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[2004-06-21 16:57:33] - it? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:57:28] - Paul: basically everything is all about the money, isn'
[2004-06-21 16:56:26] - Mel: Because he can make more money that way, even if he wants to stay with the Lakers. This way he gets a new contract (for the maximum) instead of keeping his old contract. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:53:56] - Paul: so you think it was mostly Phil's choice to go? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:53:13] - Paul: and why did Kobe go free agent if Buss fired Jackson and let Shaq go just for Kobe? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:52:58] - Mel: No idea. Jeanie Buss has some sort of important position in the Lakers franchise so I think it would be difficult (and stupid) for the owner to have lied to her (especially since it's his own daughter). My guess is that Jeanie was saying it was almost assured that Phil would come back if he wanted to, but Phil decided he didn't want to. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:50:25] - Paul: wow. Interesting information. I wonder what happened there? If Buss lied to his daughter, if she lied to Phil, or if everyone lied to the media. -mel
[2004-06-21 16:49:32] - Mel: What's even weirder is that about a week or two ago Jeanie Buss had said that there was a 95% chance that Phil was coming back next season and when reporters asked Phil about that he pretty much said she was wrong. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:48:17] - Vinnie: Kobe pulled a Kidd on Phil Jackson.
-Paul[2004-06-21 16:47:41] - This is interesting.. " Jackson, whose girlfriend is Jeanie Buss, the owner's daughter... " That will lead to some weird family gatherings, since Buss just fired his daughter's boyfriend. -mel
[2004-06-21 16:46:31] - http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-jackson19jun19,1,5658289.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-nba-lakers -mel
[2004-06-21 16:46:17] - " According to many in and around the organization, Jackson simply became less important to Buss than Bryant was" -mel
[2004-06-21 16:43:52] - Mel: I was going to say unintentionally funny but now that I think about it, I guess he's usually trying to be funny when he says funny things so I guess I'll say mostly intentionally funny. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:42:56] - Paul: Yes. That's what the La Times reported in the Sunday paper. I'll find the url... -mel
[2004-06-21 16:42:51] - Mel: I don't think Shaq is as stupid as some basketball players, but I agree that Kobe seems a lot smarter. I guess I've just never really seen or heard of Kobe doing anything particularly jerk-ish until he cheated on his wife (and nothing since then). -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:41:30] - Vinnie: There are some people who think that he was somewhat forced out by the owner because the owner wants to keep Kobe and he thinks he has a better chance of that if Phil is gone. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:40:42] - Correction: It looks like the Lakers had Shaq and Kobe for a couple of years before Phil arrived. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:40:33] - vinnie: I didn't hear about that yet. So he won't be coaching at all? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:39:59] - Paul: funnier because he says stupid things? or intentionally funny? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:39:24] - Paul: Honestly, I don't think Shaq is very smart. So I think I give him more slack because of that. So I know he is egotistical but I see it as pretty harmless. -mel
[2004-06-21 16:39:18] - Mig: See, I don't see Kobe as being nearly as much of a jerk as Shaq, although I'll admit Shaq is funnier. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:37:05] - phil jackson bugs me. the fact that he probably won't coach next year is very telling. it's like he won't lower himself to an unestablished team - vinnie
[2004-06-21 16:36:16] - i dunno. Kobe just strikes me as a total jerk off asshole. Shaq is a funny asshole. - mig
[2004-06-21 16:35:32] - haha, I forgot for a second this wasn't a chat - vinnie
[2004-06-21 16:34:56] - *** vinnie says yay
[2004-06-21 16:34:38] - /me says yay
[2004-06-21 16:31:24] - I think the Lakers had Shaq and Kobe as a team for one year before Phil showed up, but I could be wrong. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:30:50] - Mel: The Lakers weren't very good before Phil Jackson but his arrival also coincided with the arrival of Shaq and Kobe I believe (give or take a year) -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:30:07] - Mel: I think I respect Kobe more than Shaq. Shaq tends to say more annoying things than Kobe. Also, Shaq for some reason doesn't have to put up with as much scrutiny as Kobe. The media is always quick to lay blame on Kobe but never Shaq. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:26:17] - Paul: Shaq is somewhat egotistical. but he pales in comparison to Kobe. I respect Shaq more than Kobe. -mel
