tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post4681854075247558494..comments2023-12-01T10:35:12.938+00:00Comments on Boatlife: Cruising Aboard NB Valerie: Technical Writing--But What Do These Instructions Really Mean???Les Biggshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200731053479474814noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-36745472273967425432013-01-20T11:25:29.362+00:002013-01-20T11:25:29.362+00:00Hi Sally!
So glad we could entertain you and Joe o...Hi Sally!<br />So glad we could entertain you and Joe on your return trip home. I am having fun equating the centigrade "below zero" which is really not that cold, with the Fahrenheit "below zero" which is! Four inches of snow managed to close down the Island and nearly all forms of transport, so here we are!<br />Love to you both and give Joe and hug for me.<br />Jaq XXMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-32355754607180348162013-01-20T11:22:22.448+00:002013-01-20T11:22:22.448+00:00HI Bryce,
While I use a Toshiba PC, I am a Mac lo...HI Bryce, <br />While I use a Toshiba PC, I am a Mac lover at heart and always had Macs back in the States. It seems to me PCs are geared for those linear, left brained people who love numbers, esoteric equations, Rubics cube puzzles, etc. Those kind of folks who delight in attempting to remember the Dos name for the last file they created, ya know what I mean? Folks who quote Nietche's maximum "what does not kill me makes me stronger."<br /><br />Apple Macs were created by and for organic, right brain, creative/artistic types who know things do not have to be unaccountably difficult, time consuming and dangerous to one's mental health in order to operate.It's okay for things to be fun---and dare I say Groovy?<br /> You notice it didn't Microslag's CEO long to steal WYSIWYG point, click and drag system with tool bars for optimal use and market it for Windows did it?<br /><br />Stay warm and dry Bryce.<br />JaqMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-91705918555224787202013-01-20T02:31:16.604+00:002013-01-20T02:31:16.604+00:00No Jaq that wasn't me, but now Joe and I are i...No Jaq that wasn't me, but now Joe and I are in Ontario OR on the way home from Reno. It's 3 degrees F and we are passing the time catching up rather than going out to eat. We are rolling on the floor laughing...hope you can figure out how to get the sat fixed!<br /><br />SallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-18753269989262855212013-01-18T04:32:06.914+00:002013-01-18T04:32:06.914+00:00For reasons known only to my spirit and
my angels ...For reasons known only to my spirit and<br />my angels have dumped any references to Oogles of Googles for now so signed on as<br />an non-entity.<br />And actually Mike on nb Garnet can blame me in part for encouraging him to become a computer technician.<br /><br />Mind we are in different camps: He is PC (prehistoric computer ie Microslop), I am Apple and Linux...<br /><br />3 inches of snow here in Southern Ontario this late <br />evening January 17, minus 17C<br />outside...nothing really to worry about.<br />Bryce Lee, Burlington, ONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-65028229880577399342013-01-18T00:15:48.559+00:002013-01-18T00:15:48.559+00:00Hi Kevin, Glad you enjoyed it!
:) JaqHi Kevin, Glad you enjoyed it!<br />:) JaqMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-42556123779986449912013-01-18T00:15:15.635+00:002013-01-18T00:15:15.635+00:00Hi Karen! It turns out the trouble was with a fraz...Hi Karen! It turns out the trouble was with a frazzled lead to the antenna which Les will fix in the morning. At least we had the rich experience of laughing about it and bringing our friends along!<br />Love to you and Jim, <br />Jaq and LesXXMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-41317126231879167412013-01-18T00:13:40.917+00:002013-01-18T00:13:40.917+00:00Hi Mike,
Yes indeedy, the unit is German so who k...Hi Mike, <br />Yes indeedy, the unit is German so who knows from where their technical writer hailed. It made Les laugh so hard he nearly had morning tea coming out his nose. I just couldn't believe he had read the manual before and never questioned those terms, but there ya go!<br />Love JaqXXMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-64371058339363341602013-01-18T00:11:05.316+00:002013-01-18T00:11:05.316+00:00Hello Anonymous 1 from the USA. Could you be Sally...Hello Anonymous 1 from the USA. Could you be Sally by any chance?? ;)<br />Love JaqMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-46826773195621334662013-01-18T00:09:52.308+00:002013-01-18T00:09:52.308+00:00Hi Ken and Sue,
The unit is German but we've ...Hi Ken and Sue, <br />The unit is German but we've no idea the nationality of their technical writer! Les has read the manual dozens of times over the pas seven years and it never struck him funny until I read it and pointed these things out. It's a gift! I'm glad you laughed along with us. Ken I can well imagine you have come across such odd translations in your career with the RAF.<br />Love Jaq and Les XXMrs. Jaqueline Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248541763708771727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-1241042785673268482013-01-17T22:36:22.873+00:002013-01-17T22:36:22.873+00:00Priceless... ROFLMAO Priceless... ROFLMAO KevinTOOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07820971797758280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-57464012723405388582013-01-17T20:27:24.022+00:002013-01-17T20:27:24.022+00:00What a kick ... you two are wonderfully funny. Go...What a kick ... you two are wonderfully funny. Good luck ... trouble comes in bunches so there may be more yet to come. Something to look forward to. :-) Karen in PullmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-74071193507142773132013-01-17T20:23:40.456+00:002013-01-17T20:23:40.456+00:00Was this manual created in a far-eastern Country? ...Was this manual created in a far-eastern Country? I remember similar problems of grammar, spelling and new words in motorcycle manuals from the 1970's (opps, giving my age away a bit), caused much hilarity at the time and a steadfast refusal to read any more manuals. This ultimately lead me to a 20 year career as a computer technician!Mike Muir, nb GARNETnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-26434236590843520652013-01-17T19:41:41.190+00:002013-01-17T19:41:41.190+00:00Chinglish or Kolingish?
Very much an instruction b...Chinglish or Kolingish?<br />Very much an instruction booklet<br />supplied by foreign to us languages or countries even further away. Jaq, it's like somebody from the southern US states attempting to converse<br />with somebody who is familiar only with a Texas drawl...they understand the thought but not the language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11311723.post-35346674033184329932013-01-17T18:52:54.102+00:002013-01-17T18:52:54.102+00:00Jaq,
Delightful! Probably a literal translation f...Jaq,<br /> Delightful! Probably a literal translation from Chinese or Korean. My pilot training coincided with that of some Singaporean students. Each morning a student had to read out the weather forecast to the assembled senior officers, instructors and students. Then up stood two Singaporean’s one read the forecast in Chinese whilst the other gave a literal translation of the technical weather terms. I remember the term “will tinkle melodiously” amongst others but they kept absolutely serious faces and continued to the end whilst the audience was crying with laughter.<br />Love to Les,<br />Ken & Sue (Just back from the Lowry Theatre in Salford)<br />Ken and Sue nb Cleddaunoreply@blogger.com