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[2006-06-14 14:47:22] - what does it mean if your 2nd year's salary increase is less than your first year's? i didn't work hard enough? -sm
[2006-06-14 14:44:48] - heh. that's not the url field. (wl = watchlist
) ~a[2006-06-14 14:44:20] - wl
[2006-06-14 14:27:51] - a: Well, I don't necessarily think he is 5'3" also but I thought he was shorter than 5'11". -paul
[2006-06-14 14:27:22] - a: Yes, I always thought James Marsters was short. 5'11" sounds too tall to me. -Paul
[2006-06-14 14:27:02] - yeah, 8 inches is a lot! ~a
[2006-06-14 14:26:17] - OH! you thought he was short. ~a
[2006-06-14 14:26:05] - (5'9" is average male us height, i just looked it up) ~a
[2006-06-14 14:26:03] - a: I was under the impression he was pretty short since he often seems to be the same height as Buffy (who is listed as 5'3"). -Paul
[2006-06-14 14:25:29] - 5'11" is like average us male height, right? ~a
[2006-06-14 14:24:10] - is that tall or short? 5'11" isn't really that short assuming you think he's taller. ~a
[2006-06-14 14:22:03] - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/bio Does anybody else find it hard to believe that James Marsters (Spike on Buffy: The Vampire Slayer) is 5'11" ? -Paul
[2006-06-14 13:34:00] - sam: if you accidentally continued clicking thumbnails, and accidentally beat off at your desk, that might be a different story... but sys admins could tell the difference between someone navigating that kind of a site, and someone just surfing to it accidentally - aaron
[2006-06-14 13:33:14] - sam: i wouldn't worry, i don't think anybody ever got fired for accidentally navigating to a porn site at work - aaron
[2006-06-14 11:48:32] - a: yeah I had journalism with him. I can attest to his laziness (and mine as well).
someone mentioned that he won this contest a year or so ago on the message board I think - vinnie[2006-06-14 11:29:43] - a: Not too much, but I remember Conor Lastowka. -Paul
[2006-06-14 11:12:38] - well, the last guy "introduced" in the picture section, but the third guy introduced in the actual interview part. ~a
[2006-06-14 11:11:35] - anybody recognize greg (the last guy introduced)? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib9UUxmcLog ~a
[2006-06-14 10:44:30] - a: It's probably not too unusual, especially when certain directors have certain actors they like working with. -Paul
[2006-06-14 10:00:16] - no way! steve buscemi and peter stormare both had big parts in three movies together (all within two years): fargo, big lebowski, and armageddon. i wonder how many pairs of people play big parts in three movies together in such a small period of time. ~a
[2006-06-14 08:10:33] - http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060612-123713-4122r.htm i feel so much better that homeland security is there to do a stupendous job for our safety. - mig
[2006-06-13 22:58:42] - *** a edits the page paul linked to.
[2006-06-13 22:14:24] - no, it's not. . . . darn. ~a
[2006-06-13 20:32:07] - fortunately, i don't think it was a porn site... -sam
[2006-06-13 20:30:52] - omg... i was so nervous... on the URL box of firefox, i typed in f and acidently hit enter at work. it took me to fuckedcompany.com -sam
[2006-06-13 18:06:43] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_effect "It has been known for players of first-person shooter games to panic briefly upon noticing the lack of a crosshair in the centre of their real-world field of vision" Creepy. -Paul
[2006-06-13 17:41:37] - a: I can see what you're saying, but I think they fulfill different areas of need. I probably wouldn't be playing much DS Lite at home and I certainly wouldn't be playing much Xbox360 on the road. -Paul
[2006-06-13 17:28:22] - paul: didn't you just buy a 360? i'm not saying it's bad to buy a 360 and a dslite at the same time, it just seems weird if you're spending tons of time playing a 360, to go out and buy a dslite. like, you'd probably end up playing a lot less 360 or you'd end up not playing the dslite very much. ~a
[2006-06-13 14:51:14] - mig: I will e-mail you mine. I don't believe I have yours. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 14:45:47] - migvos: i will be heading out in a bit. see you guys later! - aba
[2006-06-13 14:45:26] - mig: i just IMed it to migtjvt. - aba
[2006-06-13 14:26:37] - all: Should I get a Nintendo DS Lite? I had pretty much decided not to get one since I don't think I would get enough use out of it to be worthwhile but people keep trying to convince me to buy one and I have to admit I'm tempted. -Paul
[2006-06-13 14:24:39] - abvos: i have neither of your cell #s. - mig
[2006-06-13 14:16:34] - a: Good to know. I'll make sure to immediately delete any emails I get from friends from now on.