[2004-06-21 16:24:58] - Paul: what were the lakers like before phil jackson? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:24:17] - Paul: as a coach -mel
[2004-06-21 16:15:25] - I don't think Phil Jackson would have nearly the same number of rings or the same good win percentage if he had ever tried coaching a rebuilding team instead of a team ready to win the championship. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:14:26] - Mel: Phil Jackson as a person or a coach? It's hard to judge him as a coach because there are compelling reasons to call him the best ever (9 championship rings and his teams' winning percentage) but he has also always had the luxury of working with some damned good teams. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:13:09] - Mel: I don't really know what kind of person he is, but based on what I've seen, he seems to be egotistical. He's sometimes unstopable but I think that's because the refs let him get away with many offensive fouls. -Paul
[2004-06-21 16:04:34] - Paul: And what do you think about phil jackson? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:04:22] - Paul: not really. I don't dislike him. I've seen interviews of him and he seems like an alright guy. In the one I saw, he talked a lot about his mom. Of course, I've watched him play. He can't be stopped sometimes, even when he's being double teamed. what's you opinion? -mel
[2004-06-21 16:01:51] - *** pierce is.
[2004-06-21 15:58:51] - Mel: Do you have any opinion on Shaq at all? -Paul
[2004-06-21 15:46:09] - pierce: are you happy now? ~a
[2004-06-21 15:43:33] - it was a long line, granted. $str=preg_replace("/^\/me\s+(.*)$start\s*($name)$/e", '$this->tohtml("$2", "*** $2")." $1"',$str); ~a
[2004-06-21 15:42:38] - *** a implements this in one line of code.
[2004-06-21 15:37:31] - Mel: No, I'm not particularly a big fan of his. -Paul
[2004-06-21 15:33:31] - Paul: you don't like Shaq? -mel
[2004-06-21 14:21:34] - vinnie: checkayouremail. - pierce
[2004-06-21 14:18:47] - http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=aldridge_david&id=1825532 Here's hoping that Shaq goes to the Nets and stays away from my Celtics, Pacers and Kings. -Paul
[2004-06-21 13:58:56] - even neil patrick harris looks typecast in the movie
- travis[2004-06-21 13:58:35] - http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/harold_and_kumar/ vinnie brought this movie up before, but i like the way they list the actors: "featuring that asian guy from american pie and that indian guy from van wilder" - travis
[2004-06-21 13:52:05] - quiet today. - pierce
[2004-06-21 11:37:16] - http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=240620119 I like the story about Jack Nicholson in the last paragraph. -Paul
[2004-06-21 11:14:39] - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5060388/ Free video for Travis.
-Paul[2004-06-21 10:58:15] - Travis: I find that hard to believe. Freddy vs Jason was probably the most original thing that happened to Freddy in a long time. -Paul
[2004-06-21 10:36:48] - since it says "creative death rattle" i assume it means the movies aren't offering anything new anymore - travis
[2004-06-21 09:57:48] - Travis: What do they mean that the series' death rattle was Freddy vs Jason? -Paul
[2004-06-21 09:56:23] - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0297753/ Anyone interested in possibly seeing this movie? -Paul
[2004-06-21 09:43:52] - http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271|88813|1|,00.html (hopefully link works) nightmare on elm street reality tv - travis
[2004-06-21 09:41:29] - http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/06/20/estimates_on_hiv_called_too_high/ Estimates on HIV called too high. -Paul
[2004-06-21 09:14:24] - mig: I don't think they see it as giving up on the X-Box as much as wanting to get a head start on the next generation consoles. -Paul
[2004-06-21 09:13:36] - heh, i wouldn't want to be anyone developing for the x-box right now... - mig
[2004-06-21 09:12:52] - microsoft is giving up on the x-box so soon? - mig
[2004-06-21 08:32:09] - http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995091 One step closer to turning our bodies into batteries for the Matrix. -Paul
[2004-06-21 08:29:52] - http://cube.ign.com/articles/523/523583p1.html?fromint=1 X-Box 2 to be released in 2005? -Paul
[2004-06-18 23:51:58] - it's a race! whoever posts their innermost dark secret first is the winner that sounds like something i would say. how suspicious! - aaron
[2004-06-18 23:51:22] - alcohol? ick!
