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[2010-06-11 15:31:17] - aaron: I didnt realize it was a secret... I take it back... she said everyone except for one person from this group is going... so if you are the one not going you better change ur rsvp asap! ~gurkie
[2010-06-11 15:25:01] - gurkie: gurkie, you're ruining faith's secret!!! - aaron
[2010-06-11 15:10:09] - a: yea I think Faith said that you were the only one from this group going up... ~gurkie
[2010-06-11 15:05:56] - personally, i'm going to the baltimore thing. i don't know who else is going; for some reason who has accepted is secret. i'm guessing i'm the only one going i know based on some things travis and faith said. ~a
[2010-06-11 15:03:07] - so, yeah i didn't hear about poker being canceled because i said i was not coming. but yeah, baltimore. also, there's the juniper lane concert. ~a
[2010-06-11 14:47:01] - a: paul and I are going to one of his family friend's weddings tomorrow so we cant be out late... hence inviting people over cause its easier
~gurkie[2010-06-11 14:45:59] - a: oh yea! Im not going to baltimore ... sorry. ~gurkie
[2010-06-11 14:45:46] - a: like what? Poker was cancelled due to lack of responses... ~gurkie
[2010-06-11 14:31:46] - mig: Not sure if you care, but apparently Boise State is moving to the Mountain West conference. -Paul
[2010-06-11 14:15:20] - gurkie: you can use VMs for testing weird software on weird platforms. though if it's an already slow dev laptop that is a horrible idea. it's a good idea for when you get yourself a fast development laptop. ~a
[2010-06-11 14:15:08] - gurkie: yes! - aaron
[2010-06-11 14:07:28] - aren't there already things planned for tonight? ~a
[2010-06-11 13:33:59] - who would be interested in chillaxing & games at my place tonight? Say 8ish.... ~gurkie
[2010-06-11 12:25:33] - I wish I had a testing laptop with IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari installed... I really dont want to have to install them all on my already slow development laptop. ~gurkie
[2010-06-10 17:57:35] - Paul: about 6 hours -Dewey
[2010-06-10 17:18:45] - dewey: wow cool! that's ridiculous catching TWO people on a lower straight, particularly when only three common cards making up the straight - aaron
[2010-06-10 15:33:55] - Dewey: Wow, so it sounds like you had a lot of lucky AND unlucky breaks. How long did the tournament last? -Paul
[2010-06-10 15:30:34] - which set me up for my pocket AA which I limped with again and instacalled when a guy shoved. A little while later I had A10 with two Aces on flop which helped again. So yeah, those are some memorable hands. -Dewey
[2010-06-10 15:29:05] - With few playable situations and antes whittling away at my stack, I was down to 1.5 big blind when I was dealt A9o and put it in. I got two callers and won to quadruple up. Got A9 again two hands later to double up again. Then limp-folded twice in a row after other people shoved -Dewey
[2010-06-10 15:23:33] - Also had Kings one hand and was poised to knock out a guy allin with A7 but he got his Ace on the turn. -Dewey
[2010-06-10 15:22:34] - The middle of the tourn was tough though- some aggressive players at the table were preventing me from playing any hands and I was card dead to boot. I made a great play with pocket tens that allowed me to isolate a crazy player and make the tight player fold. I had him crushed allin but he rivered a straight. -Dewey
[2010-06-10 15:21:25] - The middle of the tourn was tough though- some aggressive players at the table were preventing me from playing any hands and I was card dead to boot. I made a great play with pocket tens that allowed me to isolate a crazy player and make they
[2010-06-10 15:19:32] - Then the very next hand I busted a guy with my Ace high flush against his King high flush. After that I busted two more people within 40 minutes with flush or sets. So it was a great start.
-Dewey[2010-06-10 15:15:46] - Aaron: first hand of tourn was 67 in late position with 5 players limping in before flop. Flop is 3 4 K and no one bet so I tried to buy it. Everyone called. Turn 9 checked around. River 5 to give me the straight. SB bet, BB called, I reraised 1/5 of our stacks, they both called with A2 for lower straight. -Dewey
[2010-06-10 15:10:01] - I don't freq the msgbd too often, but figured it was easiest way to share the win! 283 players, $100+20 buyin. -Dewey
[2010-06-10 13:08:59] - couldn't come at a better time for the conference, since USC is now facing a 2-year post-season ban. - mig
[2010-06-10 13:08:08] - looks like the pac-16 is happening then - mig
[2010-06-10 13:05:04] - Mig: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5271438 - Stephen
[2010-06-10 08:41:38] - Dewey: Nicely done. Thats quite the solid win. -Daniel
[2010-06-10 00:23:32] - omg! how many people were in the tournament? ~a
[2010-06-10 00:04:50] - dewey: hey good job! that's so cool! any memorable hands? - aaron
[2010-06-09 21:37:40] - Dewey: Wow, nice. Buy-in for poker at my place this Friday is $8,200, btw.
-Paul[2010-06-09 20:34:37] - Awesome! Congrats Dewey! - pierce
[2010-06-09 19:09:47] - Woot! I won first place in the Borgata poker tournament today for a cool $8,200! - Dewey
[2010-06-09 15:18:26] - Mig: Good point. The basketball schools do make a lot of money as a result of the football schools. Duke and UNC were the only ACC schools to oppose the expansion that brought in VT, Miami and BC, though, so maybe they'd be willing to bolt if the ACC started crumbling. - Stephen
[2010-06-09 15:13:21] - Stephen: Combine the Big East and ACC, and have them form basketball and football divisions?
