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[2008-01-08 12:52:47] - aaron: yes, por que? -title
[2008-01-08 12:09:37] - <eom> -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 12:09:24] - gurkie: We have some of the photos back, mostly from friends and relatives. The official photographer went out of the country immediately following the wedding. Seems suspicious if you don't know he was visiting family. Anyway, the normal 4 weeks is probably going to be 6 weeks for us. I'll see what I can do about getting select ones from friends and family loaded ASAP
[2008-01-08 12:03:58] - Gurkie: Why am I not surprised? -Paul
[2008-01-08 12:00:36] - paul: I went to the wedding and I want to see them too
- vinnie[2008-01-08 12:00:05] - paul: i blame you for that. ~gurkie
[2008-01-08 11:54:18] - Gurkie: Maybe you should've gone to the wedding, then.
-Paul[2008-01-08 11:53:49] - xpovos: when are wedding pics going up? I want to see!! ~gurkie
[2008-01-08 11:40:33] - title: adrian? - aaron
[2008-01-08 11:21:12] - Paul's supporters are overwhelmingly male. I think that is probably a factor for you as well. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 11:20:25] - Ah, nevermind. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 11:19:54] - gurkie: Sorry, I lost track of the thread. Which books? -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 11:09:34] - xpovos: ive totally read those books, and still do on occasion... However I dont adore ron paul (i only matched like 51% with him which was a lot higher than obama or any other republican). ~gurkie
[2008-01-08 11:09:06] - ""It's good that you have allies on both sides of the aisle," Paul said, though he didn't say anything about having friends in the middle." -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 10:50:42] - xpovos: i saw that.
it's a ringing endorsement from the overly-obsessive geeks. ~a[2008-01-08 10:48:03] - Vinnie: I agree that the questions are often phrased poorly on that calculator. I am pretty sure of my opinion on things, but even I didn't know how to answer some of those questions, like Free Trade. -Paul
[2008-01-08 10:39:45] - that stem cell sides were posed badly on the website. I realize now that it's more a matter of whether the government should fund it, but they don't put it that way. all the arguments they ask if you agree with are based on the morality of it - vinnie
[2008-01-08 10:39:33] - and when the question has been presented in the various debates over the last few months, the question has always been, "Should the federal government fund stem cell research?" - mig
[2008-01-08 10:30:59] - from everything i have heard the debate regarding stem cell research has everything to do with whether it should be federally funded. the left has been trying to spin that this means the research is being "outlawed" but there's no laws preventing individuals from doing research on their own, and no such laws are seriously being considered. - mig
[2008-01-08 10:30:22] - gurkie: I meant adrian - vinnie
[2008-01-08 10:22:12] - vinnie: wait a = amy or adrian? ~gurkie
[2008-01-08 10:21:35] - vinnie/a: we are really close - 93.75% Kucinich, 87.5% Gravel, 68.75% Clinton ~gurkie
[2008-01-08 10:09:10] - me and a are like *this*: 92% Kucinich, 82% Gravel, 64% Clinton - vinnie
[2008-01-08 10:05:15] - apaul: http://xkcd.com/367/ -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 09:28:09] - a: Mike Gravel is/was a U.S. Senator from Alaska. He moved there because it would be easier to get elected in a big state with a sparse population. His positions are pretty much neo-populist. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 09:26:58] - I was a 90.xx% match with Paul. Oddly, my 'biggest' differences with a, that is where he selected no, and I selected yes, or vice versa, and there was sufficient importance were stuff like internet neutrality and abortion. Not really major issues in this campaign cycle. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-08 09:19:13] - Interesting. Ron Paul has been added to that page I posted now. -Paul
[2008-01-08 00:11:31] - a: The summary explicitly says federal funding in it. -Paul
[2008-01-08 00:07:59] - http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/07/nh.analysis/index.html WTF? Why is Fred Thomson on here (with 1% in NH polls) while Ron Paul is not (10% in polls)? -Paul
[2008-01-08 00:01:41] - right. the link didn't talk about federal funding. it talked about legality of the research. ~a
[2008-01-07 23:40:02] - a: I admit I didn't click on the link, but it sounds like it's all about federal funding for the research, which I think is unnecessary and I suspect Paul would agree. -Paul
[2008-01-07 23:38:52] - it seems like something both pauls would be for. ~a
[2008-01-07 23:38:18] - paul: ok, i totally understand the drilling and the kyoto protocol things. that's something paul and paul would disagree with adrian and adrian on. but what's wrong with stem cell research? ~a
[2008-01-07 22:52:13] - Hahaha, it's so funny. Anderson Cooper sounds like he doesn't know what to make of all the Ron Paul supporters. -Paul
[2008-01-07 22:39:01] - Dee: Sometimes I kinda wish I was.
