Posted on 07/02/2006 7:57:20 AM PDT by maineman
I don't know if you got a proper answer to your question, as I don't really want to read the sarcastic responses right now.
The term came from submarines and their use of underwater radar. Active sonar gives off an underwater noise which bounces back from objects and can be graphically represented as an oscilloscope wave, or an almost 3D map.
The radar sound is very audible to human hearing, and sounds like a lound PING on the pipes.
This term has been adopted by the computer field as a way of identifying a connection to a remote device (i.e. on the internet)
Like dailing someone's number and hearing them pick up the phone. That's a ping.
Internet users have adapted it to mean contact, send a message, etc.
Your name is put in the WHO TO field for a message, is the basic usage they refer to.
It's kind of like those weird cicada bugs. They take 17 years to emerge, but they act like noobs when they see fresh air.
Wierd.
For those who do not know who to thank:
To: tlb
I hope it's not that dang meteor....I just washed my truck.
8 posted on 07/02/2006 1:09:49 AM CDT by Dallas59
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1659198/posts?page=13#8
I figured I'd encourage the use of the "search" feature. :-)
The Zot thread posted earlier has 35k+ replies.
Perhaps that would do as a substitute.
Welcome aboard!
Thanks!
Welcome aboard!
Frozen Brussel Sprouts would be series, but this was just a bit of nuts, and lett us.
;-)
Gnip
Finally the 21st person to respond treats that question with a dignified response with definitions.
Is this the type of people we want on FreeRepublic? (The first 20 that responded.
NO. We want the 21st person that responded in a kindly, informative and nonjudgmental manner. Is this the type of people we want on FreeRepublic? (The first 20 that responded. NO. We want the 21st person that responded in a kindly, informative and nonjudgemental manner.
THANK YOU (Fortyseven)..............
Do you have a stutter, or is your name PETE AND REPEAT?
Its a method of validating your beeber is calibrated correctly. My beeber is set to stune.
How do you get the 100 liberals to fan out across the swamp in the first place ? Get them to participate in an "endangered snipe rescue" operation ?
"He's not dead he's pinging for the fijords............"
gnoP
does NTTT =
NTTT and placemark.
YES!
Most excellent!
Thanks you two!
Thanks for the link. I probably posted to that somewhere along the thread.
Arthur: Who are you?
Knight of NTTT: We are the Knights who say "NTTT"!
Other Knights of NTTT: NTTT! NTTT! NTTT!
Arthur: (horrified) No! Not the Knights who say "NTTT"!
Knight of NTTT: The same.
Arthur: Those who see them seldom live to tell the tale!
Other Knight of NTTT: And who are thee?
Arthur: Oh Knights of NTTT, we are simple travelers who seek the land beyond this forest. May we pass?
Knights of NTTT: NTTT! NTTT! NTTT! NTTT!
Bedevere: No! Noooo!
Knight of NTTT: We shall say "NTTT" to you if you do not appease us.
Arthur: But... what is it you want?
Knight of NTTT: We want..... A SHRUBBERY!!!!
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