-Paul[2010-06-09 15:04:48] - stephen: maybe, but even the basketball first schools aren't going to willingly dissociate themselves from the football money unless they're forced out. - mig
[2010-06-09 14:50:45] - Mig/Paul/Nina: I feel like it would make more sense to split up the ACC into basketball and football schools. I think having Duke, UNC and UMD play Georgetown and Syracuse every season would be amazing, and it's not like those schools add anything to ACC football. - Stephen
[2010-06-09 14:36:55] - this made me lol, though i probably found this funnier than i should have: http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2009/10/18/comic-sans-diagram/ -amy
[2010-06-09 13:51:54] - pierce: what about lord of the... oh - vinnie
[2010-06-09 13:43:41] - Stephen: yeah, I'm suuure they'll make a fantasy series without a drunken dwarf in it. - pierce
[2010-06-09 13:20:45] - mig: Hopefully they will forget who Oghren is, his character wasn't very compelling, and I could never figure out how to use him effectively. - Stephen
[2010-06-09 12:21:07] - http://www.filmfodder.com/scifi/archives/2010/06/dragon_age_movi.shtml dragon age being made into an anime movie. - mig
[2010-06-09 10:42:22] - http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Latest-source-links-Nebraska-to-Big-Ten-as-early?urn=ncaaf,246835 looks like by friday we'll know for sure if the fireworks are going to begin. - mig
[2010-06-09 10:18:14] - hmmm, nevermind i'm thinking of the year before, still ... - mig
[2010-06-09 10:16:31] - paul: that can't be true, especially after last year. - mig
[2010-06-09 10:12:50] - nina: Although I thought I read somewhere that the ACC has a better win percentage in all bowl games over the past 5 years. -Paul
[2010-06-09 10:02:27] - nina: I'll grant you that the SEC has a better BCS bowl record, though. The ACC has sucked in BCS bowls for some reason. -Paul
[2010-06-09 10:01:36] - nina: I would hardly call Tennessee a powerhouse anymore, and Auburn had a few good years, but they seem to have more mediocre years. -Paul
[2010-06-09 09:35:41] - Paul: the stats for BCS Bowl Wins and Appearances by Conference (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series) pretty much show how SEC dominates ACC in football. -nina
[2010-06-09 09:24:17] - i don't think i know any developers who fit two of those qualifications. sorry.
~a[2010-06-09 09:23:51] - i think the powerhouse teams of the SEC are Tennessee, Georgia, LSU, Auburn, Florida and Bama. i think the only good teams in the ACC are FSU, VT, and Miami (back when they weren't ACC). -nina
[2010-06-09 09:21:02] - anybody know any good Drupal developers looking for freelance work? -nina
[2010-06-08 17:03:08] - mig: Right, which is exactly my point. If Florida State and Miami can get back to being the teams they were earlier in the decade, then the ACC has three powerhouses which rival the ones in the SEC. I'll certainly grant you that right now, the ACC is inferior. -Paul
[2010-06-08 16:25:38] - and while we're on the subject of performance in BCS games, those 3 sec teams have 5 national championships between them, while the 3 acc teams have 2( and one of those was when miami was in the big east). - mig
[2010-06-08 16:19:05] - paul: Flordia State hasn't been in a BCS bowl since 2006, and Miami since 2004 (and hasn't gotten to a BCS bowl as part of the ACC). VT is pretty much the only team in the ACC that's maintained any sort of consistency in that period, and even I wouldn't mention them in the same sentence as Florida, LSU and Bama in terms of being a national "powerhouse" - mig
[2010-06-08 16:03:46] - mig: In fact, Florida State (6), Miami (4) and Virginia Tech (4) combined have been in more BCS bowls this decade than Florida (6), LSU (4) and Alabama (3). Although I will grant you that Florida State (1-5) and Virginia Tech (1-3) have pretty poor records in their bowl games. -Paul
[2010-06-08 16:02:14] - mig: I don't remember Auburn being in more than one. Besides, Florida State and Miami have also been in multiple BCS bowls this decade. -Paul
[2010-06-08 15:53:06] - paul: LSU, Auburn, Georgia? All 3 have been in multiple BCS bowls this decade. - mig
[2010-06-08 15:21:11] - If Florida State and Miami can finally get their act together and return to glory, the ACC can be just as good a conference as the SEC. It's not like there were many powerhouses in the SEC beyond Florida and Alabama last year. -Paul
[2010-06-08 15:19:28] - It makes me sad that everybody pretty much thinks the ACC is a joke football conference (although I can't necessarily blame them) and that everybody seems to think that it'll get eaten up by the SEC and Big Ten. -Paul
[2010-06-08 14:14:50] - mig: i think moving VT to the SEC would be a great move. basically putting all the powerhouse football teams into one conference and all the powerhouse basketball teams in the ACC. -nina
[2010-06-08 14:09:12] - aaron: i'm not sure if it's the sloppy paint or the neon pink aspect of it that makes it look so 80s. i can't think of a show that did use it, though. -nina