-Paul[2008-01-07 22:22:01] - You should totally be there according to the calculator ~dee
[2008-01-07 22:16:58] - Wow, the background on CNN is absolutely filled with Ron Paul supporters right now. -Paul
[2008-01-07 21:40:28] - a: Stem cell research, ANWR drilling, Kyoto Protocol. -Paul
[2008-01-07 21:27:48] - paul: what were the major differences between our answers? ~a
[2008-01-07 20:54:43] - Ron Paul is a 95.83% match for me. -Paul
[2008-01-07 20:30:17] - An unconsolidated mixture of rock fragments or pebbles.... a friend on Fraggel Rock? ~dee
[2008-01-07 20:15:54] - xpovos: i matched 94% kucinich, 89% gravel, 65% clinton. my answers. is it bad i don't know who gravel is? ~a
[2008-01-07 17:37:25] - I want rainbow!!! Although it might make Paul jealous. ~dee
[2008-01-07 17:12:49] - dee: what color do you want? also . . . i emailed you the picture password. ~a
[2008-01-07 17:01:36] - But I forgot to sign it, i'm gonna have to work on that ~dee
[2008-01-07 17:01:05] - Ahh! It's colorful!!!
[2008-01-07 16:59:39] - dee: adrian assigns you a color once you post enough, im sure he can tell u more... ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 16:58:16] - How do you make it colorful? ~dee
[2008-01-07 16:57:59] - a: boo to you! (meaning congrats on getting it right) ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 16:57:05] - dee: SIGN YOUR NAME! ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 16:47:00] - Hi Gurkie! *waves* (grope)
[2008-01-07 16:46:34] - I do like McCain and his idea on telemedicine, especially in the field I work in. I had a call last night for a ride to the hospital because the caller needed a prescription refill and had no way to go get it... ugh. I think his age is good in the respect that he has been there/done that.... *shrug*
[2008-01-07 16:39:07] - gurkie: see? i was right. it's dee. ~a
[2008-01-07 16:35:41] - on the note of political appearances my coworkers are talking about mccain and liking him except that he is getting old and starting to look weathered... (which makes them no longer like him) ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 16:32:27] - i matched up with ron paul the most, very unsurprisingly. although probably because my anti-war views are a little more concrete as say, "same sex marriage", which i consider my view doesn't really stack up as a "yes" or "no". - mig
[2008-01-07 16:31:01] - i totally misread that... I didnt see the and. Meaning I thought you were saying that you dont care about the match since you hate her hair. ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 16:26:11] - Apparently I am a 77.14% match for Hillary Clinton.... and although it doesn't matter, I hate her hair.
[2008-01-07 16:00:53] - mig: Aye, it's an older list--maybe a month old. And I'd thrown Bloomberg in there on a whim. I doubt he'll run. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:58:00] - joe, i miss you
~a[2008-01-07 15:57:53] - i wonder if grogan still uses joe. ~a
[2008-01-07 15:52:58] - xpovos: you can trim that list down though, several of those listed have already dropped out. - mig
[2008-01-07 15:43:39] - a: SELECT * FROM `Candidates` ORDER BY 'damage' DESC; -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:37:58] - a: By holding the mouse wheel for 3 seconds i can switch between mouse and trackball. When my friends use my computer i change into mouse mode for them. VIM is annoying with trackball, so i use something called "Joe's own editor" when i use trackball. - aaron
[2008-01-07 15:28:43] - which is why i agreed with your list. ~a
[2008-01-07 15:28:29] - xpovos: yes, exactly. ascending in harm or descending in harm? you did not specify. ~a
[2008-01-07 15:25:24] - Seen this? It seems fairly accurate, but the 'polling' results at the end are a bit shocking. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:24:20] - a: For me, I find it a little difficult to go back to a mouse, sometimes, but since I use it at work so much, the transition has gotten smoother. I have no lag in transition from mouse to trackball. But that probably has a lot to do with the trackball I use. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:22:54] - a: "in order of harm they would do to the U.S. if elected". -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:19:21] - Wait no, I take that back. I need to read better. Adrian was right. Gurkie was just arguing...
