2019-06-07 10-24-12 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(I'm not following the conversation, I just noticed that particular exchange and appreciated your response as it is in the style of one who wants the best.)
2019-08-19 20-30-17 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Thank you for the inspiration to see true works of art, Moini! :hearts:
2019-06-07 10-57-38 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Take Heart. These things take time. :hearts:
2019-06-07 10-34-04 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>_Merci!_
2019-06-07 10-32-19 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>True. However, it is easy to learn when paying attention.
2019-04-19 15-26-32 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>So I just go with the flow anymore and try to focus on being understood. I even knew sign language once.
2019-06-07 10-22-03 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Intent. The ability to do good and achieve it should not frustrate one (or others) from succeeding.
2019-04-19 16-11-28 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Well, once we get this 1.0alpha version working, I think there will be a lot of fun things to contemplate next.
2019-04-19 13-37-52 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Aber natürlich. ;)
2019-11-23 14-23-27 PSTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>:sunglasses:
2019-06-07 10-16-15 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>:wink:
2019-04-19 14-10-56 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>There's the telephone and a handful of friends. =) (Sorry, on the phone with a colleague in Colorado.)
2019-04-19 13-40-56 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Ich habe vergessen. =)
2019-04-19 15-25-11 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Yep.
2019-04-19 15-26-55 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Hahaha.
2019-04-19 15-25-43 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>When I speak English, they think I'm German.
2019-04-19 13-45-58 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Thank goodness American's never try to speak English. =)
2019-04-19 14-42-53 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(The Germans always got upset with me for not using the informal Du, but always sticking with the Sie.)
2019-06-07 10-47-03 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>That's the reason for being able to engage in vast forms of conversation by saying and doing little, in subtle fashion, yet still be understood.
2019-06-07 11-03-35 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Certainly. Beep twice and back up a step or so to pay attention.
2019-06-07 10-34-14 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Oops.
2019-06-07 10-32-47 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Then, should I be confused, I can ask.
2019-04-19 14-42-30 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Ich danke Ihnen.
2019-06-07 10-17-38 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>https://chat.inkscape.org/channel/team_devel?msg=zfkBdgMEKWEtF24DM ()
2019-04-19 13-49-58 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I have to remember to use simple words, smile a lot, and be patient. If I use more than a few syllables at a time, they get confused.
2019-04-19 13-45-14 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>It confuses people over here too much when I get too many languages coming out of my mouth at once.
2019-04-19 13-40-44 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I think it's Danish.
2019-06-07 10-59-47 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>"Yeah uh-huh, yep. What we do next will make what we do after that easy. Here we go! Try that?"
2019-06-07 11-02-13 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>There are so many loose ends and incorrect notions apparent that it's a bit of effort to remedy.
2019-06-07 10-39-05 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I do my best in multiple languages daily, but it takes me a moment to shift properly in to the ... "Geist" of mind appropriate to the circumstance. Thank goodness people manage my scheduling so I can do that.
2019-04-19 13-47-41 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Spek 'Merican ... damnit!
2019-11-23 14-23-22 PSTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Do you know of or follow Laetitla Vitaud (@vitolae on Twitter)? I was just listening to this podcast and looking at her work (but that was mostly in French) but anyway: [ https://hbr.org/podcast/2019/11/technology-and-the-new-world-of-work ]
2019-04-19 13-47-00 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I was born in Wyoming/Colorado. Spent about two decades in Frankfurt (mostly because Lufthansa can get you almost anywhere quickly).
2019-04-19 14-40-26 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I can appreciate that - it's useful to have simple explanations and patience with beginners.
2019-04-19 14-43-18 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(Nat-Han! We are your friends. You can use "Du" with us, you know that, right!?)
2019-04-19 14-46-03 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I get to listen to people being informal enough of the time, so a language like German (or Japanese is another good one) that still retains a formal form of address is almost like a sanctuary.
2019-06-07 10-40-27 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Patience, I'm told, is a virtue.