[2010-06-08 13:42:28] - i retain info@mydomain to sign up for things and that seems to be a spam magnet. - aba
[2010-06-08 13:42:27] - aaron: the sloppy paint thing really just reminds me of most anime show logos, where you've got the show name in english type and flashy colored kanji in the background. - mig
[2010-06-08 13:16:22] - aba: no, not even my VT mail account is getting hammered by that type of spam these days. - mig
[2010-06-08 13:05:27] - anyone else getting slammed by spam pretending to be from facebook, twitter and youtube? apparently angelina jolie REALLY wants to be my friend..... - aba
[2010-06-08 12:56:34] - xpovos: yeah i could too, it would require a lot of crazy things to happen, and VT's leaving would have to not threaten the ACC's viability in football, or else UVA will have us chained to the ACC forever. Of course there was another crazy rumor I read of UVA being gobbled up by the big 10. - mig
[2010-06-08 12:40:14] - mig: that's absurd... but I could see it happening. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-08 12:28:15] - http://www.gobblercountry.com/2010/6/8/1506721/could-conference-expansion-end next crazy expansion rumour: VT to SEC? - mig
[2010-06-08 12:25:49] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spenser_For_Hire_title_screen.jpg can anyone remember what other 80s shows used this "sloppy paint stripe behind the logo" cliche? i feel like it was really widespread but i can't remember any - aaron
[2010-06-08 11:52:08] - http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2010/06/auto-tune-the-news-videos-ranked/ has anyone seen these "auto-tune the news" music videos? clever stuff. #6 is catchy - aaron
[2010-06-07 14:35:51] - Paul: At the moment, more because I hate the Flyers. Actually, I seem to be holding a grudge against pretty much every single Philadelphia team, honestly. Huh. Anyway, also, the Blackhawks are one of the originals. So I feel a need to root for them as well as against the Flyers because they are an old team. Kinda how I'm fond of the Cubs... sometimes. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-07 14:29:46] - Xpovos: Why are you a Blackhawks fan? -Paul
[2010-06-07 12:29:52] - http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Big-12-s-fate-may-hinge-on-Nebraska-Missouri-ul?urn=ncaaf,245965 more on the college football expansion madness. - mig
[2010-06-07 09:53:39] - Go Blackhawks! -- Xpovos
[2010-06-04 16:12:38] - Xpovos: I'm mostly rooting against Kobe and for Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. I've taken a liking to Big Baby, though. -Paul
[2010-06-04 15:46:42] - Paul: Phil doesn't, but Kobe probably does. Which is really hard for me to say, since I dislike Kobe. And I'm rooting for the Celtics anyway. Go KG! -- Xpovos
[2010-06-04 15:45:08] - Nina: I haven't been a basketball fan for long enough to have a vested interest in Bird vs Magic (although I do vaguely recall playing as the Celtics in a very old video game that had Bird and Magic in their primes), but I was a Reggie Miller fan and therefore rooted for the Pacers in the 2000 Finals. -Paul
[2010-06-04 15:37:18] - paul: i was always more of a magic johnson fan than larry bird. so, i'm routing for the lakers -nina
[2010-06-04 15:35:51] - Paul: I agree that the Lakers are a tough team to cheer for. Better a tough team to cheer for than my least favorite team in the league, though! - Stephen
[2010-06-04 15:32:46] - Stephen: Lakers have won more recently, though. And come on, do Kobe, Phil Jackson and Derrick Fisher really need more rings? -Paul
[2010-06-04 15:16:50] - Paul: True...I did cheer for the Steelers against the Cardinals in your basement, though. Honestly, I'm not thrilled about the idea of a Lakers championship. It's not like the Celtics haven't won recently, though. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 15:16:38] - And going back to the floatilla incident, again I have a hard time believing the Israeli side of story. - mig
[2010-06-04 15:13:20] - Stephen: Sure, I'm not saying the Celtics haven't been successful. I compare it to the Cowboys vs a team like the Steelers. Maybe it's because I live near DC, but it seems like everybody loves or hates the Cowboys whereas people can be fairly ambivalent about the Steelers (despite them having more championships). -Paul
[2010-06-04 15:09:04] - ways but its hard to disagree with them without immediately being called an anti semite or reminded of the holocaust or them saying well I guess we should just go kill ourselves now since thats what you obviously want. They just seem to over react to everything negative anyone does towards them. Their (often) black and white vision doesn't always fit the reality. -Daniel
[2010-06-04 15:07:40] - mig: "if you disagree with the Isreali government then you hate jewish people". - this pretty much seems to be the Israeli position for awhile now which is why I think opinion is slowly shifting to a more neutral position against them. I don't hate Israel and would support it in a lot of things. However I also think they have acted like giant douchebags in a lot of...
