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[2008-08-01 12:13:18] - mig: He's been harping about this for years at least. He signed off on earlier budgets, but was constantly saying that they were in bad shape financially. People tend not to listen unless it's shit hitting the fan. -- Xpovos
[2008-08-01 12:08:24] - i suppose it would be somewhat comendable to take a stand for fiscal responsibility but he could have done something less drastic a long time ago to avoid the current situation that they are in, rather than waiting for the shit to hit the fan to act. - mig
[2008-08-01 10:29:17] - paul: err, i guess he's not a company. So it's just negative P - aaron
[2008-08-01 10:29:01] - paul: Yeah, i kind of agree. I'm impressed he was willing to stamp his name on that kind of legislature which is bound to generate tons of negative PR - aaron
[2008-08-01 09:44:01] - Xpovos: If it's true, then I'm just happy that somebody is being financially responsible in government and is demanding a balanced budget instead of just going deeper into debt. -Paul
[2008-08-01 09:02:06] - I like what he did only because it's good drama. It's not very good politics and it's awful for the people who just got their salaries cut dramatically. But, damn, is it fun to watch. -- Xpovos
[2008-08-01 09:01:24] - Kaleb: Without having researched it enough, I think the point is that he found all of the budget plans unacceptable on some level (assumed: because they didn't balance the budget, or something like that). He had told them repeatedly that they needed to fix things, and the legislature didn't. Legislatures are rarely good at that. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-31 23:28:57] - Xpovos: Instead of doing that, couldn't he have used his power to just pick one of the budget plans? - Kaleb
[2008-07-31 15:28:10] - Fun in CA. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-31 12:07:24] - vinnie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tromboon also here's that trombone/bassoon instrument i was trying to remember - aaron
[2008-07-31 11:07:53] - aaron: yeah ok - vinnie
[2008-07-31 11:01:59] - vinnie: i think it's just you and me... pump it up? - aaron
[2008-07-30 16:22:23] - thanks though. ~a
[2008-07-30 16:22:17] - gurkie: i'm in massachusetts this week and next. my next race is on the 10th. ~a
[2008-07-30 16:03:03] - a: good luck on ur race tonight... if those are still going on... ~gurkie
[2008-07-30 16:02:33] - aaron: of course... I *think* Stephen will be coming over earlier, I emailed you I plan on watching last weeks PR from 8-9. ~gurkie
[2008-07-30 13:49:29] - - aaron
[2008-07-30 13:49:25] - gurkie: oh. then i may show up early?
[2008-07-30 13:01:38] - aaron: actually Stephen said it doesnt start til 9 tonight... ~gurkie
[2008-07-30 11:50:33] - gurkie: OK, i might not get there till like 8:45 or 9:00 but go ahead and start without me. - aaron
[2008-07-30 11:25:27] - sytycd_people: mine tonight ~gurkie
[2008-07-30 09:33:32] - Xpovos: Email sent. Thanks. -Paul
[2008-07-29 19:01:29] - Paul: She thinks so, send it to her work e-mail and include your phone number so she can call to follow-up if necessary. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-29 18:07:16] - Xpovos: Is the job number (or whatever seven digit alpha-numeric code it is) all that Katie needs? -Paul
[2008-07-29 15:47:13] - Pierce:
Thanks. -Paul[2008-07-29 15:38:48] - there, now you don't have to worry about that anymore - pierce
[2008-07-29 15:38:39] - paul: you suck. - pierce
[2008-07-29 12:14:27] - aba: Except my fragile sense of self-worth.
-Paul[2008-07-29 12:11:53] - paul: it's not like you lose anything by trying..... - aba
[2008-07-29 11:21:15] - Xpovos: Ok, can do. I'll try to look over the 5 or so that I picked out and narrow it down to the three best fits. Thanks. -Paul
[2008-07-29 11:00:36] - then let Katie know, along with a copy of the resume. She'll take it the next step, and I'd be very surprised if you didn't get interviews for at least one of the three. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-29 10:55:18] - Paul: Well, I'll phrase it like this. You've got X years of actual experience and about 1.5X years of true experience because you over-exerted yourself in your previous/current position. Also, since they are so in need of techies, they'd probably forgo some years of experience just to get a body. I'd say pick the three that sound best and most reasonable to you ...