-Paul[2006-06-13 14:15:55] - Xpovos: Well, I do think that AMD is trying to expand into new territory a bit but I think it's a logic expansion and it helps them match up with Intel better. As for the other way around, I'm not sure if any chips that AMD makes would necessarily help ATI with their video cards. -Paul
[2006-06-13 12:50:35] - paul: no. the emails can be "from" people you know. i.e. you might see an email that's from a friend (but is actually a virus). ~a
[2006-06-13 12:47:23] - Paul: If I make vid cards, I use chips and other stuff. If I buy a chip-maker, I've increased my product line's efficiency vertically. If I'm a chip maker, my products use silicon and that's about it. If I buy a vid card company, it means I'm expanding into a new field. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 12:35:30] - Xpovos: Why does one way make more sense than the other way? Besides, I get the sense AMD is less interested in the video card capabilities and more interested in their chipset capabilities. Also, I think AMD is the larger company. -Paul
[2006-06-13 12:29:25] - Paul: Except that it doesn't make a whole lot of sense for a chip company to buy a vid card company, but it does make a ton of sense for a vid card company to buy a chip company... so I'm guessing the merger will be more the other way. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 12:28:38] - aba: Yes, that's the one I have. Thanks. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 11:44:43] - a: Sounds like as long as I don't open my spam (which I don't do anyway), I should be ok. Is that a good assumption? -Paul
[2006-06-13 11:44:20] - Xpovos: Well, it sounds like technically AMD would be buying ATI so you could hope that AMD would make ATI a better company. -Paul
[2006-06-13 11:12:38] - a: well crap. i already checked my yahoo mail today. -amy
[2006-06-13 11:10:43] - nope, it's the same. it should end in 1683. i am guessing that i will be there way before both of you so i will bring a book to read or something. - aba
[2006-06-13 11:04:04] - aba: Has your cell # changed? I have one for you, but it's probably from about the time we last did a concert. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 11:03:41] - migaba: I'll be coming from Arlington later than I'd like, but must make accomodations for both my work schedule and Kris'. We'll be carpooling down 66, though, so the traffic won't be bad except outside Vienna. I expect I'll get there at or before 6. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 10:59:13] - migvos: i'm going to leave here (arl) early and hang out near nissan before the show since the traffic on 66 will be godawful. i have a blanket, and i will probably bring some snack-y type foods with me. call my cell when you get there? - aba
[2006-06-13 10:34:01] - paul: don't check your mail today: http://it.slashdot.org/it/06/06/13/1226209.shtml ~a
[2006-06-13 10:12:03] - xpoba: i'm leaving work around 4:30ish. I know it's a bit late to leave but end of pay period leaves little time to make up hours if i leave any earlier. - mig
[2006-06-13 09:02:25] - dave: *weep* What happens when one of the companies I love merges with one I hate? -- Xpovos
[2006-06-13 08:27:43] - http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/amd-ati.ars AMD + ATI merger rumors -dave
[2006-06-12 18:09:44] - paul: lol. "That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life. I’d rather listen to the Spanish than the foul language of the college students." discrimination==bad! age_discrimination==good!
