Put yourself on the map!

[ToSeek]

Our very own map! (http://www.frappr.com/baut)

[Candy]

Cool.

I'm number 5.

[pumpkinpie]

You were ToSeeked, though not here--only to me. I found out about this from a baseball forum I'm on, so now I'm on two frappr maps!

[Swift]

Very cool. Though I wasn't sure why they wanted me to shout "OUT"? ;)

[Andromeda321]

Hmm we appear to be quite clustered.
*waits for the Aussies to WAKE UP ALREADY!!!*
:rolleyes:

[TriangleMan]

You have to use the "Satellite" option to see Bermuda, the plain map doesn't have any detail. "Satellite" is nicer anyway. :)

[pumpkinpie]

Very cool. Though I wasn't sure why they wanted me to shout "OUT"? ;)
When I tried to post on my other forum without a shout out, it wouldn't let me. Some people prefer to be slient!

[Monique]

It put me in wrong place :(

Please someone to remove "monique Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, Picardie (France)"?

[dvb]

Could you sticky this ToSeek?

[Musashi]

What I want to know is how it knew exactly where I live? I put in a 5 digit zip and it is spot on. If I put the same zip in the Google Maps, it is off by a few miles. Strange... I am getting a little paranoid.

[AGN Fuel]

Woo-hoo! First antipodean!

[ToSeek]

It put me in wrong place :(

Please someone to remove "monique Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, Picardie (France)"?

I've removed your entry. Feel free to try again.

[ToSeek]

Could you sticky this ToSeek?

Good idea - done!

[Musashi]

I've removed your entry. Feel free to try again.


I think her Cote-de-Azur is her second try. :)

[ToSeek]

I think her Cote-de-Azur is her second try. :)

Yeah, I saw that after visiting the map.

[Musashi]

Pretty neat deal, thanks ToSeek.

[Chuck]

It's pretty accurate. There's a giant pin in my neighbor's swimming pool.

[Candy]

I didn't realize that if I click on the pins, it pops up the person.

I was wondering why I couldn't see AGN Fuel in Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), until I clicked on his name in the right column. The map moves.

[paulie jay]

Yeah, we're always kept out off the loop down here...!

[SolusLupus]

Man, this is cool! I'm the only Texan though.

<.< >.>

In other news, according to this, I live in the Baptist Church. Which isn't bad, since the Baptist Church is literally right across my fence. Hmmm. That's still spooky, though.

Someone Up There is telling me something >.<

[Enzp]

OK. What is the big green spot up left of Greenland? Community park? Oil spill? Federally funded "art?"

[dvb]

I didn't realize that if I click on the pins, it pops up the person.

I was wondering why I couldn't see AGN Fuel in Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), until I clicked on his name in the right column. The map moves.

You can also double click on the map, and it will centre over where you clicked. :)

[EvilBob]

Well, so far I'm the only Victorian. Come on, you guys! It's getting lonely down here...

[Lianachan]

I've put in an approximate and vague pin for myself. It's not where I live (I am obsessively private), but I can be there in a little over an hour in the unlikely circumstance that I ever have to be. I did meet Michael Winner there, once. He was lost. The director with no sense of direction, I thought I was going to die laughing.

[Jens]

OK. What is the big green spot up left of Greenland? Community park? Oil spill? Federally funded "art?"

It's probably a national park or something like that. It looks big on the map, but it's probably not all that big, because it's so far north, so it's stretched.

[paulie jay]

You can also double click on the map, and it will centre over where you clicked. :)
Actually ToSeek, if you change the default positioning of the map to London England the map sits nicely in the same time zone and all countries are included.

[Jeff Root]

The map is blank for me. What software does it require?

I see that the source page is essentially human-unreadable,
mostly a dense script of some kind, but it doesn't specify
what kind. I know my browser does JavaScript because it
runs the JavaScript I've put in my own web pages.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[Frog march]

you guys seem to move around alot, when I zoom in some of you change position, some of you are in the Irish sea! I think that the software is not quite right, it does say beta I suppose

[Muchansclon/Planet 10?]

Now im in place... just wait for Hu´b

[kucharek]

The map is blank for me. What software does it require?

I see that the source page is essentially human-unreadable,
mostly a dense script of some kind, but it doesn't specify
what kind. I know my browser does JavaScript because it
runs the JavaScript I've put in my own web pages.


What browser do you use? Sometimes permissions for JavaScript are finer grained. E.g. in FireFoox, you must activate JavaScript and check the box to allow JavaScript to change graphics.

[kucharek]

Nice stuff. Now they should have a mechanismn that you can fetch the stuff also with GoogleEarth. I'm pretty sure, sooner or later we have something like that.

And congrats to Argos and Jens. They currently have whole continents for themselves.
And Triangleman rules the Atlantic Ocean. :-)

[Moose]

And Triangleman rules the Atlantic Ocean. :-)

Avast! Triangleman may win against Particle Man every time, but if he values his loot, he'd better stay well clear of the North Atlantic. These be the traditional hunting grounds of the Dread Pirate Moose and don't ye forget it. :cool:

(My father drove a Cutlass when I was a but a wee powder monkey. Arr! Those be the days.)

[Argos]

And congrats to Argos and Jens. They currently have whole continents for themselves.

Thanks. :) Things will get pretty clustered down here when the other ones show up.

[Jeff Root]

I'm using IE 5.0. I tried to install 5.5, but I wasn't able to
jump through MS's hoops. I downloaded the minimal IE 5.5
which was 7 MB of files, clicked on the installer, it tells me it
needs a different version of the installer (huh?), I download
and install the different installer. Click again to install IE 5.5,
it tells me it needs to go back online and download IE 5.5,
which is 26 MB. Multi-hour download. I start downloading.
Maybe 40 minutes later it crashes. Try to resume the
download, it starts at the beginning.

MS software isn't bad-- it's just that the people who make
and market it are evil, soulless, bloodsucking demons.

I can find an alternative browser on my own, but can you
tell me what software the map requires?

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

[Argos]

ActiveX must be enabled in IE.

[zebo-the-fat]

Nice! My location is slightly off, I'm about 10 miles west of the pin - but that should save me from cruise missiles! :razz:

[TriangleMan]

And Triangleman rules the Atlantic Ocean.
With luck people will see the map and realize that I'm not in the Carribean!

I always get odd looks when I travel to New York or Washington DC and tell people that Bermuda is only a 2-hour flight away. :)

[cran]

I see that us 'country folk' outside the US have to settle for the nearest 'big smoke' ...
[edited to add] ... which reminds me to update my CP ...

[Candy]

Paulie is sitting almost directly on top of AGN Fuel. Paulie, is that you in your photo? If so, you are quite the Super Star! :)

kucharek's photo is priceless!

Mine is not exactly where I live. In fact, I've never heard of the roads before or know of the location (when zooming). I'm not originally from Roselle, so its not so strange.

[Nicolas]

I've added myself twice. In fact I should add myself 3 times, but I stick to official adresses.

[cran]

I'm not originally from Roselle, so its not so strange.

ah well, a roselle by any other name ...

[Monique]

Yeah, we're always kept out off the loop down here...!
Is Americans!! Do not take time to explain. :p

;)


Edit to Add:

Some very beautiful people on BAUT :)

[Gillianren]

Wow. It thinks I'm over by the college. I'm halfway across town from there, near where I-5 and 101 intersect. (For those interested in attending my birthday party.)

