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Re: [Tlhingan-hol] new word
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Mon Nov 19 11:07:16 2012
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Or maybe it has to do with the abbreviation "wmn", I had to search this on
Wikipedia, though, Wireless Mesh Network:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMN
Well, it's remotely related. But I didn't know it either... not sure if
that's the relation.
- Andr=C3=A9
2012/11/19 Felix Malmenbeck <felixm@kth.se>
> Obstruct the candle authorities! #OccupyQo'noS #www
>
> Okay, maybe that's not it...
> ________________________________________
> From: Steven Boozer [sboozer@uchicago.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 16:04
> To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
> Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] new word
>
> taD:
> >> I think the main pun/gag here is that the English abbreviation
> >> "www" can be translated as "QQQ", if we use the last (rather than
> >> first) letter of each syllable in weQmoQnaQ.
>
> Lieven:
> > That was my first thought too, but the existing meaning of the
> > syllables
> > kept bugging me. He could have used any syllable for that.
>
> {weQmoQnaQ}: candle - ball - stick? English is my native language but I
> don't get it either. (But maybe it's too early in the morning!)
>
> Marc Okrand wrote (va Lieven):
>
> Maltz said that the primitive computer systems used by
> Terrans are very different from the superior systems used
> by Klingons, but there is some overlap. He was going to
> give this more thought also, but he did say that the
> closest thing to "World Wide Web" is {weQmoQnaQ}.
>
> I checked with Maltz.
>
> He's fuzzy about Terran computer technology and computer
> terms, but he said that {weQmoQnaQ} is not the same thing
> as the Internet. He said, if he understands correctly,
> you can do many more things with the Internet than just
> dealing with the {weQmoQnaQ}. But he stopped there, so
> I'll have to bother him again to find out about these
> other things.
>
> He may be talking about the World Wide Web as information net, not a
> source of movies, music, email, etc.
>
> In Trek the Klingon Imperial Information Net is the main database of
> information for the Klingon Empire, including biographical records and th=
e
> public records of the High Council. Shortly before her death in 2387,
> Ambassador K'Ehleyr was denied access to files on the Net (via a
> [subspace?] interlink from the Enterprise-D) relating to the High Council=
's
> inquiries into the Khitomer Massacre because Council Member Duras had
> restricted the files to "*du-ko-cha* clearance" or higher; K'Ehleyr's own
> clearance of *pah-doQ-cha* was insufficient to gain access. (TNG: "Reunio=
n")
>
> In TNG "The Icarus Factor" Wesley consulted the Klingon Cultural Database
> while researching the Rite of Ascension. This may be a subset of the
> Imperial Information Net -- or it could be something maintained by
> Starfleet or the Federation to avoid misunderstandings with Klingons.
>
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Or maybe it has to do with the abbreviation "wmn"=
;, I had to search this on Wikipedia, though, Wireless Mesh Network:<br><br=
><a href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMN">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/=
WMN</a><br>
<br>Well, it's remotely related. But I didn't know it either... not=
sure if that's the relation.<br><br>- Andr=C3=A9<br><br><div class=3D"=
gmail_quote">2012/11/19 Felix Malmenbeck <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"m=
ailto:felixm@kth.se" target=3D"_blank">felixm@kth.se</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Obstruct the candle authorities! #OccupyQo&#=
39;noS #www<br>
<br>
Okay, maybe that's not it...<br>
________________________________________<br>
From: Steven Boozer [<a href=3D"mailto:sboozer@uchicago.edu">sboozer@uchica=
go.edu</a>]<br>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 16:04<br>
To: <a href=3D"mailto:tlhingan-hol@kli.org">tlhingan-hol@kli.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Tlhingan-hol] new word<br>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><br>
taD:<br>
>> I think the main pun/gag here is that the English abbreviation<br>
>> "www" can be translated as "QQQ", if we use th=
e last (rather than<br>
>> first) letter of each syllable in weQmoQnaQ.<br>
<br>
Lieven:<br>
> That was my first thought too, but the existing meaning of the<br>
> syllables<br>
> kept bugging me. He could have used any syllable for that.<br>
<br>
{weQmoQnaQ}: =C2=A0candle - ball - stick? =C2=A0English is my native langua=
ge but I don't get it either. =C2=A0(But maybe it's too early in th=
e morning!)<br>
<br>
Marc Okrand wrote (va Lieven):<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 Maltz said that the primitive computer systems used by<br>
=C2=A0 Terrans are very different from the superior systems used<br>
=C2=A0 by Klingons, but there is some overlap. He was going to<br>
=C2=A0 give this more thought also, but he did say that the<br>
=C2=A0 closest thing to "World Wide Web" is {weQmoQnaQ}.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 I checked with Maltz.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 He's fuzzy about Terran computer technology and computer<br>
=C2=A0 terms, but he said that {weQmoQnaQ} is not the same thing<br>
=C2=A0 as the Internet. =C2=A0He said, if he understands correctly,<br>
=C2=A0 you can do many more things with the Internet than just<br>
=C2=A0 dealing with the {weQmoQnaQ}. =C2=A0But he stopped there, so<br>
=C2=A0 I'll have to bother him again to find out about these<br>
=C2=A0 other things.<br>
<br>
He may be talking about the World Wide Web as information net, not a source=
of movies, music, email, etc.<br>
<br>
In Trek the Klingon Imperial Information Net is the main database of inform=
ation for the Klingon Empire, including biographical records and the public=
records of the High Council. =C2=A0Shortly before her death in 2387, Ambas=
sador K'Ehleyr was denied access to files on the Net (via a [subspace?]=
interlink from the Enterprise-D) relating to the High Council's inquir=
ies into the Khitomer Massacre because Council Member Duras had restricted =
the files to "*du-ko-cha* clearance" or higher; K'Ehleyr'=
s own clearance of *pah-doQ-cha* was insufficient to gain access. (TNG: &qu=
ot;Reunion")<br>
<br>
In TNG "The Icarus Factor" Wesley consulted the Klingon Cultural =
Database while researching the Rite of Ascension. =C2=A0This may be a subse=
t of the Imperial Information Net -- or it could be something maintained by=
Starfleet or the Federation to avoid misunderstandings with Klingons.<br>
<br>
<br>
--<br>
Voragh<br>
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons<br>
<br>
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