Social Chatting May 2016

Yes, seven times. :) Were you?

Is it the fashion now to greet someone new without an ending punctuation mark? xP

So then why are you complaining that 'a' and 'b' are not words? They are brief and simple, and that's all that matters. Oh, and also they don't sound silly.

In almost all programming languages, except HTML and CSS, letters are used for actual functions already in the library. Look at websites who have encrypted javascript in their view source. Single letters such as a, b, x, y etc are used, but they just blend right in. Words like "foo" and "bar" stand out more than "a" and "b" for demonstration purposes, and even more so since they are the most widely used words for that purpose.

Is it the fashion now to greet someone new without an ending punctuation mark? xP

Well you greeted her back ending in an "xP" which is most certainly not punctuation. xP

What, I left out a punctuation mark?! Horrors! I'm ashamed of myself. I'll go fix it. :P

Did I do it before?

What, I left out a punctuation mark?! Horrors! I'm ashamed of myself. I'll go fix it. :P Did I do it before?

Lol! Yeah, you did… check page 19.

Yes, seven times. :) Were you?

I was for the last three years.

Seriously...y'all filled up *10* pages?! :O

This reminds me of the old days… "Wow, I think it's going to take us less than a year to get to 100 pages this time!" =P

Oh my goodness. What is the matter with me today?! Both mistakes are fixed now. (Yes, I am obsessive about grammar, spelling, and punctuation. :P)

So then why are you complaining that 'a' and 'b' are not words? They are brief and simple, and that's all that matters. Oh, and also they don't sound silly.

In almost all programming languages, except HTML and CSS, letters are used for actual functions already in the library. Look at websites who have encrypted javascript in their view source. Single letters such as a, b, x, y etc are used, but they just blend right in. Words like "foo" and "bar" stand out more than "a" and "b" for demonstration purposes, and even more so since they are the most widely used words for that purpose.

What languages are you talking about? How can global one-letter functions work out? What about for loops? I use one-letter variables all the time for small tasks like that.

Okay. You'd think we would have met at some point over three years, but I don't think we ever did.

Is it the fashion now to greet someone new without an ending punctuation mark? xP

Well you greeted her back ending in an "xP" which is most certainly not punctuation. xP

Ahehe… usually, emoticons aren't considered part of a sentence… =P

Okay. You'd think we would have met at some point over three years, but I don't think we ever did.

Well, I'm still working on my social skills. Being home schooled does have drawbacks.

Oh my goodness. What is the matter with me today?! Both mistakes are fixed now. (Yes, I am obsessive about grammar, spelling, and punctuation. :P)

xD So am I, but I can also occasionally be hypocritical, like now ;P

What languages are you talking about? How can global one-letter functions work out? What about for loops? I use one-letter variables all the time for small tasks like that.

Javascript would be a common example. View the source on this page. At the top there's a bunch of encrypted javascript that uses single letters. Single letters work fine in normal script, but they're not as versatile for demonstration purposes as short words are.

Okay. You'd think we would have met at some point over three years, but I don't think we ever did.

Well, I'm still working on my social skills. Being home schooled does have drawbacks.

Bible Bee SURE helped me with my social skills!! :D

Ahehe... usually, emoticons aren't considered part of a sentence... =P

Actually, emoticons set the tone for the sentence. Consider this:

I hate you!!!!

vs.:

I hate you xP

Big difference!

Well, I'm still working on my social skills. Being home schooled does have drawbacks.

Treason! Homeschooling does not make people less social than anyone else!

Those letters are proof that some people agree with me that letters make good variables.

Bible Bee SURE helped me with my social skills!! :D

For sure! Turned me from an introvert into an extrovert.

Those letters are proof that some people agree with me that letters make good variables.

Those letters, yes they make good variables, especially when you're condensing javascript so no one can read it. But for +demonstration purposes+ short words are best.

Ahehe... usually, emoticons aren't considered part of a sentence... =P

Actually, emoticons set the tone for the sentence. Consider this: I hate you!!!! vs.: I hate you xP Big difference!

Uh… what was the difference again? :P Context is more important in cases like those, I think. And that still doesn't mean they're part of the sentence anyways. =P

Hahaha! I can relate. :P For the first three years I didn't talk to a lot of people. I will note, however, that BB is home to some of the most sociable homeschoolers I've ever met.

Well, I'm still working on my social skills. Being home schooled does have drawbacks.

Treason! Homeschooling does not make people less social than anyone else!

Yeah, I think I agree with this :P

Bible Bee SURE helped me with my social skills!! :D

For sure! Turned me from an introvert into an extrovert.

Same here xD

Homeschooling does not necessarily make people less social, but it did in my case. Anyway, I'm quickly learning. Watch I'll even… no, nevermind… okay here it goes… :) See! that was an emoticon. I would never have done that last year.

Uh... what was the difference again? :P Context is more important in cases like those, I think. And that still doesn't mean they're part of the sentence anyways. =P

Well then tell me what's the point of emoticons? Emoticons are crucial in the language of online communication.
Like this:

hi matthew this is zach. yes things are going good. whats up?

as opposed to:

Hey Matthew, this is Zach! Yes, things are going good! What's up? :D

Punctuation AND emoticons indicate the tone in which the message is to be read, instead of leaving it up to the imagination of the reader.

Bible Bee SURE helped me with my social skills!! :D

For sure! Turned me from an introvert into an extrovert.

Same here xD

Stop copying me. xP

Those letters are proof that some people agree with me that letters make good variables.