[2008-07-29 10:30:46] - Xpovos: I was looking with him a lot said they wanted 10-14 years experience with very specific technologies... ~gurkie
[2008-07-29 09:28:42] - Xpovos: I found a couple of jobs that sound close, but I still don't feel that qualified for. They really ask for the moon (and some nice ocean-front Mars property as well) in these job descriptions. The only one I felt completely qualified for so far is the administrative assistant.
-Paul[2008-07-29 09:01:38] - Paul: Yes, if you can obtain one, but don't have one, don't worry about that as much, so look. Katie's said multiple times that LM is in deperate need of software engineers so if you see one of those that needs a clearance, I'm sure they'll bend over backwards to get you set up. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-28 17:34:17] - a: I'm not sure how much of an option that is, but I will look into it. Thanks. -Paul
[2008-07-28 17:26:36] - paul: if you're using command line, i'd suggest using pscp (putty scp) or just plain old scp (via cygwin). ~a
[2008-07-28 16:39:08] - gurkie: yes. he passed away just a few days ago. - aba
[2008-07-28 16:28:29] - aba: oh is that his last lecture? he was a professor at my school, now I kinda wish I had taken his class... ~gurkie
[2008-07-28 15:28:09] - aba: I'll have to take a look at the video when I'm not at work, then. -Paul
[2008-07-28 12:10:55] - mig: I think C+ is still 80-83... also I doubt it has caused grade inflation yet after all this is the first time people are getting kicked out because of it... ~gurkie
[2008-07-28 12:04:31] - and is a C+ still 80-83 in the fcps scale? man, that is really harsh... - mig
[2008-07-28 12:00:39] - and it's kind of retarded that someone with all B's and 1 C+ would run afoul of the 3.0 policy. - mig
[2008-07-28 12:00:11] - the other thing is this is really just going to cause grade inflation. I mean, I know a lot of the teachers there would probably just hand out B's rather than cause trouble for a kid. - mig
[2008-07-28 11:54:36] - pierce: yea I saw that... its such a shame i bet a lot of people who are doing great now wouldnt have ended up graduating from TJ if that rule was in place back in the day... ~gurkie
[2008-07-28 11:54:00] - paul: i'm guessing that schools/companies can pay for accounts with higher time limits. the speech made me cry at the end.... it was really really powerful. - aba
[2008-07-28 11:47:00] - Searching for Lockheed Martin jobs on washingtonpost.com returns a ton of legal and nursing jobs, which I find quite odd.
-Paul[2008-07-28 10:38:05] - Xpovos: I assume the best approach would be to browse LM's website? Any idea if I should bother looking at jobs that require a security clearance if I am sure I can obtain one but don't have one yet? -Paul
[2008-07-28 10:34:02] - aba: Wow, I didn't know youtube had videos over an hour long.
-Paul[2008-07-28 10:32:38] - Anybody here have experience with command line usage of WinSCP? -Paul
[2008-07-28 10:26:30] - gurkie: i already asked that question. and it hasn't scrolled past the bottom yet: vinnie responded. ~a
[2008-07-28 10:06:32] - oops, that last comment was from me ~gurkie
[2008-07-28 10:06:17] - title: what in the world is that from?
[2008-07-27 15:58:05] - Paul: If you forward it to me, I'll send it on to my contracting boss, but for LM stuff, you're better trying for a specific position, so you need to send the resume to Katie and tell her which job number so she can put it on the right person's desk. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-27 15:30:48] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo - aba
[2008-07-27 15:03:48] - Ok, so who wants a shot at an employee referral bonus and wants a copy of my resume?
-Paul[2008-07-27 14:15:56] - Sam: Excellent. I've been trying to organize a game some weekend. I'll add you to the list and we can make the trade if you show up. -Paul
[2008-07-27 13:16:52] - paul: yeah i like diplomacy! -sam
[2008-07-27 10:22:14] - a: no, but the card's still in the deck so. . . maybe next time - aaron
[2008-07-26 14:52:59] - 2.8 student expelled from tj - pierce
[2008-07-26 13:26:59] - http://www.livescribe.com/ This looks neat but seems only useful for taking notes in a lecture. Too bad it's not something more universal. - Kaleb
[2008-07-25 17:31:02] - vinnie: bahaha. did anybody lose their virginity? ~a
[2008-07-25 16:51:44] - a: 1000 blank white cards, drinking version. not sure if that makes it make any more sense
- vinnie[2008-07-25 16:24:55] - title:
. . . wtf? ~a[2008-07-25 11:15:39] - Sam: Do you like playing the board game Diplomacy?
