Comments on: Remembering the building blocks http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/ At home with Jono Bacon, Community Manager and Author Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ecos de las primeras piedras desde la mente… « effiejayx’s blog http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-133634 Ecos de las primeras piedras desde la mente… « effiejayx’s blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:15:19 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-133634 <p>[...] November 22, 2009 at 11:15 am | In Español, planetalinux | Leave a Comment Hace un tiempo atrás Jono explicó en detalle que le ayudó en el mundo Software Libre/Open Source (enlace en Inglés), Una historia muy interesante. Ayer tuve la oportunidad de ponerme al día con [...]</p> [...] November 22, 2009 at 11:15 am | In Español, planetalinux | Leave a Comment Hace un tiempo atrás Jono explicó en detalle que le ayudó en el mundo Software Libre/Open Source (enlace en Inglés), Una historia muy interesante. Ayer tuve la oportunidad de ponerme al día con [...]

]]> By: Block building echoes from memory… « effiejayx’s blog http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-133633 Block building echoes from memory… « effiejayx’s blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:59:13 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-133633 <p>[...] while back jono explained in detail who helped him in the Open Source world. I found that a very interesting story. Yesterday I had the [...]</p> [...] while back jono explained in detail who helped him in the Open Source world. I found that a very interesting story. Yesterday I had the [...]

]]> By: Jono Bacon: The legend gets in touch // The Linux Index http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-91562 Jono Bacon: The legend gets in touch // The Linux Index Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:24:52 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-91562 <p>[...] A while back I was trying to track down a guy who really gave me my first break in Open Source. I knew he was called John something, but my poor hapless brain cells failed me on his surname. A dude called Kris Marsh did some digging and discovered he was John Dorman, and it all came flooding back to me. [...]</p> [...] A while back I was trying to track down a guy who really gave me my first break in Open Source. I knew he was called John something, but my poor hapless brain cells failed me on his surname. A dude called Kris Marsh did some digging and discovered he was John Dorman, and it all came flooding back to me. [...]

]]> By: jonobacon@home » The legend gets in touch http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-91401 jonobacon@home » The legend gets in touch Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:13:35 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-91401 <p>[...] A while back I was trying to track down a guy who really gave me my first break in Open Source. I knew he was called John something, but my poor hapless brain cells failed me on his surname. A dude called Kris Marsh did some digging and discovered he was John Dorman, and it all came flooding back to me. [...]</p> [...] A while back I was trying to track down a guy who really gave me my first break in Open Source. I knew he was called John something, but my poor hapless brain cells failed me on his surname. A dude called Kris Marsh did some digging and discovered he was John Dorman, and it all came flooding back to me. [...]

]]> By: fct http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63810 fct Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:32:57 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63810 <p>In Hamburg they just say "Zurück bleiben, bitte" (please stand back).</p> In Hamburg they just say “Zurück bleiben, bitte” (please stand back).

]]> By: Jochen Skulj http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63710 Jochen Skulj Wed, 06 Jun 2007 05:51:39 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63710 <p>»Mind The Gap« would just be translated as »Achtung Lücke!» or »Vorsicht Lücke!« into German. »Beim Aussteigen bitte die Luecke zwischen Zug und Bahnsteigkante beachten« is more an explanation than an translation. You're definitely right in thinking that we Germans use longer words and complex sentence structures, but it's not that worse. Please note, that it's »Bahnsteigkante« and not »Bahnsteinkante«. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.</p> »Mind The Gap« would just be translated as »Achtung Lücke!» or »Vorsicht Lücke!« into German. »Beim Aussteigen bitte die Luecke zwischen Zug und Bahnsteigkante beachten« is more an explanation than an translation. You’re definitely right in thinking that we Germans use longer words and complex sentence structures, but it’s not that worse. Please note, that it’s »Bahnsteigkante« and not »Bahnsteinkante«. Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.

]]> By: Rudd-O http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63699 Rudd-O Wed, 06 Jun 2007 04:24:51 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63699 <p>Yes, German tends to be very explicit and almost all of their vocabulary is composed by long, composite words. <em>Bahnsteinkante</em>: literally, the side of the stone (floor) in the station. <em>Personenkraftwagen</em>: car (literally: carriage designed for the transportation of people propelled by force). Okay, Germans usually just say Auto (or PKW).</p> <p>There are tons of things one can't just say in three words like one does in English.</p> <p>Odd, isn't it?</p> Yes, German tends to be very explicit and almost all of their vocabulary is composed by long, composite words. Bahnsteinkante: literally, the side of the stone (floor) in the station. Personenkraftwagen: car (literally: carriage designed for the transportation of people propelled by force). Okay, Germans usually just say Auto (or PKW).

There are tons of things one can’t just say in three words like one does in English.

Odd, isn’t it?

]]> By: neuro http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63627 neuro Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:29:18 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63627 <p>I did some now superfluous research after reading this post in my rss reader, going off to google groups, searching usenet for linuxuk.co.uk and going to the earliest posts: <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/uk.comp.os.linux/msg/455eef21e69a4d21" rel="nofollow">this one was the winner</a>, and the earliest mention of linuxuk.co.uk as far as google's usenet archive is concerned. And now I find Kris beat me to it. Bah :)</p> I did some now superfluous research after reading this post in my rss reader, going off to google groups, searching usenet for linuxuk.co.uk and going to the earliest posts: this one was the winner, and the earliest mention of linuxuk.co.uk as far as google’s usenet archive is concerned. And now I find Kris beat me to it. Bah :)

]]> By: jono http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63619 jono Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:08:21 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63619 <p>John Dorman!! Thats it! Right, I just need to find hi and buy him a pint. :)</p> <p>Thanks for your work Kris! :)</p> John Dorman!! Thats it! Right, I just need to find hi and buy him a pint. :)

Thanks for your work Kris! :)

]]> By: James http://www.jonobacon.org/2007/06/05/remembering-the-building-blocks/comment-page-1/#comment-63606 James Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:01:06 +0000 http://www.jonobacon.org/?p=981#comment-63606 <p>I know, John Bacon... :)</p> I know, John Bacon… :)

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