Who Would Have Thought

[atailor1]

You see it day in and day out, but never give it much thought. I for one never picked up on it.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/which-common-computer-symbol-is-based-off-the-binary-system/

 

A.T.

[Melvin_Deal]

Hi A.T.

 

Cool! I equals closed circuit (on)... O equals open circuit (off). I have never wondered about it but it makes total sense!

 

Sincerely,

-Mel

Live long and prosper!

[solbjerg]

Hi atailor

Yes!

) ☽ the first one is just a bracket (Alt+40) in Italic, the second one the the new quarter moon (Alt+9789) (263D) Italic that both possibly can be used to indicate sleep in the computer - or otherwise - should possibly use it in my signature :-).

Cheers

solbjerg

 

You see it day in and day out, but never give it much thought. I for one never picked up on it.

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/trivia/which-common-computer-symbol-is-based-off-the-binary-system/

 

A.T.

[Toppack]

The 'Moon' symbol indicates an 'Outhouse'. :roll: :lol:

You do Not want to Sleep there! You may Pass-out though! :lol:

 

Click Pic:

[solbjerg]

hi Toppack

Interesting!

Is it the waning or the rising moon you refer to?

Cheers

solbjerg

edit: the rising moon in the picture of your outhouse apparently :-)

 

The 'Moon' symbol indicates an 'Outhouse'. :roll: :lol:

You do Not want to Sleep there! You may Pass-out though! :lol:

 

Click Pic:

[Toppack]

hi Toppack

Interesting!

Is it the waning or the rising moon you refer to?

Cheers

solbjerg

edit: the rising moon in the picture of your outhouse apparently :-)

It's usually just called a 'Quarter-moon' here, meaning 1/4 of Full.

The Moon is Cut into the door to give Light and Fresh-air. ;-)

I think that is a very old outhouse symbol, used for hundreds of years before Indoor-plumbing, maybe Longer.

 

Here is a pic of the more common, wider 2-hole design, (1 hole for adults, 1 for kids):

[solbjerg]

Hi Toppack

The ventilaton hole in the old "das/lokum" here in Demark was usually a hole formed as a heart :-)

The tilted quarter moon was used as an icon for sleep in computers originally I think.

Cheers

solbjerg

 

 

It's usually just called a 'Quarter-moon' here, meaning 1/4 of Full.

The Moon is Cut into the door to give Light and Fresh-air. ;-)

I think that is a very old outhouse symbol, used for hundreds of years before Indoor-plumbing, maybe Longer.

 

Here is a pic of the more common, wider 2-hole design, (1 hole for adults, 1 for kids):

[Toppack]

Here's a pic of the 'Mobile' version: :lol:

 

(Note the Catalog hanging on inside wall):lol:

[solbjerg]

Hi Toppack

Hibernating computer with a quarter waning moon

http://forums.iobit.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10609&stc=1&d=1350587138

Cheers

solbjerg

 

Here's a pic of the 'Mobile' version: :lol:

 

(Note the Catalog hanging on inside wall):lol:

[Toppack]

I can certainly see why they Changed it! :roll: :-D

[Melvin_Deal]

hi Toppack

Interesting!

Is it the waning or the rising moon you refer to?

Cheers

solbjerg

edit: the rising moon in the picture of your outhouse apparently :-)

 

 

Depends on who was building the s__it h_le.:mrgreen: And are you looking at it from the inside or outside???

 

 

 

Sincerely,

-Mel

Live long and prosper!

[solbjerg]

Hi Melvin

Good question - I had missed that thought. Thank you!

Cheers

solbjerg

p.s.

Should I the Queen of love refuse

because she rose from stinking ooze (Jonathan Swift)

 

Depends on who was building the s__it h_le.:mrgreen: And are you looking at it from the inside or outside???

 

 

 

Sincerely,

-Mel

Live long and prosper!