-paul[2008-07-25 10:45:19] - paul: sure i'll give you the green one and you can give me the black one. when? where? -sam
[2008-07-25 10:29:41] - Xpovos: Yeah, I saw the same thing when they got the DOJ approval. There was a brief bounce up and then a much more pronounced drop back down. No idea what's going on with this stock. -Paul
[2008-07-25 10:17:18] - Paul: So, SIRI has been a fun ride for the past few weeks, but it seems to be all for nothing. Merger is going to happen, and the actual confirmation sends the stock down as much as the anticipation of the announcement sent it up. Pew. Going to be a long ride. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-25 01:21:15] - aaron: http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/countdown.asp - Kaleb
[2008-07-24 17:47:19] - ddr_people: just kidding. i'm coming today. ~a
[2008-07-24 16:22:05] - i should have known it was fake since it implies a word-related game show getting aired during primetime tv - aaron
[2008-07-24 16:17:02] - http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/Sophisticated-Cooling-Apparatus.aspx#208175 english UKTV show called "countdown"... nahh no way this is actually true - aaron
[2008-07-24 15:49:11] - paul: Firefox 3 worked 100% great for me until I installed Flash and Java; then I started having occasional lockups. I think the Flash/Java plugins (or just Flash/Java in general) have some problems. - aaron
[2008-07-24 15:15:29] - aaron: I'll be there. - Kaleb
[2008-07-24 15:14:45] - http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2008/07/the-death-of-go.html dumb patents may be going away. - mig
[2008-07-24 14:28:01] - aaron: yeah, I'm game - vinnie
[2008-07-24 14:18:11] - paul: not me, sorry. have you tried other flash content other than youtube? have you tried upgrading flash? ~a
[2008-07-24 14:17:31] - ddr_people: i'm out for the next two weeks (three including today). ~a
[2008-07-24 13:18:09] - Anybody else have an issue when trying to view youtube videos with firefox? Mine keeps on freezing about 1-2 seconds in. -Paul
[2008-07-24 12:44:45] - ddr_people: itg today? 5:45? - aaron
[2008-07-23 16:54:52] - RAID 5 is what most people use i think . . . though i'm guessing. ~a
[2008-07-23 16:54:06] - "using 4 disks of X size in order to get a single logical drive of X size" no, you noly need 2 disks of X size in order to get a single logical drive of X size . . . the redundancy provides both speed and safety. ~a
[2008-07-23 15:26:04] - a: At least, I certainly was thinking of using 4 disks of X size in order to get a single logical drive of X size with speed and redundancy. I didn't consider the possibility of a X/2 sized drive. -Paul
[2008-07-23 15:24:58] - a: That's not what I meant, but I think I was wrong and you're probably right.
-Paul[2008-07-23 14:52:01] - paul: by "requires more drives" you mean "requires more drive space", right? because i'm pretty sure you can do both speed and redudancy (aka redundancy) with only two drives. ~a
[2008-07-23 14:37:56] - As I understand it, it depends entirely on what kind of RAID array you have set up. You could have it set up for speed, or redudancy (to protect against hard drive crashes), or both. Of course, doing it both ways requires more drives. -paul
[2008-07-23 14:20:20] - at home though, you're only going to have like two drives, so the speed improvement isn't that great. ~a
[2008-07-23 14:19:12] - aaron: no you're right, it is also faster. i forgot to mention that. i wonder if that makes it worth it. ~a
[2008-07-23 14:16:46] - a: yeah, that's what it seemed like to me. when i first heard about the technology i was like - oh cool, so you can be reading and writing from different parts of the platter at once, it could be way faster. but reading the wikipedia article on it, it didn't seem like that was the purpose at all - aaron