[ToSeek]

Is Americans!! Do not take time to explain. :p

;)


Edit to Add:

Some very beautiful people on BAUT :)

And a few of them are even Americans... ;)

[Monique]

Is Americans!! Do not take time to explain.


Edit to Add:

Some very beautiful people on BAUT


And a few of them are even Americans... ;)
REALLY??? I look again!!! :think:

:p

[Andromeda321]

For people wondering about the exactness of the software, it'll only be precise within reason because you only enter your zip code so the middle of the area is probably where everyone's placed.
Nice site tho ToSeek, I added one for my zine! :) (anyone who subscribes to that and wants to add themselves before the next issue PM me)

[The Mangler]

Man, this is cool! I'm the only Texan though.

You have some company now. :D

[SolusLupus]

You have some company now. :D

Great, I have company from a man named "The Mangler".

...

...

I'm scared now

[The Mangler]

Great, I have company from a man named "The Mangler".

...

...

I'm scared now

:lol:

At least there's a few hundred miles seperating us, some you should have plenty of warning... :razz:

[Candy]

Wow. It thinks I'm over by the college. I'm halfway across town from there, near where I-5 and 101 intersect. (For those interested in attending my birthday party.)
When's your birthday, Gillianren? Is there a theme? Don't worry, I won't come. I don't want your friends beating on me for not seeing the Princess Bride. ;)

[Josh]

This is great ToSeek. Everyone should do this! In the wise words of Ben Stiller, "Do it".

[AGN Fuel]

Is it possible to edit an entry? I posted my photo onto the site, but I can't get it to appear on the 'pin'. :(


Edited to query: Paulie Jay - is that you doing the entertainment at a Roosters-Knights match?? Cool!

[pumpkinpie]

Can I add a picture of myself without adding myself a second time?

[SolusLupus]

Ditto Pumpkinpie's question, I couldn't add a picture of myself earlier.

[ToSeek]

As the admin, I can "edit members", but that's confined to deleting them. If you want to add a photo, put yourself in again, then PM me and let me know I can delete your non-photo entry. That seems to be the only way of doing it.

[paulie jay]

Paulie is sitting almost directly on top of AGN Fuel. Paulie, is that you in your photo? If so, you are quite the Super Star! :)



Actually, we're about 2 hours drive away form each other, but near enough!
Yeah that's me in the photo all right - although I must come clean and say that the 30,000 people in the stadium weren't actually there to see me. It was taken a couple of years ago at the football (Rugby League) playoffs and I was playing just before kickoff to rev up the crowd a little. Actually, AGN Fuel being from Newcastle would not have fond memories of this game as his team was soundly thrashed!

[Faultline]

Hey Ngc!!! Rolllllllll Tiiiiiide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AGN Fuel]

Actually, we're about 2 hours drive away form each other, but near enough!
Yeah that's me in the photo all right - although I must come clean and say that the 30,000 people in the stadium weren't actually there to see me. It was taken a couple of years ago at the football (Rugby League) playoffs and I was playing just before kickoff to rev up the crowd a little. Actually, AGN Fuel being from Newcastle would not have fond memories of this game as his team was soundly thrashed!

:lol: Actually, I live on the Central Coast but they didn't have that as an option and I didn't want to get caught up with the Sydneysiders, so I went for Newcastle.

And as for the football, I support the Rabbits.....so it's been a long time since I have had ANY fond memories! :doh:

[Candy]

Cool.

I'm number 5.
Argos bumped me to number 6.
Argos, you owe me dinner and drinks!

http://home.att.net/~candy.stair/smack.gif

Ikyoto's smilie.

[Candy]

Actually, we're about 2 hours drive away form each other, but near enough!
Yeah that's me in the photo all right - although I must come clean and say that the 30,000 people in the stadium weren't actually there to see me. It was taken a couple of years ago at the football (Rugby League) playoffs and I was playing just before kickoff to rev up the crowd a little. Actually, AGN Fuel being from Newcastle would not have fond memories of this game as his team was soundly thrashed!
Don't be so modest, Paul. I've done some cyber-searching on you in the past. You have a lot of fans. Why don't you post your website (forum)? :)

[Matthew]

If only we had more exact locations for the rest of the world. I'm about 20 km from my pin.

[Candy]

If only we had more exact locations for the rest of the world. I'm about 20 km from my pin.
Sweetie, mine and several others are way off, too. Don't feel bad.

[cyswxman]

I'm on there. All alone in Wyoming.

[Matthew]

Sweetie, mine and several others are way off, too. Don't feel bad.

So I shouldn't wallow in self pity? :eh:

[Josh]

Is that because you're the only person living in Wyoming? I knew it wasn't densly populated but ...

Matthew, 20kms isn't far from Melbourne. If you were over seas and people asked where you were from you'd say Melbourne, yeah?

[Josh]

So me and Matthew are both from Melbourne. I put my entry on earlier today but am not showing up as a balloon anymore. is there only one balloon per city? i feel jibbed.

[Candy]

So I shouldn't wallow in self pity? :eh:
Personally, I'd prefer to live in Africa, Asia, or with Argos. It seems less complicated.

[Josh]

nevermind ... just have to zoom in a LONG way

[Candy]

as opposed to the short way????

[Matthew]

So me and Matthew are both from Melbourne. I put my entry on earlier today but am not showing up as a balloon anymore. is there only one balloon per city? i feel jibbed.

I registered after you Josh. But if say Kashi registered I'd say he'd take precedence.

But from how I'm reading this your closer to Melb. Uni and I'm in the south east corner of the CBD.

[Yorkshireman]

I appear to live out on Ovenden Moor underneath the big windfarm...
Although to be fair, I can see it from our village, so the placement isn't too bad.
Where's cap'n swoop?

[Argos]

Argos, you owe me dinner and drinks!


My pleasure. I know a nice place... :)

[Argos]

Personally, I'd prefer to live in Africa, Asia, or with Argos. It seems less complicated.

Oh, there´s lots of room as you can see. Now I can´t say it would be less complicated.:)

Talking bout precision, I live 1 mile from my pin. A Minuteman wouldn´t spare me.

[mickal555]

hmm about 30k's away from where I live.

But right across from the Gabba!

Go the lions!!!

[breeze]

Wow, I clicked for a close up and for the size of the postal code I live in, they hit it almost right on....

I must live near the center...

[JMV]

You can't see my pin unless you zoom into Kullat Nunu's. :sad:
It's right under his pin.

[Gillianren]

When's your birthday, Gillianren? Is there a theme? Don't worry, I won't come. I don't want your friends beating on me for not seeing the Princess Bride. ;)

My birthday's December 6, but the party will be the 3rd, which is the preceding Saturday. Yes, Discworld will be the theme of my party. And, frankly, Candy, I assume the fact that you're more than half a continent away will be a bit more of a deciding factor of your attendance than whether or not you've seen The Princess Bride (which I do own, come to that).

[Kullat Nunu]

You can't see my pin unless you zoom into Kullat Nunu's. :sad:
It's right under his pin.

WOW! More BABBlers from Jyväskylä! :surprised

[Eta C]

Although there are a couple of others in the DC area (including #1 himself. Hi) I'm the first inside the Beltway, although I'm across the river from the true Heart of Darkness (as some would want to describe it.)

The pin for mine is in the general area of my neighborhood but nowhere near my home. My guess is the program picks a corner of the zip code boundry (upper right, etc) as the place to put the pin.

