Re: Non-programmers are getting Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2

Well, in my case, I meant "Ha Ha Yahoo Serious."

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;-),

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
What You Seek Is What You Get.

"J. Random Luser" <you_know_who@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Sam Hobbs" <samuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I thought that ";-)" means that the comment is a joke. If it does not,
> then
>> what does ";-)" mean?
>
> Here you go, from the Jargon File, the definitive source for hacker-speak:
>
> ;-) `half-smiley' ( ha ha only serious); also known as semi-smiley or
> winkey
> face.
>
> http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/ha+ha+only+serious
>
> ha ha only serious - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :
>
> ha ha only serious
>
>
> [from SF fandom, orig. as mutation of HHOK, `Ha Ha Only Kidding'] A
> phrase (often seen abbreviated as HHOS) that aptly captures the
> flavor of much hacker discourse. Applied especially to parodies,
> absurdities, and ironic jokes that are both intended and perceived to
> contain a possibly disquieting amount of truth, or truths that are
> constructed on in-joke and self-parody. This lexicon contains many
> examples of ha-ha-only-serious in both form and content. Indeed, the
> entirety of hacker culture is often perceived as ha-ha-only-serious
> by hackers themselves; to take it either too lightly or too seriously
> marks a person as an outsider, a wannabee, or in larval stage.
> For further enlightenment on this subject, consult any Zen master.
> See also hacker humor, and koan.
>
>
>
>> If it does, then it is Kevin that labeled his/her
>> opinion as "a joke". Did you not see that?
>
>
> As you can see, the winkey-face does not mean "disregard everything said
> because it is only a joke".
>
> The winkey-face means that there is a "possibly disquieting amount of
> truth"
> in what is being said.
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