2019-04-19 13-42-41 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>The thought crossed my mind. But I'm swamped with work over here in America at the moment.
2019-06-07 10-35-21 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Ja, wirklich.
2019-06-07 10-44-53 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Yes, well ... there's also the consequence subsequent. When one has such, there is little further to add.
2019-04-19 14-44-01 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>"Oh, yes." I'd say. "I just can't bring myself to conjugate the rest of the verbs to match ... and still enjoy the sound of it."
2019-04-19 14-33-54 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(But I get to do that in my free time now, anyway, so it's all good.)
2019-04-19 14-41-57 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>And you're welcome to practice your German on me whenever you'd like. I could use the practice again.
2019-06-07 10-43-01 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(Secretly, I'm a fan of Japanese as it is more simple than the rest. Sanskrit isn't so sensible socially.)
2019-04-19 13-47-21 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>They talk 'Merican, of course.
2019-04-19 14-44-37 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I eventually got that figured out though. With enough beer, many things become possible.
2019-04-19 16-11-33 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I have notions ... =)
2019-06-07 10-26-00 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Yep. I merely wanted to emphasize his gesture to your attention. I'll shut up and watch. ;)
2019-04-19 14-42-15 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Listening to the news isn't the same as having to respond.
2019-11-23 14-56-39 PSTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>She made mention of the favorable benefits of open source software tools.
2019-04-19 15-26-09 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>When I talk like an American, people feel I'm being condescending.
2019-06-07 11-01-31 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(I believe I indicated previously that - while in America - it takes extra effort for me to think correctly.)
2020-09-26 08-35-13 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>With reference to the planting of bulbs - my mother got me hooked on occasionally watching this YouTube channel. Thought you might enjoy this one - in the first few minutes she uses balls of "soil" that have been turned into little seed starters. [ https://youtu.be/kgEgOi32CE0 ]
2019-04-19 14-31-23 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Thank you for creating my account - I just got that logged in and setup. =)
2019-08-19 20-30-27 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>This belongs to you.
2019-06-07 10-46-08 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>(But look! Still, we can.)
2019-04-19 15-26-51 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Thank goodness for telepathy ...
2019-04-19 15-25-51 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>When I speak German, they think I'm English.
2019-04-19 13-43-31 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Maybe I'll ask at the office in Frankfurt and see if anyone wants to hop over there so I don't have to cross an ocean.
2019-06-07 11-02-38 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Of course, you just let the flow be.
2019-04-19 13-47-46 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>;)
2019-06-07 10-35-01 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Warum?
2019-06-07 10-40-06 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>At the moment, I blink a lot and stare.
2019-04-19 13-29-45 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Nathan P. Johansen nathan@npj.com NPJ2000
2019-08-19 20-32-02 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>path454.png (https://chat.inkscape.org/file-upload/WwC28AA7jZ6rv9pyZ/path454.png)
2019-04-19 13-44-57 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I just haven't written in German in a while. I still watch Tagesschau on my AppleTV at 20:00 Uhr so I can keep up with Central Europe. =)
2019-04-19 14-33-32 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Went to college for Aerospace Engineering. Should have studied Quantum Computing.
2019-04-19 13-49-08 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I have no idea. People here don't tend to get out of their own back yard over the course of life.
2019-04-19 14-32-25 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>I used to write technical documentation and manuals.
2019-04-19 13-47-33 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>This is 'Merica.
2019-04-19 14-40-41 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Plus being able to quickly understand something complex and address it in a blink with a grin.
2019-04-19 15-25-27 PDTNathan Johansen <nathan@npj.com>Whenever I try to speak Spanish anymore, people think I'm German.
2019-04-19 14-40-08 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>For newcomers, the basic parts should probably be.
2019-04-19 13-41-40 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Denn wir haben ein Limit, wieviele Leute wir dort ins Büro von k8 mitbringen dürfen.