[2004-06-18 23:51:07] - e
[2004-06-18 23:51:05] - cyclops
[2004-06-18 21:14:14] - *** a when did exactly did i turn into an alcoholic?
[2004-06-18 20:51:59] - *** pierce wonders if Adrian has implemented this yet.
[2004-06-18 20:51:25] - Hey, what will it be called if a polygamist ever gets elected president? "First through Seventh Ladies"? - pierce
[2004-06-18 20:49:56] - travis: you wuss. it's only hitting 111 degrees Fahrenheit during the days. http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/40650.html - pierce
[2004-06-18 17:42:56] - thanks paul. boy, it's hot here. now back to you guys - travis
[2004-06-18 16:42:29] - Alrighty, time for me to leave work. Bye! -Paul
[2004-06-18 16:34:13] - Vinnie: Thanks for that update. Now we go to Travis, who will update us on the geo-political situation in the middle east right now.
-Paul[2004-06-18 16:33:28] - pierce: sounds like a plan - vinnie
[2004-06-18 16:32:28] - Travis: Because I made a mistake.
-Paul[2004-06-18 16:32:24] - vinnie: yeah, 10:30? - pierce
[2004-06-18 16:32:18] - Pierce: Oh, I see the confusion now. Basically I just don't think I like her personality, she might be perfectly qualified to be first lady. -Paul
[2004-06-18 16:28:03] - pierce: yeah, let's do that. meet at lisa's or what? - vinnie
[2004-06-18 16:27:36] - taking a look at our four-hour forecast, it looks clear outside at 4:30 but with some darkness creeping over the horizon. it's anyone's guess what will happen in an hour or two. now back to paul and travis in the studio - vinnie
[2004-06-18 16:27:00] - Travis: for us, the question is more whether we can get them to hold it for a week + change, since we can't move in until next sat. - pierce
[2004-06-18 16:26:07] - paul: why'd you direct that joke at vinnie when it was pierce who used the word? - travis
[2004-06-18 16:25:49] - Paul: I was saying that your opinion of Kerry's wife dealt with her as a person, rather than as a potential first lady. Whereas the article you linked to was referring to all the rambing complaints in the context of first-ladyhood, which I interpreted to mean that you had an objection to her on an "official" level. - pierce
[2004-06-18 16:25:30] - when i got my tv, i had to wait about a week (ordered on sunday at the fair lakes best buy, got it delivered the following friday), that was about the first week of december for reference - travis
[2004-06-18 16:24:51] - Vinnie: My mommy says horses have behooves. -Paul
[2004-06-18 16:24:01] - pierce: also, unless you're taking a truck and get lucky enough the store has the tv in stock, you're going to have to wait for delivery anyway - travis
[2004-06-18 16:23:52] - the best buy in fair lakes has both the tvs I linked to, I think. - pierce
[2004-06-18 16:22:52] - vinnie: can we look tomorrow morning, say, 10:30-11? I've got a lot of stuff this weekend and regardless of which projection TV we get it would behoove us to get it this weekend to take advantage of the father's day sales. - pierce
[2004-06-18 16:22:09] - We're seeing a high pressure system moving over through this area, followed by some strong winds and torrential rain. And here's what's happening, in your neck of the woods. -Paul
[2004-06-18 16:20:02] - Paul: you sound like a tv new reporter handing it over to another reporter on location
- travis[2004-06-18 16:15:30] - Looking a little cloudy over here in Rosslyn, how do things look with you, Vinnie? -Paul
[2004-06-18 16:14:04] - Travis: It should be First Gentleman, I would think. I guess the qualifications for First Lady is that you have to be married to the President and probably a female. -paul
[2004-06-18 16:13:50] - First Spouse or First Partner, I'm guessing - vinnie
[2004-06-18 16:10:37] - Paul: well, until the marriage laws change, you have to be female to be in the First Lady position
i guess it'll be called First Man if a woman or gay guy is ever elected president? - travis[2004-06-18 15:50:16] - Pierce: I'm confused a bit. You're saying my attacks were more personal and so it seemed like an attack on her qualifications as first lady? For the record, I'm not so sure there really are qualifications for First Lady anyway.