[2010-06-04 15:02:49] - mig: There have been some interesting articles about how the Palestinians in Gaza don't need humanitarian aid, they need infrastructure. Apparently it's easy to find fresh produce, antibiotics and satellite dishes in Gaza, but there's no concrete or steel to be found. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 15:02:22] - furthermore it seems that almost every pro-israeli op-ed or article I read seems to have the underlying tone of "if you disagree with the Isreali government then you hate jewish people". The title of Krauthammer's article certainly spells that out to me. - mig
[2010-06-04 15:00:56] - Paul: The Celtics have won 9 series (to the Lakers' 2) when they were up for the championship. It's not like the Celtics are the Cinderella story of the NBA. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 15:00:17] - mig: I kind of thought so too, but apparently they already are, and are doing an OK job of it, so apparently it's not as laughable as all that. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-04 14:55:38] - on top of that, the argument that they Israel would act as a middleman for humanitarian aid to Palestian citizens is laughable. - mig
[2010-06-04 14:53:27] - Stephen: I can understand not rooting for the Celtics, but I don't understand how anybody could root for the Lakers unless they were Laker fans. To me, they seem like the Yankees of basketball. You either love them or hate them. -Paul
[2010-06-04 14:51:50] - I don't know all the details about the blockade to really have a strong opinion on it. I have a really hard time believing Israel's side of the events on the floatilla, particularly since they seem to be going into full propaganda mode about it. - mig
[2010-06-04 14:49:36] - Paul: True, I'm upset about the Magic. But I told you during the Cavs/Celtics series started that I would be cheering for the Western Conference if the Celtics won. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 14:48:09] - i.e. the entirety of the West Bank. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 14:48:00] - Xpovos: I don't think Israel was legally or morally wrong to set up a blockade and enforce it the way they did. Politically stupid, maybe. I find Krauthammer's suggestion that the Israelis have been willing to trade land for peace disingenuous, though, because the Israelis have been steadfast in their refusal to give the Palestinians the land they want the most,
[2010-06-04 14:47:35] - Xpovos: On a broader note middle east peace is highly complicated and hard to solve. Both sides feel deeply that they have the right to be there and both sides feel persecuted when told they shouldn't be there which makes for a difficult often intractable problem. -Daniel
[2010-06-04 14:46:50] - Stephen: Don't be bitter just because your team isn't as good as the Celtics.
-Paul[2010-06-04 14:45:55] - Xpovos: I don't know enough about this particular matter, but I have noticed in the past that the media/international community/whatever seems to sympathize with palestinians/hamas/whoever is not Israel more than I would think. -Paul
[2010-06-04 14:45:11] - Xpovos: The article's ending seems over the top as I doubt the US and other nations are inviting Israel to commit national suicide. I think their blockade is fine and doesn't have to go anywhere. I'm also not sure you have to shoot 9 people to turn it back. Fire hoses? Tasers? Commando units dont imply Israel was looking for a non violent solution to me. -Daniel
[2010-06-04 14:44:00] - Oh, I totally forgot to say this this morning...go Lakers (or really, go anyone but the Celtics)! - Stephen
[2010-06-04 14:36:22] - Comments, rebuttals? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304287.html Is Israel wrong to be engaging in these activities? -- Xpovos
[2010-06-04 11:39:37] - http://news.discovery.com/earth/dont-call-the-guatemala-sinkhole-a-sinkhole.html has anybody heard about the giant "sinkhole" in guatemala? - aaron
[2010-06-04 11:32:50] - mig: I understand why conferences want to expand, since expansion brings in more money. I miss being able to play every ACC team twice per season, though, and I still don't see how BC belongs in a southeastern conference. - Stephen
[2010-06-04 11:05:45] - htc evo 4g comes out today. is anybody getting that? ~a
[2010-06-04 10:38:52] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsWFFuYZYI Interesting. 8-bit + stop motion. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-04 10:23:58] - a: how's your sunburn? - aaron
[2010-06-04 10:14:39] - http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-big12meetings looks like crazy shit is going to start to happen in college football in the next few years. - mig
[2010-06-04 09:57:35] - yeah i kind of agree with aaron and ~a it does help decipher someone else's code easier. I'd much prefer to do that than have a comment above saying "// divded x by milliseconds per second" or something stupid shit like that. - mig
[2010-06-04 09:54:11] - tilda swinton is hot. ~a
[2010-06-04 09:04:57] - dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all
[2010-06-03 23:47:24] - this is a test of the british actress impersonation on my phone tilda swinton
[2010-06-03 19:57:20] - this is a test of the voice recognition on my phone tilda a
[2010-06-03 19:54:35] - *** a quietly judges aaron.
[2010-06-03 19:25:03] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6xoCSUEedU someone already released a version of DotA for Starcraft 2?! that was quick - aaron
[2010-06-03 17:30:53] - yeah, it's kind of like documentation. that's probably the best reason. ~a
[2010-06-03 17:19:12] - pierce: and while a programmer like you or i might recognize the purpose of "File.setLastModified(System.currentTimeMillis() - 86400000);" other people might not recognize a number that obscure... and they might just be confused - aaron
[2010-06-03 17:17:35] - pierce: i have an allergy to magic numbers in the code too. i would rarely put "1000" into code at work unless it was (java) in a "final" at the top of a function or a "static final" at the top of a class. it actually makes sense not because millis_per_one will change any time soon but more because it makes refactoring of code much easier and it's a good practice. ~a
[2010-06-03 17:17:00] - pierce: i use constants like that a lot, org.apache.commons.lang.time.DateUtils provides a bunch of them. something like "messageQueue.dequeue(corrId, 10 * DateUtils.MILLIS_PER_SECOND)" is more self-documenting than the alternative. Without reading any surrounding code, I understand the second parameter is probably some kind of timeout - aaron
[2010-06-03 17:08:16] - and no, this is not a crazy time-sensitive app that might care one bit about weird things like leap seconds. - pierce
[2010-06-03 17:06:08] - am I not up-to-date on coding best practices? Why would you ever create a constant called MILLIS_PER_SECOND? is the allergy to magic numbers supposed to extend to the assumption that humanity might change how many thousandths of a second are in a second? - pierce
[2010-06-03 16:50:05] - Nina: Heh, just like my phone was supposed to be an answer to the iPhone. Now it's their 4G phone. -Paul
[2010-06-03 16:48:13] - my first smartphone was a Samsung Instinct, and I wasn't in love with it by any means. It was Sprint's answer to the iPhone, and it was barely an answer. I'm much much happier with my iPhone now. -nina
[2010-06-03 16:46:22] - Paul: That's a very good point. I mean, I probably loved my first cellphone, and I know I was giddy when I got my first laptop. - Stephen
[2010-06-03 16:44:14] - Sorry, Stephen mentioned liking his phone, not loving it.
