Ladies and gentlemen, I think we now have compelling evidence that purveyors of Lojban tend to have a coding background.
-----Original Message----- From: lojban-beginners-bou...@lojban.org [mailto:lojban-beginners-bou...@lojban.org]on Behalf Of Michael Turniansky Sent: 02 September 2009 12:45 To: lojban-beginners@lojban.org Subject: [lojban-beginners] Re: klingon swears On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 5:07 AM, Michael Eaton<michael.ea...@blackpool.gov.uk> wrote: > Also applies in SQL, where I use it most. To my knowledge, <> is the more > 'common' cousin to != > > > <> meaning 'not equals' has been around at least since 1983 > (Locomotive BASIC and IIRC all popular BASICs written after then) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_equal >> >> In AutoIT "<>" is used to mean what "!=" means in java/c/etc... >> >> I could be wrong but I believe the same is true of InstallScript >> >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequation >> >> I think I've also seen "~" (tilde) and a NOT sign (small sideways "L") used >> before "=" to make it mean "not equal to". I suppose I could chime in that in MUMPS, the not equal operation is '=, but I won't. (But then again, all statements I make are a lie) --gejyspa http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/EmailDisclaimer/ This message has been scanned for inappropriate or malicious content as part of the Council's e-mail and Internet policies. http://www.blackpool.gov.uk/EmailDisclaimer/ This message has been scanned for inappropriate or malicious content as part of the Council's e-mail and Internet policies. ******************************************************************************See the Blackpool You Tube video aimed at attracting French visitors by clicking this link http://www.visitblackpool.com/jetaime ******************************************************************************