-Paul[2004-06-18 15:48:57] - nm, if it gets damaged, that won't exactly work - vinnie
[2004-06-18 15:48:08] - about splitting the cost unevenly: the only fair way I can think of doing this is to figure out what percentage we've each paid, then if we move out, agree on a cost at that time, and have one person pay the other the appropriate percentage. confusing but perhaps workable - vinnie
[2004-06-18 15:46:23] - pierce: no, I fully agree. I'm just saying it's still an option if I decide I really don't want to spring for the larger TV. anyway, let's hold off discussing it until I see it - vinnie
[2004-06-18 15:44:31] - do you have any other suggestions? - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:44:19] - I wouldn't be opposed to splitting the TV costs except that everyone I talk to seems to think that it is a guarantee of disaster when it comes time to decide who gets it (or if it gets damaged). - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:43:38] - vinnie: unfortunately, the plan to have one person buy the tv and the other person buy everything else was back before we found out we already have a sofa, kitchen table, chairs, and utensils galore. The "everything else" person would get a really easy deal. - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:41:11] - paul: but your opinion of her seems to take a much more personal-level slant than the article to which you linked, so I thought you were making some sort of claim about her qualification as first lady. - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:22:58] - Pierce: It's kinda like Michael Moore. I don't really object to him making his movies because it's free speech and all, but I certainly don't like him as a person and don't have the same reverence for him that many people do. -Paul
[2004-06-18 15:21:58] - Pierce: It's not really that I object to her, just that I don't think she is this super cool person that a lot of people seem to think. -Paul
[2004-06-18 15:15:21] - the other options are the original plan of one of us buying the TV (you) and the other one buying everything else, or perhaps not quite splitting the price in half - vinnie
[2004-06-18 15:12:49] - it's not outside my scope of reality, but I'll need to see it in person for that much of a price difference. I mean, really, you could get like three non-DLP TVs for the price, and I'm leery (haha) about going for something that expensive and new. I'll go sometime this weekend though - vinnie
[2004-06-18 15:06:40] - but I do believe the claims that DLP and LCD are cheaper to repair, because if any of the three tubes in a CRT projection TV malfunctions, you have to replace all three. - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:05:47] - Also, the lifetime of DLP and LCD is reportedly better because they have fewer parts and don't generate nearly as much heat... but I take that with a grain of salt since the technologies haven't been around long enough to really bear lifetime claims out. - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:03:57] - IMHO, the extra price is worth it... is it completely outside the scope of reality for you? - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:03:13] - Screen burn-in (an issue since we're going to have a number of video game systems hooked up to it) - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:02:58] - Power consumption - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:02:50] - Weight (BIG difference) - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:02:43] - Size (especially, but not only, depth) - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:02:33] - Image clarity (it really is quite noticeable, from what I've seen at Circuit City and Best Buy) - pierce
[2004-06-18 15:02:26] - Pierce: I'm a naturally leery person.
