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[2009-03-03 12:28:34] - paul: yeah i'm sure /rolls eyes. - mig
[2009-03-03 12:16:41] - mig: Well, he does illustrate the stark differences between Warner and TO in a paragraph near the end that starts with: "Meanwhile, he did it by portraying everything that is right with NFL players".
-Paul[2009-03-03 12:08:00] - http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AjGaqBulYAYK3ytOME6ix1FDubYF?slug=cr-cardswarner030209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns I find this interesting. So when Kurt Warner is too demanding for a deal in Arizona, that's Arizona's fault. When TO is in the almost same situation, he's the great satan. - mig
[2009-03-03 10:46:08] - Oops. -Paul
[2009-03-03 10:46:02] - a: I'm also trying to find some way to keep my address book sync'd up, but that's for another day.
[2009-03-03 10:45:44] - a: Basically that when I read an email from my netbook (using Thunderbird) that the email won't show up as unread when I visit gmail at work. -Paul
[2009-03-03 10:30:04] - paul: i don't know. imap, though, doesn't prevent you from reading emails offline. however, i remember it being a pain to save off imap messages to an offline folder. which benefits of imap are you referring to? ~a
[2009-03-03 10:29:59] - dee: i'll try. i did ask them if there was a way to get my deductible waved but maybe i didn't push them hard enough. ~a
[2009-03-03 09:55:36] - Does anybody know if there is some sort of IMAP/POP offspring which has all the benefits of IMAP but would also let me read previously downloaded emails without an internet connection (like POP does)? -Paul
[2009-03-03 08:53:46] - A: I argued the crap out of my hit and run and complained to my allstate agent who forwarded my info to a supervisor who then waived my deductible b/c I had suspect info for my hit and run. I know I had a tag and you don't but it shouldn't be impossible to track down a GE truck with newly reported damage... I guess it depends on what insurance you have and how much u yell
[2009-03-03 07:41:29] - dee: actually in january 2006 there was another much smaller hit and run (i'm not so lucky with the hit and runs). what's more, deductible is deductible. unless i can get GE to pay for my damage, i have to pay the deductible no matter what. right? ~a
[2009-03-03 06:13:14] - A: Don't give up so easily... it took me 3months to get my car fixed w/o paying anything. If its my fault thats fine,but its not, now it's your job to find out who did it or pay out, afterall i'm sure you too have paid out thousands of dollars to insurance and this is the first time you've needed their help? ~Dee
[2009-03-02 18:43:44] - meh i needed to replace the back bumper anyways. ~a
[2009-03-02 17:59:33] - a: sorry to hear about your car.
- aba[2009-03-02 17:36:55] - but the police have talked to the witness and the other victim and my insurance company has the police report number and the phone numbers of the witness and the other victim. hopefully one of those people will be able to do something. ~a
[2009-03-02 17:04:04] - without knowing what GE devision the truck came from, there's no way to figure out which truck was in the area. ~a
[2009-03-02 16:46:39] - Your insurance company is probably your best weapon. They'll want to get their money back; and in the process they'll get your $500 back too. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 16:37:57] - a: GE should get involved. They'll be able to determine what driver was in what vehicle in that area at that time. Damage on the truck should be sufficient additional evidence even if they want to try to ignore it. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 16:24:09] - a: And by "you call" I really mean "the cops check with". -Paul
[2009-03-02 16:23:31] - a: Can't you call GE and ask them if any of their trucks showed up with their front bumper a little bashed in?
-Paul[2009-03-02 16:22:44] - a: ouch
sorry about your car - aaron[2009-03-02 16:20:31] - xpovos: sadly nobody is getting fired if nobody gets caught. ~a
[2009-03-02 16:18:56] - paul: without a plate number, a witness isn't going to do much good though. maybe the police or the insurance company will do something but likely i'll have to pay $500 deductible. ~a
[2009-03-02 16:18:20] - gurkie: yeah the police showed up. ~a
[2009-03-02 15:45:59] - a: have you called in to report it? ~gurkie
[2009-03-02 15:14:46] - a: GE as in General Electric? How odd, especially if they basically pulled a hit and run. Good thing there was a witness, -Paul
[2009-03-02 14:40:21] - And it didn't stick around after the accident? Ouch. Someone's getting fired. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 14:36:45] - paul: yes that is my car. there was a witness. he said it was a GE truck. ~a
[2009-03-02 13:52:26] - Similarly, but not equally, sucky for the blue car parked next to it. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 13:19:31] - a: Ouch, is that your car? I assume somebody hit it? Do you know who? -Paul
[2009-03-02 13:14:54] - paul: a couple hours of skiing? i was thinking of going somewhere close. but it's moot anyways: http://aporter.org/pics/wreck/ ~a
[2009-03-02 12:33:46] - D'oh! -Paul
[2009-03-02 12:33:40] - a: Don't think I want to drive all the way to some ski resort just for a couple of hours of skiing, sorry. -Pul
