Re: [lojban] Re: Zombie

[".arpis." <rpglover64+jbobau@gmail.com>]

Not all uses of "zombie" (in English) involve a controller; e.g. Left 4 Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Shawn of the Dead, etc.

I'd just keep the x1 place and fill in a controller with BAI when applicable.

On the other hand, this privileges the Western corruption of the zombie myth over its origin; perhaps the short form could be the colloquial "x1 is a zombie (whatever that means)" and the stage-3 fu'ivla could be more precise.

Also, I'd just like to note that I have difficulty pronouncing the terminal {ii} to be distinct from {i}.

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM, <rdentato@gmail.com> wrote:

On , la gleki <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just for the record.ma'a pu stidi

> lu norjmive li'u e
>
> lu di'a jmive li'u e
> lu ji'ermorsi li'u e

A zombie is a specific kind of un-dead. In the Voodoo myth, a zombie would not only be called back from the death but also be controlled by the the one performing the ritual

This last characteristic is reflected in the usage of "zombie" to designate computers that have been compromised and can be controlled from outstide.

My proposal is to import the word as a fu'ivla as it is a very specific word, used more or less in all languages:

{dzombii} -> x1 is a zombie summoned/controlled by x2

remod

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