[2008-01-07 15:18:26] - Gurkie wins.
[2008-01-07 15:18:16] - aaron: do you get annoyed switching back and forth? are you slower at using the mouse right after using the trackball a bunch? (lets see what other metaphors i can make with qwerty/dvorak). how do you know whether you're using a trackball or a mouse? do you have trouble using a trackball with vim? ~a
[2008-01-07 15:15:29] - xpovos: you didn't say in which direction your list is ordered. so i agree with your list.
~a[2008-01-07 15:06:33] - Correction: corporate bankruptcy, not state. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:05:33] - a: a trackball has a few advantages over a mouse. for games like this, the primary advantage is that you can press buttons without moving it. on my trackball i can even use two hands to press one button track-and-field style without moving the cursor around, which yeah helped a lot for that one box - aaron
[2008-01-07 15:04:31] - xpovos: well at least he's honest about it, not like any of the democrats behave any differently, all things considered. - mig
[2008-01-07 15:02:35] - mig: He has no sense of personal responsibility at all. He bragged about bankrupting both himself and his state and letting his creditors eat it. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 15:00:42] - of course, i know very little about gravel to begin with, other than his stance on war. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:58:17] - Gravel is really that dangerous, i know he's fringe left ... but i would still put him behind edwards and obama in terms of potential harm, especially considering his antiwar position is actually geniune. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:58:02] - Not that the list is actually indicative of my willingness to vote for a candidate. E.g. I would vote for Clinton before I voted for McCain, despite feeling that Clinton has the potential to do more harm to the country. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:53:45] - My most dangerous candidates, in order of harm they would do to the U.S. if elected: Huckabee, Clinton, Gravel, Dodd, Tancredo, McCain, Edwards, Obama, Biden, Romney, Guiliani, Bloomberg, Thompson, Kucinich, Hunter, Richardson, Paul. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:39:23] - mig: The election is getting nasty early, no doubt. I built my bipartisan list of 'worst possible candidate to get elected' list a few weeks ago. Let me see if I can find it. McCain has always been dangerous. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:38:02] - paul: well it's really not limited to paul, there's hostility going among all the candidates toward each other as well. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:33:25] - Xpovos: I say they take pity on him because whenever he speaks, if you look at the other candidates faces, they are all rolling their eyes and smirking to themselves. I guess maybe "pity" is the wrong word. -Paul
[2008-01-07 14:30:50] - mccain is fast coming close to passing clinton as one of the possible presidential prospects i'd be most terrified by. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:25:32] - mccain also has no problem with us being in iraq for the next 100 years. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:25:19] - mig: The man was a POW for years, don't call him childish. </sarcasm> -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:24:52] - paul: i'm not sure if you have been watching the debates, but the reactions to him are pretty hostile. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:23:47] - i remember at the ABC debate mccain smugly told him, "we're gonna miss you tomorrow, ron", which i thought was rather childish. - mig
[2008-01-07 14:19:54] - a: I feel a trackball is more accurate, yes. I think many artistic types do too, which is why they use them instead of mice. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:19:16] - Paul: I wouldn't say they take pity on him. McCain in particular seems to enjoy whacking at him, even if his attacks generally miss (IMO). Another reason for me not to vote for McCain, though. He really shouldn't enjoy being mean-spirited that much. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:18:23] - Xpovos: in reality i was just mocking pessen... Cause when I read his statement i was like huh, then realized he meant ron paul... I have no clue what sort of speaker Ron Paul is.~gurkie
[2008-01-07 14:15:26] - a: (cept he just told me he doesnt know the URL) ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 14:15:05] - a: if its not someone who usually uses the msg board then im going with Stephen. ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 14:14:53] - Xpovos: It's a shame too, because he seems very smart and I think he's usually right when he is debating the others but he just comes across as a crazy old man that the other candidates take pity on. -Paul
[2008-01-07 14:06:24] - a trackball is more accurate? ~a
[2008-01-07 14:06:08] - Paul/gurkie: I'll third it. The man has no grace. I -really- wish he were a better politician. But then, if he were a politician he wouldn't be so implacable. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:05:55] - paul: it's funny because paul is also your name! ~a
[2008-01-07 14:04:52] - aaron: Cool, I think I'd have a better shot at the points. I completely wasted a bunch of cursors, and don't think I have the speed or dexterity, despite using the more accurate trackball. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 14:02:34] - Gurkie: So you agree that Paul did a good job?