~a[2006-06-12 18:04:08] - because i fucking hate victims. ~a
[2006-06-12 18:03:54] - a: Why are you blaming the victims? -Paul
[2006-06-12 18:03:32] - women told 'not to go outside' to avoid rape. ~a
[2006-06-12 18:03:07] - dui defendants told 'drink less' to avoid dui charges. people told 'not to go out with friends on the weekend' to avoid getting mugged. ~a
[2006-06-12 17:01:17] - http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=860222006 Women told 'drink less' to avoid rape -amy
[2006-06-12 16:09:40] - http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13272368/?GT1=8211 Philly officials eye eatery’s English-only sign. -Paul
[2006-06-12 15:23:40] - Xpovos: Actually, the second game was very close because I managed to throw two interceptions in the red zone to the same receiver running the same route. I think I only won by two points and now my red zone scoring percentage is anemic. -Paul
[2006-06-12 14:18:32] - Paul: Ick. Sorry. At least you won your game. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-12 14:18:14] - mig: He didn't want to. Long live freedom of choice. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-12 14:16:52] - Xpovos: Too bad that can't happen in our franchise. By the way, my rookie RB is out for 13 weeks with his fractured arm. No rushing title for him. -Paul
[2006-06-12 14:15:55] - a: I don't know what movie you're talking about with the kids having sex, but I'm pretty sure I could come up with a couple more controversial films than Passion of the Christ (although I admit I haven't seen the movie). -Paul
[2006-06-12 14:15:07] - Dave: I wonder if that's good news for AMD or not. -Paul
[2006-06-12 13:59:03] - xpovos: i feel bad for him, but at the same time, i have to wonder at his rationale for not wearing a helmet. - mig
[2006-06-12 12:36:24] - Wow: Poor Rotty http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2480830 -- Xpovos
[2006-06-12 09:58:33] - http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2800 AMD plans price cuts right after Intel releases Conroe. 30% on Athlon 64 and 50% on Athlon 64 X2 -dave
[2006-06-10 17:04:32] - yeah, then there was "kids" about kids having sex. yeah, so the main character likes having sex with virgins. in fact, he succeeds in having sex with two virgins in one 24 hour period. and, oh yeah, he has aids. very great movie too. ~a
[2006-06-10 11:14:15] - oh, heh, that movie was on his list too. but still, it was far more controversial. ~a
[2006-06-10 11:13:18] - a far more controversial movie about the same subject was "the last temptation of christ" ~a
[2006-06-10 11:12:14] - paul: i saw it. it wasn't very controversial. ~a
[2006-06-10 01:14:32] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/09/AR2006060901250.html Passion of the Christ most controversial film. Really? It was that controversial? -Paul
[2006-06-09 22:22:09] - you know, i only know that i paid the correct ammount. if steve paid you too much, too little, that's his fault. i'm going to pay you the $4 he gave me anyways. ~a
[2006-06-09 18:37:44] - a: or was it more like $115? somewhere in there - aaron
[2006-06-09 18:33:15] - a: it was pretty close. I got $81, our bill was around $118 (including tax + tip)... but yes, $85 would be closer - aaron
[2006-06-09 16:39:16] - it is all the more disturbing because to my observation and research until this point, i thought that centipedes stayed by the ceilings, walls, and floors, and generally avoided beds and clothes and stuff. now i'll never sleep ;_; -amy
[2006-06-09 16:38:36] - Paul: LOL the comments are priceless. But I found the most disturbing thing not to be the pictures, but this: "The first we found last December was ON OUR BED, and was easily a foot long. I grabbed that sucker with my tongs and yanked it off our bed, and I'll never forget the Velcro sound all of its legs made as they let go one by one." Such vivid imagery. -amy
[2006-06-09 15:49:55] - dave: While it woule be more convenient for me, I don't know that it helps too many other people out, and it does put a crimp in things, and there's no saying traffic or the situation will be any better the next time 'round. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 14:47:41] - we could reschedule for some other time if people would rather -dave
[2006-06-09 14:47:21] - Paul: I considered it, but even going around the long loop of 495 you're out of my way.
Still... I mgiht. -- Xpovos[2006-06-09 14:46:53] - aba: Just for that I'll bean someone with my water bottle. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 14:42:22] - paul: i refuse to click on that link. ~a
[2006-06-09 14:40:56] - xpovos: i am sure they feel that nin fans will be more rowdy than the crowds at a regular event as i think those rules are especially for this concert.
- aba[2006-06-09 14:36:42] - http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/34709834/m/172003559731 Bug pictures for Amy.
-Paul[2006-06-09 14:32:54] - a: That sounds like everybody else's fault.
-Paul[2006-06-09 14:24:49] - paul: you're not on anyone's way.
~a[2006-06-09 13:32:19] - Well, I'm planning on going to Dave's this Saturday so if anybody wants to get a ride with me, you're welcome to stop by my place instead of fighting through traffic. -Paul
[2006-06-09 13:20:57] - aba: Wtf? Ah, well. Wolftrap is better for that kind of thing. I guess it pays to be snooty occasionally. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 12:16:58] - xpovos: no alcohol. beverages are limited to one plastic water bottle per person. i am sure they will be selling beer for $$$$$ there though.
- aba[2006-06-09 12:08:14] - a: I'm also contemplating not going, because of traffic.