[2008-07-23 13:46:48] - you still need to do backups though, so it doesn't really buy you anything in a home setting. ~a
[2008-07-23 13:44:09] - aaron: i've considered it on many occasions. from what i understand, it's hard to setup, but once you have it set up, you don't have to worry as much about hard drive crashes. ~a
[2008-07-23 13:37:01] - does anybody here use a RAID array for their home PC, and if so, why is it worth the trouble - aaron
[2008-07-23 10:59:41] - haha spoiling historical fiction, classic - vinnie
[2008-07-23 10:23:23] - a: yea i accidentally spoiled rome for one of my former roommates by saying something about marc antony and cleopatra getting together... she was pretty pissed... but I thought it was like "hey the titanic sinks." ~gurkie
[2008-07-22 21:32:03] - *** a hits pierce with a bat. "oh pierce, you scared me"
[2008-07-22 17:53:54] - a: the movie was "Titanic", not "The Titanic". gawd. - pierce
[2008-07-22 16:04:12] - just kidding about the titanic, by the way. ~a
[2008-07-22 16:03:58] - mig: yeah, i sometimes got mildly annoyed when people spoiled the plot points of lotr, harry potter, and the titanic assuming that the plot points were public knowledge. which they mostly were, but i don't read. ~a
[2008-07-22 14:40:51] - paul: it's not much of a spoiler for anyone even remotely familiar with batman. - mig
[2008-07-22 13:45:38] - a: hmm and brian eno? that's also weird i wonder if it's really him. - aaron
[2008-07-22 13:23:47] - warren buffet uses long bets? that's pretty cool. ~a
[2008-07-22 13:23:22] - paul: i'll buy one with my next computer. ~a
[2008-07-22 13:23:10] - aaron: yeah, i was intentionally vague in my description of the wikipedia article. ~a
[2008-07-22 13:15:21] - Anybody here own a blu-ray player other than a PS3? -Paul
[2008-07-22 13:14:36] - Aaron: Oh, right. Spoilers. Whoops. -Paul
[2008-07-22 13:03:29] - yeah, cool, i don't want to talk too much about it here in case i'm spoiling it for anyone. but i'll say i'm disappointed that his motives were as simple as i thought they were - aaron
[2008-07-22 13:00:25] - a: What was the question about motive? I wasn't fully sold on his sudden change of heart from the white knight to twisted vigilante if that's what it was. -Paul
[2008-07-22 12:13:32] - aaron: and by you i mean you. ~a
[2008-07-22 12:13:00] - the wikipedia article about the dark knight attempts to explain your question about dent's motives in the same way we tried to. ~a
[2008-07-22 11:02:20] - i guess it's closer to 1.6 times. ~a
[2008-07-22 11:00:10] - wow the literacy rate (percentage) of zimbabwe is almost DOUBLE that of india. ~a
[2008-07-22 10:14:04] - Sam: Want to trade your green coke glass for a black one?
-Paul[2008-07-22 09:44:06] - aaron, i loved memento.
~a[2008-07-22 09:40:49] - http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/16/zimbabwe inflation in zimbabwe hits 2.2 million percent - aaron
[2008-07-22 09:32:25] - a: you think? I guess the people that vote the quickest are the most enthusiastic, probably. I wonder if this has happened to any other movies - vinnie
[2008-07-22 08:37:54] - memento?!?! *groaaaaaan* - aaron
[2008-07-22 04:01:32] - also, the demographic to which the dark knight appeals most is nearly identical to the demographic of people who might vote in the IMDb top movies of all time list. - pierce
[2008-07-21 19:43:48] - a: Hard to say. M is in the top 50 with about a third as many votes so far. And TDK is bound to get more votes, simply because it's newer and better known. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-21 19:11:12] - vinnie: yeah, wow. but won't the dark night go down once more people vote? ~a