-Paul[2004-06-18 15:02:12] - Vinnie: okay, I'll coopt the board for a minute... considerations that make me prefer LCD or DLP projection over CRT projection: - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:58:32] - pierce: damn. I may have left my outlook open at home, because I don't see your message - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:55:14] - vinnie: you gotsa some more email - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:53:41] - a: as much as I like having more people for basketball, I agree with pierce. I don't think you coming to basketball is gonna make us more likely to play ultimate. if I count correctly, we have five people at least curious about playing ultimate so find us one more - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:53:37] - Paul: okay, though I still don't really see the relevance. If other people want to hate pre-senate Hillary Clinton, or fawn over Teresa Heinz-Kerry, or whatever, I have no problem with it. She would have no official position and as such she is of note merely as a companion of the [potential] president. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:51:33] - Paul: why were you "leery" of two consecutive topics? That's an unusual word. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:51:00] - If I wanted to play ultimate, I'd suggest ultimate. I wouldn't play a different game that I didn't like just in the hopes that a different game would break out. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:50:44] - Pierce: Mayhaps I phrased it wrong. I just meant to say that is why I'm not particularly enamored with her the same way that some people seem to be. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:50:30] - a: you mean, ignoring the fact that I don't like ultimate? - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:49:43] - Paul: by "that article" I was referring to the Kerry's wife article, in case you couldn't guess from context. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:49:39] - pierce: you wouldn't go to basketball in the hopes that people might come play ultimate in the future? ~a
[2004-06-18 14:49:29] - Pierce: I don't think you need to say "yourself excepted" since you said "most people" and so he can just be in the minority. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:49:07] - Paul: wth? That article read like the Time Cube site... nothing she said seemed to follow from the things before. What, exactly, is your objection to this lady who would hold no official government position? What does it have to do with anything? - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:48:50] - http://www.reason.com/links/links061704.shtml A decent enough article about political divides in america, although I'm a bit leery of the author specifically pointing out only Fox News. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:43:49] - oh really? that's news to me. in that case, i'm not coming to basketball anymore. ~a
[2004-06-18 14:43:08] - a: yourself excepted. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:42:53] - a: because most people don't voluntarily do things they don't like. - pierce
[2004-06-18 14:42:04] - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39024 Obviously biased, but this explains a little bit why I'm leery of Kerry's wife. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:41:09] - travis: hey hey, i'm playing basketball even though i hate basketball. why would you not play ultimate? ~a
[2004-06-18 14:36:10] - Mel: Exactly. It's like if I rant and rave about women and then somebody calls me a racist. It's like they weren't even paying attention.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:35:14] - Mel: I've heard the post dislikes a LOT of movies. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:34:54] - Paul: I totally agree. The complaint is practically missing the point. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:34:43] - Vinnie: I know what that work means.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:34:17] - Melnie: Understood. I just thought there were better complaints to have made.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:34:06] - or curmugeonly - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:34:06] - vinnie: haven't heard that word! I'll have to look it up. I need to pay more attention to media bias. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:33:31] - time for lunch. back in an hour.
-mel[2004-06-18 14:33:28] - mel: a lot of stuff. they seem very cantankerous (love that word!) - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:33:12] - I just got my chair in my office properly adjusted and its ridiculous what a difference it makes. All of a sudden my back actually has some support. yay! -mel
[2004-06-18 14:31:43] - Paul: The post really hates everything? -mel
[2004-06-18 14:31:14] - Paul: The person took an approach that I wouldn't have expected with their complaint. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:30:26] - paul: yes, that is actually more accurate. when I meant critical consensus I meant in the positive sense - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:30:03] - Paul: haha. I would be interested in meeting that person too. It was a strange complaint. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:29:31] - and yeah, mel's point is exactly why it's "against diversity". there's a connection between classism and racism - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:29:24] - Vinnie: Really? I've heard that they just always hate everything.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:29:04] - Mel: I understand where you're coming from, and I can certainly sympathize with the company letting him go. I just thought it was a very strange complaint. I would be interested in meeting a person who took the time to send in a complaint like that about something so seemingly non-related. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:28:31] - washington post often goes against critical consensus, actually - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:27:37] - http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39012 Interesting that the Washingtonpost didn't like the new Moore film. For some reason I thought this would be the type of movie they enjoyed. