Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 65 (9162 total)
6 online now:
Newest Member: popoi
Post Volume: Total: 915,817 Year: 3,074/9,624 Month: 919/1,588 Week: 102/223 Day: 13/17 Hour: 1/1


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Quick Questions, Short Answers - No Debate
New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 88 of 341 (616093)
05-19-2011 12:55 PM
Reply to: Message 87 by Taz
05-19-2011 12:14 PM


Re: Penguins anti-life?
According to my calculations, if the earth really was billions of years old then we'd all be knee-deep in discarded pinguin eggs. Since we're not, then the earth is young, evolution is false, creationism is true and there is a god. QED.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 87 by Taz, posted 05-19-2011 12:14 PM Taz has not replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 295 of 341 (661123)
05-02-2012 12:11 PM
Reply to: Message 289 by caffeine
05-02-2012 7:27 AM


Re: The Pound Sign
In two different threads recently I've seen English people talking about money and, instead of using the pound sign ''; they use this funny Polish letter: ''.
I'm not seeing the difference

This message is a reply to:
 Message 289 by caffeine, posted 05-02-2012 7:27 AM caffeine has not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 296 by Modulous, posted 05-02-2012 12:45 PM New Cat's Eye has replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 297 of 341 (661137)
05-02-2012 2:00 PM
Reply to: Message 296 by Modulous
05-02-2012 12:45 PM


Re: The Pound Sign
I'm guessing it depends how your browser is set up to display HTML entity #163
To me, it displays the libra symbol (the British monetary symbol, the stylized 'L') but I'm guessing others will see the Hash symbol. It displays what it thinks the 'pound sign' means to you. '#' {hash} is the pound sign for some, for others it is '' {Libra}
I just see two libras in the part i quoted:
quote:
instead of using the pound sign ''; they use this funny Polish letter: ''.
I don't see any hash tags. When he refers to "the pound sign" is he supposedly referring to one of these things: #
Or one of these:

This message is a reply to:
 Message 296 by Modulous, posted 05-02-2012 12:45 PM Modulous has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 298 by Modulous, posted 05-02-2012 2:11 PM New Cat's Eye has replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 299 of 341 (661140)
05-02-2012 2:31 PM
Reply to: Message 298 by Modulous
05-02-2012 2:11 PM


Re: The Pound Sign
Ooohhh...
He was expecting the hash tag but saw the libra.
When he said he "the pound sign", I thought he was referring to the libra.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 298 by Modulous, posted 05-02-2012 2:11 PM Modulous has seen this message but not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 301 by caffeine, posted 05-03-2012 3:26 AM New Cat's Eye has replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 302 of 341 (661204)
05-03-2012 10:12 AM
Reply to: Message 301 by caffeine
05-03-2012 3:26 AM


Re: The Pound Sign
When I say 'the pound sign' I am referring to the libra. When I write it in my posts, that's what I see. When anyone else writes it, however, I see neither the hash symbol nor the libra, but rather the funny capital L with a line through it like in the Polish city 'd'.
To me, the libra looks like a funny capital L with a line through it. I don't see the differnece between the libra and the first letter in that Polish city.
Bizarre.
I'd guess its a display or language setting in your browser.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 301 by caffeine, posted 05-03-2012 3:26 AM caffeine has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 303 by caffeine, posted 05-03-2012 10:35 AM New Cat's Eye has replied
 Message 305 by Modulous, posted 05-03-2012 12:47 PM New Cat's Eye has replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 304 of 341 (661210)
05-03-2012 10:55 AM
Reply to: Message 303 by caffeine
05-03-2012 10:35 AM


Re: The Pound Sign
How's this for fucked up:
In the email alert I got for this response, the html code 163 shows as the hash tag, but then when opened up the actual post, I see it as the libra
£
That's the html code and it comes out as a libra for me in this post.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 303 by caffeine, posted 05-03-2012 10:35 AM caffeine has not replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 306 of 341 (661229)
05-03-2012 1:40 PM
Reply to: Message 305 by Modulous
05-03-2012 12:47 PM


Re: The Pound Sign
d
It's HTML entity #321
The libra is a stylized letter 'L' with a horizontal line through it. The one in the city name is a normal looking L with a slanted line through it.
Ah, I see. In his post, I see the name of that city starting with a libra, not this thing: .
ABE:
Wait, what the fuck? I swear is was that Polish L in my email notification and what I submitted, but now I see it as the libra again
ABE2:
Yeah, in your post I see the polish L and in my quote of your post I see the libra
What sort of wizardry is this!?
Edited by Catholic Scientist, : No reason given.
Edited by Catholic Scientist, : No reason given.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 305 by Modulous, posted 05-03-2012 12:47 PM Modulous has seen this message but not replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 307 by Percy, posted 05-03-2012 3:00 PM New Cat's Eye has replied

New Cat's Eye
Inactive Member


Message 309 of 341 (661258)
05-03-2012 3:21 PM
Reply to: Message 307 by Percy
05-03-2012 3:00 PM


Re: The Pound Sign
Don't bother changing anything; its of little to no consequence.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 307 by Percy, posted 05-03-2012 3:00 PM Percy has seen this message but not replied

Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024