o11c?

[Bertram]

i18n = internationalization
l10n = localization

i4c = ironic
o4c = oniric
o8c = optimistic
o11c = ?

[argul]

some player/dev around here.
o11c=Ben Longbons

I think there is no more meaning

[Matt]

some player/dev around here.
o11c=Ben Longbons

I think there is no more meaning

Thanks for clearing that up for Bertram!

[o11c]

I think there is no more meaning

Incorrect: there is more meaning, and not something trivial.

I told one player the meaning of my nick once (before my absence of a however many months, back when I was just a player), with the explanation that it was supposed to be secret, and a puzzle to see if anyone could figure it out. Although I would appreciate anyone who actually figures it out keeping silent, I don't want my PM box getting flooded with bad guesses. It's not the end of the world if it gets publicized (and the end of the world won't be that bad for me anyways).

(Was this thread deliberately posted when I was gone?)

[Matt]

So much drama

[Bertram]

Hi,

(Was this thread deliberately posted when I was gone?)

No, it was a simple question I tried to turn in a humorous way. I didn't even notice you were "gone".

[radiant]

[codegirl@radiant ~]$ grep ^o...........c$ /usr/share/dict/words
objectivistic
occipitoiliac
oceanographic
oculocephalic
odontoblastic
odontognathic
odontographic
odontornithic
olfactometric
oligocythemic
oligometochic
oligopolistic
oligosyllabic
onomatopoetic
ophthalmalgic
opisthophagic
opportunistic
opthalmologic
organoarsenic
organogenetic
organographic
organoplastic
organotrophic
ornithomantic
ornithoscopic
orthantimonic
orthocarbonic
orthocephalic
orthocoumaric
orthoveratric
oryctognostic
oscillometric
oscilloscopic
osteocachetic
overenergetic
overpatriotic
overrealistic
oxalodiacetic

Of those 38, only "oceanographic", "onomatopoetic", and "opportunistic" pass the further hurdle of the browser spellchecker.

[o11c]

<snip word list>

Of those 38, only "oceanographic", "onomatopoetic", and "opportunistic" pass the further hurdle of the browser spellchecker.

I was just thinking about posting such a list as "things completely unrelated to my name", though mine is missing opthalmologic, oscilloscopic, and overenergetic.

Also, avoid potential typos by using braces in your regex:

Code: Select all

grep '^o.\{11\}c$' /usr/share/dict/words
grep -E '^o.{11}c$' /usr/share/dict/words

[o11c]

In honor of the move, I decided to announce the answer:

Take the word "n00b", and increment each character.

As a result, no matter how many abilities or responsibilities I have, I am constantly reminded that I am not far removed from being a newbie.

[TeZeR.D]

I actually knew this. :p

[cinderweb]

nice lil puzzle