I'd like to go on record that I do not like global weirdening.
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sj - Jul 28, 2014 12:09:46 pm PDT #12474 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
omnis_audis - Jul 28, 2014 1:35:19 pm PDT #12475 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
A little nerdy, but hey, with this bunch. Was watching H2 network, a show on word origins. They were talking about how many of our words "come from the Vikings". The one I found most intersting was Bluetooth (as in how your phone talks to your car, or speakers, etc).
From wikipedia:
The word "Bluetooth" is an anglicized version of the Scandinavian Blåtand/Blåtann, (Old Norse blátǫnn) the epithet of the tenth-century king Harald Bluetooth who united dissonant Danish tribes into a single kingdom, according to a legend, introducing Christianity as well. The idea of this name was proposed in 1997 by Jim Kardach who developed a system that would allow mobile phones to communicate with computers. At the time of this proposal he was reading Frans G. Bengtsson's historical novel The Long Ships about Vikings and king Harald Bluetooth.[7][8] The implication is that Bluetooth does the same with communications protocols, uniting them into one universal standard.
The logo description:
The Bluetooth logo is a bind rune merging the Younger Futhark runes (Hagall) (ᚼ) and (Bjarkan) (ᛒ), Harald's initials.
Zenkitty - Jul 28, 2014 3:00:05 pm PDT #12476 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I always thought the Bluetooth logo looked like a rune. Cool.
Laura - Jul 28, 2014 3:16:44 pm PDT #12477 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
That is interesting. Huh, never thought twice about the history of the name or the logo.
omnis_audis - Jul 28, 2014 4:32:28 pm PDT #12478 of 30002
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I thought the B and X were a nod to the abbreviations for transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx), so it was Blue-transceive, or a BX kinda thing. Nope. Some old Viking leader's initials. Neat!
Nora Deirdre - Jul 28, 2014 5:02:53 pm PDT #12479 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I thought the B and X were a nod to the abbreviations for transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx), so it was Blue-transceive, or a BX kinda thing. Nope. Some old Viking leader's initials. Neat!
Man, I just read about this in a novel (The Ancient Family chronicles) (terribly copy-edited, BTW.)
sj - Jul 29, 2014 7:58:23 am PDT #12480 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Any ~ma for my step family today would be really appreciated. My stepfather's great-aunt, J, fell into a coma today. She's been in a nursing home for a while with various health issues so this wasn't unexpected, but it is still hard for the family.
Connie Neil - Jul 29, 2014 8:05:32 am PDT #12481 of 30002
brillig
My gosh, what a tough month.
EpicTangent - Jul 29, 2014 8:07:52 am PDT #12482 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
My brother came over last night. He had a sit-down with Mom and me (after she told him we already knew what was going on, sort of). Turns out his actual arrest was two and a half years ago, and he managed to keep it from us. He was in jail for 18 days for this probation violation. He said he's been group-therapizing and 12-stepping and he actually sounds like he's in a good space awareness-wise. If he can just "keep with the program", I'm cautiously optimistic for him.
sj - Jul 29, 2014 8:17:32 am PDT #12483 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Epic, I hope he does better this time.