-Paul[2010-06-03 16:43:31] - I wonder if any of us have a personal smartphone that we DON'T like. Stephen mentioned loving his phone but not having a basis for comparison. I've always felt the same way about my phone, and have often told people that I love it, but it's my first personal smartphone, so I have no idea if me loving means it's any good. -Paul
[2010-06-03 16:37:28] - aaron: Yes. I love it, but it's still a little too cumbersome, but it's a fantastic app. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-03 16:26:32] - xpovos: oh yeah astrid looked useful too! that's the one that's just like a to-do list, except it has an octopus? i so need that app - aaron
[2010-06-03 16:21:40] - nina: I love my G1. Some amazing apps. My most frequently used (in alpha): Astrid, MyBackupPro (paid), MyDays, Pandora, Robo Defense (paid), Shop Savvy, Toddler Lock, Toggle Settings. Really, though, it's the host of Google apps that win. Gmail, Maps & Listen. Having YouTube too is nice. -- Xpovos
[2010-06-03 16:15:18] - paul: yeah i know google is evil. but its the only open source os for a phone. ~a
[2010-06-03 16:11:30] - "But why not all this excitement over the Droid or the Palm Pre, which were both out before?" if my contract had been up one year ago i would have gotten a droid. ~a
[2010-06-03 15:48:24] - yeah is the "layar" app cool? it looks cool - aaron
[2010-06-03 15:45:54] - Nina: It would help if I had advanced beyond checking Facebook and Gmail on my phone. Don't think I'll be trying foursquare, but you never know. - stephen
[2010-06-03 15:43:24] - so droid incredible people, how do you like the apps? what's your favorite so far? and do you plan on using foursquare? -nina
[2010-06-03 15:33:47] - aaron: you had his same girlfriend??? and... wouldnt paul have been copying you there? ~gurkie
[2010-06-03 15:28:16] - paul: hey i used to copy your decisions! i had your same girlfriend and i also bought a house at the same time as you
but after that i decided to switch to adrian - aaron[2010-06-03 15:23:56] - a: Man, I wish I had your power. I tried extolling the virtues of the Pre for months with nobody listening. You mention you're getting a Droid Incredible and suddenly everybody wants one.
-Paul[2010-06-03 15:22:56] - stephen: well he did hold venice through 1902, so... hmmm
- aaron[2010-06-03 15:21:15] - aaron: Even in Diplomacy? - stephen
[2010-06-03 15:21:05] - http://i.imgur.com/UxN1X.jpg can you find the hidden fishs - aaron
[2010-06-03 15:20:01] - paul: yes ask adrian
to be honest i just blindly bought the same phone he bought because he makes better decisions than i do - aaron[2010-06-03 15:13:23] - Paul: Well I was excited about the Nexus One, but when that went MIA, I had to find a replacement. I honestly have no idea how this phone is better than those. Ask Adrian. - Stephen
[2010-06-03 15:09:24] - But why not all this excitement over the Droid or the Palm Pre, which were both out before? -Paul
[2010-06-03 15:05:34] - gurkie: its processor is about 999 mHz faster than my current phone's processor - aaron
[2010-06-03 14:44:33] - gurkie: It's better than the current iPhone (probably not as good as the one coming out later this year), and is on Verizon's network. - Stephen
[2010-06-03 14:42:15] - gurkie: the name. -Daniel
[2010-06-03 14:40:56] - wow why do so many people want this phone? whats so incredible about the droid incredible? ~gurkie
[2010-06-03 14:36:29] - paul: i ordered it about 2 weeks ago - aaron
[2010-06-03 14:36:11] - paul: mine's somewhere in china but... i'll have one soon - aaron
[2010-06-03 14:31:15] - Aaron: Why don't you get one? Are you waiting for your contract to be up or something? -Paul
[2010-06-03 14:25:43] - a: i want an incredible so bad! - aaron
[2010-06-03 14:25:36] - a: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh! does it text message - aaron
[2010-06-03 13:12:34] - a: Why did you decide on a phone whose OS was made by an evil company? -Paul
[2010-06-03 12:53:53] - stephen: yeah, i like it a lot better than nothing.