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:27:25] - Paul: I'm not agreeing, I think its a stretch. The guy is against poor people having kids which someone may have interpreted to mean he is against minorities having kids. which means he is against diversity. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:25:43] - Mel: I guess, but I'm still not sure how that article could be construed as being against diversity. Unless being against welfare makes a person "against diversity" now. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:24:15] - http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=39030 I don't agree with most of this article, but I find the opinion expressed to be interesting. Especially the 8th paragraph. -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:23:11] - (in the United States that is). -mel
[2004-06-18 14:22:55] - Paul: well its weakly related to diversity. Poor people are statistically more likely to be black or hispanic than white. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:20:17] - http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=38996 I find the complaint registered against the article to be amusing. What the hell does it have to do with diversity? -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:13:10] - "Just like when early airplanes were flying in 1910, we didn't know what the benefits are, but we were doing it because it was fun." uh... - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:12:31] - Vinnie: If I was joking, I would've said the friend is using an incredibly geeky way to hit on somebody.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:11:53] - http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/frank_deford/06/17/bird.shot/index.html It annoys me that nearly every sports commentator is defending what Larry Bird said when the same people were slamming Rush Limbaugh for saying very similar stuff (IMHO). -Paul
[2004-06-18 14:11:14] - and yeah, I'd agree with paul even though he may have meant it jokingly
- vinnie[2004-06-18 14:10:14] - mel: uh, that is weird... - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:08:22] - Mel: Maybe he's trying to send you a message that he wants to receive more emails from you.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:07:06] - http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/06/18/ssone.flight.history/ more about SpaceShipOne's flight on Monday -mel
[2004-06-18 14:05:22] - vinnie: hmm, I checked out the invitation process and I still think what my friend did was a little weird. he didn't send me an invitation but instead must have sent it to himself and set up my e-mail account himself. he even put himself in my address book. kind of strange. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:04:53] - Vinnie: No, but I can enjoy basketball DESPITE being unable to throw one.
-Paul[2004-06-18 14:02:52] - vinnie: yes, at least to play with for a few weeks to see what I think. I can use it for the same stuff I use my hotmail account for (registration type stuff where I think I might get spam if I use my regular e-mail). have you tried it? has anyone here tried gmail? -mel
[2004-06-18 14:01:37] - mel: so you are gonna take the g-mail account? - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:01:13] - travis: haha, I had that same mental picture. we are weird - vinnie
[2004-06-18 14:01:12] - vinnie: haha. nice response. -mel
[2004-06-18 14:00:51] - and we can throw a basketball?
- vinnie[2004-06-18 14:00:00] - I would like ultimate a lot more if I was capable of throwing a frisbee -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:58:49] - a: good thing six is more than enough since i don't like ultimate
- travis[2004-06-18 13:58:02] - paul: i'm guessing they meant he could throw like that immediately after being born, not before birth like we're thinking - travis
[2004-06-18 13:55:53] - Travis: I'm trying to figure out where he got ahold of a regulation ball inside of the womb.
-Paul[2004-06-18 13:55:13] - Mel: I liked this one better: "'Maxim' fired back by inking a smaller deal with a 38-year-old Andrea Barber, a.k.a. Kimmy Gibbler" -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:54:59] - "he could zip a regulation ball right out of the womb." that's a good mental image for the rest of the day
- travis[2004-06-18 13:51:59] - Paul: "Playboy" reportedly offered Mary Kate and Ashley $20 million each to pose for the June 2014 issue. "That's not even, like, one percent, of our net worth," Ashley responded through her publicist. haha. -mel
[2004-06-18 13:50:25] - vinnie: ah ok. that explains my confusion about gmail. thanks. -mel
[2004-06-18 13:46:04] - a: If you want to do a different sport, you could always plan something for Sunday so we could do basketball and your sport at the same time. -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:37:06] - vinnie: we've had six people playing basketball, that's more than enough for ultimate. ~a
[2004-06-18 13:36:34] - vinnie: i'm thinking further in the future. like after we get bored playing basketball every weekend. ~a
[2004-06-18 13:35:50] - weather.com said it might rain today, but it was only going to be a little in the mid afternoon. afterword it's just supposed to be cloudy. - mig
[2004-06-18 13:34:40] - I could be wrong but I don't think we have enough interest for ultimate - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:34:15] - a: after basketball today? or tomorrow? - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:34:05] - tilde a votes for ultimate. ~a
[2004-06-18 13:33:22] - "probably" - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:33:10] - all: what sport are we playing after basketball? ~a
[2004-06-18 13:32:43] - Weatherman: I'm going to probably show up no matter what but if nobody else shows up after awhile I'll probably go home. -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:31:24] - psst! rumors of rain around 4 pm. are we still on for basketball? - shady-weatherman
[2004-06-18 13:25:42] - Mig: Except I seemingly play "better" in the rain.
