spinning globe

[▒▒▒]

Can you please replace the spinning globe in the upper left hand corner with a non-moving image? It gets annoying after a while.

Thanks.

[wishiwas]

What an odd username.

[zipbow]

how exactly do you type ▒▒▒?

[Stan]

His/her username is almost as annoying as the spinning globe! :D
BTW, how is the globe related to NWA?

[Nic]

How do you pronounce ▒▒▒? Suggestions please, unless ▒▒▒ can advise...

[Sonia]

Although the above spinning globe is not NWA's logo, we are "borrowing" it for the time being until a new logo is designed for the association. The globe symbolizes our global community, and the fact that we are a diverse, international community.

For you high tech wizards out there, please feel free to submit your creative suggestions or designs for the new logo. We can set up a poll to decide which logo the majority prefers. :cool:

[▒▒▒]

Sorry Nic, there's no suggested pronunciation for my username.

The username is typed by using extended ASCII display characters.

http://www.jimprice.com/ascii-128-255.gif

Regards,

▒▒▒

[Nic]

I sort of imagined it sounded like halfway between an extended 'k' sound and the sound of interference on a radio. That's how I read it anyway.

[LostinLaMancha]

Although the above spinning globe is not NWA's logo, we are "borrowing" it for the time being until a new logo is designed for the association. The globe symbolizes our global community, and the fact that we are a diverse, international community.


A diverse community that doesn't really like diversity. right? and doesn't want to accept that more than one languages constitute this community.


And how do you know that ▒▒▒ doesn't really represnt a weird language spoken in an island near the South Africa? We should be banning ▒▒▒. He is a possible security threat. Oh I remember, now that Republican convention is over, we are safe again.

[Nic]

▒▒▒ is actually a meaningful phrase, spoken in parts of Borneo, but more as a sort of interjective.

Apparently a pilot crashed into the Borneo jungle and was trying to escape when he came across a load of natives. To his surprise the leader of the natives spoke to him in near perfect English: " Hello, old fellow, you look awfully ▒▒▒ lost.". He told them he was indeed lost, and their leader replied "Well come back to our village for tea and a chat, and we'll ▒▒▒ see if we organize a way of getting you back to ▒▒▒ civilization."

Obviously he thanked them profusely and enjoyed their hospitality, but couldn't resist asking how they spoke such terribly good English. "Easy, old boy" the chief responded "we listen every night to the ▒▒▒ BBC ▒▒▒ World Service".

Well, it's funny the way I tell it.

[LostinLaMancha]

Funny, but not quite. Didn't answer my question.

[Katie_Scarlett]

Why would anyone want to answer your question? It's tired and moot.

[Nic]

I spoke to a techie friend. Apparently the dots read like a sort of morse. Read the way it is ▒▒▒ translates as "Destroy the infidel, slaughter their teacup yorkies and spit on their T1s". I'll act as thread monitor if you like, Lost one, and watch out for any subtle changes in the bit patterns.

[anita]

argh, and i thought extended ascii will finally be the language (charset) that will let us plan further stalking events in newport... what's next? fortran 77? :)

[LostinLaMancha]

Why would anyone want to answer your question? It's tired and moot.

yet so true.

[Nic]

I'm tempted to switch to EBCDIC, now there's a REAL 8 bit system. I once had to convert a telex system to an IP-based one and that uses 6 bits. Incidentally, while I'm being dull, it still amazes me that everything that goes over the Internet is still converted to 7 bit ASCII text - pictures, sounds, video, everything - then converted back.