[Candy]

My birthday's December 6, but the party will be the 3rd, which is the preceding Saturday. Yes, Discworld will be the theme of my party. And, frankly, Candy, I assume the fact that you're more than half a continent away will be a bit more of a deciding factor of your attendance than whether or not you've seen The Princess Bride (which I do own, come to that).
Cool.

Hey, that weekend I will be in St Louis hanging with crosscountry. My new hobby is traveling around visiting people.

[Candy]

Nicolas, why did you misspell your name on one of your photos? :think:

[Candy]

milli360! Is that really you? You look different from the photo I cyber-found.

Argos? Either way, the word is HOT!

[Nicolas]

Nicholas Bostaph is somebody else, Candy :).

[Candy]

Dang it! Well, I made you look.

I asked ToSeek if he could change the spelling in one of your photos to Nicholas - just to freak you out, but he couldn't.

I love picking on you for some reason. ;)

[Nicolas]

ToSeek can only delete, and we wouldn't want that, would we? :)


would we? :shifty:

[Candy]

ToSeek can only delete, and we wouldn't want that, would we? :)


would we? :shifty:
No. :(

But it's fun getting "deleted" sometimes. ;)

[Monique]

Paulie, is that you in your photo? If so, you are quite the Super Star! :)

Paulie have same problem to me. Posters at GLP say my picture from perfume advertisement. Perhaps Paulie get also. ;)

[Candy]

Monique, biting my tongue, but why do you write oddly? Do the French not teach English anymore? Sorry, I can't help but ask.

I may be banned for 24 hours for asking this, but I just can't help myself.

[Monique]

Monique, biting my tongue, but why do you write oddly? Do the French not teach English anymore? Sorry, I can't help but ask.

I may be banned for 24 hours for asking this, but I just can't help myself.
I not require to take English. I speak, Spanish, French, some Swedish, not so much English :o.

I get embarrassed on English skill. I do not post for some thread, need too complex language. English words I do not know I do not put. I have friend who help me but English is complicated language. Have rules about how to break rules!! :neutral: Perhaps I do not be very good student.

Not be banned is reasonable question. I am simple French girl who know too much mathematics.

[Candy]

Can you write to me in your language, Monique...

please translate...

"Candy, you are so cool!"

[Monique]

Deleted!!

[Candy]

Okay! :)

[paulie jay]

:lol: Actually, I live on the Central Coast but they didn't have that as an option and I didn't want to get caught up with the Sydneysiders, so I went for Newcastle.

And as for the football, I support the Rabbits.....so it's been a long time since I have had ANY fond memories! :doh:
Well I live smack bang in the heart of Rabbitohs territory, which is not good for a Bears supporter trying to keep the dream alive...

Don't be so modest, Paul. I've done some cyber-searching on you in the past. You have a lot of fans. Why don't you post your website (forum)? Well, it's not really my website (although I do take an admin style role). Tell you what - I've got a recording session tomorrow and if it goes well I'll post a link to a copy of the recording :)


Posters at GLP say my picture from perfume advertisement. Perhaps Paulie get also. No, not really :) I've got plenty of pictures of me performing and if people don't believe it's actually me I don't really care.

[Arneb]

Amazing - I am only a kilmetre or two from my pin. the pin is on the meadowside road I take when bicycling to work. Nice feature - thanks ToSeek! :clap::clap::clap:

[ToSeek]

I not require to take English. I speak, Spanish, French, some Swedish, not so much English :o.

I get embarrassed on English skill. I do not post for some thread, need too complex language. English words I do not know I do not put. I have friend who help me but English is complicated language. Have rules about how to break rules!! :neutral: Perhaps I do not be very good student.

Not be banned is reasonable question. I am simple French girl who know too much mathematics.

Well, I for one find your broken English charming. It's always clear what you're trying to say even if it's not the way a native speaker would put it - it's a sort of poetry, in a way. ;)

[mickal555]

Hey toseek?

Can you delete my entry "michael" in brisbane, I wanna have my name as mickal555...

[Candy]

Well, I for one find your broken English charming. It's always clear what you're trying to say even if it's not the way a native speaker would put it - it's a sort of poetry, in a way. ;)
I find it charming, too. It just seems to stay static. I want to see dynamic.

[The Mangler]

Remindes me of my last job (Dassault). We had people from Merignac (I think, maybe Argenteuil?) visiting to train us. We had this engineer that we worked closely with, at first it was really confusing at first (he knew almost no English when he came here). We all learned a little French, and he learned some English. You start to sound funny, trying to speak two languages at the same time. :)

[Candy]

Remindes me of my last job (Dassault). We had people from Merignac (I think, maybe Argenteuil?) visiting to train us. We had this engineer that we worked closely with, at first it was really confusing at first (he knew almost no English when he came here). We all learned a little French, and he learned some English. You start to sound funny, trying to speak two languages at the same time. :)
But she never speaks another language (not even when typing). It's just broken English. I know what you are saying though. PLEASE POST A PHOTO OF YOURSELF ON THE MAP! :)

[The Mangler]

I'll try to find one (I don't have very many pictures of myself, I'm usually holding the camera :) ). I think I'll have to scan one. I just now got a digital camera. I've been using 'real' film until about a month ago.

[The Mangler]

Ok, I put one up, but it doesn't show up if you click my name. (?) It's under the 'recent photos' area.

I don't even show up on the 'members' column... :(
If you zoom in on Texas, I'm there though.

[Candy]

tmosher just said "There's another one you're going to fall in love with!"

The Mangler is SUPER HOT!

[The Mangler]

The Mangler is SUPER HOT!

Thanks! :)

[Candy]

Thanks! :)
No, thank you! :razz:

[The Mangler]

It's my pleasure. :)

[The Mangler]

PS -
how do I make JPEG files smaller? My digital camera (8+ megapixels) makes files too big to post here.

[Candy]

I use Microsoft Photo Editor. If you email me a photo, I'll resize it for you. FOR FREE! ;)

[The Mangler]

I use Micrografx Picture Publisher. It's old, but I like it. I can reduce the picture size, but the file size dosen't go down by much. I forget what the max file size is to upload to the board, but mine are too big. :(
Maybe if I convert it to a .bmp, but then it won't be as good...
Is a .tif file smaller than a JPEG?

[Candy]

I bet it's too big. Let me know if playing with it doesn't work, I'll help you out.

[The Mangler]

Ahh....
This is from the 'Edit profile picture' screen
Note: The maximum size of your custom image is 100 by 100 pixels or 64.0 KB (whichever is smaller).
Mine are 8-10 times that....

[Candy]

Dude, send me your photo, and I will downsize it. candy.stair@att.net

[Taks]

well, for better or worse, i'm in there. the picture is not my best, but it covers a very large amount of who i am outside of work... oh wait, i'm like that at work, too. hehe, not management track, nope.

my hair is normally shorter and i only have a beard like that about once a week. the morning i shave, actually. ahem, yes, i'm a bum. a hippie bum that shoots a LOT of pool, i suppose. i posted a note with that, btw. this was taken while we were still in florida (melbourne) circa february 2001. i had a high fever the day the guys delivered the table. hallucinations, actually. my buddy came over later and kicked my butt on the table right before i passed out for the next few days. ahhhh, the life.

if i can manage to get a picture of my son and i in there, i will attempt to replace this. he's cuter than me. :)

taks

[Candy]

You are both sweet tarts! :)

[Taks]

:lol:
yeah, john sure is.
i do have that teddy bear with a hangover quality, for sure.

taks

[Candy]

Here's me as a kid.