-Paul[2004-06-18 13:25:17] - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=rovell/040618 What will the world be like in 2014? -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:23:00] - http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/18/1087245082618.html?oneclick=true that wacky madonna and her religion - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:22:16] - mig: I think it still looks a bit iffy... so don't jinx it - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:20:51] - finally. - mig
[2004-06-18 13:20:45] - alright! no rain today. - mig
[2004-06-18 13:18:31] - Vinnie: I never had any intention to get a gmail account and yet I've already seen benefits from it because Yahoo has decided to up my yahoo mail account to 100 MB
-Paul[2004-06-18 13:17:43] - Vinnie: I don't think invites go for huge sums anymore but they are still somewhat sought after. -Paul
[2004-06-18 13:16:40] - *set up an account for you - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:16:27] - oh, if you were confused why your friend set up an account, it's because the accounts are still invite-only. you earn invites by using your account or something like that - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:15:31] - mel: consider yourself lucky! g-mail account go for a pretty penny on ebay. or they did, at one point recently - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:13:28] - or "rolling rock-the-vote". I like that one better - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:11:32] - "mock-the-vote" - vinnie
[2004-06-18 13:02:51] - mel: though i would think they also have web interfaces you can access to do stuff like upload stuff and the like. - mig
[2004-06-18 13:02:08] - mel: well as long as you know how to use ssh and basic linux stuff you should be fine. - mig
[2004-06-18 12:45:21] - Mel: Great. So now we're encouraging people to vote drunk.
-Paul[2004-06-18 12:27:32] - mig: it wouldn't really, but I thought some hosting places might be more set-up to cater to linux users than windows users and vice versa. -mel
[2004-06-18 12:24:52] - mel: why would your os matter if you are using somebody else's machine for hosting? - mig
[2004-06-18 12:22:50] - This is kind of strange. I just got an e-mail from a friend saying he made a gmail account for me (soriano-at-gmail) and would I like to try using it. ??? -mel
[2004-06-18 12:20:21] - mig: The prices are a lot better than I thought they would be. -mel
[2004-06-18 12:20:04] - mig: Does it matter that I am using a windows machine? -mel
[2004-06-18 12:19:05] - mig: thanks, I'll check those out. -mel
[2004-06-18 12:12:43] - mel: poehosting.com, logjamming.com, - mig
[2004-06-18 12:10:12] - hey, where's a good place to host a site anyway? do you guys have any suggestions? -mel
[2004-06-18 12:05:09] - http://www.rochesterdandc.com/news/0618SM4KQJ4_news.shtml Free beer if you register too vote. New get-out-the-vote concept. -mel
[2004-06-18 12:03:33] - http://www.statesman.com/business/content/auto/epaper/editions/friday/business_042d39ac75eb01460063.html summer intern becomes company president. strange turn of events. -mel
[2004-06-18 11:54:48] - Paul: ok. well eventually I'll move my journal to a btter spot. I'd rather not have it on livejournal. It was just easiest for now and I admit I'm lazy.
-mel[2004-06-18 11:53:46] - Travis: Highest rated finals in like four years I think. People wanted to see if the Lakers could come back. -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:53:12] - Anyway, it's lunchtime for me. Be back in a bit. -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:52:57] - and man, that rating number for the game in detroit is insane, almost 50? i'm not even sure what that number means but i know that's incredibly high - travis
[2004-06-18 11:52:57] - Travis: Heh, I was going to use that article in defense of what I was saying.
