JP Vossen on 10 Feb 2016 11:32:09 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] PLUG patch (try #2) 

That's awesome!  I wonder what he'd call emacs?

On 02/10/2016 02:30 PM, Chris Norton wrote:

Well, that's a new one for me.

On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:30 PM, Tone Montone <tonemontone@gmail.com
<mailto:tonemontone@gmail.com>> wrote:

    I heard a guy ask me about using the "six" editor on unix.  I said,
    "never heard it, show me.".  He typed "vi"

    Sent from my iPhone

    On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:19 PM, Doug Stewart <zamoose@gmail.com
    <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com>> wrote:


    "Varr dub dub dub aitch tee emm ell"

    --
    Doug Stewart

    On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:15 PM, Chris Norton <chris@nortoninc.info
    <mailto:chris@nortoninc.info>> wrote:


    Working with people from India, it'd be wubayu, wubayu, wubayu.
    Source: I worked with some very knowledgeable EE's from India.

    I say doubleu, doubleu, doubleu, myself. Never thought to say dub
    for w. Might give that a shot.

    On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:11 PM, JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org
    <mailto:jp@jpsdomain.org>> wrote:

        Definitely "etsy" and "user" for me.

        But what about "www"?  "World wide web" or "dub, dub, dub"?
        That one
        really depends on the audience.


        On 02/10/2016 02:07 PM, Doug Stewart wrote:
        > The other controversy: some people say U-S-R instead of "user".
        >
        > --
        > Doug Stewart
        >
        > On Feb 10, 2016, at 2:03 PM, Chris Norton <chris@nortoninc.info <mailto:chris@nortoninc.info>
        > <mailto:chris@nortoninc.info <mailto:chris@nortoninc.info>>> wrote:
        >
        >> Don't coddle the windows people, Anthony. Make them understand!
        >>
        >> Your wife, on the other hand, by all means, coddle!
        >>
        >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 2:02 PM, Anthony Martin
        >> <anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>>>
        >> wrote:
        >>
        >>     If im talking to a windows person or walking my wife through
        >>     something I will sat E-T-C but other than that yeah its etsy.
        >>
        >>     Anthony Martin
        >>
        >>     Linux System Administrator
        >>
        >> anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com
        <mailto:anthony.j.martin142@gmail.com>>
        >>
        >>
        >>     On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thomas Delrue
        >>     <delrue.thomas@gmail.com <mailto:delrue.thomas@gmail.com>
        <mailto:delrue.thomas@gmail.com
        <mailto:delrue.thomas@gmail.com>>> wrote:
        >>
        > et cetera (with a 'k', mind you...) :P
        >
        > (What is this, vi[m] versus emacs or something?)
        >
        > On 02/10/2016 01:53 PM, Chris Norton wrote:
        >> I say etsy as well. I don't know anyone that says it E T C.
        >
        >> On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 1:49 PM, Doug Stewart
        <zamoose@gmail.com <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com>
        <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com <mailto:zamoose@gmail.com>>>
        >> wrote:
        >
        >>> In a room full of sysadmins I got a weird look when I said "just
        >>> edit etsy hosts". They all spell it out E-T-C, which is obviously
        >>> 50% less efficient, syllable-wise.


Later,
JP
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