I really want to, though. -- Xpovos[2006-06-09 11:07:07] - xpovos: very good point! ~a
[2006-06-09 11:02:29] - aaron: steve said he didn't pay you enough. i added it to my wiki page. he's sorry. ~a
[2006-06-09 10:54:43] - aba: I haven't yet discussed plans with my friend, so I need to finalize those before I can say anything more concrete, but snacky foods on blankets, etc sounds good. Bread, cheese, wine, beer, all excellent choices, assuming Nissan lets in alcohol. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 10:53:16] - a: 395->295 will be packed to avoid the bridge, you can be sure. I'm contemplating going around the long way on 495 past Tyson's. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 09:48:32] - a: if you want, you might still be able to get tickets. we got the $20 lawn tickets. - aba
[2006-06-09 09:48:16] - event info page - http://www.nissanpavilion.com/npsr_artist_nin.htm - aba
[2006-06-09 09:47:49] - xpovos: lots open at 4, gates open at 5, concert starts at 7. when were you planning on getting there? also, because of the timing and the fact that we have lawn tickets, any interest in bringing a blanket and snack-y type foods? - aba
[2006-06-09 09:11:41] - actually, 395N->295N is pretty sucky compared to 95N now that i'm so much closer to 95N. you're right, that is useful news. ~a
[2006-06-09 08:59:49] - xpovos: i think only you and me would think of going accross the bridge. and i would consider 395N->295N anyways. ~a
[2006-06-09 08:12:58] - For those considering going to Dave's this weekend: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/bal-bridge0608,0,1953384.story?track=mostviewedlink -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 07:47:29] - aba: I'll be coming, I know mig is, and I'll be bringing a friend of mine. I had planned on at least meeting up. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 07:47:04] - a: We coordinated it on the message board. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-09 00:35:03] - i didn't know nin was playing next week. thanks for inviting me
~a[2006-06-09 00:17:53] - just out of curiousity, who all is going to see NIN next week? xpovos? mig? a? travis? .... any interest in coordinating plans? - aba
[2006-06-08 18:01:07] - "Zarqawi was a strange character—a thug without a constituency. He was never “part of” al Qaeda, just used it as a cover. His own clan in Jordan was after him; his ideological mentor, Al Maqdissi, criticized him, as did Al Zawahiri. Iraqi Sunni groups hated him—to say nothing about the Shias." - Michael Radu, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Center
[2006-06-08 12:21:14] - Xpovos: Better than the infinite ERA he would've gotten with no outs registered... -Paul
[2006-06-08 12:20:22] - Paul: At least he got 2/3 of an inning... -- Xpovos
[2006-06-08 11:56:11] - a: Well, I was also going to sell but I decided to try to hold out for a year to get the tax break. I blame the government for my stock losses.
-Paul[2006-06-08 11:45:20] - paul: i WAS going to sell amd when it was at 40. i said I AM GOING TO SELL. and then i didn't. ~a
[2006-06-08 11:28:33] - Xpovos: Yeah, that's what ended up happening. It's still quite an accomplishment, especially considering it all happened in 2/3rds of an inning. -Paul
[2006-06-08 11:28:02] - Dave: The only thing that's going to save me is if stocks start going back up. I really wish I had sold AMD when it was at $40
-Paul[2006-06-08 11:13:04] - Paul: HBP? -- Xpovos
[2006-06-08 10:58:36] - paul: the good news is I still have a week ^_^ -dave
[2006-06-08 10:58:13] - paul: yeah, i need stuff to climb a bit, otherwise i'm gonna get a ton of stock put to me in a week -dave
[2006-06-08 10:43:48] - *Grumble* Today has not started off well.
-Paul[2006-06-08 10:42:04] - And how exactly does a pitcher give up 3 earned runs off of two hits and no walks? -Paul
[2006-06-08 10:41:34] - Yeesh, my stocks are down $1k today and losing more by the minute. -Paul
[2006-06-08 07:48:05] - http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13195017/ al-Zarqawi killed -dave
[2006-06-07 16:48:46] - aaron: aren't you usually at ddr by now?
