for klexel: have thx for translating my nick
i guess, it was not really helmets intention to save the world, wasn't it? you little jokebold you!

also and special for rwx: language is an illustration of our reality. thinking about that makes lots of sense and is not only a hobby for people who have too much time.

never sick of this topic (sic)
unverzagte,äh,undaunted

also and special for rwx: language is an illustration of our reality. thinking about that makes lots of sense and is not only a hobby for people who have too much time.

thinking about reality is a valid and important thing to do, but complaining about foreign words borrowed from other languages is a waste of time, if these words fullfill their purpose and are used as techninal terms and not as buzzwords just for the heck of it.
i never hear people complaining about latin words used in biology, which would be dead stupid. complaining about english terms in relation with computer science is just the same.

I agree with you completely although I am a ferocious defender of the German language!!

By the way, I have got another question concerning the status "online" itself: while celebrating the nothern lights' meeting at skole's house we noticed that although having outlogged oneself correctly one still is indicated as "online" for the others. How is that possible?

greetings

amber / good old Lennie

you're indicated as "online" for the others for 15 minutes after leaving 4t.
Many kind regards
Lummi

Liebe Leute,

offensichtlich hat mein Beitrag/Posting einige dazu gebracht, ihre Computer/Rechner zu benutzen, wodurch sie zu Benutzern/Usern (brrr, schüttel) wurden. Es scheinen außer mir aber auch noch andere die Zeit zu finden, auf einen "sinnlosen" Thread zu antworten.
Wie man sieht, verwende ich auch die englischen Bezeichnungen; sehr häufig nenne ich aber einen Computer einen Rechner, auch wenn er für Spiele verwendet wird, denn ein Spieler ist ja der vor dem Monitor/Bildschirm sitzende Mensch und nicht der Computer/Rechner.

Also liebe Leute, Chilling/Beruhigung ist angesagt.
Relaxen soll ja auch eine Art von Entspannung sein.

Liebe Grüße

Helmut