[2008-07-21 19:10:39] - vinnie: That is impressive, but it's short-timer syndrome for sure. I really liked it, it was well done all around, but there are better movies -this year-. E.g. WALL-E. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-21 18:55:39] - holy crap: http://www.imdb.com/chart/top I mean, I think there's a lot of movies better than the Godfather, but I never thought it would be surpassed on that list - vinnie
[2008-07-21 17:12:08] - adrian is smart؟
[2008-07-21 17:02:58] - irony mark: an old and informal proposal for "</sarcasm>" or *sarcasm* (waves hands). not to be confused with the inverted question mark ~a
[2008-07-21 16:02:52] - you guys at berkeley are such snobs but this article is pretty good. http://www.elsewhere.org/pomo/856651144/ ~a
[2008-07-21 15:24:03] - a: they go into more details about the ciphers on the Bender's Big Score DVD extras - aaron
[2008-07-21 15:08:05] - how odd that most of the instances of that happened in the first four years of this message board - vinnie
[2008-07-21 14:50:37] - how odd indeed
[2008-07-21 14:23:06] - apparently, futurama had two "language" cyphers in the show that translate to/from english. how odd. ~a
[2008-07-21 09:33:11] - a: yeah, thought he might have had two legs because there were so many artifacts where his other leg would have been. but it's just bad quality video - aaron
[2008-07-20 11:33:46] - OK, I gave the Dr. Horrible thing 7 and a half minutes of my life. That's enough. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-18 18:17:58] - or you're kidding. ~a
[2008-07-18 18:17:51] - you think he has two legs? ~a
[2008-07-18 17:51:12] - the way his shirt bounces around looks very strange, not sure. wonder if it's legit - aaron
[2008-07-18 17:10:47] - aaron: yeah, Boa is her real name, and she is still big... -sam
[2008-07-18 17:07:17] - the anon youtube link was me. i forgot to sign it.... sorry! - aba
[2008-07-18 16:51:50] - cygwin has ssh: cygwin.com ~a
[2008-07-18 16:28:34] - a: Awesome idea, unfortunately, no ssh here. Nor do I have a remote I could easily ssh to. I think I'd make the techies brains explode. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-18 16:10:47] - ssh tunnel. ~a
[2008-07-18 16:07:34] - I clicked the link, but as soon as I did, smacked my head. "Oh, yeah!" They locked down YouTube last week. Well, there goes another hit on my 'clicks inappropriate links' permanent record. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-18 15:13:38] - anon: wow. i don't have sound, but that was pretty hypnotic. ~a
[2008-07-18 15:07:36] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Hz8gQlkiFA
[2008-07-18 12:42:53] - gurkie: he had to hold it down for an hour to count - aaron
[2008-07-18 11:09:30] - gurkie: i don't know. usually, however, vomit constitutes disqualification in food competitions. or so aaron told me. ~a
[2008-07-18 11:07:58] - gallon challenge. wikipedia doesn't capitalize things unless absolutely necessary. in this case, however, i think they've gone too far. all of the references (in this case there's only the external links) refer to it as "Gallon Challenge" (capitalized). i'll fix. ~a
[2008-07-18 09:56:12] - aaron: yes and thats disgusting... did he immediately throw it up? ~gurkie
[2008-07-18 09:37:01] - Gallon Challenge Joey chestnut is the guy i was trying to remember, he downed a gallon of milk in 41 seconds - aaron
[2008-07-18 09:29:12] - gurkie: does bofa rhyme with sofa? i like that name - aaron
[2008-07-18 09:26:17] - blah that should say or not of ~gurkie
[2008-07-18 09:19:26] - xpovos: of BofA thats what I usually call it when referring to friends who still work there... ~gurkie
[2008-07-18 03:11:55] - http://drhorrible.com/ - aba
[2008-07-18 02:22:47] - 243f6a8885a30
[2008-07-17 17:51:39] - http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gtJKk18UPdMBklWdNn3o1fx7pubgD91VHV0O0 - pierce
[2008-07-17 17:32:11] - To avoid all this confusion, let's call Bank of America by the stock ticker: BAC.