~a[2006-06-07 16:39:12] - a: the part about "nobody require that marriage be granted" could be (gramattically) interpreted in much sillier ways - aaron
[2006-06-07 16:21:36] - paul: finally! - mig
[2006-06-07 16:03:43] - mig: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2474267 McNair to Ravens. -Paul
[2006-06-07 15:06:07] - a: well the whole thing is pointless anyways since it didn't pass. -dave
[2006-06-07 14:25:13] - here's my simplification: "Marriage is a union of a man and a woman. Nobody will require that marriage be granted to any union other than the union of a man and a woman." it sounds correct to me (if not extremely hard to read) and it sounds like they aren't banning gay marriage, but they are making sure nobody requires that a specific church hold gay marriages. ~a
[2006-06-07 14:23:55] - a: yeah, that's quite odd, although the first part of the amendment is quite clear -dave
[2006-06-07 14:22:07] - a: ahh, ty -dave
[2006-06-07 14:17:21] - dave: it's in a big blue box called "Amendment Text" ~a
[2006-06-07 14:17:03] - dave: it's from your link! ~a
[2006-06-07 14:14:08] - mig: where'd you get that? it def. sounds like that would ban any amendment banning gay marriage -dave
[2006-06-07 12:48:08] - At least, not if it's trying to ban gay marriage. -Paul
[2006-06-07 12:47:49] - Aaron: Yeah, I was actually wondering that myself. Maybe I'm not reading it right, but that doesn't sound like it's worded correctly. -Paul
[2006-06-07 12:44:20] - which sounds like a damn good amendment really - aaron
[2006-06-07 12:43:46] - a: it sounds like, "states can't require marriage between anything but men and women", or in other words, "states can force you (if you are a man) to marry a woman, but they can't force you to marry a man" - aaron
[2006-06-07 12:22:24] - sure. ~a
[2006-06-07 12:09:46] - a: sfm? - aaron
[2006-06-07 12:06:10] - mig: what the hell does that quote even mean? i looked up confer and i still have no freakin' idea. ~a
[2006-06-07 12:02:59] - paul: oh yeah? well my guess is because it is the underdog position! ~a
[2006-06-07 11:52:54] - Dave: My guess is because for most members of the media, it probably does seem like an underdog issue since they probably don't know a lot of people who support it. -Paul
[2006-06-07 11:47:44] - "Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman." that sounds less like a piece of legislation and more like a superme court ruling. - mig
[2006-06-07 11:39:22] - what's amazing is that 45 states pass something like that, and it still seems like (from the media etc) that it is the underdog viewpoint -dave
[2006-06-07 11:37:24] - what I found interesting was this "45 states have passed laws or constitutional amendments defining marriage as a pact between a man and a woman" frankly, that's rather surprising to me -dave
[2006-06-07 11:36:55] - http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/07/same.sex.marriage/index.html senate blocks same-sex marriage ban -dave
[2006-06-07 08:50:04] - smello: i can do that - aaron
[2006-06-06 18:03:18] - i guess that was aaron/vinnie. ~a
[2006-06-06 18:03:09] - aaron: do you want to do ddr tomorrow (wednesday) instead? ~a
[2006-06-06 14:34:24] - - eep!
[2006-06-06 14:32:30] - "the gravitational 'force' as experienced locally while standing on a massive body (such as the Earth) is actually the same as the pseudo-force experienced by an observer in a non-inertial (accelerated) frame of reference!"
[2006-06-06 11:50:04] - i think it's like the metric system. it's very hard to change from. the only difference being that arizona among other places have already done it! ~a
[2006-06-06 10:41:12] - paraquote: "I don't know how DST keeps getting exteded, everyone I know hates it." -- Xpovos
[2006-06-06 09:41:43] - a: i think i have expressed my ire over dst on more than one occasion. - mig
[2006-06-06 09:20:12] - *** a moves to arizona.
[2006-06-06 09:14:06] - i'm not the only one who hates dst DOWN WITH DST. ~a
[2006-06-06 08:56:30] - This one is particularly amusing, given the other errors: "Our local Radio Shaq (yes I know this is misspelled. It’s intentional you spelling Nazis!)" -- Spelling Nazi
[2006-06-06 08:53:26] - He seems to have a poor grasp of posessives within the English language too... "A quick trip down to our local Gamestop, some funny looks when danny told them what we were doing with them, and 40.00 for a set of there self branded dance pads and were off to a running start." -- Xpovos
[2006-06-05 23:28:24] - a: Heh, I was going to ask how the sensors worked too since I didn't see anywhere where he described it but I didn't want to sound stupid.
-paul[2006-06-05 19:22:47] - i don't understand how they work either. he seemed to spend a very long time making the sensors but he didn't spend much time describing them. ~a
[2006-06-05 19:16:17] - also, aluminum is a FUN word to type. i did it totally subconsciously, where i turn my right hand sideways into the keyboard and just "run the steps". aluminum! aluminuminuminuminum. inuminum. (goes home) - aaron
[2006-06-05 19:13:14] - a: I don't totally understand how the sensors work. Does the aluminum tape make contact with itself through the "foamy"? also is foamy really a noun? i don't think this guy knows what he's talking about! (j/k) - aaron
[2006-06-05 16:54:55] - serious home pads (better than arcade quality for once!) click on the links at the bottom of the page for more pictures. he stole the electronics from a cheap home pad. ~a
[2006-06-05 16:31:58] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saccharin did anybody else know that saccharin products are no longer required to display warning labels? i didn't realize that happened so recently - aaron
[2006-06-05 15:04:44] - a: Maybe, although I don't think it would be the best example since you never really have to press a button at exactly the right time (there is usually a window of time). Besides, I don't think I can play New Tetris on my Xbox360.