~a[2010-06-03 12:51:48] - paul: yes. ~a
[2010-06-03 12:43:54] - a: Mine did too. I like it, but I don't have a basis for comparison. - stephen
[2010-06-03 12:29:21] - a: Which phone did you end up getting? The Droid Incredible? -Paul
[2010-06-03 12:20:48] - aaron: my phone came in. ~a
[2010-06-03 11:17:42] - a: yeah it tied together a lot of research really concisely. the shout out to various software companies was cool too. i was surprised they didn't mention google, i've heard google has something kind of similar to the "do whatever you want days" that they described for... atlassian was it? - aaron
[2010-06-03 11:00:45] - aaron: i really liked that video. i think it's cool that he mentioned linux, apache, wikipedia, skype, and atlassian. all five groups have products i deal with on a very regular basis. ~a
[2010-06-03 10:16:02] - gurkie: yeah, I've been watching the auditions. Vegas week is next week, and I think the announcement of the Top 10 as well. - Stephen
[2010-06-03 09:45:08] - i had no idea that SYTYCD auditions had started... ~gurkie
[2010-06-03 09:34:15] - aaron: i posted that video to my facebook profile. too bad most people don't have control over organizational culture to that extent to make those kinds of changes. -nina
[2010-06-03 00:31:00] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&feature=player_embedded&related 10 min video, needs sound, but i thought it was worth sharing. talks about how people are and aren't motivated by money. there were some studies that showed that the more you paid people for doing a task, the worse a job they did... blah blah. cool video - aaron
[2010-06-02 16:51:18] - title: nm google told me. ~a
[2010-06-02 16:50:41] - title: from? ~a
[2010-06-02 14:12:53] - a: i drink less than one serving. the new stuff i got is really powdery and i can't dissolve a full serving even in a full glass of water. it clumps together and floats at the top of the glass like algae - aaron
[2010-06-02 14:02:37] - paul: regarding "you may or may not be right": "Lead remains in the body for long periods in mineralizing tissue (i.e., teeth and bones). The stored lead may be released into the bloodstream, especially in times of calcium stress (e.g., pregnancy, lactation, osteoporosis), or calcium deficiency, and is of particular risk to the developing fetus." from wp. ~a
[2010-06-02 13:59:10] - http://pc.ign.com/articles/109/1094050p1.html E3 2010: Valve Cancels Portal 2 Event, Promises Surprise. -Paul
[2010-06-02 13:22:30] - i think you may have bigger problems than lead poisoning if it comes to that. - mig
[2010-06-02 13:16:38] - a: You may or may not be right, but I like Aaron's comment about not pooping after 250 protein shakes.
-Paul[2010-06-02 12:59:50] - actually has been since like 11am. - mig
[2010-06-02 12:59:28] - a: he's in a meeting right now. - mig
[2010-06-02 12:41:38] - i guess i pissed off aaron. sorry, aaron!
~a[2010-06-02 11:14:02] - a: Pretty sure each drink I have is one serving or less (one comes in individual packets and when I use the scoops of the other one I often use less than the recommended 3 scoops). -Paul
[2010-06-02 10:55:36] - A: thanks. That's interesting. I'm in a criminal patrol class right now. I'm double learning. Reading the message board AND listening to the lecture ;-p -Dee
[2010-06-02 10:54:41] - aaron: patently incorrect. lead stays in your body (almost) forever. it's why handling very small amounts of lead then eating is a big deal. so it's "250 protein shakes would do it if you drank them all in one lifetime". that's why they say 5ug/day is the maximum. ~a
[2010-06-02 10:51:16] - aaron/paul: how many servings are in your drink? just one? or greater than one? ~a
[2010-06-02 10:39:56] - a: apparently lead poisoning is defined as 10 micrograms/deciliter of blood and symptoms start at 40 micrograms/dL. so i guess that works out to like 200 micrograms. so 250 protein shakes would do it if you drank them all without pooping - aaron
[2010-06-02 10:34:43] - Even then, the one type of protein shake I drink doesn't have above the recommended amounts of any of the metals with three servings and the other drink only has very slightly above the recommended amounts in two metals, so I think I am safe. -Paul
[2010-06-02 10:34:13] - a: 0.833 micrograms of lead per serving? that doesn't sound like a big number. there's probably 0.833 micrograms of pubes in every salad you eat - aaron
[2010-06-02 10:33:54] - a: Well, I know so many diet and exercise programs suggest three protein shakes a day but there is no way I drink that much. I probably average a little less than once a day and have never had more than two in a day. -Paul
[2010-06-02 10:21:50] - while dee is here, and while i'm quoting links from joshua eddy, the right to remain silent is not so much anymore ~a
[2010-06-02 10:19:25] - It's the new American dream... Get someone to pay you off for your stupidity. -Dee
[2010-06-02 10:16:55] - aaron/paul: what's in your protein drink? ~a
[2010-06-01 23:51:35] - a: here is the route i think she was probably walkin along the right side of the road, assuming she was following the directions exactly. there's not a lot of space on the right side cause of that hill so i bet she was walkin along the white line - aaron
[2010-06-01 21:40:33] - not that it matters, but was she walking with or against traffic? was she inside or outside the line when she was struck? either way it's either her or his fault. not google. ~a
[2010-06-01 12:53:42] - http://mashable.com/2010/05/30/google-maps-lawsuit/ people are stupid. -nina
[2010-05-29 22:33:42] - sphere ⊂ spheroid ⊂ ellipsoid. Keep it straight, assholes!
