No polluted dream place - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2003, 08:46 AM

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^H^H^H^H^H^H^H

Can someone tell me what this means. I've seen it several times and haven't been able to decifer its meaning from context.

Undertoad · 08-09-2003, 09:44 AM

It means "I'm backspacing over what I've just typed." The fact that you can still see the words originally typed is part of its subtle ironic use.

It's a part of net culture now, but it actually originated with old teletype terminals. These ancient terminals would actually print, in dot-matrix on paper, as you sat and typed at the keyboard attached to it. But it couldn't do backspacing properly, and so would just print the ASCII character control-H, which is otherwise known as BS or BackSpace.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2003, 11:01 AM

Thanks, UT. That could be very useful to a smartass (sorry Ury) as a weapon of mock deletion.
Now if I could only decipher that snizzle, mizzle, drizzle crap, I'd be a hep cat.

Uryoces · 08-09-2003, 05:48 PM

I know; it's really lame of me. It's like using mock html tags [sarcasm]The RIAA would sue their own mothers, or pods, or whatever[/sarcasm].

xoxoxoBruce · 08-09-2003, 09:12 PM

Not at all, it's a great tool. I just wasn't up to speed. I've often wished that I could cross something out in emails or posts like I can in letters. Thanks for the tip.

Bitman · 08-11-2003, 06:34 PM

<strike>Shizzle my hizouse.</strike> Oh, and I'd also like to know what -izzle and -izouse mean.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-11-2003, 07:20 PM

OK smartass. How'd you do dat?

quzah · 08-11-2003, 11:48 PM

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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
OK smartass. How'd you do dat?

Hit the shiny QUOTE button, in regards to the above post, and be amazed! Or, go here and learn a bit more.

Quzah.

OnyxCougar · 08-12-2003, 07:22 AM

HTML tutorial.

*giggles at Bruce*

xoxoxoBruce · 08-12-2003, 06:32 PM

Hmmm....those giggling, jiggling treasures.

Bitman · 08-12-2003, 07:23 PM

MSIE req'd: <span style="float:right;filter:blur(strength=20) alpha(opacity=40);color:grey;font-size:15pt">I see live people.</span>

xoxoxoBruce · 08-12-2003, 09:11 PM

Quote:

MSIE req'd

No problem there. That's what all the cool people use.....outamywaaaaaaay.........piter patter .....pitter patter....

Billy · 08-13-2003, 12:08 AM

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Originally posted by linknoid
One question though, have they been edited in any way?

It was taken by one people using digital camera. No any edition. I like it too.

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2003, 04:59 AM

I think you're wrong there, Billy. They look like they have been color enhanced/manipulated. The mountain is green but the reflection in the water is white. The purple on the cloud edges looks like the blue in the sky was enhanced and several other things. Of course I could be wrong because I'm assuming the camera is of good quality and it might not be.

Fluffy the Kat · 08-14-2003, 08:49 AM

Dear Billy-

Those pictures of Southwestern China are stunning! Are you using any special devices and/or processes to achieve such
breathtaking colors? Also, what make and model camera do you use? If you are using some sort of special filters to achieve such splendid hues, I'd like to get some for my spectacles. Talk about your rose tinted glasses.

One thing sure seems to be missing in Southwestern China...Where are the roads? How can I truly appreciate such a place fully, if Christine and I can't see the colors blur at 100?

Oh, and are there any good Oldies/Rock-n-Roll stations there?
If yes on both roads/oldies, Christine and I can't wait to get
container-shipped to China real soon!

Your pal, Fluffy

08-09-2003, 11:01 AM	#18
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Thanks, UT. That could be very useful to a smartass (sorry Ury) as a weapon of mock deletion. Now if I could only decipher that snizzle, mizzle, drizzle crap, I'd be a hep cat. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-09-2003, 05:48 PM	#19
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	I know; it's really lame of me. It's like using mock html tags [sarcasm]The RIAA would sue their own mothers, or pods, or whatever[/sarcasm]. __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out.

08-09-2003, 09:12 PM	#20
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Not at all, it's a great tool. I just wasn't up to speed. I've often wished that I could cross something out in emails or posts like I can in letters. Thanks for the tip. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-11-2003, 07:20 PM	#22
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OK smartass. How'd you do dat? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-12-2003, 07:22 AM	#24
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	HTML tutorial. giggles at Bruce __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

08-09-2003, 09:44 AM	#17
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It means "I'm backspacing over what I've just typed." The fact that you can still see the words originally typed is part of its subtle ironic use. It's a part of net culture now, but it actually originated with old teletype terminals. These ancient terminals would actually print, in dot-matrix on paper, as you sat and typed at the keyboard attached to it. But it couldn't do backspacing properly, and so would just print the ASCII character control-H, which is otherwise known as BS or BackSpace.

08-11-2003, 06:34 PM	#21
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	<strike>Shizzle my hizouse.</strike> Oh, and I'd also like to know what -izzle and -izouse mean.

08-12-2003, 06:32 PM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hmmm....those giggling, jiggling treasures. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-12-2003, 07:23 PM	#26
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	MSIE req'd: <span style="float:right;filter:blur(strength=20) alpha(opacity=40);color:grey;font-size:15pt">I see live people.</span>

08-13-2003, 04:59 AM	#29
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think you're wrong there, Billy. They look like they have been color enhanced/manipulated. The mountain is green but the reflection in the water is white. The purple on the cloud edges looks like the blue in the sky was enhanced and several other things. Of course I could be wrong because I'm assuming the camera is of good quality and it might not be. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-14-2003, 08:49 AM	#30
Fluffy the Kat Provocateur Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Smarmy Southern Cal. (2651E. Wall St., #2) Signal Hill,CA 90755 Posts: 9	Bee-Yoo-Tee-Full CHINA! Dear Billy- Those pictures of Southwestern China are stunning! Are you using any special devices and/or processes to achieve such breathtaking colors? Also, what make and model camera do you use? If you are using some sort of special filters to achieve such splendid hues, I'd like to get some for my spectacles. Talk about your rose tinted glasses. One thing sure seems to be missing in Southwestern China...Where are the roads? How can I truly appreciate such a place fully, if Christine and I can't see the colors blur at 100? Oh, and are there any good Oldies/Rock-n-Roll stations there? If yes on both roads/oldies, Christine and I can't wait to get container-shipped to China real soon! Your pal, Fluffy __________________ Fluffy The Kat

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