Do you think the expression 'touch base' is over used?
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Unfortunately, my experience is doubly irritating.  There is someone I know who not only abuses this expression but also adds an 's' to the end.  She says "touch bases".  It makes my ears bleed.
529025
I think this is a case of a writer, or his editor, searching for a word and not coming up with the word he intended. I think he was looking for "tapped," which can mean selected, but his mind gave him "tabbed" instead. It's not the making of a noun into a verb that is the problem. That's done all the time in informal English. It's just not a good word choice.
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Squeeze while you press.\n\nI don't like it. It seems like a really good idea, but it is very hard to use.
607985
It's not weird, it's sexy! No, actually, it is indicative of a touch of the OCD. You will probably mellow on it as you get older, but if things like grammar really get to you, you should probably stay offline. I was very much that way.\n\nOtherewise your asking for trouble from stuped people and there poor grammers.
811953
First, the word is "affects" not "effects".\n\nI would call it "Touch of Color?"
360548
Now SB are we really talking about your compulsive use of "pens"? Ithink you just really like touching your "button".
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Its gibberish. Its used in graphic design or typesitting. Its "dummy" text. \n\nSee http://www.lipsum.com/
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No, but that expression is used in a lot of sites.\n\nIt isn't a stand alone web site.
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1st base = kissing\n2nd base = touching breasts\n3rd base = touching genital area\n4th base = intercourse\n\n At least that's how I remamber it.
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I think it is sweet and happy. It would go well in a book for children, esp., who are learning computer skills to break up the doldrums of all the dry computerese and other lingo.\n\nOne correction: Third line from bottom "it's" should not have apostrophe in the possessive form, just "its" not "it is", that's how I remember that rule.\n\nI don't know what is up with Super b above me, but if you feel that wasn't nice of him, you know what to do, right?
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There are many new innovations in Human-Computer Interaction, a lot of which I am writing about in my current thesis on the subject. Touch-screens are an old technology, and have many advantages and disadvantages. Benyon et al. (1994) and Booth (1989) state that touch-screens are intuitive, easy to learn, durable, require no extra workspace and can be adapted to user needs or tasks as required. Benyon et al. (1994) and Booth (1989) also state some disadvantages, including inaccuracy, fingerprints and aching arms after extended periods of use. I would take the inaccuracy comments with a "pinch of salt", as both of these sources are old (in terms of computer science), and I have had no problems with any touch-screens (as long as they are correctly aligned).\n\nRecent developments in H.C.I. seem to be in advances of old technology, such as mind control, facial recognition, gaze tracking, speech input, etc. There are far too many developments to list here, but a good place to start would be at Donald Norman's site:\n\nhttp://www.jnd.org/\n\nAnd Jakob Nielsen's site:\n\nhttp://www.useit.com/\n\nBoth of these men have been criticised in the past, but they do publish a lot of very good materials on the subject. I would also suggest taking a look at all of the books in my reference list, if possible. In fact, pretty much any book with "usability", "HCI" or "Human-Computer Interaction" in the title will probably be of use. However, please remember that you are entering a minefield, and relevant information may pop up from anywhere. Remember that Human-Computer Interaction is a very wide subject area, which includes almost endless possibilities of humans interacting with computers (from both a hardware and software perspective).\n\nIt is also important to remember that H.C.I. includes both input and output - anything a user may use to input information to the computer (including mice, joysticks and keyboards), and anything the computer outputs to the user (GUIs, haptic feedback devices, sound, etc.).\n\nYou could take two approaches to "recent developments" - one being new incarnations of existing developments, and the other being completely new innovations in the area (if you can find any). Here is a concise list of important current developments:\n\nSpeech input - experts are striving for ways to make speech input more accurate and reliable in a variety of situations, with a variety of different people.\n\nHaptic feedback - the use of feedback which involves our sense of touch, e.g. force feedback steering wheels and mice, often used in gaming.\n\nSpeech output - this is especially important for visually impaired or blind users.\n\nUser interfaces - many software developers are striving for improved user interfaces, including Apple and Microsoft (see references).\n\nImage tracking and facial recognition - using cameras to track movements for input, e.g. the Sony EyeToy.\n\nMind control - I know it sounds weird, but there are examples of humans controlling computers with their minds, and even computers controlling humans.\n\nI wish you luck with your research, and hope I have helped you somewhat to further it. It's always good to see people taking an interest in H.C.I. - it's a very important area, often overlooked (although it is becoming a more serious and respected science).
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If you are talking about the same shorthand started by Pitsman. I did even advanced course and now feel that is limited to some News reporter even secretaries in the office are using Dictaphone/computer etc.\n\nIn short not a good use in IT.
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THANK YOU!!  I agree with you.  There does seem to be a sort of typed slang that is difficult to decipher. I do not know the age group of these people that engage in it. If it is the youth of today, they are keeping the adults out of their answer pool. It functions as an electronic barrier.\n\nIt is just another symptom of the newest "gap" those who have been raised on or (worse) by a computer and those who have been raised by the traditional family. The generational gap is fading, into this newest gap, don't you think?
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This sytem was in place before GPS it was called Loran it was not as accurate. Really good thinking though Barbie, you are going places. Let me add that a system is in place now to locate cell phones in exactly the way you propose for emergency situations. However I believe in the future cell phones will incorporate conventional gps, as in an eperb and also for the user as location info.
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yes.. use it in a respective manner, ok??
185928
No it is the way the user works...
75918
Hey pal,\n\nIts better to keep your keyboard clean ;).\n\nCiao,