[2010-05-29 12:24:21] - judging from some of the comments ("the best part is when he smacks her boobies" notwithstanding) other people think she was in on it too. or related to him somehow (gf/wife/something). ~a
[2010-05-29 12:18:58] - maybe it was a bit. ~a
[2010-05-29 12:18:29] - bahaha. why didn't she react? ~a
[2010-05-29 10:26:24] - A: I think he is referencing the bad dj video. ABA thanks for the link to that list! -Dee
[2010-05-29 09:18:25] - she? ~a
[2010-05-28 21:47:34] - aaron: I'm impressed. She doesn't react at all. Maybe impressed isn't the right word. -- Xpovos
[2010-05-28 19:54:50] - the monterey bay aquarium publishes a good guide to what kinds of seafood are the best to eat http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/sfw_recommendations.aspx - aba
[2010-05-28 15:42:07] - I love my George foreman grill. No need for butter or oil. I recently spent over $100 at target buying spices to change up our chicken and fish without adding unhealthy stuff. As far as wild caught for the reasons Stephen cited.... That's why I don't like farm raised. -Dee
[2010-05-28 14:57:10] - aaron: Overfishing's bad too! But yeah, the negative effects are very different, and hard to compare. - Stephen
[2010-05-28 14:07:56] - stephen: moreso than overfishing? i guess the two are hard to compare - aaron
[2010-05-28 13:58:36] - aaron: I find it's fairly easy to cook chicken on my george foreman grill, and sprinkling on some Ms. Dash chicken flavoring (I think that's the brand) gives it a pretty acceptable taste without a lot of bad stuff thrown in. -Paul
[2010-05-28 13:54:06] - aaron: http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/aquaculture/dialogues-salmon.html is a fairly trustworthy, not loony site on the dangers of aquaculture. - Stephen
[2010-05-28 13:52:35] - aaron: Farmed seafood is usually higher in toxins (see http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/food/food-safety/animal-feed-and-food/animal-feed-and-the-food-supply-105/seafood-farmed-vs-wild/index.htm ) and lower in good nutrients like Omega-3 fatty acids. As far as the environment is concerned, aquaculture tends to damage coastal ecosystems due to pollution. - Stephen
[2010-05-28 13:32:12] - what are wrong with carbs? one of the only things i remember from my food and nutrition class at vt, was that they told us that low-carb diets were especially unhealthy. i also remember that they said regular (daily?) exercise was pretty much the only way to lose weight. ~a
[2010-05-28 13:14:47] - dee: steak is good too, and i usually get sliced turkey or ham for sandwiches. i stay away from chicken cause i suck at cooking it. fish and steak, i can pretty much eat without any ingredients - but chicken doesn't taste good to me unless it has lots of "stuff" on it (like bbq sauce) and it needs to be cooked at the right temperature too - aaron
[2010-05-28 13:12:23] - dee: oh my favorite is tilapia, salmon... i like the farmed kind. i don't understand, isn't "wild caught seafood" worse for the environment? i certainly wouldn't want to buy paper from "wild chopped trees" - aaron
[2010-05-28 13:10:55] - vamy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZP4Ugev82I&feature=player_embedded this is that "worst wedding dj" video i was telling you about, where they overdub phil collins... (sound makes this a lot funnier...) apparently it was real and the bride/groom stopped payment on the dj once they found out. so he's suing them - aaron
[2010-05-28 13:07:12] - Aaron: Really? What kind of meat tho? I have been making a HUGE effort to pretty much only cook fresh wild caught seafood and organic chicken breast.-Dee
[2010-05-28 13:05:26] - dee: yeah actually I go to the clifton giant sometimes! i prefer bloom though. cheaper meat! - aaron
[2010-05-28 13:05:11] - You guys should totally discuss food more often. I understand food...
-Dee[2010-05-28 12:26:26] - Aaron: Totally agree. Far too many websites focus on single area of nutrition like fat or sugar without taking the big picture into account. Sure, a bagel might be low-fat, but it's also tons of carbs (like Dee said) and complely lacking in protein. -Paul
[2010-05-28 12:25:53] - Aaron: I might have to start DVR'ing that. My mom watches it and always mentions things from it but I normally just catch it by accident. Do you go to the Clifton Giant? I have become a big fan of organic stuff and they really cater to the organic crowd. I love their new layout! -Dee
[2010-05-28 12:23:30] - Dee: like one of my favorite parts was when a trainer "bob" was giving this guy a lecture, he had a bad week weight-wise and bob was like, "i saw you skipping meals wednesday and thursday... this is why you shouldn't do that" sparse meals encourages weight gain! basic stuff like that lots of people don't realize - aaron
[2010-05-28 12:20:31] - dee: Biggest Loser has had a few amusing challenges where it's like, try and pick the dish with less "X". That taught me a little bit about the nutritional value of bagels. Actually that show in general is a really good resource as far as learning about nutrition and exercise, and what does/doesn't make you lose weight - aaron
[2010-05-28 12:18:20] - I agree with Aaron. I use to regularly pick up a DD bagel w/ cream cheese every morning. When I spoke to my nutritionist at my gym she told me that the amount of carbs in that one large bagel was pretty much my entire day's worth!-Dee
[2010-05-28 12:15:18] - lower in calories, higher in protein, shitloads of fat and sugar. if you want a meal that's going to hold you off for 4 hours a mcgriddle is probably the way to go, given the two (not very good) options - aaron
[2010-05-28 12:13:35] - a lot of articles are like "oh, the bacon egg and cheese mcgriddle is terrible for you. how about a bagel instead." and it's like, actually, you know, depending on what you're looking for nutritionally, the mcgriddle might actually better meet your nutritional needs - aaron
[2010-05-28 12:12:17] - i'm glad they didn't focus on meaty dishes, i get annoyed by articles which imply meat is unhealthy. even the five guys burger they highlighted was what, 700 calories? that's not very much. it's a huge burger. the worst stuff is like, cheese, butter, cream, all that heavy stuff is way worse than meat - aaron
[2010-05-28 11:57:33] - Yumm cheesecake factory. I miss real food
Although after being on this diet I really have learned to appreciate food more. I savor my one breadstick each meal. I don't know what I am going to do with myself when I can eat out again! Maybe I'll be done after they serve the complimentary bread -Dee[2010-05-28 11:25:36] - Vinnie: Cheesecake factory portions are ludicrously big? Uh oh...