Those letters, yes they make good variables, especially when you're condensing javascript so no one can read it. But for +demonstration purposes+ short words are best.

So for demonstration purposes, no one needs to worry about all those one-letter variables you were pointing out. There would be no problem using 'a' or 'b' in a demonstration because there are no condensed variable to conflict.

So for demonstration purposes, no one needs to worry about all those one-letter variables you were pointing out. There would be no problem using 'a' or 'b' in a demonstration because there are no condensed variable to conflict.

Those same letters are used in other things, which could possibly lead to confusion, when one has demonstration code, actual code, and encrypted code all in one file as it's being built.

It's okay to be a quiet person! (I hope so anyway, because I'm an introvert myself. XD)

Uh... what was the difference again? :P Context is more important in cases like those, I think. And that still doesn't mean they're part of the sentence anyways. =P

Well then tell me what's the point of emoticons? Emoticons are crucial in the language of online communication. Like this: _hi matthew this is zach. yes things are going good. whats up?_ as opposed to: _Hey Matthew, this is Zach! Yes, things are going good! What's up? :D_ Punctuation AND emoticons indicate the tone in which the message is to be read, instead of leaving it up to the imagination of the reader.

All that really depends on your writing style (take Margaret, for example), not to mention emoticons are generally frowned upon in business communication. Not that I have anything against them. :P

I think we both have the debater personality if we can debate this long over whether 'foo' is better than 'a'.

Bible Bee SURE helped me with my social skills!! :D

For sure! Turned me from an introvert into an extrovert.

Same here xD

Stop copying me. xP

Huh? xP

It's okay to be a quiet person! (I hope so anyway, because I'm an introvert myself. XD)

I am definitely not a quiet person. I think I'll end up being an extrovert as I get more experience in the outside world.

Uh... what was the difference again? :P Context is more important in cases like those, I think. And that still doesn't mean they're part of the sentence anyways. =P

Well then tell me what's the point of emoticons? Emoticons are crucial in the language of online communication. Like this: _hi matthew this is zach. yes things are going good. whats up?_ as opposed to: _Hey Matthew, this is Zach! Yes, things are going good! What's up? :D_ Punctuation AND emoticons indicate the tone in which the message is to be read, instead of leaving it up to the imagination of the reader.

All that really depends on your writing style (take Margaret, for example), not to mention emoticons are generally frowned upon in business communication. Not that I have anything against them. :P

Well of course one writes in a manner reflecting the occasion, whether that's to a friend, to an employer, or somebody else. Emails in the latter format are often easier to read the way they were intended to be read by the sender, whereas in the first format it's often left like I said to the imagination of the reader and of what he/she knows of the person.

It's okay to be a quiet person! (I hope so anyway, because I'm an introvert myself. XD)

Hey, introverts are awesome! thumbs up

Haha, okay.

I am definitely not a quiet person. I think I'll end up being an extrovert as I get more experience in the outside world.

Definitely likely. Part of the reason for my introversion was that most of my social contact years ago was with wackos who go to public school. Young as I was then I naturally thought that was the way everyone was and therefore I kept mostly to myself. Bible Bee vastly changed that, and unless I'm at a place where I know everybody is…well…strange (like at the church I used to go to), I have no problem being extroverted.

A quiet person seems wiser than a talkative person!

Lol, thanks. XD

A quiet person seems wiser than a talkative person!

Depends. Sometimes a quiet person seems unsure of themselves. Talkative people may sometimes seem less wise, yet on the other hand appear to care more about people because they engage with them. So I don't think that really has anything to do with it.

Well of course one writes in a manner reflecting the occasion, whether that's to a friend, to an employer, or somebody else. Emails in the latter format are often easier to read the way they were intended to be read by the sender, whereas in the first format it's often left like I said to the imagination of the reader and of what he/she knows of the person.

And whether your friend likes emoticons or not. (I think I write in a different style to almost every person I've been in contact with for more than a few emails.) But anyways, yeah, exactly. :P

Lol, thanks. XD

Maybe next year I'll tell someone else that you're dying for their signature? xP xD

I am definitely not a quiet person. I think I'll end up being an extrovert as I get more experience in the outside world.

Definitely likely. Part of the reason for my introversion was that most of my social contact years ago was with wackos who go to public school. Young as I was then I naturally thought that was the way everyone was and therefore I kept mostly to myself. Bible Bee vastly changed that, and unless I'm at a place where I know everybody is...well...strange (like at the church I used to go to), I have no problem being extroverted.

The Bible Bee crowd is definitely different. That's the way Christians are supposed to be!

It's okay to be a quiet person! (I hope so anyway, because I'm an introvert myself. XD)

Hey, introverts are awesome! *thumbs up*

It kind of depends on what the talkative person talks about.

Lol, thanks. XD

Maybe next year I'll tell someone else that you're dying for their signature? xP xD

Lol! xD

A quiet person seems wiser than a talkative person!

Depends. Sometimes a quiet person seems unsure of themselves. Talkative people may sometimes seem less wise, yet on the other hand appear to care more about people because they engage with them. So I don't think that really has anything to do with it.

BLASPHEMY! Proverbs 17:28. Okay, you do have a point. There is (as always) a balance.

The Bible Bee crowd is definitely different. That's the way Christians are supposed to be!

For sure! That's why I like to call nationals the closest thing to heaven we will ever experience on this earth. For me as I was able to open up and actually connect with people at Bible Bee those earlier years it inspired me with confidence that yes I can connect with people, which was just the beginning in me "coming out of my shell".