A0 of world domination. =A0Time permitting, of course. > > So, do you send me a funny hat, or do I have to make my own? > > mu'omi'e .kamymecraijun. > > -- > li'a .e'i ca vondei .i mi na'e pu'i kufra loi vondei > > -- > 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@googlegr= oups.com. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojb= an?hl=3Den. > > --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= lojban" group. 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