Caution: RUN!

I had longer hair, but my grandmother tricked me into cutting it. I was so sad afterwards.

[Taks]

hehe... i actually looked like my son does now. a bit at least. my cheeks weren't as chubby, however.

taks

[Candy]

hehe... i actually looked like my son does now. a bit at least. my cheeks weren't as chubby, however.

taks
Your kid is so cute. Please don't let me babysit for him. ;)

[Taks]

hehe, kidnappings are not allowed. he'd talk you out of it anyway. he's got a way with the con thing.

taks

[Candy]

hehe, kidnappings are not allowed. he'd talk you out of it anyway. he's got a way with the con thing.

taks
Oh, I come from a long line of con's. Perhaps, I should babysit for him. He might learn how to stay out of jail. ;)

Not implying a kid will go to jail - just implying, I know some good lawyers.

[lti]

ive just put my location up. im confused at to why it thinks Auckland is in Auckland however.

what a cool feature.

[Argos]

I use Micrografx Picture Publisher. It's old, but I like it. I can reduce the picture size, but the file size dosen't go down by much. I forget what the max file size is to upload to the board, but mine are too big. :(
Maybe if I convert it to a .bmp, but then it won't be as good...
Is a .tif file smaller than a JPEG?

Try resampling to a lower resolution.

Yes, Candy, that´s me in one of my R&R stunts. Thanks for the "Hot". In return, I´d say you have the hair of an angel.;)

[cran]

Yes, Candy... In return, I´d say you have the hair of an angel.;)
I second that! (and not just for the hair, Candy!) All in favour, say "aye!" :D

Paulie jay - 'recording'? 'performing'? ... do tell! or at least point to a site? Music, yes? :)

[Wolverine]

*Waves*

[Taks]

Oh, I come from a long line of con's. Perhaps, I should babysit for him. He might learn how to stay out of jail. ;)

Not implying a kid will go to jail - just implying, I know some good lawyers.hehe, good recovery. he was sitting in our bed, petting the cat when i went up last night (about 3:30 am). he made a real convincing case that he had every right to be there as i carted his little butt back to HIS bed. slept in till 9, fortunately.

taks

[ToSeek]

Hey toseek?

Can you delete my entry "michael" in brisbane, I wanna have my name as mickal555...

Done! Feel free to re-submit.

[Superluminal]

I put mine up, there are two lonely voices in Arkansas.

[hippietrekx]

Ha ha. Don't stalk me. Mom wouldn't like that.

I posted a picture of myself from that time I tried to scare some of my visiting friends from West Virginia. I scared their moms instead. :)

--hipster

[mickal555]

whoa is that you!

:D

[hippietrekx]

Yes, and all that stuff on my face was really old halloween make-up!:lol: Do you realise how long it took me to put that on? Although, I do like the way the eyes turned out (you know, kinda darkend but not like black rings). The really sad part is, after I put on the white make-up I didn't look any paler than I usually do.:doh:

'Tis the curse of being nocturnal.

--hipster, the Apparently Dark

[paulie jay]

Paulie jay - 'recording'? 'performing'? ... do tell! or at least point to a site? Music, yes? :)
Yeah, today's session was for an Elliott Smith tribute album and it was good fun. I was there primarily to play bass, but I added some accordion for no extra charge (I'd never played a squeezebox before, but what the hey...). It won't be mixed for another month but I'll link to it when it's ready :)

[Planetwatcher]

what is shout out?

[paulie jay]

It is your opportunity to add a witty comment to your entry :)

[Musashi]

Heh, more like a requirement, right? :)

[Kaptain K]

My pin is about 20 Km from my house, but it is less than 10Km from my brother's place. My guess is that it is at the center of the zip code.

I don't have a picture to post, but if you can find a picture of Charlie in Dayton, make the hair grey and the beard white you'd think we were twins!

[ToSeek]

My pin is obviously at the center of my zip code.

[Monique]

I find it charming, too. It just seems to stay static. I want to see dynamic.
English is difficult language. I work on learning.

Example:
- I do not use articles because English have only neutral articles. Rules for use complex.

- verbs difficult to conjugate. many irregular forms

- some words confusing: (then, than), (effect, affect)

- slang and idiom sometime confusing.


I have learned possessive forms.
I have learned to conjugate verbs with "to".

Posts only time I use English. I will try to become better.

[Musashi]

I think you are doing very well Monique.

[SolusLupus]

I haven't had TOO much a hard time understanding you, Monique, and your spelling is very good (better than the majority of AOL users, who's primary language is often English!).

I also kinda thing that the way you talk is kinda cute, too...

*Cough* I said nothing!

[Gillianren]

My pin is obviously at the center of my zip code.

Mine obviously isn't, as it's back near the edge of the Inlet, and the zip code extends quite a bit south and not at all north from there.

[Monique]

I haven't had TOO much a hard time understanding you, Monique, and your spelling is very good (better than the majority of AOL users, who's primary language is often English!).

I also kinda thing that the way you talk is kinda cute, too...

*Cough* I said nothing!


smooth-talking
smooth-spoken
smooth-tongued

adj

1. Charmingly persuasive.

Thesaurus: suave, slick, glib, facile, persuasive.

Derivative: smooth-talk
noun

Derivative: smooth-talker
noun



Must take care from you Lonewulf ;)


I use online dictionaries. If I know word, can find spelling.

If I hurry to post, I do not take time for post. English and spelling not so good.

[SolusLupus]

Ah well, practice makes perfect. I'd offer to help you learn, but I don't know enough French. I'm trying to learn it, but all I know is curse words, how to say my name, I THINK I might remember time, and how to count to 10 (kinda). I'm so well-versed. v.v

[Monique]

I think Americans learn curse words, words to request beer ;)

[SolusLupus]

Bah, I don't like beer like everyone else. But I do love the coca cola. I even have a coke belly >.>

I learned curse words in french, because it's SO funny to go up to someone and say a VERY impolite word, just to hear them say, "Wow! That was so pretty!"

:)

Out of curiosity, does anyone know where the phrase "Pardon my French" comes from? I'd have thought that it would've been something like "Pardon my German", considering how vulgar German sounds when you're just saying a polite phrase.

[Laminal Cockroach]

how do i say where i live if i dont live in US it doesnt let me enter postcode i found myself on the map though

[Frog march]

I think that there is a click option for non-US residents.

[Laminal Cockroach]

then it dosnt let you enter the post code or anything, i said i live in london, so it situated me right in the middle on some random road...

[Monique]

I think that there is a click option for non-US residents.
Is true. Click on link, get oversea locations.

[Yorkshireman]

It worked for me to just type in the village name where I live. I was impressed.

I've not yet been to Provence Monique, but I have cycled round the Bassin de Thau in the Languedoc - that taught me the French for "my bicycle is broken"! (I try my best to use my limited French when in France, but nearly all the French I meet there speak such good English they usually switch into my own language to help me communicate. It's embarassing!)

[Kullat Nunu]

English is difficult language. I work on learning.

I hope learning English is easier to you as it was to me. After all, English is not that different from French (well, I don't speak French, so for me it's easy to say so...). Because they both are Indo-European languages they have prepositions and articles, stuff that my mother tongue Finnish lacks -- it has no articles at all (hey, who really needs them... I really hate them :wall: ), and instead of prepositions just some "simple" inflections* and postpositions to express things.

