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Post #14 - there was something going on, yes.

Angus-Higgins said:
They ("they" being my parents) do not like the "bracket system", or "bracketing system" (as named by myself). (They said to me that it makes me look very odd [disabled {even}]).

Angus Higgins
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I remember a thread he started asking why people listen to music.
The guy was a robot I swear.

I loved the threads though, absolutely hilarious. Legend.
 
Jonesiani said:
I remember a thread he started asking why people listen to music.
The guy was a robot I swear.

I loved the threads though, absolutely hilarious. Legend.
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=10020900

It seems that he, she or it deleted their OP but it's quoted further down the thread.


(I would appreciate if this were not moved into the "Box Office" section as it somewhat regards lifestyle, and as with a post I read previously, this thread would receive a much greater audience in the "General Discussion" forum).

I see on forums that many people seem to live their lives by music. They will listen to music on the computer at all times, they will have an MP3 player to play music when they are outside, and many people have a radio on during work time.

I find this odd myself, and thus I would like to get some form of idea why you (personally) listen to music.

I rarely listen to music, and when I do it is in order to stop some form of boredom, but rarely succeeds.

(Please do not answer with "because I like it" [or similar] as this is not helpful to me, and does not tell anyone why you listen to music to any useful degree).

Thanks in advance.

Angus Higgins
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I miss him even more than I thought I did.

Please come back Angus, although if you do I hope you are suitably peppered.
 
[FnG]magnolia;24024289 said:
It's actually very hard to replicate. You might read it and think it is nonsense (it's not but you might) but to try to lampoon it becomes very tricky very quickly.

:eek: WAS HE RIGHT ALL ALONG? :eek:
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I can't be arsed to read the details of his system (sorry!). But I'm curious as to why you think it would make sense to use it?

How does it differ from, or improve upon, the accepted use of punctuation?

: , ; - ( )

^examples :p
 
When I work out maths sums, I use () by default

If I need two sets of brackets, I use it this way [()]

If I need 3 sets of brackets, then I put the curly brackets in the middle [{()}]

P.S. I read no part of this thread, or the other one.
 
I must be slightly autistic, I found that very straightforward to follow.

I usually end up using lots of "-" in my sentences.
 
I got bored

The “bracket system” or “bracketing system”, as named by myself.

I believe one of the major hindrances of communication, in both verbal and written forms is the ambiguity of the content. How can one understand a text, for example, if it is ambiguous?.

I have developed and implemented a system called either the “bracket system”, or “bracketing system”, as named by myself, which can help to combat this, thus bringing much more efficient means of communication.

I have found, generally through communication on Internet forums but also in verbal communication, in increased proportion it seems that there can be many problems if one does not include detail in communication. If one does not have detail in a communication, it is then possible for a piece of text, for example, to be misunderstood and thus cause some form of argument or incorrect discussion, which decreases efficiency.

The problem one has to solve to combat this issue, or attempt to combat it, is developing a humanly readable way to contain detail. This already exists, ie written text in the normal form. I have found through experience that this is a rather inefficient method to communicate to the reader. Some information is vitally important to the reader in order that they understand the communication, such as a text, for example. Other information is not as important to the reader if they plan on reading the information and not necessarily making any analytical points upon it.

yadayadayada
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CBA doing the whole thing though.
 
jak731 said:
I got bored



CBA doing the whole thing though.
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Either you don't understand puncuation or you're successfully trolling me. Commas aren't for pauses, they're to separate clauses. Oh my, I'm a poet and I didn't realise.
 
I've got to admit that made a lot of sense to me and was easier to read than what most people can put together. I do program/develop for a living though, maybe that's how I'm wired!
 
jak731 said:
I think I trolled myself, turns out it's not so easy to edit out the brackets on a quick skim read.
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It's insanely complicated but sort of works. I'm pretty certain he is one of a kind. I feel blessed to have known him, even if it was just through the internet.
 
[FnG]magnolia;24025498 said:
Did we ever work out why there were significant differences between his posting style on forums and his clear ability to write 'normally' on his own website?
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No, probably for the same reasons we won't find out why you post the most excellent, refreshingly mad drivel here and probably reams of genuine compos-mentis genius elsewhere where it really matters.

Actually, maybe it's because it's the internet, you're sat there bare-chested in old pants (or butt-naked, that's fine too, right?), and what odds does it make if you just go that one step further, just posting what you feel like, when you feel like it. It's all good.
 
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