Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-09 Thread Björnke von Gierke
I think anything BESIDES beginner questions should start with [OT], then it'd be easy to find those emails made by people whom still are capable of receiving help :-P On 07.05.2013, at 15:19, Andre Garzia wrote: > I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like > > [

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-08 Thread Devin Asay
On May 7, 2013, at 10:50 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: >> >> On 08/05/2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: >> >>> Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great >>> ideas for it. >> > On 5/7/13 11:22 PM, Gerry Orkin wrote: >> It needs to be re-compiled for LC 4.5.1.

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-08 Thread Mark Wieder
Richard- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 6:02:30 PM, you wrote: > Gosh, until seeing her message, I thought this was a Heinlein reference . . . TANSTAAHR There Ain't No Such Thing As A Heinlein Reference... -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-liv

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-08 Thread Peter M. Brigham
On May 7, 2013, at 10:39 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > Comcast thinks my name is Landmangay. It's amusing to hear their > telemarketers try to pronounce it. The reason it's that way in the database > is because they can't put a space into the last_name field and they only get > two fields. Anoth

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 11:22 PM, Gerry Orkin wrote: It needs to be re-compiled for LC 4.5.1. Ha! How'd you know? Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great ideas for it. __

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Gerry Orkin
Q: You know how to tell if the drum stand has been set up level? A: the drool seeps out of both sides of the drummer's mouth. Q: What do you call a musician without a girlfriend? A: Homeless. I've got a few more... :) Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 2:15 PM, Peter Haworth wrote: > OK, is it open se

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Gerry Orkin
It needs to be re-compiled for LC 4.5.1. Gerry On 08/05/2013, at 12:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: > Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great > ideas for it. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com P

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Peter Haworth
OK, is it open season on musician jokes? 'Cause I got some that will ruffle a few feathers :=) Pete lcSQL Software On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Ralph- > > Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 8:06:12 PM, you wrote: > > > What do you call someone who hangs out wi

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Ralph- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 8:06:12 PM, you wrote: > What do you call someone who hangs out with musicians? A drummer. > How do you know when a drummer is at the door? The knocking gets faster and > faster and they never know when to come in. How can you tell a singer's at the door? They can't

RE: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Ralph DiMola
- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wieder Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 9:40 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: Beginners questions subject headers Warren- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:29:59 AM, you wrote: >> I wonder how the patent office

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Jacque- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 7:39:01 PM, you wrote: > :) I understand completely. Comcast thinks my name is Landmangay. It's > amusing to hear their telemarketers try to pronounce it. The reason it's > that way in the database is because they can't put a space into the > last_name field and the

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 8:04 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: I have a primer on pronoun usage. :) Whoops! My apologies. Not at all. This is nothing compared to what Jan Schenkel goes through. :) I recently

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Warren- Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:29:59 AM, you wrote: >> I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the >> time warp > It was probably a drummer. 1. LOL 2. Drummer than what? -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net __

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote: > I have a primer on pronoun usage. :) > > Whoops! My apologies. I recently had to file a motion in bankruptcy court over a computer that had "Francis" rather than "Frances" . . . a couple of

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Robert Brenstein wrote: > You mean her. Or was she he in the future? Gosh, until seeing her message, I thought this was a Heinlein reference . . . -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702) 508-8462 ___ use-livecode mailin

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Robert Brenstein
On 07.05.2013 at 13:13 Uhr -0700 Dr. Hawkins apparently wrote: And now, folks, a moment of silence for Jacque, as we cherish his last pre-obliteration message. You mean her. Or was she he in the future? robert ___ use-livecode mailing list use-liv

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
On 5/7/13 3:13 PM, Dr. Hawkins wrote: On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, obliterating the inventor from history. I beg your pardon, rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Or they will be. Of cours

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 10:25 AM, J. Landman Gay wrote: >> >> An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, >> obliterating the inventor from history. > > > I beg your pardon, rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Or they will > be. Of course, there's >always the possi

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread J. Landman Gay
Man, the minute you go off on a debugging tour of the past, everybody starts talking about you. How do they know? Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? It is currently in Alpha. Alpha Centari. I had a little slip-up. Very good question. Where IS this time travel external?

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Mark Schonewille writes: > Of course, one problem is that beginners often don't know > the etiquette of this mailing list and we'd still have to tell them > about the tag LOL. Good point. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecod

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Warren Samples
On 05/07/2013 10:53 AM, Martin Koob wrote: I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the time warp It was probably a drummer. ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscri

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Dr. Hawkins
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 7:40 AM, Andrew Kluthe wrote: > Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great > ideas for it > An ill behaved app went back and removed it before it was invented, obliterating the inventor from history. -- Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq. (702)

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Martin Koob
I wonder how the patent office could sort out who invented or registered the time warp/travel external first. If time travel is possible in the future it has already been invented. Martin -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Beginners-questions-subj

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Schonewille
Hi Andre, I don't think it is necessary to use such tags but I wouldn't mind if people did. Of course, one problem is that beginners often don't know the etiquette of this mailing list and we'd still have to tell them about the tag :-) -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consu

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Mark Wieder
Andrew- > Very good question. Where IS this time travel external? I have some great > ideas for it. Jacque has a time *warp* stack, not a time *travel* external. Note that time travel itself would create paradoxes and is therefore impossible, but that the time warp stack has allowed (or will have

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Andrew Kluthe
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 8:19 AM, Andre Garzia wrote: > I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like > >[BEGINNER] Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? > > This way we have a tag/label to easily screen or filter for beginner > questions and the que

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Andre Garzia
I think the best subject for a beginner question would be something like [BEGINNER] Where and when is Jacques time travel external located? This way we have a tag/label to easily screen or filter for beginner questions and the question itself stays on the subject. Cheers andre On Tue, May 7

Re: Beginners questions subject headers

2013-05-07 Thread Anthony Howe
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Beginners+questions+subject+headers&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari ;) On 07/05/2013, at 9:35 PM, Mark Schonewille wrote: > Guys, > > When you give your question the subject "beginners question", people > (including you) will never be able to fin