*) 15 inflection cases for nouns which inflect in over 50 different ways, if you count all the different inflection types. And then there are the verbs and their inflections...

[AGN Fuel]

It worked for me to just type in the village name where I live. I was impressed.


(Sigh) Must be living here in the provinces.... you type in your village name and get a hit. I type in where I live - a large, sprawling town of some 400,000 people and get nada. As a result, the map says I live nearly 100km from where I actually am! :(

(mutters darkly to self......)

[Candy]

I use online dictionaries. If I know word, can find spelling.

If I hurry to post, I do not take time for post. English and spelling not so good.
I see an improvement already (punctuation). ;)

EDITED OP: I guess you've answered my question. Thank you.

Now, I will think of a witty statement for my shout. :)

[EvilBob]

I added some accordion for no extra charge (I'd never played a squeezebox before, but what the hey...) I've spoken to our union - some guys in lederhosen will be around to see you...;)

[paulie jay]

Gonna put some "oomp" in my "oom pa-pah" eh? :lol:

[Gillianren]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know where the phrase "Pardon my French" comes from? I'd have thought that it would've been something like "Pardon my German", considering how vulgar German sounds when you're just saying a polite phrase.

Ah, but the English came up with the expression "pardon my French." Remember, England and France have been at war with one another many, many times over the last thousand years. Calling bad things French was an insult to the thing and the French, all at once. (A related term is the old-fashioned slang of "French letter" for condom.)

[jkmccrann]

Ah, but the English came up with the expression "pardon my French." Remember, England and France have been at war with one another many, many times over the last thousand years. Calling bad things French was an insult to the thing and the French, all at once. (A related term is the old-fashioned slang of "French letter" for condom.)

And along the same lines, the saying, `Its all Greek to me' is I assume more of the same from the English???

[Yorkshireman]

Aparrently, it dates from Mediaeval times in Britain and describes something that cannot be read (i.e. incomprehensible language):
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-gre1.htm

[cran]

Yeah, today's session was for an Elliott Smith tribute album and it was good fun. I was there primarily to play bass, but I added some accordion for no extra charge (I'd never played a squeezebox before, but what the hey...). It won't be mixed for another month but I'll link to it when it's ready :) Excellent! I've made noises with guitar, and played the fool many times ... but a bass player first-timing on accordion? Curiouser and curiouser ...:D

[ToSeek]

Congratulations to our 100th Frappr, Laminal Cockroach!

[Wolverine]

Nice to see the increasing level of participation. :)

[cran]

I see we're not all that popular yet in Central Asia, Africa or Antarctica ... guess we need to spread the word a bit further ...

And Monique, I think your style is charming ... feel free to drop your articles anytime ... err, in writing, that is ... :o

[Monique]

And Monique, I think your style is charming ... feel free to drop your articles anytime ... err, in writing, that is ... :o
Visit France. We worry not so much on such issues. ;)

[SolusLupus]

I don't think the French would like me. :P

[Monique]

I don't think the French would like me. :P
If you respect French people, culture, we like you. ;)

[SolusLupus]

Well, at least I have the French accent down. I can't speak french, but I CAN speak french with an excellent accent. (Interesting, neh?)

I seem to have a talent for accents, even though I speak only English and Bad English.

[Frog march]

one thing I remember when I went to France 15years ago was that you don't seem to have baked beans(except with sausages in).

[cran]

Visit France. We worry not so much on such issues. ;)
I'd be delighted! ... but it shall take me far too long to save enough money for the fare :(
We don't really worry all that much on such issues here in Oz, either - it's just that I remembered this is a PG-rated forum with a large American audience ... :shifty:
Of course, you might consider to visit us in the Land Down Under ... to see how we cope with heat waves, extended droughts, keep our vinyards going, that sort of thing ... :)

[Candy]

Wow, the list is getting long. Some of the names I don't recognize. I do love associating a face to the poster. My favorite are the photos with children. It's like looking at little clones.

If you search around on the frappr, then you get a taste of how large memberships can get. I saw one that had over 1000 members. Oh, this should be a challenge to the 10K on the BAUT.

[cran]

Wow, the list is getting long. Some of the names I don't recognize. I do love associating a face to the poster. It was certainly a pleasant experience to associate your face and name ... :p

My favorite are the photos with children. It's like looking at little clones. Don't have any ... children, that is ... but during a couple of photo essays (one at a city fair; one at a folk festival), there were children in the mix ... and they do make for interesting characters ... now, I don't know what to do with those images ... I'm not famous enough for them to be 'art'.:sad:

If you search around on the frappr, then you get a taste of how large memberships can get. I saw one that had over 1000 members. Oh, this should be a challenge to the 10K on the BAUT. Then you'll have fun trying to find your pin in the crowd - I had to zoom in to the max to see that I'd been buried under Reacher (I think that was the name) - and I don't even live in Perth anymore; it's just that that was the closest place I could put my pin ... :(

[Candy]

It was certainly a pleasant experience to associate your face and name ... :p
Yours, too! You have a similar look to a much younger Michael Caine. :razz:

[Titana]

!!All the pictures are just great!! Especially the ones posted by Fraser, Halcon Dayz and AGN fuel, those little boys in the pictures are just very very cute...




Titana...........

[cran]

Yours, too! You have a similar look to a much younger Michael Caine. :razz: thank you, Candy >blush<
Well, there's at least one person (at the moment) who would at least agree that I'm one of the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels... (long story ... you don't want to know)

[Nicolas]

Someone claimed I looked like Owen Wilson. Later, they called me "Fabio".

I really, REALLY don't know where they see that!

(but hey, as long as they think you look like a multiple Mr Universe it's ok right? WRONG! :D)

[SolusLupus]

The Mr. Universe contest is a scam. It only involves earthlings.

[Nicolas]

I said it to him more than once. "Fabio, you're so local"
:D

[futurescientist]

hi, i am new member of bad astronomy! well hi 2 all the members in here! looking forward 2 have great scientific chats with all the respected members of this great forum! its really nice that people who likes science can interact here , so that new creative topics and detailed discussions occur! i am a B.Sc physics student, hope all of us will be profoundly interested in each others interests in science and hav a nice chat, both critical and to the point! and as well and friendly 1 too.

[SolusLupus]

Futurescientist, can I ask a favor? It's not breaking and rules or anything, this is just personal preference, but can you please not replace "to", and "too" with "2"? Or "one" with "1"? I really don't like the whole talking with numbers thing.

If so, then thanks, if not, then I'll deal.

Other than that, welcome to the board!

[zebo-the-fat]

hi, i am new member of bad astronomy! well hi 2 all the members in here! looking forward 2 have great scientific chats with all the respected members of this great forum! its really nice that people who likes science can interact here , so that new creative topics and detailed discussions occur! i am a B.Sc physics student, hope all of us will be profoundly interested in each others interests in science and hav a nice chat, both critical and to the point! and as well and friendly 1 too.

Welcome to the mad house, it's all downhill from here! :razz:

[cran]

Hi futurescientist, and welcome. :D

Lonewulf beat me to it, but yes, please refrain from using numbers for words ... because science is discussed here ... well, mostly :shifty:, and by people with different language backgrounds, numbers mean numbers, and your posts may be misinterpreted. :confused:

[SolusLupus]

I was mainly saying it for annoyance factor. Do u have ne idea how hard it is 2 read this for 2 long? U tend to get annoyed.

