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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 #165216 - 01/22/07 02:54 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Who is Dvorák dalehileman #165217 - 01/22/07 03:04 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT   enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando Dvorak, An early computer geek, he proposed a new layout for the computer keyboard (from memory, I believe it was in the 80's). This was before the Internet and when 'Personal' computers were very rare. His design was based on the frequency of letters used in the English language and made a whole lot of sense. Although a superior design it was unable to overcome the "human factor". That is, the majority of 'touch typists' who were unable (or unwilling) to relearn in order to improve efficiency. "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton #165218 - 01/22/07 03:12 PM Re: unQwertyuiop   Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh You're confusing John Dvorak with August Dvorak. The first is (still) a computer columnists, and the latter patented the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard in 1936. Ceci n'est pas un seing. #165219 - 01/22/07 03:15 PM Re: unQwertyuiop   Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Thank you, guys, for responding in spite of my evident laziness dalehileman #165220 - 01/22/07 11:29 PM Re: None of the above   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 is the Dvorák in question #165221 - 01/22/07 11:35 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 olly old hand olly   old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Is that the term to describe the trend of placing advertiser's products prominently in the hands of the major characters in movies and Television? Sometimes it is not so obvious. Remember the Coca cola sign in Bladerunner? Spammers will integrate text into a picture and distort it so it can't be identified by filters. #165222 - 01/23/07 05:41 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Fal:'...missed your grand-daughter's wedding because you deleted the announcement without looking at it' That's probably more than 21 years in the future, at which time I will be 98 dalehileman #165223 - 01/23/07 08:21 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2 bakitY stranger bakitY   stranger Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2 usa. why u call it spam... #165224 - 01/23/07 11:03 PM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: Fal:'...missed your grand-daughter's wedding because you deleted the announcement without looking at it' That's probably more than 21 years in the future, at which time I will be 98 They do funny things with dates on spam sometimes. #165225 - 01/24/07 12:20 AM Re: Marketing by Ambush   Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Forgive me bak, but why do I call what spam dalehileman Page 4 of 4 1 2 3 4 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) 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