-- Xpovos[2008-07-17 17:31:31] - aaron: No, that's Bôa. I used to get frustrated trying to find stuff on them and only getting her. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-17 16:52:33] - sam: oh! i thought that was the name of an entire group. she was big when we were in college - aaron
[2008-07-17 16:19:33] - paul: you know, BoA is name of a Korean pop star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoA -sam
[2008-07-17 16:18:19] - paul: i have a green coke glass -sam
[2008-07-17 15:02:39] - gurkie: 12th place. lame. ~a
[2008-07-17 13:28:29] - aaron: yeah I'm coming - vinnie
[2008-07-17 11:51:08] - a: That's OK, no hurry - windows is working fine so i only need grub working if i want to boot into ubuntu. I still want to get it working sometime soon though - aaron
[2008-07-17 10:51:15] - gurkie: great! i'm not sure how i placed yet, though it was probably in the top ten (of 45 other beginners). in the first three races, i got 12th place, 9th place, and 7th place. so if i get 7th or better, then that'll be oddly steady improvement. yesterday was the last race in this series though i'm thinking of doing a race at a different park in august. ~a
[2008-07-17 10:48:27] - vinnie/a: I feel like visual studio is a lot more user friendly... They also have less shortcuts which can be annoying... but... Maybe its cause I worked in VB for so long I am more comfortable with it... ~gurkie
[2008-07-17 10:48:02] - aaron: sorry if you called me last night. i can't seem to find my phone though it's probably somewhere in my apartment. ~a
[2008-07-17 10:47:43] - a: how was ur race? ~gurkie
[2008-07-17 10:07:52] - aaron: y. ~a
[2008-07-17 10:07:18] - ddr_people: you guys commin to sfm today? - aaron
[2008-07-17 09:53:29] - also yuck, I think Visual Studio is a lot worse than Eclipse - vinnie
[2008-07-17 09:53:02] - a: I like Java better, but that's pretty much because I have a better understanding of it - I've taken classes and I have some co-workers to help me out. With C#, I basically taught everything to myself, never felt I had a good understanding of it - vinnie
[2008-07-16 23:08:03] - gurkie: i am showering ~a
[2008-07-16 19:35:37] - gurkie: i am showing - aaron
[2008-07-16 19:14:24] - Gurkie: Oh yeah did you hear they had ANTM auditions at Potomac Mills the other day? I totally thought of you ~Dee
[2008-07-16 19:12:43] - I heard you guys are seeing batman friday night... i'm bummed... I gotta work til 1 am
~Dee[2008-07-16 16:44:59] - aaron: you watching good old fashioned reality tv with me (and stephen, amy, and vinnie) tonight? kaleb has said he isnt showing... ~gurkie
[2008-07-16 16:19:28] - anyone else just recently started getting spam with news headline like subjects? i don't know whether i'm more tickled by the creativity or more impressed that my filter is still flagging them as spam. - aba
[2008-07-16 15:24:28] - vs is light years behind eclipse in terms of usability. at least since i last used it, which was like a year ago. it's ok for small projects but managing anything that's remotely large is a ridiculous headache. - mig
[2008-07-16 15:04:54] - gurkie: really? i hate visual studio more than anything. it's horribly sluggish on large projects, the intellisense never works, and the help system is almost always broken. debugging in visual studio is nice, but everything else about it pisses me off. ~a
[2008-07-16 15:01:20] - a: hmmm I find the languages to be very similar, the differences ridiculously small... However I like Visual Studio better than eclipse
~gurkie[2008-07-16 14:33:13] - aaron: 1575? That might not be the right 'you' though. Check your DCI number. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-16 13:00:42] - gurkie: i didn't say who the question was addressed to. i'm dying to hear your answer. ~a
[2008-07-16 12:37:06] - a: why didnt u ask me which I like better? *pout* ~gurkie
[2008-07-16 12:11:59] - which did you like better? ~a
[2008-07-16 11:31:44] - a: yeah I used to use it. that was more than two years ago though, done very little since - vinnie
[2008-07-16 11:09:40] - Xpovos: Exciting times in the market. BoA is up 10% today and yet is still down 5% for the past three days. -Paul
[2008-07-16 10:58:56] - vinnie: i thought you used csharp. you're done with csharp? ~a
[2008-07-16 10:57:47] - xpovos: what is my rating! - aaron
[2008-07-16 10:39:25] - Vinnie: Cool, thanks. -Paul
[2008-07-16 10:39:11] - Xpovos: I'll definitely pass along my resume to Katie once I get a plumbing-leak-free-week to re-write it. Thanks. -Paul
[2008-07-16 10:23:08] - paul: I do Java and SQL stuff. it's a big company though, and we do some of everything - vinnie
[2008-07-16 10:18:10] - Paul: I am also encouraged to remind you that Lockheed Martin desperately wants more software engineers. So if you look through their jobs page and see something you like, let me know. Giving the resume to Katie will get you a much better shot at the job than just submitting. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-16 09:57:04] - Vinnie: You work for SRA, right? What language do you program in? -Paul
[2008-07-16 09:23:49] - Vinnie: Prerelease event gave me +6 rating; at this rate I'll need about thirty more events to catch up with you.