-Paul[2006-06-05 14:58:04] - newtetris really is the only game i play at home ever. would nt be an example of one such game? ~a
[2006-06-05 14:56:04] - a: I haven't played any games on my Xbox360 which I think would showcase a lag problem. I've played my 360 on two different TVs and didn't really notice any difference. I'm hoping that means there is no lag problems but I won't feel really assured until I play something like DDR or Madden, where precision button pressing is important. -Paul
[2006-06-05 14:52:32] - i guess you did say that you have to play a specific type of game to notice. you weren't playing one of those games on the other tv i assume. ~a
[2006-06-05 14:51:57] - paul: oh, you said that you used it with another tv and didn't notice a difference. did both tvs have this problem? ~a
[2006-06-05 14:24:36] - a: If there was a lag problem, though, I would be almost positive it was my TV's fault since I've read plenty of stuff online where people have had lag problems with my kind of TV. -Paul
[2006-06-05 14:24:02] - a: I haven't played any other Xbox360s. Also, I didn't mean to imply I had necessarily noticed a problem with mine. -Paul
[2006-06-05 14:13:16] - paul: have you noticed the problem on other xbox 360s? ~a
[2006-06-05 14:09:38] - Aaron: Is it just that the sounds are late? I wouldn't mind a problem like that as much. The problem I am worried about is the video being late so that when you think you're supposed to press a button based on something on the screen, you're already too late. -Paul
[2006-06-05 13:14:29] - 200ms isn't horrible. i have trouble noticing anything less than 100ms and when it comes to lips synched up with voices in dvds, anything less than 100ms is usually fine. ~a
[2006-06-05 13:12:21] - aaron and everybody i guess: you can buy tickets here https://secure.realssl.com/arlingtondrafthouse/Purchase.aspx?sid=891 . ~a
[2006-06-05 12:38:15] - paul: I just found out today that MAME (or at least the windows version) has like a 200 ms buffer, so all its sounds are 1/5s late... i never noticed it because i never really looked for it (and because i had never played most of the games in any other context, so i just assumed that's how the games sounds were supposed to be) - aaron
[2006-06-05 12:36:53] - paul: I just saw a 35-ish looking guy in biz-caz clothes sitting near our elevators, using a GBA while eating his lunch - aaron
[2006-06-05 11:48:43] - a: And right now, I don't know if I have any games which are like that. -Paul
[2006-06-05 11:48:24] - a: For instance, I could play Oblivion for hours and probably not be able to tell if the visuals and inputs were off by a couple of milleseconds but if I played something like DDR or a sports game (which usually have controls where you have to hit a button at a specific time) then I would notice right away, I think. -Paul
[2006-06-05 11:47:11] - a: Well, I've used it with another (similar) TV and didn't really notice much of a difference. I think it's one of those things where you need a specific type of game to really notice it, though. -Paul
[2006-06-05 10:28:43] - aaron: vinnie and i won't be at ddr this thursday (it's not to late to buy tickets if you've changed your mind) ~a
[2006-06-05 09:34:47] - best parachute ever ~a
[2006-06-03 01:29:04] - just for testing/debugging i mean. ~a
[2006-06-03 01:21:12] - paul: have you thought about plugging in a different tv? ~a
[2006-06-02 16:35:41] - http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/708/708417p1.html DDR for Xbox360. I guess this means I need to find out if my TV has any lag with my 360 or not. -Paul
[2006-06-02 08:52:14] - sam: Watch "Who's Your Daddy". Benny Benassi does a lot of things in the same style. Very fun. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-01 23:21:01] - aaron: lol, i know... what's up with the sander? -sam
[2006-06-01 20:55:51] - sam: i love how they have like, a chick hitting a nail into some wood (wink wink) and then... drilling a hole (wink wink).... and then a belt sander! like some assistant director took over who didn't understand the innuendo - aaron
[2006-06-01 18:04:21] - "satisfaction" by benni benassi.... awesome song..... and the video is even better! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrIygk03XaY&search=Benny%20%20-%20Satisfaction -sam
[2006-06-01 16:16:51] - Hurray for my stocks starting the day down but ending the day up (for once). -Paul
[2006-06-01 14:05:25] - nvcc, matey. ~a
[2006-06-01 13:46:20] - where be the DDArrrr today? - pirate vinnie
[2006-06-01 13:08:03] - Sometimes I feel like my project is my own personal DailyWTF .) -amy
[2006-06-01 13:01:25] - a: Things like that and the Daily WTF make me feel like a better programmer, though I know I'm still pretty terrible (not to mention limited). -- Xpovos
[2006-06-01 11:04:07] - best function name ever: org.jboss.invocation.InvokerInterceptor.invokeInvoker() . . . so, for a recap, if you want to invoke sumething, your InvokeInterceptor will intercept your invocation, and then it will invoke your new invoker. also, first be sure to load up the invocation project. ~a
[2006-06-01 10:46:43] - The market is up, Sirius must be down. Oh, wait, the market is down, Sirius must be up. Very odd contraindicator. -- Xpovos
[2006-06-01 08:52:27] - mig: are they doing a second season? - aaron
[2006-06-01 00:24:34] - adam west was on boondocks, my mind is blown! - mig
[2006-05-31 18:15:59] - Sam: Busy at work.
