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What does "Ping" mean?
Posted on 07/02/2006 7:57:20 AM PDT by maineman
I see so many people asking to be put on the 'ping list', what does that mean?
I also see that you can be 'pinged' if something you are interested in is posted. Are you notified someway?
Thanks
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To: 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.
321
posted on
07/02/2006 3:17:44 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(I will go down with this ship, and I won't put my hands up in surrender.)
To: stands2reason
This guy's three year old newbie. I don't get it. I thought probation came off after a year.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.
To: pbrown
To: greyfoxx39
How dare you post this without an accompanying link? Tsk, tsk. 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.
324
posted on
07/02/2006 3:36:41 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place.)
To: fanfan
325
posted on
07/02/2006 3:44:19 PM PDT
by
rzeznikj at stout
(ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
To: rzeznikj at stout
326
posted on
07/02/2006 3:44:48 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(I wouldn't be so angry with them if they didn't want to kill me!)
To: ovrtaxt
327
posted on
07/02/2006 3:45:23 PM PDT
by
rzeznikj at stout
(ASCII and ye shall receive... (Computers 3:14))
To: stands2reason; maineman; don-o; HairOfTheDog
You just basically asked to be pelted with produce. Frozen Brussel Sprouts would be series, but this was just a bit of nuts, and lett us.
;-)
328
posted on
07/02/2006 3:49:00 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(I wouldn't be so angry with them if they didn't want to kill me!)
To: zeugma; maineman; greyfoxx39
329
posted on
07/02/2006 3:54:41 PM PDT
by
fanfan
(I wouldn't be so angry with them if they didn't want to kill me!)
To: Paleo Conservative
330
posted on
07/02/2006 4:01:13 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(The fact that they can't find Hoffa is proof that he never existed.)
To: jongaltsr
It took 20 JERKS and @$$holes to critize the writer for asking a question. Finally the 21st person to respond treats that question with a dignified response with definations.It took 20 JERKS and @$$holes to criticize the writer for asking a question.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?
331
posted on
07/02/2006 4:01:29 PM PDT
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: maineman
Its a method of validating your beeber is calibrated correctly. My beeber is set to stune.
332
posted on
07/02/2006 4:06:58 PM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: scratcher
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 ?
333
posted on
07/02/2006 4:13:07 PM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Roscoe Karns
"He's not dead he's pinging for the fijords............"
334
posted on
07/02/2006 4:16:17 PM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: SmithL
To: onyx; saleman
?does NTTT =
336
posted on
07/02/2006 4:21:50 PM PDT
by
Spunky
("Everyone has a freedom of choice, but not of consequences.")
To: Spunky
337
posted on
07/02/2006 4:30:56 PM PDT
by
greyfoxx39
(Are libs having too much fun forcing Bush to play "Mother May I?" to fight the war on terror?)
To: greyfoxx39; Spunky
YES!
Most excellent!
Thanks you two!
338
posted on
07/02/2006 5:40:56 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: fanfan
Thanks for the link. I probably posted to that somewhere along the thread.
339
posted on
07/02/2006 5:46:28 PM PDT
by
zeugma
(I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place.)
To: onyx
NTTT
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!!!!
340
posted on
07/02/2006 6:03:20 PM PDT
by
Barnacle
(Happy Birthday America!)
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