2019-04-19 13-41-12 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Noch mal zum Hackfest (Du liest das vielleicht sogar grade): Komm gern vorbei! Wenn Du Unterstützung für die Reisekosten brauchst, müsstest Du beim Vorstand anklopfen. Wenn Du kommen möchtest, trag Dich bitte auf der Wiki-Seite ein.
2019-06-07 10-34-54 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Ah. Just the bolding. And I thought you planned to use German :)
2019-06-07 10-24-34 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>But it was Chris who wrote that...
2019-06-07 10-49-07 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>I must admit that I can't follow. If you want to be understood, you'll need to elaborate for me. Your jumps are two wide.
2019-04-19 14-38-25 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>If you ever meet Bryce, you'll have something to talk about :) He's an aeronautics engineer, so you both share some interest in rocket science.
2019-06-07 10-49-13 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>too
2019-06-07 10-23-06 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Mmmh. Yes, that's what's behind it, I assume... Just not sure why you're pinging me about it.
2019-06-07 10-39-45 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Sounds like fun :) What other languages do you need to communicate in?
2019-06-07 11-02-01 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>You did - although, I think, there's no way to think correctly or not.
2019-04-19 14-44-32 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Ich schätze, man kann sich an den Klang gewöhnen ;-)
2019-06-07 10-43-45 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>There's also the issue with finding someone to speak it with to think of.
2019-06-07 10-32-59 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Any time.
2019-06-07 10-26-59 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>:) No need to shut up, though.
2019-06-07 10-34-26 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Confusion already started :)
2019-04-19 14-31-51 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>You're welcome - I'm glad someone cares about documentation :)
2019-04-19 13-43-08 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Ah, :) I guess you still prefer English?
2019-06-07 10-16-30 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Mmh?
2019-04-19 13-52-27 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>I hope there are some that you can talk with, too - they can't all be like that, hopefully?
2019-04-19 15-08-46 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Spanish, too, although I read they only use it with older people anymore.
2019-04-19 14-43-58 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>It's like putting up a small wall.
2019-06-07 10-19-37 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Almost like the oath you take when you start out as a politician. Not sure what *you* mean, though?
2019-04-19 14-43-43 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>But when you're asked to, they'll feel rejected if you don't do it.
2019-04-19 15-07-58 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>English had this, too, long ago... we didn't do enough Shakespeare at school for me to remember, though...
2019-04-19 14-40-54 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Definitely a plus :)
2019-04-19 13-38-31 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Mit dem Namen könntest Du auch aus Schweden kommen :)
2019-04-19 13-45-50 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>lol, yes. What's your native language, then?
2019-04-19 13-46-30 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>What do they speak instead?
2019-04-19 15-45-09 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>If you ever want to join Inkscape's translators team you know where to find us ;-) - and yes, it makes sense to focus on getting your message across to whomever you're talking with.
2019-06-07 11-03-00 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>And others making an effort, and saying when it goes beyond what they can follow.
2019-06-07 10-34-19 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>haha :)
2019-06-07 10-37-11 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Du meinst, warum ich dachte Du wolltest auf Deutsch schreiben?
2019-04-19 14-42-14 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Gern doch :)
2019-04-19 13-47-50 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Oh, of course... I need to brush up on my slang :)
2019-04-19 13-33-35 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Password (temporary, please change as soon as you can: Yahquo4eij ) Ich kann wahrscheinlich auch Deutsch schreiben?
2019-04-19 13-44-26 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Why not - if anyone is interested, they're welcome to say hello or help, of course :)
2019-04-19 13-48-07 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>So, Cosmopolitan would be a fitting description.
2019-06-07 10-35-11 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Gute Frage :)
2019-06-07 11-02-26 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>It's more a matter of adjusting speech.
2019-04-19 14-43-11 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Nothing bad about being polite.
2019-04-19 14-39-26 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Skills with tech documentation are very welcome here - people complain all the time that the code isn't documented.
2019-04-19 14-42-40 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>Sag ruhig Du :)
2019-06-07 10-25-41 PDTMoini <maren@goos-habermann.de>I don't mind being confused, though :)