Comments on: ruok? imok. http://www.matthewbietz.org/2007/10/24/ruok-imok/ Assistant Project Scientist and Affiliate Assistant Professor Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ericcook http://www.matthewbietz.org/2007/10/24/ruok-imok/comment-page-1/#comment-84 ericcook Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:53:13 +0000 http://www.matthewbietz.org/2007/10/24/ruok-imok/#comment-84 That's very strange -- why *wouldn't* they bother to take the extra couple of seconds to actually do it in (full) English, if only for the very reason to convey more authority and veracity? Or from the other direction, why make the decision to do it in txtspk, particularly for a message going out to a wide audience with broad demographics? That’s very strange — why *wouldn’t* they bother to take the extra couple of seconds to actually do it in (full) English, if only for the very reason to convey more authority and veracity? Or from the other direction, why make the decision to do it in txtspk, particularly for a message going out to a wide audience with broad demographics?

]]> By: Mark http://www.matthewbietz.org/2007/10/24/ruok-imok/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Mark Wed, 24 Oct 2007 18:55:43 +0000 http://www.matthewbietz.org/2007/10/24/ruok-imok/#comment-79 Wow. I had no idea UCSD was so l33t. I think what redeems this message is that it has an independent authenticator -- "chk ucsd.edu" (now, whether you can is a different matter.) It's a pretty clear and concise message. I wish our communication was this clear. ("will b 6 mo late. bff?") Wow. I had no idea UCSD was so l33t. I think what redeems this message is that it has an independent authenticator — “chk ucsd.edu” (now, whether you can is a different matter.)

It’s a pretty clear and concise message. I wish our communication was this clear. (“will b 6 mo late. bff?”)

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