*cough* I feel dirty.

Anywas, Futurescientist, I'm not trying to insult you or anything, just expressing a personal preference.

[pumpkinpie]

I was mainly saying it for annoyance factor. Do u have ne idea how hard it is 2 read this for 2 long? U tend to get annoyed.

*cough* I feel dirty.

Anywas, Futurescientist, I'm not trying to insult you or anything, just expressing a personal preference.

I'm sure there are plenty of people on this board who find it easier to read posts with abbreviaions like Futurescientist's, and get annoyed reading posts without them! Like you said, Lonewulf, it's all about "personal preferences," his being to write that way!

[SolusLupus]

Yes, but we're mainstream scientists! When someone writes a way that's Against the Mainstream, it's our job to the Evil Establishment to stop them! Do your homework.

*Cough*

[Candy]

Yes, but we're mainstream scientists! When someone writes a way that's Against the Mainstream, it's our job to the Evil Establishment to stop them! Do your homework.

*Cough*

I find futurescientist's style charming. BTW, very nice photo, futurescientist. :)

Oh, wait, where have I heard this "conversation" before? ;)

[SolusLupus]

I find futurescientist's style charming.

Then I doubt you've been in a forum or a chatroom that suddenly got overrun by AOL users. It's a nightmare. It's aNIGHTMARE

[Candy]

Then I doubt you've been in a forum or a chatroom that suddenly got overrun by AOL users. It's a nightmare. It's aNIGHTMARE
You do understand that I am trying to make a point very similar to yours? Remember the conversation not so long ago about a certain posting syle? I initiated the question on this very thread. That's why I find this really funny. :)

[SolusLupus]

Remember the conversation...

I have trouble remembering my name in the morning. I have a bad memory. At least, I THINK I do... I don't really remember...

[Gillianren]

I would like to point out that I started capitalizing the first letter of every sentence in the knowledge that not doing so had annoyed people. And then I would like to second Lonewulf's assertion that replacing everything with abbreviations/misspellings is really annoying.

[SolusLupus]

bah, no problem with not capitalizing, gillian. at least, i think so. nothing wrong at all. see how easy it is? it's fun!

(Dang, it's hard for me to do that for long... my pinky keeps hitting the shift of its own accord)

[Musashi]

I would like to point out that I started capitalizing the first letter of every sentence in the knowledge that not doing so had annoyed people. And then I would like to second Lonewulf's assertion that replacing everything with abbreviations/misspellings is really annoying.

Just in case I was one of those people, I should let you know that I was not at all annoyed by the non-capitalization.

[SolusLupus]

I see it as this: Some people find it annoying, some people do not.

The advantages to typing "u" instead of "you" is to save a few milliseconds of typing, not have to be decent at typing out sentences (hence, have a lower WPS), and being "cute", perhaps.

The disadvantages are: You probably will annoy someone sooner or later, you can't write any documents using that method in school, you won't be able to practice your typing skills, and a few other unmentioned disadvantages.

The disadvantages trump the advantages. There's more good to trying to type in a more proper manner (and I mean "proper" to mean, what businesses and schools expect of you, not myself).

At least, that's the way I see it. If you think differently, you're wrong. (Just kidding!)

[paulie jay]

I won't even to bother to read posts if they are written in shorthand gibberish.

[pumpkinpie]

I would like to point out that I started capitalizing the first letter of every sentence in the knowledge that not doing so had annoyed people. And then I would like to second Lonewulf's assertion that replacing everything with abbreviations/misspellings is really annoying.

I don't think it was necessarily annoying to most people either, just that it was ironic that in a nitpicky grammar thread, you weren't practicing proper sentence structure! ;)

But I also feel that noone should feel pressured to change the way they post here just because it's annoying to some people. (I know you're not pressuring, just stating that it annoys you.) Abbreviations annoy some, resurrecting old topics annoys others, but instead of pointing it out I think the graceful thing to do is just ignore it. With the thousands of posters on this board, there are going to be thousands of posting styles PLUS different levels of annoyances. All should be tolerated if it's not against the rules.

[SolusLupus]

I don't see anything wrong with politely stating that it annoys me. If they say that it would take too much to change the way they post, then I'd live with it. However, I'm not the type that likes to keep silent about my feelings in anything. That's what annoys me about school; people complain about their instructors behind their back, but never have a face to face conversation with the instructors about what they do.

Personally, sometimes I put in the effort into discussing something with the instructor in private when I have an objection to something. I keep it polite and civil, and don't try to annoy them. So that's basically what I was trying to do here... but it's hard to be private on a messageboard.

[pumpkinpie]

I don't see anything wrong with politely stating that it annoys me. If they say that it would take too much to change the way they post, then I'd live with it. However, I'm not the type that likes to keep silent about my feelings in anything. That's what annoys me about school; people complain about their instructors behind their back, but never have a face to face conversation with the instructors about what they do.

Personally, sometimes I put in the effort into discussing something with the instructor in private when I have an objection to something. I keep it polite and civil, and don't try to annoy them. So that's basically what I was trying to do here... but it's hard to be private on a messageboard.

I thought about the private issue after I typed my message. Someone might be more receptive to changing their style if they are asked to in a PM rather than in front of everyone. Personally, I would be embarrassed if something I did was pointed out in front of everyone, and it started a long OT conversation. Some people might get offended. Others might not care!

Of course this is just another example of my opinion. It bothers some that people use abbreviations, and it bothers me when people point it out! Oops--just my mentioning that is hypocritical! Sorry if I offended anyone. :D

[SolusLupus]

Yeah, you're right, I should've PMed. Sorry, Futurescientist!

It's probably my fault that he's not posting replies. I feel bad. >.>

[EvilBob]

I won't even to bother to read posts if they are written in shorthand gibberish.
Yeah, ditto. Once I see a 'u' for you, or as soon as I realise that what appears to be one sentence with no capitalisation or punctuation is actually meant to be separate sentences (you see that a lot on Amazon reviews), I stop reading. People for whom English is obviously not their native language aside, If you can't be bothered to write properly, I don't care what you have to say.

[SolusLupus]

If you can't be bothered to write properly, I don't care what you have to say.

I don't take such an extreme approach, since many of my friends do type without proper capitalization and such (but not so much on the "u" and such).

I discourage it, but I don't write off people that type that way. In fact, I was the only one in a chatroom willing to talk to a newbie with few friends in a chatroom, and further drove people away with his typing style. I still talked to him, and we became friends, pretty much. He was a pretty interesting character. (We've split up since then as friends, when we ticked each other off, but that was a completely unrelated issue).

[EvilBob]

I don't take such an extreme approach, since many of my friends do type without proper capitalization and such (but not so much on the "u" and such). I think my post above sounds a little bit too harsh, and less tolerant than I really am. I must have got out of bed on the wrong side or something....
I don't write someone off if they mis-spell a word, or don't capitalize the initial letter of each sentence, or anything like that. I was thinking more of this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AWQ0F396JD9U/ref=cm_cr_auth/002-2434139-7144827?%5Fencoding=UTF8)sort of thing... (Bad Amazon reviewer warning)

[JMV]

I was thinking more of this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AWQ0F396JD9U/ref=cm_cr_auth/002-2434139-7144827?%5Fencoding=UTF8)sort of thing... (Bad Amazon reviewer warning)
That's just too annoying. :wall:
I rarely read anything lacking at least some kind of punctuation and capitalization. And I don't like abbreviations and replacing words with numbers either, but that's mainly because it takes somewhat longer time for me to understand the posts. English not being my mother tongue, you see. I've learned it just as much by reading as listening, unlike most of you who learned to speak it before learning to write it. That's why all those should of/should have, their/they're/there mistakes appear little odd to me.