-Paul[2008-01-07 13:54:33] - "paul certainly isnt charismatic" you can say that again
~gurkie[2008-01-07 13:50:27] - Xpovos: I tried watching as much of it as I could bear (I can't stand when people are all talking at once trying to be heard). Paul certainly isn't charismatic, but I thought he did a good job. -Paul
[2008-01-07 13:47:19] - aaron: 5th cursor? do you need to super click the hell out of that 100 click box? ~a
[2008-01-07 13:17:20] - xpovos: If you manage to get through the 15th floor, two extra challenges are trying to get through on your 5th cursor (the minimum afaik) or with 188 points (the maximum afaik) - aaron
[2008-01-07 13:11:42] - gurkie: i don't think it's someone being anonymous. i think it's somebody who doesn't use the message board. ~a
[2008-01-07 12:35:20] - whoever it is uses proper english as opposed to me! ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 12:34:48] - a: you really think Dee is on the msg board? Plus I cant see her saying anything about you being adorable or using photoshop... Ill go with pierce or maybe vinnie. ~gurkie
[2008-01-07 11:33:38] - did i get it right? ~a
[2008-01-07 11:01:49] - i'm guessing you're dee. ~a
[2008-01-07 09:39:21] - Paul: Apparently I should have watched them. Surprisingly little coverage. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 07:40:38] - Paul: No, I didn't see any of the new debates, but I'll be reading press coverage of them. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 07:40:04] - aaron: Fun puzzle, yes. Like a I got stuck at the 15th floor my first try, but I probably spent fewer cursors on it than he did. I'm still not sure I could solve it on my next attempt. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-07 05:49:56] - Who me? You know who I am Adrian.
[2008-01-06 20:35:37] - Did anybody watch the presidential debates on ABC last night (or whenever it was)? -Paul
[2008-01-06 17:03:11] - maybe the people saying "if you're innocent you have nothing to hide" should talk to the duke lacrosse team. - mig
[2008-01-06 11:53:15] - a: yeah i think i just lucked out that i noticed what i needed to notice on my first run through the game, if you know what i mean - aaron
[2008-01-06 03:11:24] - aaron: that's pretty amazing. i was able to get to the last floor on my first try, but then i spent a ton of cursors on that floor. ~a
[2008-01-06 01:28:30] - a: heh actually i beat it on my first try, but i think i used most of my cursors. - aaron
[2008-01-06 00:09:25] - response to that argument from 2006. ~a
[2008-01-06 00:06:37] - "I'm all for it because if your child isn't doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to hide." gah i hate that argument. if you think that "doing nothing wrong" is a great excuse to rid yourself of your freedoms, then you deserve to lose them. ~a
[2008-01-05 23:55:18] - http://wcbstv.com/local/pequannock.high.school.2.622734.html nj high school students given mandatory breathalyzer tests. - mig
[2008-01-05 18:39:25] - aaron: how many tries did it take you? ~a
[2008-01-05 18:29:17] - that was a fun game. ~a
[2008-01-05 16:30:20] - http://www.nekogames.jp/mt/2008/01/cursor10.html cursor*10 flash game - aaron
[2008-01-05 06:13:59] - is it a puzzle? ~a
[2008-01-05 06:13:48] - who are you? ~a
[2008-01-05 03:39:23] - I can't see the Las Vegas pictures you posted... i don't like this password thingy. Its silly... no one outside from your friends are going to want to stare at pictures of Adrian being adorable... or photoshop them on innapropriate bodies.