-- Xpovos[2008-07-16 09:14:19] - Xpovos: Sadly, I really only have black glasses to offer since that's all I have. -Paul
[2008-07-16 08:53:31] - Paul: From my understanding the red ends up looking more pinkish, kind of a dusky rose color. I think my parents might have one of those too. Dunno if they'd want to trade multiples, but I'll ask. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-16 08:52:48] - Paul: Excelent, I can add that to my list of reasons why the drive-through is inferior to going in to the resteraunt. Katie thinks I'm insane. I likely am, but at least I now have documentable evidence on my side. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-16 08:51:35] - Xpovos: I would be willing to trade a black one for a blue one if they are interested. I've yet to find anybody who has a red one, though. -Paul
[2008-07-16 08:50:55] - aba: Because I'm almost always going through the drive-thru and I don't want to inconvenience the people behind me. -Paul
[2008-07-16 08:50:26] - Aaron: Sorry, I don't have any paper McDonalds cups to trade back to you. -Paul
[2008-07-15 21:01:34] - Paul: I'm pretty sure my parents and/or John have a collection of blue ones they'd probably trade. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-15 18:24:44] - because paul is a pussy. ~a
[2008-07-15 17:49:18] - paul: why don't you just ask for a different colored one? - aba
[2008-07-15 16:55:19] - paul: damn it i always forget to upsize, i've been getting medium-sized meals so i only have paper cups. but i'll trade you one of those - aaron
[2008-07-15 16:54:24] - they come filled with nothing? weird. ~a
[2008-07-15 16:19:22] - a: They don't come filled with coke, sadly, so I leave McDonalds unhydrated. -Paul
[2008-07-15 15:52:55] - did those cokes hydrate you? ~a
[2008-07-15 15:40:10] - I've gone to McDonalds three times to get a free coke glass and all three times I've gotten their black ones. I want some variety! Anybody else gotten some more colorful ones and want to trade? -Paul
[2008-07-15 15:06:45] - a: i was being sarcastic... it funded a study which showed that sodas and diet sodas do help hydrate you... and he was arguing that the sun is no longer harmful not that you could curb the harm... ~gurkie
[2008-07-15 14:31:11] - sorry effects.
[2008-07-15 14:29:21] - hurt you? if you wear sunscreen and cover up, then the chance of contracting skin cancer is curbed. on the other hand, the sun does also provide the body with healthy side-affects. ~a
[2008-07-15 14:27:31] - are you being sarcastic? because it seems like that source would provide data biased towards drinking more coke. ~a
[2008-07-15 14:25:55] - my coworker is arguing that if everyone wears tons of sunscreen and lots of layers of clothes the sun will no longer hurt you. ~gurkie
[2008-07-15 14:20:45] - another unbiased source... i trust their studies... http://www.beverageinstitute.org/index.shtml ~gurkie
[2008-07-15 11:56:55] - vinnie: i think "it's a beautiful world" was the one that hurt the most - aaron
[2008-07-15 11:04:31] - vinnie: Tie less.
I know, Packs > rating; and I agree. But in my case +packs and +rating came together because of the other guy. -- Xpovos[2008-07-15 10:59:59] - xpovos: I've been hovering around 1800 for a very long time. I think I got there around 2003 and my win/loss ratio has been consistent enough since then that I'm just hanging there - vinnie
[2008-07-15 10:38:53] - vinnie: Check it out! 81st in the region. Not shabby. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-15 09:20:37] - aaron: they took the one lyric in each song that totally changes the meaning of the song and changed it
- vinnie[2008-07-15 09:08:25] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairTax wikipedia's featured article today is on FairTax - aaron
[2008-07-14 17:07:46] - challenging authority isn't either. ~a
[2008-07-14 16:54:39] - a: irony is not family friendly - aaron
[2008-07-14 16:54:01] - it makes me depressed when family-friendly means dumbed down, two dimensional, or naive. ~a
[2008-07-14 16:22:42] - vinnie: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo_2.0 the Devo 2.0 wikipedia article lists the family-friendly lyric changes - aaron
[2008-07-14 15:29:32] - aaron: thats cool, I had no idea... sadly I dont have a chipotle in easy walking distance, and I have qdoba across the street... ~gurkie
[2008-07-14 11:42:30] - there are typically around 30-40 people in line at lunchtime (which works out to like 10 minute wait)... - aaron
[2008-07-14 11:41:22] - kaleb: also, if you end up eating chipotle for lunch a lot, they have a good "order online" feature that i use all the time at work.... http://www.chipotle.com/#flash/order_food - aaron