Namely, that ABC only jumped on the bandwagon at the end. -Paul[2004-06-18 11:52:21] - Mel: Also, don't expect many comments from me on your journal because livejournal won't accept comments from my IP address because it's a common source of spam or some such nonsense. -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:51:51] - Paul: see, even Tolbert was converted “One thing I want to stop hearing is ‘What happened to the Los Angeles Lakers?’ I’ll tell you what happened to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Detroit Pistons happened to the Los Angeles Lakers.” - travis
[2004-06-18 11:51:49] - Paul: Thanks, I'll read it right now. -mel
[2004-06-18 11:51:16] - Mel: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/06/17/let_the_enterprise_in_space_be_private/ I thought you might enjoy that article. -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:51:01] - Mel: Yeah, I saw that. Not surprising, considering it's Reason. -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:50:33] - Paul: the guy who wrote about adopting the Chinese girl is the author of "Saying Yes: In Defense of Drug Use." interesting title. -mel
[2004-06-18 11:28:35] - http://www.detnews.com/2004/pistons/0406/17/b02-186843.htm Did anybody know Darko suffered a broken hand? -Paul
[2004-06-18 11:15:38] - Luckily for me, I don't even have to THINK about home theaters until I actually get a home.
-Paul[2004-06-18 11:04:08] - that's pretty generous of circuit city, then. now if best buy would only be consistent in the data it displays for each tv (they don't always show all the same fields, like one of your tvs lists number of pixels and the other doesn't) - travis
[2004-06-18 11:02:50] - Good quote from The Onion AV Club's review of Garfield, related to our discussion: "The popularity of Davis' strip represents the ultimate triumph of mediocrity". - pierce
[2004-06-18 11:01:50] - travis: according to the lady in the store yesterday, it's match-then-discount, not the other way around. - pierce
[2004-06-18 10:52:25] - pierce: so circuit city would bring their price down to match best buy, then take another 10% off? you'd think they'd try to match up the 10% off price to best buy's price - travis
[2004-06-18 10:31:55] - Hmm, that didn't quite work out. Let's try these links... http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051806301003&skuId=5333472&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat31800050029&cmp=++ http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1055388005975&skuId=5568753&productCategoryId=cat03006&type=product - pierce
[2004-06-18 10:30:12] - Vinnie: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=cat12014&type=page&_requestid=8110 this TV is on sale at Best Buy, and Circuit City is having a 10% off sale for projection TVs and they pricematch. Maybe one to consider? - pierce
[2004-06-18 10:14:52] - Pierce: Ok. -Paul
[2004-06-18 10:13:54] - http://www.reason.com/sullum/061804.shtml A brief story about adopting a Chinese girl. -Paul
[2004-06-18 10:13:44] - Paul: no, I can't make it today, sorry. - pierce
[2004-06-18 10:11:23] - a:
That must've been hilarious with Jon Stewart saying it. -Paul[2004-06-18 10:04:21] - paul: exactly. the daily show's response to: "The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al-Qaida is because there was a relationship between Iraq and al-Qaida," was: "ok, well then, you're wrong twice." ~a
[2004-06-18 09:54:17] - http://ap.dodgeglobe.com/stories/20040617/2244952.shtml And why should the american people believe Bush at all? -Paul
[2004-06-18 09:49:55] - http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_991536.html Female panda pregnant after watching panda porn -Paul
[2004-06-18 09:36:02] - Pierce: You coming to basketball today? -Paul
[2004-06-18 09:35:58] - some people claimed 1-2 week turnaround time to get dvds - travis
[2004-06-18 09:35:30] - i did a random search of some odd movies (some asian movies i've gotten from netflix and some cult movies paul wanted) and they had them all (even one that netflix didn't have), but i read some reviews and it sounds like their service is pretty bad, at least for the east coast - travis
[2004-06-18 09:12:05] - Besides which, my original plan was to split the service with my mom, and I doubt she'd want to see ads for "Debbie Does Denver 2004". - pierce
[2004-06-18 09:10:41] - Travis: how is their selection of non-porn? I didn't really investigate much other than netflix, because as I saw it the most successful service would be the one with the best selection. - pierce
[2004-06-18 08:55:24] - http://www.ucomics.com/boondocks/ Hehehe.
-Paul[2004-06-17 22:55:02] - anybody heard anything about http://hitflix.com/ (nsfw) it's like netflix (same price for same amount of dvds) but also has porn (yes, probably not of interest to most of you but i'm wondering if anybody investigated other sites before joining netflix) - travis
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