[2008-01-04 17:37:41] - ( a <=> b ) => ( a = b )
[2008-01-04 14:56:58] - a: I can understand that. I still prefer Opera, but if I were the average user, I could definitely see going with FF over IE7. Better functionality, and less mess. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-04 14:27:47] - I found some Mega Man 2 rom hacks last night. For example, here's a video of a stage from Rockman no Constancy. Also, I've been playing Mega Man Ultra, and that's a lot of fun. - Kaleb
[2008-01-04 14:23:51] - here's a fun fact. when upgrading from ie6, just as many people choose ff as choose ie7. ~a
[2008-01-04 14:19:24] - a: USCG mandated IE6. Sorry the link didn't work. It's nifty (IMO). -- Xpovos
[2008-01-04 14:09:56] - a: worked fine for me unless you edited his link after he posted. - mig
[2008-01-04 13:37:59] - xpovos: your link didn't seem to work in firefox (at least not how i have firefox configured). in ie it seemed to work ok. do you run ie or ff at work? ~a
[2008-01-04 13:15:27] - be bold
[2008-01-04 13:11:14] - Hmm, that bold is quite bold. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-04 13:10:49] - aaron: Wow. "Congratulations. You have completed hour one of your 24 hour 'Learn How to Program' course: Pseudo-code and you. Next up is: Problem-Solving: The easy way." -- Xpovos
[2008-01-04 12:27:52] - http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Could-You-Explain-Programming-Please.aspx i had a guy ask me something really close to this about 5 months ago - aaron
[2008-01-04 10:33:26] - This is flippin sweet. http://maps.google.com/maps/mpl?moduleurl=http://www.google.com/mapfiles/mapplets/iowacaucus/iowacaucus.xml&utm_campaign=en May take some time to load. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-03 17:29:30] - gurkie: do they correct your punctuation over the phone? ~a
[2008-01-03 15:44:01] - I get phone calls asking for mr. cheng sometimes and i just correct them. "its miss, and this is she." ~gurkie
[2008-01-03 15:43:16] - it doesn't help that it was 40 fucking times in a damn 4 minute conversation. every time it was said, i cringed. ~a
[2008-01-03 15:39:00] - Pat, I should've guessed was a guy. Still I know more female Pats than male Pats, so the error on my part was understandable. Mr. Pat never returns my communications anymore, though. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-03 15:15:48] - a: I try to avoid it too, but it's harder in e-mail. But at least I have a name, right? Well, how was I supposed to know Stacy was a guy? Ouch. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-03 14:49:31] - gurkie: not knowing the other caller's gender was not a problem, because i wasn't calling him/her "miss", or "ma'am", or "ms", or "sir". these are things i never do over the phone for this very reason. ~a
[2008-01-03 14:47:55] - gurkie: wrong. being effeminate is not an endearing quality for a male. ~a
[2008-01-03 14:44:01] - a: you should really get your husband to call the about the heater next time. ~gurkie
[2008-01-03 14:43:36] - a: err.. unmarried. ~gurkie
[2008-01-03 14:43:21] - a: well you didnt know the caller's gender either... and you arent complaining about being thought female so much as the assumption that you were single... ~gurkie
[2008-01-03 14:25:55] - gurkie: i'll give you one guess. ~a
[2008-01-03 13:32:55] - a: what annoys you more that (s)he assumed you were unmarried or that (s)he thought you were female? ~gurkie
[2008-01-03 12:00:07] - xpovos: i hadn't thought of that, could be. and no it doesn't. ~a
[2008-01-03 11:57:01] - a: That sucks. Was it possible he/she/it was just mis-pronouncing 'Ms.'? Not that it makes the situation much better. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-03 10:37:38] - i was on the phone with somebody to look at my heater. i couldn't tell if the person i was talking to was male or female (i guessed female). he/she called me "miss porter" about 40 times in 4 minutes. i'm used to being called "ma'am", but doesn't "miss porter" assume that i'm not married? is it because only males & unmarried-females call about fixing the heater? ~a
