Comments on: How to speak UNIX

How to speak UNIX

carter — Tue, 25 May 2004 08:01:43 -0800

How to speak UNIX - interrobang's nick explained?!

By: carter

carter — Tue, 25 May 2004 08:03:42 -0800

Interrobangs previously discussed here.

By: jazon

jazon — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:18:38 -0800

>> ! * ' ' # ^ " ` $ $ - ! * = @ $ _ % * <> ~ # 4 & [ ] . . / | { , , SYSTEM HALTED OR: Waka waka bang splat tick tick hash, Caret quote back-tick dollar dollar dash, Bang splat equal at dollar under-score, Percent splat waka waka tilde number four, Ampersand bracket bracket dot dot slash, Vertical-bar curly-bracket comma comma CRASH.

By: kevspace

kevspace — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:22:04 -0800

I can't read that without my brain supplying a hip-hop beat.

By: dabitch

dabitch — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:25:46 -0800

well, then you're fluent!

By: CrunchyFrog

CrunchyFrog — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:28:25 -0800

Hatless Atlas: ^< @.@* }_# | -@$&/_% !( @|=> ;`+$?^? ,#"~|)^G hat less at less point at star backbrace double base pound space bar dash at cash and slash base rate wow open tab at bar is great semi backquote plus cash huh DEL comma pound double tilde bar close BEL

By: benzo8

benzo8 — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:31:28 -0800

Missing a < there...

By: CrunchyFrog

CrunchyFrog — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:36:46 -0800

OK, I've tried getting "Hatless atlas" to look right, several times. I give up.

By: mosch

mosch — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:44:09 -0800

Wikipedia has excellent coverage of the interrobang.

By: jazon

jazon — Tue, 25 May 2004 09:46:46 -0800

See here for Hatless Atlas, Waka Waka Bang Splat, and Lesser-waka Bang Splat.

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Tue, 25 May 2004 10:38:06 -0800

interrobang's name has been explained several times--on this very site! It's true!

By: spazzm

spazzm — Tue, 25 May 2004 11:50:48 -0800

Everyone knows that #! is pronounced "shebang".

By: mr.marx

mr.marx — Tue, 25 May 2004 13:38:59 -0800

i'm so changing my nick to bash-bang-splat

By: namespan

namespan — Tue, 25 May 2004 18:27:35 -0800

I will be **!! (kiss kiss bang bang)

By: quasistoic

quasistoic — Wed, 26 May 2004 14:36:38 -0800

Mark Pilgrim has compiled an excellent history of the tilde.