-Paul[2006-05-31 18:06:45] - where is everyone today 5/31/2006? -sam
[2006-05-30 16:16:52] -
~a[2006-05-30 16:10:48] - a: Ah, ok, no clue then. I don't install Flash ever at home, and I have no control over what gets installed here, though they do upgrade religiously. oooh, bad... sorry. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 16:06:44] - xpovos: i'm sorry, i meant bwy. i thought you had to have javascript enabled for bwy to load. but i was wrong. maybe you need flash version 8? i have flash 7 at home and it looked kind of weird. ~a
[2006-05-30 16:04:37] - a: The main page used to be just very basic HTML... shouldn't require anything. FF should be fine. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 16:04:15] - a: I guess, in the past few months. I don't check the site often.
-- Xpovos[2006-05-30 15:59:54] - recently? ~a
[2006-05-30 15:59:47] - xpovos: really? ~a
[2006-05-30 15:59:33] - xpovos: do you have javascript enabled? i had to enable javascript for the page to load in ff. ~a
[2006-05-30 15:58:54] - a: 'cause I got hacked. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 15:58:20] - a: I'm in 2K. Woo! Cheapo employer. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 15:58:16] - xpovos: i don't understand http://www.xpovos.org/ . . . why do you have iframe src=http://85.255.113.22/inc/nan68.html? ~a
[2006-05-30 15:55:34] - xpovos: piant (as of xp) will let you save in png and jpg. ~a
[2006-05-30 15:54:59] - aaron: on the other hand, loosing lots of weight in other non-traditional means is "encouraged" for traditional weight-oriented sports. in stuff like wrestling, boxing, AND crew, people will force all of the water that they can out of their bodies right before weigh-ins. ~a
[2006-05-30 15:53:48] - http://www.xpovos.org/ugly.bmp Sorry for the size of the image, etc. At work, so no image editing software except Paint, which won't save as other than bmp. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 15:52:38] - aaron: most professional athletes only have muscle. i know that in lightweight crew, our coach made sure that the heavier of us had enough body fat (so when we lost weight to get on the lightweight boat we would be loosing fat and not muscle). ~a
[2006-05-30 15:50:31] - Aaron: I'm not sure liposuction works too well with athletes who have low body fat amounts to start out with. -Paul
[2006-05-30 15:48:22] - paul: i was with it until "plastic surgery would be encouraged." Is liposuction encouraged for traditional weight-oriented sports (wrestling, boxing, crew?) - aaron
[2006-05-30 15:41:00] - "Afraid to say anything ..."