[2008-01-02 20:38:46] - Paul: You can vote in either, but not both. VA doesn't register by party, which is why you can vote in either, but they track voting so you can't vote in both. I typically vote in the primary of the opposite party to my intended candidate to vote against the candidate I like least. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 20:36:53] - Did I just get rickrolled? The filter at work blocked it, so I opened it when I got home. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 19:29:04] - aaron: Also, I'm sorry. - Kaleb
[2008-01-02 19:28:40] - a: But you missed the best part. It makes the window move around to the beat of the song and then gives you the lyrics to the song in JavaScript alerts when you try to leave. It's all part of the Rick Astley experience. - Kaleb
[2008-01-02 18:35:14] - paul: i heard a rumor from somebody (maybe you) that anybody could vote in both. not sure about registration though. ~a
[2008-01-02 18:30:20] - i have noscript so i didn't even know it was a problem. i figured it was just a rickroll thing or something. ~a
[2008-01-02 17:29:22] - paul: yeah maybe i was impatient, i held down enter for a few seconds and then gave up and killed firefox - aaron
[2008-01-02 17:26:14] - Aaron: I guess I was lucky. I didn't have to shut down my browser. I just had to click on OK a bunch of times. -Paul
[2008-01-02 17:25:06] - Does anybody know how the voting in the primaries works in Virginia? It seems like anybody can vote in either primary. -Paul
[2008-01-02 17:12:05] - kaleb: I check the message board at work, please don't post web pages that are going to make me shut down my browser. - aaron
[2008-01-02 15:18:18] - ok well that answers that. - mig
[2008-01-02 15:17:42] - a: ok, well given that then i also am wondering what adapter he needs then. - mig
[2008-01-02 15:17:26] - a: X-box 360. It has an adapter, but it's a wired adapter, and I can't run an ethernet cable to it for a number of reasons. PS3 has a built in wireless adapter, and I thought the 360 did as well, but it does not. So, I need to go buy an add-on. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 15:11:28] - unless you got the "arcade" version of the xbox360. ~a
[2008-01-02 15:06:54] - though both the xbox and xbox360 have built-in ethernet. ~a
[2008-01-02 15:06:17] - the xbox360 comes with a network adapter. are we talking about an xbox or xbox360? ~a
[2008-01-02 15:05:43] - and i'm surprised it doesn't. the ps3 one is built-in. - mig
[2008-01-02 15:00:24] - a: a network adapter. - mig
[2008-01-02 14:59:28] - xpovos: what adapter? ~a
[2008-01-02 14:52:03] - a: I think that trying to eliminate fair use would come back to bite them in the ass. I agree they definitely don't like it, but the idea is ingrained into most people, if only subconsciously, since I don't think most people really debate IP law a great deal. If they clamp down too hard, people will respond in an unpleasant manner. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 14:50:40] - Paul: Now that I have an X-box, there's potential for internet gaming betwixt. Of course, I have to get the adapter first. Silly me, I thought it came with one. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 14:01:37] - mig: No idea, I would guess not, though. -Paul
[2008-01-02 13:20:32] - can people with different platforms play each other? - mig
[2008-01-02 13:18:28] - Kaleb: Otherwise, I'm with you in that I have better aim with mouse and a keyboard. -Paul
[2008-01-02 13:18:06] - Kaleb: I already have half life 2 and episode 1 for the PC but I decided to get the orange box for my 360 because I was concerned that my PC didn't have the hardware to run everything at a good framerate. -paul
[2008-01-02 13:17:19] - Kaleb: Well, I think the thing is that there isn't anything to play. Team Fortress is just a multi-player game. At least I couldn't find any way to play it by myself. -paul
[2008-01-02 13:03:56] - mig: yeah! like fair use. down with fair use laws. ? ~a
[2008-01-02 13:03:11] - down with imaginary property laws! - mig
[2008-01-02 13:03:02] - xpovos: fair use seems like something that they want desperately to change. it's also something that i believe they could change without much difficulty. "ripping" sounds so illegal. ~a
