Ping poll

[El Diablo]

This was mentioned in shant's thread and made me curious...

'OK, ping me later this week to figure out weekend plans.'

Who here uses ever uses the word ping in this context, meaning to contact or get in touch with?

[billygrippo]

do you live in a submarine?

[stabn]

Yes/Techie.

[SackUp]

i've never heard anyone use it in this context and I have quite a few techie friends. the only thing I've ever "pinged" is an IP address.

well I guess i've "ping" ponged as well.

[jokerthief]

What the hell is ping and what is it used for?

[stabn]

C:\Documents and Settings\myusafoo>ping 127.0.0.1

Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:
Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 1, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms

This is not what el d is talking about though.

[mason55]

I've never used it but at my old (techie) job, my managers used it all the time. None of us "underlings" did.

[mrkilla]

I answered no/no but I am a Tech but never use ping, I usually use finger

[TiK]

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What the hell is ping and what is it used for?

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You ping ip addresses to see if there's a computer there to respond to your ping.

I ping computers on occasion, but I've never used it in the context you refer to.

[stabn]

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I answered no/no but I am a Tech but never use ping, I usually use finger

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You have them finger you later? Nice office. Do they at least buy you flowers afterwards?