~a[2006-05-30 15:02:33] - http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/060526 "I think volleyball could use some divisions like boxing or wrestling. How about A-Cup, B-Cup, C-Cup and the heavyweight division of D-Cup and above." -Paul
[2006-05-30 14:57:30] - xpovos: are you really having trouble with the site? i was able to view it in IE. And yeah, it's "black white yellow" i think (although i don't think they ever spell it out) - aaron
[2006-05-30 13:22:05] - xpovos: given the coloring of the letters, i would assume it stands for black white yellow. - aba
[2006-05-30 12:19:26] - http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/ptech/05/30/juke.boxes.ap/index.html pros and cons of internet jukeboxes - aaron
[2006-05-30 11:57:07] - Paul: I don't have much to compare it with. AFAIK Springfield Mall has always been like that. I do know that Potomac Mills is going through it's third renovation in 15 years, though, so-- maybe there's something to it. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 11:19:11] - I can't believe the woman who said she wouldn't let her kids work there... - vinnie
[2006-05-30 10:43:11] - Xpovos: I'm not sure I would ever have described Springfield as a "vibrant hub" but I also never really saw anything wrong with it. About the only bad thing I can see is that Springfield Mall seems to have gone downhill a lot in recent years. -Paul
[2006-05-30 10:34:23] - a: I guess what's wrong is that it's not enough like Tyson's Corner. -Paul
[2006-05-30 10:30:01] - sorry the message board was down so long this morning. ~a
[2006-05-30 07:45:48] - Paul: From my vantage point in PWC, Springfield had no need to be transformed from "a dreary hodgepodge of motels, fast-food joints and discount stores" because it already was already a "vibrant hub for southern Fairfax County", but then, that's PWC -- Xpovos
[2006-05-30 07:42:42] - aaron: that site is poorly designed. It doesn't even load right in IE! What is offensive about BWY? I assume it has something to do with the fact that the group is multi-ethnic. -- Xpovos
[2006-05-28 21:51:13] - funny haircut http://www.dailyhaha.com/_pics/haircutface.jpg -sam
[2006-05-28 20:00:15] - yeah, what's wrong with springfield? ~a
[2006-05-28 18:49:46] - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/27/AR2006052700930.html Apparently the hell-hole that is Springfield is about to be fixed </sarcasm> -Paul
[2006-05-26 20:46:23] - http://www.bwy.no/site_index_en.html Potentially offensive boyband name, BWY - aaron
[2006-05-26 15:57:38] - i got a problem solver and his name is revolver
[2006-05-26 13:08:21] - wow players by school vt is #11 (not a very comprehensive list because of their grep pattern was i bit faulty. yankeedugout.com is on the long list but utoronto.ca isn't. also i assume off campus students who make up the majority of vt undergrads aren't on the list) ~a
[2006-05-26 12:57:41] - http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16693867&BRD=1633&PAG=461&dept_id=11612&rfi=6 fixed. - mig
[2006-05-26 12:34:23] - mig: the link doesn't work - aaron
[2006-05-26 09:08:06] - http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16693867&BRD=1633&PAG=461&dept_id=116 connecticut high school football coaches will be suspended for a game if they win by more than 50 points. - mig
[2006-05-26 06:53:10] - title: heyyyyyyyyy you're right
[2006-05-26 00:14:41] - Juggernaut and Kitty scene from the X-Men 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnFA0s3NRsc&search=juggernaut -sam
[2006-05-25 13:14:26] - a: I have that too, my throat's been really sore since sunday, and i've been stuffed up too - aaron
[2006-05-25 13:12:44] - xpovos: yeah that doesn't sound fun .( sorry to hear it. -amy
[2006-05-25 13:12:02] - a: anyway, i hope that you and lori feel better! -amy
[2006-05-25 13:11:51] - a: sorry, i did mean to address that to aaron. vinnie was a bit sick... usually i don't catch stuff from him, but this week i haven't been sleeping enough. for me it started yest, so i don't think it was ddr-related. -amy
[2006-05-25 13:11:43] - amy: I caught a flu of some kind. I was fine Sunday, Monday I had a slight cough, Tuesday I got steam-rollered, so I took Wednesday off. I'm better today, but still not 100% -- Xpovos
[2006-05-25 13:03:28] - amy: is vinnie sick? it seems like almost everybody who ate dinner after ddr is sick. ~a
[2006-05-25 13:00:37] - *to aaron. geeze. ~a
[2006-05-25 12:59:18] - *fever ~a
[2006-05-25 12:58:52] - s/very //. i'm not VERY sick. i.e. no feaver so i've gone to work every day. ~a
[2006-05-25 12:58:12] - amy: i never said i was sick (on the message board). maybe you meant to address that too aaron. on that note, i AM very sick. i have whatever lori has. it's mostly throat and nose. ~a
[2006-05-25 12:48:01] - xpovos/a: what kind of sick were/are you? something must be going around. i'm home sick today. -amy
[2006-05-25 12:18:35] - Paul: Yeah, I was off sick yesterday so I missed some of the action. I looked at it and the first thing I see is "+0.14" - Yay! Then I see the price and I say "Whut?" As in, how did it get low enough so that a $0.14 upswing has it down from where I saw last.
-- Xpovos[2006-05-25 11:47:55] - Xpovos: Nice little uptick for sirius today. -Paul
[2006-05-25 11:37:45] - mig: I wonder if there is any Virginia state law against online gambling. -Paul
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