[2008-01-02 12:58:42] - a: Yeah, that's the broader context of the suit, since apparently that 'shared folder' was on KaZaA. But the lawyer's comments, as well as the rest of the posturing by the RIAA is pretty clear that they don't consider ripping for any purpose to be fair use. -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 12:52:26] - xpovos: also, i'm not mentioning that he was putting the files into a "shared folder" ~a
[2008-01-02 12:50:59] - "Defendant admitted that he converted these sound recordings from their original format to the .mp3 format for his and his wife's use" i hate to nitpick here but if his wife is listening to the mp3s, that probably isn't fair use. i think technically they need two copies of the cds in that case. . . . ignoring the other crazy claims by the plaintiffs. ~a
[2008-01-02 12:40:55] - Copying a song you've paid for in CD form is "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy,'" -- Xpovos
[2008-01-02 12:32:21] - Paul: They don't let you play TF2 without a gold account? That's pretty crappy. I have a 360 but I got the Orange Box for PC because I already had HL2 and EP1 on PC, and I have better aim with a mouse and keyboard. - Kaleb
[2008-01-02 12:29:58] - mig: It's been back to the daily WTF for a couple weeks. Original article here. - Kaleb
[2008-01-02 12:29:39] - i can't believe the "high" for tomorrow is in the 20s. ~a
[2008-01-02 12:26:19] - mig: wtf? no way. ~a
[2008-01-02 12:01:15] - no more worse than failure! it's now back to thedailywtf! - mig
[2008-01-02 10:39:14] - 8 can't-miss tech predictions for 1998 ~a
[2008-01-01 23:14:09] - Sam: I thought it was worth the money. Portal was really good, even though it's somewhat short. I also really enjoyed Episode 2. I can't comment on Team Fortress 2 since I don't have a gold account. -Paul
[2008-01-01 12:33:33] - paul: how is the orange box? i heard a lot of good things about team fortress and portal. -sam
[2008-01-01 07:28:29] - Happy New Year, everybody! - Kaleb
[2008-01-01 01:52:16] - pierce is such a whore
[2007-12-31 15:58:21] - a: yummm cholesterol - aaron
[2007-12-31 15:50:17] - encyclopodia is a good name
~a[2007-12-31 15:48:11] - aaron: i use dietfacts too! 1 shot bailey's irish cream. ~a
[2007-12-31 14:38:31] - how to install wikipedia on your ipod - aaron
[2007-12-31 14:34:31] - It's more than I expected. A can of coke is what, like 120 right? - aaron
[2007-12-31 14:32:49] - nutrition info for 1 shot of vodka cause we were talking about this recently - aaron
[2007-12-31 12:34:59] - mig: Blame it on Tony Dungee. IMO, if the game has meaning for either team, both teams need to be playing it full-on. Frankly, I think they pretty much owe it to the fans to play full-on regardless, but-- clearly I'm not a coach. -- Xpovos
[2007-12-31 12:10:50] - poor poor Browns. finishes 10-6 and still don't make the playoffs. - mig
[2007-12-29 15:59:12] - wtf? this is pretty cool Image:Apple store fifth avenue.jpg. from the summary: "The glass cube is the only portion of the Apple Store that stands above plaza level. Once inside, customers take a central cylindrical transparent glass elevator or surrounding spiral staircase to the sales floor below." ~a
[2007-12-29 11:48:06] - aaron: I have the Orange Box for the Xbox360. -Paul
[2007-12-29 03:29:04] - a: you mean i, then enter, then esc? i guess maybe that's the best way - aaron
[2007-12-29 03:28:41] - paul: also hey did you pick up the orange box? - aaron
[2007-12-29 03:28:33] - aaron: no, i don't know how to do that. hit enter? ~a
[2007-12-29 03:27:35] - a: ps g?G wtf - aaron
[2007-12-29 03:26:59] - a: gqq didn't work for me. I'm talking about, i have asdfas|df where | is my cursor. i want to have two lines, asdfas, and df - aaron
[2007-12-28 23:51:22] - Kaleb: I am suddenly much more interested in this Jonathon Coultan. -Paul
[2007-12-28 19:32:47] - aba: Jonathon Coultan wrote "Still Alive", the ending song to the game Portal. It's pretty great. I'll have to check those links you posted. - Kaleb
[2007-12-28 18:36:29] - :set tw=78 or :set textwidth=78 will change the width where lines are broken. ~a
[2007-12-28 18:34:35] - aaron: yes there is. don't ask me why, but it's "gqq". ~a
[2007-12-28 16:26:19] - mig: makes me want to go look up a bunch of really bizarre domain names so that they waste money. stupid jerkfaces. - aba
