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What is your first name?
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I'm sorry, I understood what he was saying.
My first name's been in my sig for some time. To my knowledge, the only reason they have not yet stolen my soul is that I was born with no soul.
Really? I still don't.I'm sorry, I understood what he was saying.
What has 'lands' got to do with 'James' and predictive text. It doesn't even start with the same letter. Goddammit. In Latin.
Predictive text on cell phones guesses words based on the letters on the number keys you type.Really? I still don't.
JAMES = 52637
LANDS = 52637
So, when the user types 52637, the phone guesses "lands" instead of "James" because it's used more often and is therefore the correct guess more often.
Predictive text chooses between triads of letters: J/K/L; M/N/O; A/B/C, etc. to make likely combinations.
Edit: Or, to put it another way:
Praecognosco ergo sum.
Edit: Or, to put it another way:
Praecognosco ergo sum.
Really? I still don't.
If you type J-A-M-E-S in a cell phone using predictive text, the number key sequence also maps to L-A-N-D-S (because J-K-L are on the same key, etc). So lands comes up as the predicted word instead of James.
But on mine, it learns... so it knows my name and defaults to it when I type that sequence in. And it knows the names of my sweethearts too.
The penny drops.
I tread in the footsteps of Samurai and out here you toggle through the triads (Yakuza). So if I press '2' I get 'A'. If I press it again I get 'B'. Even with kanji you have to select a reading. Predictive text doesn't exist here.
Apologies jimN for thinking you were the ignoramus
I tread in the footsteps of Samurai and out here you toggle through the triads (Yakuza). So if I press '2' I get 'A'. If I press it again I get 'B'. Even with kanji you have to select a reading. Predictive text doesn't exist here.
Apologies jimN for thinking you were the ignoramus
I suggest that you choose your battles more wisely in future, and be less ready with your insults.
This thread has been distracted for long enough.
I can't understand why people protect their first names on the internet. I think that it is a common courtesy to introduce yourself to people when you meet them. I work in what is rapidly becoming a customer service industry (urgh) and I must introduce myself to strangers regularly. To be honest I'm at greater risk from strangers in the real world than I am on the internet.
I suggest you re-read the post to learn that Mr Smith was referring to himself as a simpleton, not you. I think.
Wait!!! Don't say it!
...I got to thinking to myself: "why am I not supposed to let other people know my first name"? And I answered my self as saying: "because no one else does."
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What do you think the danger is of divulging your first name to the world?
Since the statistics on Identify theft are getting pretty scary (10%!!), control of your personal information is no longer simple paranoia.
Personally, I've been limiting distribution of my first name for quite awhile now. I've found that it is a piece of information taht is able to be an easy & simple mechanism for doing a little bit of "white list" filtering.
In other words, if I get a piece of wierd email that uses my first name, its worth a second look before the trash bin, because its more likely from someone real who somehow knows me, instead of YA random spammer.
-hh
Or you'll beat me to death with your hockey stick?
As has been pointed out, I was obvioulsy referring to myself. Why would I need someone to translate for the original author?
For which I prostrate myself at a level below your dangly bits in sincere hope of forgiveness. If any of these threads should progress at a pace or direction out of favour with yourself kindly inform a moderator and they will ban the offending posters.
Yes, that's what this thread is about.
And rest assured you will go down in the history books as the one who originated this idea.
The Civil Service perhaps?
For which action you will go down in the history books as a pioneer.
Loosen up a bit, buddy. There are all sorts of people on-line and they ain't all going to say what pleases you.
You really are much more presumptuouser than I am!
I suggest you re-think you definition of quick! Touché!
Leonardo Damián. And NO. I'm not a character in a soup opera.
The Opera people make a soup now? Is it tasty? Does it have potatoes in it?
That last part was exclusively for Mad Jew to stumble on.
Opera website linked by mkrishnan said:
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