[2008-07-14 11:40:03] - aba: I didn't notice that while reading, good point. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-13 23:23:15] - xpovos: a thought provoking article, although (maybe because i studied statistics), i found it jarring that everything was in absolute terms instead of per capita terms. it's easy to say there are more condoms available now but it may in actuality be fewer condoms per active person. - aba
[2008-07-13 19:15:33] - pierce: I don't disagree necessarily. I saw it and wanted to pass it along because it's an editorial from someone who's living with the results of the policy decisions that are being made. IMO that makes it more valuable than some random person with the same (or opposite) views. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-13 15:29:59] - I'll concede that it's possible that abstinence/monogamy programs work at addressing the spread of AIDS... I don't know enough about any of the relevant issues to speculate. But while the moral approach may be the best way to spread the message, it's the worst way to decide the policy. In my opinion. - pierce
[2008-07-13 15:28:04] - xpovos: (re: aids) interesting editorial, but it smells suspiciously like only presenting one side of the story. he conflates his moral position on single-partner sex ("love one another deeply with their whole hearts") with the epidemiological statistics which is simply a terrible way to approach issues like this. - pierce
[2008-07-12 10:42:40] - IMB fails? http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080711/indymac.html -- Xpovos
[2008-07-12 10:35:48] - AIDS relief in Africa? -- Xpovos
[2008-07-12 10:32:58] - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1032909/Summit-thats-hard-swallow--world-leaders-enjoy-18-course-banquet-discuss-solve-global-food-crisis.html g8 leaders enjoy 18 course meal while discussing world hunger. - mig
[2008-07-11 23:30:39] - h
[2008-07-11 22:49:08] - np.
~a[2008-07-11 22:21:49] - thank you adrian! - aaron
[2008-07-11 21:29:38] - http://www.urbanretrolifestyle.com/2008/03/24/the-real-mario-and-homer-simpson-spotted/ Homer is creepy - Kaleb
[2008-07-11 18:57:06] - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-%27Goodbye-from-the-world%27s-biggest-polluter%27.html
[2008-07-11 13:15:50] - the only time i tried to use the crazy change machine, it was out of change. ~a
[2008-07-11 13:07:18] - a: he could have gotten $0.95 or $4.80 from the change machines if he had small bills
- aaron[2008-07-11 12:40:34] - *** a winks.
[2008-07-11 10:39:36] - a: what else were you offered money for? ~gurkie
[2008-07-11 09:58:32] - a: For most people, offering a completely outlandish sum is more likely to make them refuse. Present something that is either too good to be true, or too far from the norm, and even the slowest person begins to smell a rat, even if there is none. -- Xpovos
[2008-07-11 09:50:45] - i think he just wanted to be sure i wouldn't refuse. there were payphones around the corner but maybe he didn't know about them or maybe he didn't have change. ~a
[2008-07-11 09:34:03] - a: I think there's a happy medium there. In most cases phone use is a freebie, I'd think, but it would have been wrong for him to assume it. $1 should have covered it in almost any circumstance unless he was calling international. $10 is ludicrous, but maybe he only had a $10 bill? -- Xpovos
[2008-07-11 09:33:26] - http://wiki.aporter.org/wiki/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_Pool i updated the pool, vinnie's still in 1st and gurkie's still in 2nd. the rest of us are tied for 3rd - aaron
[2008-07-11 09:27:23] - jesus, $10? I thought the guy was gonna give you like 50 cents - vinnie
[2008-07-11 09:18:40] - a: damn! $10 to use your cell phone once? yeah i have hundreds of unused minutes every month too. maybe he was making an international call, or calling a 900 number. - aaron
[2008-07-11 09:04:07] - he wanted to use my cell phone. he offered me $10 for the use. i have hundreds of unused minutes every month so i let him use my cell phone at no cost. ~a
[2008-07-11 07:21:11] - a: what did the ddr guy want to buy from you? - aaron
[2008-07-11 00:24:24] - twice today i was offered money for something that was mine but would have otherwise gone unused and discarded. the two cases were unrelated (one of them was from some guy at ddr for those of you there). in both situations i refused the money without second thought. since i was losing nothing of worth to me it made no sense to accept anything. the coincidence seems odd to me now. ~a
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