[2007-12-28 14:06:20] - http://www.dailydomainer.com/2007173-who-is-monitoring-your-domain-searches-update.html be careful when you are trying to find a domain name - mig
[2007-12-28 14:00:35] - i recommend "re: your brains" - mig
[2007-12-28 13:52:42] - a: is there a command to break a line in VI? like, the opposite of J? - aaron
[2007-12-28 13:18:43] - here are the listening suggestions ( http://www.jonathancoulton.com/primer/listen ) if you don't want to go over his whole catalogue. - aba
[2007-12-28 13:16:47] - if you guys haven't heard of him already, jonathan coulton ( http://www.jonathancoulton.com/store/downloads ) is a pretty talented musician. some of his songs remind me of tmbg. - aba
[2007-12-27 12:55:28] - a: oh! you submitted this picture, that's cool - aaron
[2007-12-27 12:55:04] - a: i still have no idea what you're talking about. are you pointing out that there is a picture of las vegas in wikipedia? - aaron
[2007-12-27 12:53:18] - ddr_people: sorry, no ddr for me again. i'm going to see a doctor about my knee but until then no ddr - aaron
[2007-12-27 08:32:47] - a: Alegedly. Also, you are alegedly dead. Transgendered vampire witch! -- Xpovos
[2007-12-26 19:41:32] - i'm a witch apparently. ~a
[2007-12-26 19:38:07] - anon: i posted about that 2007-12-03 11:52:16. ~a
[2007-12-26 19:32:57] - adrian's female alter-ego: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana_Porter
[2007-12-26 16:24:50] - the asterisk + orgasm = the asterism ( ⁂ )
[2007-12-25 21:28:13] - anon: it's the top one of the MGM grand. ~a
[2007-12-25 09:13:53] - what picture on wikipedia? i dont see it...
[2007-12-25 00:23:22] - a: That's awesome. I mean, the fact that games utilizing these technologies could be made with inexpensive products already in millions of homes is kinda eye-opening. It makes me wonder why it hasn't been done yet. - Kaleb
[2007-12-24 17:48:29] - a: i really like the VR head tracking. that could lead to some revolutionary games... -sam
[2007-12-24 16:19:46] - the last one is the best. ~a
[2007-12-24 16:18:48] - all three of these videos are VERY interesting to watch. it's about doing multi-touch, light pens, and head-tracking (respectively) using the wii-remote. these tasks usually cost $1000s each to manage, but somehow he's able to do it for pennies on the dollar even including the price of a wii-remote. ~a
[2007-12-23 04:00:13] - gurkie: "whatever happened to what happens in vegas stays in vegas" . . . somehow one of those pictures made it onto wikipedia
~a[2007-12-23 00:50:43] - it's a reference to a song and a movie (that contains the song). i think xpovos was quoting: "jupiter has passed through orion, and is coming to conjunction with mars" . . . is that a similar song? ~a
[2007-12-23 00:48:30] - pierce got the reference. i have no idea what xpovos is talking about
~a[2007-12-23 00:26:23] - did someone lose their virginity? - pierce
[2007-12-21 23:17:22] - title: ... and Saturn is wheeling through infinite space to its preordained place in the stars, as I gaze at the planets and wonder at the trouble and time they spend--all to warn me to "be careful in dealings involving a friend." -- Xpovos
[2007-12-21 16:28:27] - mig: brakes for none - kang
[2007-12-21 15:39:41] - mig: They needed mathematicians to determine this? I had this figured out already. Maybe that makes me a mathematician. - Kaleb
[2007-12-21 14:45:54] - http://www.physorg.com/news117283969.html mathematically solving traffic jams. - mig
[2007-12-21 14:44:00] - pouru wa baka desu? pouru? Poulu? Paul? - aaron
[2007-12-21 13:20:28] - ポールはバカです。
[2007-12-21 09:22:09] - that's awesome - vinnie
[2007-12-21 00:04:45] - "It spent the last weeks of its life dutifully opening and closing its CD ROM drive every two minutes, reaching in vain for the restart button that it'd never touch again." omg. ~a
[2007-12-20 16:39:52] - http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/ITAPPMONROBOT.aspx ITAPPMONROBOT - aaron
[2007-12-20 12:57:53] - vinnie: no DDR for me either. - aaron
[2007-12-20 12:27:04] - a: I thought maybe, but I guess if they are different years it's ok? -Paul
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