[AGN Fuel]

Yeah, ditto. Once I see a 'u' for you, or as soon as I realise that what appears to be one sentence with no capitalisation or punctuation is actually meant to be separate sentences (you see that a lot on Amazon reviews), I stop reading. People for whom English is obviously not their native language aside, If you can't be bothered to write properly, I don't care what you have to say.

I swear - if I ever get to meet you and Paulie Jay, the drinks are on me. :)

[Celecanto]

The pin is a bit far from my home (3/4 km) but (I hope this is some kind of sign) near the offices of the Bank of Portugal. The long white building, if someone is interested! And, no, the vaults are no there! Sorry!...

[LurchGS]

replacing letters with numbers... alternating caps and lowers... I'm not interested in what such a person has to say, and he obviously has no desire to make himself understood. He can safely be relegated to the land of 5-year-olds.

Punctuation and spelling... here, it depends on the circumstances. In casual 'conversation' such as is found here, I tend to ignore it - questioning the author if the meaning isn't clear. In formal settings and newspapers/magazines, proper punctuation and spelling is essential. (this includes resumes.. you would not BELIEVE the number of resumes I see where the grammar and spelling could be bettered by my 13-year-old. Some of these resumes are from people who purport to have been in the professional world for decades. <shudder>)

----

If it weren't for pendants, we'd all be speaking eubonics... or is that eboli?

[PhantomWolf]

I was going to add me, but it only has Earth. ;)

[RBG]

What the heck?

How is it 136 folks have figured out how to put their little pin on the map and I can't? For the life of me, I can't even see any instructions on how to do this.

Sure I filled out the info box & hit "add me" but I just disappeared into the ether.

I notice there is a drop down list of cities to choose from. Must you pick one of those cities? What if you don't live in one of those cities?

And if you fill out that info box with a city that is not one of the ones on the drop-down list, is the map smart enough to put you where you belong?

Somehow, I think there is a way we must "physically" pin our location on the map (and connect this to the Shout info). But I see no way to do this.

I'm feeling pretty dumb right now.

RBG

[mickal555]

I think you have to select a drop down city...

don't worry

I spent 1/2 an hour pin-pointing my exact location(then off-setting it abit) only to find that I can only pin my nearest city...:doh:

[Maksutov]

Yeah, ditto. Once I see a 'u' for you, or as soon as I realise that what appears to be one sentence with no capitalisation or punctuation is actually meant to be separate sentences (you see that a lot on Amazon reviews), I stop reading. People for whom English is obviously not their native language aside, If you can't be bothered to write properly, I don't care what you have to say.Ditto.

Communications may be a two-way street, but the commuters have to follow the same traffic laws.

Case in point. (http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?p=593767&postcount=1)

[Tobin Dax]

ToSeek's pinned message says to post "where you're from." Well, I'm not at where I'm from. My heart's definitely still in Oregon (which needs more people anyway). So, what should I put: Oregon, Illinois, or both?

[paulie jay]

I swear - if I ever get to meet you and Paulie Jay, the drinks are on me. :)

The next time the Rabbitohs crack the big one eh? :)

[AGN Fuel]

The next time the Rabbitohs crack the big one eh? :)

:lol: Dunno about that....do alcohol & senility medications mix well?

[cran]

Originally Posted by paulie jay
The next time the Rabbitohs crack the big one eh? :)
:lol: Dunno about that....do alcohol & senility medications mix well?
Oh, an optimist! :D

[pumpkinpie]

ToSeek's pinned message says to post "where you're from." Well, I'm not at where I'm from. My heart's definitely still in Oregon (which needs more people anyway). So, what should I put: Oregon, Illinois, or both?

I'd say to post "where you're posting from." I think that's what most people are doing.
We could create a BAUT map take two that has where we originated or consider "home" and I'm sure it would be quite different!

[Superluminal]

Is it my PC, or have a lot of people dropped off the map? Or, are we being sytemmaticly rubbed out? Should I watch my back? Or wear my tinfoil hat?

[Candy]

eburacum45 looks like he is underwater.

[SolusLupus]

DUDE! A guy in South Korea! ROCK ON!

Hiyas, kyssa! Wow, it rocks to see someone from that country I lived in that's so rarely mentioned.

[pumpkinpie]

Well, color me surprised. It seems that right now, blogs are more popluar than BBs! Yesterday, BA posted on his blog (http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2005/11/09/where-are-the-badastrobloggers/) a new frappr page for BAbloggers, http://www.frappr.com/badastronomyblog. In less than a day, it has 175 members. In BAUT's 2+weeks, we have only 146! And I looked through the names on the bablog page, there are only a handful of posters on both.

I wonder why the blog generates more interest than the BB for this type of thing!

edit: thanks, Candy. fixed it. forgot the "blog"

[Candy]

Your link is incorrect. The count is at 246 now. :)

http://www.frappr.com/badastronomyblog

[TriangleMan]

281.

[pumpkinpie]

So why is that frappr so much more popular than ours?

(.....thinking I was in the cool crowd but not so sure anymore....)

[zebo-the-fat]

So why is that frappr so much more popular than ours?

(.....thinking I was in the cool crowd but not so sure anymore....)

Think Quality, not Quantity! :lol:

[Tobin Dax]

I finally added myself. We're at 147 now. :)

[Spacemad]

Spacemad's here as well! I just discovered this map today & have been reading all the posts in this thread - I got through 5 pages before jumping to the end!
I had no trouble at all (except I didn't understand the "shout out"!) & I've even posted a photo I took of myself while trying out the self portrait mode on my digicam during the summer.

[mickal555]

Most people on the BLOG are in the US....

And the map is centered on the US too :( ....

[SolusLupus]

Most people on the BLOG are in the US....

A) Is that such a bad thing?

B) There's a reason for that. For one, outside of the UK, America is the largest nation of American-speaking population. (I say American, 'cause we all know that American is different than English).

C) Who cares about Britain anyways? (Seriously, just meant in jest; there are several people from the UK, though.)


Also, America has a very very large population. As a result, you can bet that there would be several people from there.

[Gillianren]

According to The Eyes of Nye, the US is the third most populous country in the world. (At least, that's what I remember him saying, and I'll admit I haven't checked his figures.) Therefore, logically, the majority of posters to an English-language board and readers of an English-language blog would be Americans, given that neither of the more populous countries have English as a major language.

[Candy]

According to The Eyes of Nye, the US is the third most populous country in the world. (At least, that's what I remember him saying, and I'll admit I haven't checked his figures.) Therefore, logically, the majority of posters to an English-language board and readers of an English-language blog would be Americans, given that neither of the more populous countries have English as a major language.
What are the other two countries, India and China? Due to all the US outsourcing, India is getting pretty good with their English. I bet it will be their second language in the very near future.

I didn't know that India had a large Portuguese heritage until just recently. A lot of the people that work for our vendors have very "Latin" names. Interesting.