-Paul[2010-05-28 11:25:09] - apparently i don't have a fullness mechanism. ~a
[2010-05-28 11:22:18] - when I go to cheesecake factory, I often get two full meals out of it. in a way, the most dangerous portion sizes for me to eat it are the ones that are slightly more than what I'd comfortably eat, not the ludicrously big ones like cheesecake factory - vinnie
[2010-05-28 11:20:14] - ...focus more on how bad it is per calorie - vinnie
[2010-05-28 11:19:42] - I feel like we've seen a few of these articles lately that focus a lot on portion size. I'll agree the portion size is kind of a problem in that many people feel compelled to finish what is in front of them and ignore their fullness mechanism (myself included), but often I end up taking leftovers home and splitting big dishes over two meals. I wish these articles would...
[2010-05-28 11:06:57] - Nina: But I love overeating. It's one of the most fun activities I engage in on a regular basis
- Stephen[2010-05-28 10:53:05] - stephen: i think it's all about portion size more than anything else. you shouldn't feel bad about eating heavy cheese loaded pasta with bacon and peas. you should feel bad about eating the equivalent of 10 servings in one sitting. -nina
[2010-05-28 10:13:03] - So much for a few things I enjoy eating: http://www.cspinet.org/nah/articles/xtremeeating2010.html - Stephen
[2010-05-28 10:00:37] - he did a really good job selecting a good sesame character for each street fighter. Well I dunno about Elmo Bison, but that one was beyond hilarious. - mgi
[2010-05-28 09:57:59] - "Our company psychiatrists say now is the time to move onto the last phase of experiencing a tragedy, acceptance mixed with forgetfulness."
[2010-05-28 09:51:29] - http://twitter.com/bpglobalpr "A bird just stole my sandwich! You deserve everything you get, nature!!! #bpcares" - aaron
[2010-05-28 09:25:14] - or i guess i could say which two of the original twelve. but i figure out one of the twelve immediately - aaron
[2010-05-28 09:12:45] - ah! it took me forever to figure out which of the original eight wasn't represented there. - aaron
[2010-05-28 08:53:04] - http://technabob.com/blog/2010/05/17/sesame-street-fighter/ -- Xpovos
[2010-05-28 08:25:27] - a: lol fantastic - aaron
[2010-05-27 19:13:24] - nsfw ~a
[2010-05-27 13:47:35] - I think all the physical violence and peeing would get boring for people after a while, and they'd seek out medical sterilization techniques. You could then opt to get unsterilized with proof of license. -- Xpovos
[2010-05-27 12:46:42] - a: do they need to punch guys in the nuts too? or is that redundant - aaron
[2010-05-27 12:32:37] - they punch you in the stomach every other week. ~a
[2010-05-27 11:59:34] - nina: So, random pregnancy screenings at work? "Sorry, it's been 3 months, come pee on a stick, please" -- Xpovos
[2010-05-27 10:57:48] - nina: meh those years after age 5 are pretty miserable anyway, who needs them
- aaron[2010-05-27 10:56:30] - xpovos: license for conception. abortions for the rest -nina
[2010-05-27 10:55:12] - aaron: no need to abort that kid. he'll dead before he hits 5. -nina
[2010-05-27 10:53:24] - xpovos: neither; just legalize 11th trimester abortions - aaron
[2010-05-27 10:44:41] - nina: I'm sure it's a good idea, but would we expect the extremely limited pool of rational parents to care for all of the children; or would we somehow instead also require a license for conception? -- Xpovos
[2010-05-27 10:38:11] - http://news.ninemsn.com.au//world/1058645/smoking-toddler-too-unfit-to-play-with-friends licenses should be required for parenting -nina
[2010-05-27 10:08:49] - aba: i'm planning a king's dominion trip for late june, I'll make sure you're on that list - vinnie
[2010-05-27 09:43:25] - http://www.howlifeworks.com/health_beauty/Are_Sex_Pheromones_a_True_21st_Century_Love_Potion_729 spray yourself with pheromones, attract the opposite sex, apparently. maybe that's what I'm missing ... - mig
[2010-05-27 09:32:21] - aba: Excellent, more inside the Beltway-ers! - Stephen
[2010-05-26 17:25:32] - i'm going to be in town from june 5th to july 9th (minus 2 weeks in the middle), so let me know if anyone is planning anything! - aba
[2010-05-26 14:55:08] - title: That's what she said. -- Xpovos
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