On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:22:34 -0500, Gooner7 <gooner7@gooner.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:15:18 -0700, The Mad Doctor wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 14 Jun 2018 10:39:26 -0600, www wrote:
>>
>>>gnip ???
>>>
>>>just curious. have not seen that word/acronym before
>>
>> Ah yes... the origin of "gnip".
>>
>> It's really quite simple... years ago, back in the 90s, the Internet
>> (more specifically Usenet)
>> was quite new (to the average user) and the term "ping" was being used
>> at the beginning of text posts rather than "attention:" or "Hey You",
>> etc, etc.
>>
>> Back then everyone was running trace routes to check their connection
>> speeds and this was done by "pinging" a remote device or server (and
>> that terminology was a leftover from the use of sonar).
>>
>> Bottom line: after years my fingers got tired (carpal finger syndrome?)
>> of the same p i n g sequence so, to get the knots out of my fingers I
>> simply started (somewhere back around 2002) to type it backwards.
>>
>> Hope that takes the mystery out of it <grin>
>>
>> The Mad Doctor
>>
>> Always remember..
>> Those who computers would destroy,
>> they must first drive insane.
>
>Lol... I had been wondering the same thing. As soon as I read "ping" in
>your reply, I knew.
>
>That's brilliant. Cheers.
Glad I could put a smile on your face. :)
take care... enjoy the music.
TMD
The Mad Doctor
Always remember..
Those who computers would destroy,
they must first drive insane.
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