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[Argos]

The region of Goa, India, speakes Portuguese. It was the main Portuguese Empire outpost in the Indian subcontinent.

[Candy]

The region of Goa, India, speakes Portuguese. It was the main Portuguese Empire outpost in the Indian subcontinent.
Those Portuguese sure got around, didn't they? My friend from Japan said they were a big influence in his country, too.

Poor Argos, you just look so lonely down there (on the map). :think: :razz:

[Gillianren]

What are the other two countries, India and China? Due to all the US outsourcing, India is getting pretty good with their English. I bet it will be their second language in the very near future.

Um, Candy, India has about 200 languages. At least, about 200 languages considered "major" by its standards. While English is the international language of business, it would take a lot of outsourcing to make a population larger than that of the US to have English as a major language.

[Candy]

Gillianren, this link for India (wikipedia) (http://publicliterature.org/en/wikipedia/i/in/india.html) states the Republic of India, is the second most populous country in the world and is the world's largest democracy, with over one billion people speaking about 800 distinct languages.

Off to the side, it also adds that the Official Language is Hindi, English, and "other" official languages.

I guess English is already an "Associate" Official Language. :)

Languages
India is home to two main language families, the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian derived languages. India's national language is Hindi. English is classified as an Associate Official Language is widely used in higher echelons, and is seen as the language of social mobility and standing. Two classical languages native to the land are Sanskrit and Tamil.

Eighteen other official languages are recognised by the Constitution for official administrative use by various State Governments. The number of living languages in India has been estimated to be as high as 400. (See List of Indian languages by total speakers)

[Gillianren]

Okay, I'll concede that, but I'll also point out that it wasn't outsourcing but colonization that made it so. I would further suspect that, at this point, the majority of English speakers are in the cities, and most people in India who speak it only do so as a second language.

[Superluminal]

Based on my experiances traveling to other countries, I'll bet you'll find more Indians who can speak two or more languages, than you'll find in America.

[Gillianren]

I'll bet you're right there. I used to speak two languages, but there's just not much use for Spanish up here--and no use for my Gaelic at all, so I hardly remember any.

[Candy]

Based on my experiances traveling to other countries, I'll bet you'll find more Indians who can speak two or more languages, than you'll find in America.
Ain't that the truth, brother? :lol:

I helped Miguel learn English. He is from Mexico and spoke no English. He spent 1 hour 5 days a week with me on impromptu lessons. This was at my work during downtime. It's been over two years later, and he speaks almost perfect English. What a good kid. He is part of the cleaning crew. He used to empty trash cans. Now, he is one of the Supervisors. I feel like a proud momma. :)

[Superluminal]

I studied Japanese while I was stationed at Kadina AB. I was just getting to where I could engage in limited conversations when I returned to the US. There's not much use for Japanese in SW Ark. So I've forgotten a great deal of it since I havn't used it in so long.

I once tried to speak to a Japanese girl working as a cashier at convieniance store. But she was born and raise here, and couldn't speak a word of Japanese!
She has a southern accent. It's kind of funny when you look at her and she says something like: "Hey, yall."

[The Mangler]

I studied Japanese while I was stationed at Kadina AB. I was just getting to where I could engage in limited conversations when I returned to the US. There's not much use for Japanese in SW Ark. So I've forgotten a great deal of it since I havn't used it in so long.

I once tried to speak to a Japanese girl working as a cashier at convieniance store. But she was born and raise here, and couldn't speak a word of Japanese!
She has a southern accent. It's kind of funny when you look at her and she says something like: "Hey, yall."
I took Japanese in high school (wish I paid more attention). I can still read and write it very well (note, reading is not the same as understanding), but if I had a conversation with a Japanese person, they would think I was retarded. The most important phrase: Wakarimasen. (I don't understand.) Followed by: Sukoshi Nihongo [the grammar is wrong....I know] (I know little Japanese). Surprisingly, the character set is pretty easy to learn. (there's 3. Hirigana, Katakana, & Kanji)

[Superluminal]

Never tried to read it.

The way I remember what you said is: Watashi-wa Nihongo-ga hansen skoshi
imasen. I speak little Japanese.

[Tobin Dax]

Okay, I'll concede that, but I'll also point out that it wasn't outsourcing but colonization that made it so. I would further suspect that, at this point, the majority of English speakers are in the cities, and most people in India who speak it only do so as a second language.

Speaking from a grad student's perspective, I would agree and disagree with you. There very likely was some colonial influence on English being one of the official languages, and that's probably about on equal footing with the fact that today English is *the* international language. I have a number of Chinese/Taiwanese, Indian, and Korean colleagues who *all* have learned English throughout school (written/read at least). The eastern Europeans are probably in the same boat, but I'm not sure that's a fact. In India, Hindi seems like it's the primary common language, if you will, with English as the second one. (Although I wouldn't expect its use as such.)

[Swift]

Looking at the global map, the US and Canada are getting too crowded. I'm afraid some of you will have to leave. ;)

[paulie jay]

Plenty of room down here... :)

[Champion_Munch]

Dang, you guys beat my usual water cooler by one day. :(

Anyway, back on topic... I'm added. :)

with regards

[Gillianren]

Fun as it would be to abandon my family and friends and travel halfway around the world to even out the map, I can't. My health insurance only works in Washington State. You wouldn't want me to go off meds now that I'm finally on them, would you?

[doltish]

This is neat :-) Just added myself - first one in the middle east!

[ZaphodBeeblebrox]

Fun as it would be to abandon my family and friends and travel halfway around the world to even out the map, I can't. My health insurance only works in Washington State. You wouldn't want me to go off meds now that I'm finally on them, would you?
Can we, Plead The Fifth?

But Seriously, I'm Glad you've Found Something, that Works!!!

:clap:

[Champion_Munch]

Oi, I'm stuck behind mick. :(

How can you move yourself around within a city?

with regards

[Candy]

Oi, I'm stuck behind mick. :(

How can you move yourself around within a city?

with regards
Gives new meaning to "Down Under", doesn't it? Now I'm hungry for cake for some reason. :razz:

[Superluminal]

I've got some cake tonight, I'll save you a piece for next year.:razz:

[Candy]

I've got some cake tonight, I'll save you a piece for next year.:razz:
If it falls on my birthday again, then you better. Reminder: birthdate is September 5th. Next year will be a milestone one. :shifty:

[The Mangler]

Why isn't anyone on Australia #2?
:lol:

[Gillianren]

Can we, Plead The Fifth?

But Seriously, I'm Glad you've Found Something, that Works!!!

:clap:

Works . . . well, that's too soon to tell. (I start week 2 on the meds today, and it takes generally 4-6 weeks before they work.) But it means I've started the process, and that's what matters. For now.

[Argos]

Those Portuguese sure got around, didn't they? My friend from Japan said they were a big influence in his country, too.

Yes, many Portuguese words have been incorporated to Japanese language, like "Cruz" (Cross), "Kuruzu" in Japanese. There are many interesting others. By the way, Brazil is the second Japanese nation in the world. There are millions of Japanese-Brazilians.

Poor Argos, you just look so lonely down there (on the map). :think: :razz:

You are so sweet... ;)

[ToSeek]

Those Portuguese sure got around, didn't they? My friend from Japan said they were a big influence in his country, too.

Poor Argos, you just look so lonely down there (on the map). :think: :razz:

Pteranodon is down there somewhere, too, but I haven't seen her on here in a while.