[2009-03-02 10:51:15] - i wonder if i should go skiing today. it's going to be the only good day since tomorrow everybody is going to be back at work and the conditions for this weekend look like they might be bad. anybody want to take a snowday? ~a
[2009-03-02 10:35:03] - a: plus my way in consisted of: falling over, waiting 20-30 mins for a bus in wet shoes, getting a call from my mgr while on the bus saying I dont need to come in, getting to dc and finding out our badges/accounts didnt get renewed, and that the client is on leave... ~gurkie
[2009-03-02 10:33:27] - a: my client is apparently on leave, and hence the only reason I came in (to work face to face with the client) is null and void. ~gurkie
[2009-03-02 10:14:37] - why shouldn't you be? i was thinking of getting ready for work. ~a
[2009-03-02 10:13:06] - a: I am also at work... although I shouldnt be. ~gurkie
[2009-03-02 09:12:30] - a: I'm at work. -Paul
[2009-03-02 09:12:01] - Xpovos: I'm surprised he is considering another run. Part of why 2008 was so disappointing is because I assumed he was too old to run in 2012. I would still vote for him, though. Any VP pick of his would almost certainly be better than any other major candidate. -Paul
[2009-03-02 09:10:59] - Clearly our best and brightest are our oldest, wisest, most experienced, war-jaded, rich, well-connected and likely corrupt, as well as senile enough to be used by puppetmasters. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 09:09:57] - a: No snow plows and no salt trucks makes Andrew late for work--at a minimum. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 09:05:11] - they could turn the whitehouse into a nursing home. ~a
[2009-03-02 09:03:06] - are you guys at and/or going to work today? ~a
[2009-03-02 08:19:19] - a: But Paul is healthier than McCain, so I wasn't concerned for 2008, he'd have been OK for four years for sure, and probably 8. In 2012 I'm not even sure about 4, and 8 is really pushing it. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-02 00:16:04] - yeah, hell, ron paul is older than john mccain. ~a
[2009-03-01 19:01:19] - Paul: I'd actually have a harder time voting for him in 2012. Age issues. -- Xpovos
[2009-03-01 13:43:33] - Kind of exciting that he is so high, but also a little disappointing considering he's tied with Palin and that he only came in third consider "Nearly 60 percent of the straw poll participants were between the ages of 18 and 25". -Paul
[2009-03-01 13:42:47] - http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/28/cpac/index.html Ron Paul comes in third place in straw poll for best 2012 GOP presidential candidate (tied with Sarah Palin). -Paul
[2009-03-01 13:42:10] - Xpovos: A lot.
-Paul[2009-02-27 22:14:46] - Paul: And how many "no"s? (Sorry) -- Xpovos
[2009-02-27 15:32:20] - aaaron: Cool, Gurkie might also come so that brings us up to 4 definites and 2 maybes. -Paul
[2009-02-27 15:26:31] - paul: i'll come to poker too! - aaron
[2009-02-27 15:26:17] - a: i have a coworker who adds s to the middle of a lot of words. like, she says "desploy" instead of "deploy" - aaron
[2009-02-27 15:16:14] - paul: well if that's the case, i'm not as interested in coming. ~a
[2009-02-27 15:05:23] - a: Ok, let's hope Miguel is coming too, otherwise it will just be you, Yuriy and I.
-Paul[2009-02-27 15:01:16] - i haves a coworkers that add "s" to the ends of every other words. ~a
[2009-02-27 14:58:02] - paul: you understand subject verb agreement. maybe though that's not what you call it. ~a
[2009-02-27 14:56:30] - paul: sure. ~a
[2009-02-27 14:49:26] - a: Are you coming to poker tonight? -Paul
[2009-02-27 14:20:17] - Aaron: In other words, I don't fault Microsoft for their policy, but I think they're eventually going to have to change it. -Paul
[2009-02-27 14:18:59] - Aaron: I posted it because I felt like I could sympathize with both sides. I feel like Microsoft's heart was in the right place, but that you're inevitably going to run into a situation like this which makes MS look like an intolerant company. -Paul
[2009-02-27 14:00:10] - paul: personally i think microsoft was in the right on this one - there's a time and a place to bring up your sexual orientation, but in a public profile for an online gaming community which includes teenagers is not one of them - aaron
[2009-02-27 13:57:56] - a: yeah it makes more sense with punctuation - aaron
[2009-02-27 13:48:38] - Xpovos: Ironically enough, I remember the one big free agent signing that I had with the Titans was when I signed DeAngelo Hall in his prime and he rewarded me with a ridiculous amount of picks returned for TDs the next season (like 6). -Paul
[2009-02-27 13:47:36] - Xpovos: Yeah, you know from our ESPN NFL 2k5 days that I'm a strong believer in building through the draft and only picking up a few free agents to fill in holes so I can feel your pain. -Paul
[2009-02-27 13:06:44] - Paul: We just can't seem to avoid those big pay day players. I can't complain too much about Hall. He's a great talent and a Hokie, but that's still too much. Argh! -- Xpovos
[2009-02-27 13:04:23] - Xpovos: Enjoy. I hope for your sake that he wasn't playing for a contract these past two years. -Paul
[2009-02-27 12:48:28] - Mr. Stomp is a Redskin now. Well, fuck. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-27 09:44:40] - aaron: That's fitting, because neither do I.
-Paul[2009-02-27 09:44:32] - microsoft admits / microsoft defends. i see subject verb agreement. ~a
[2009-02-27 09:22:00] - paul: the url says that ars technica doesn't understand subject verb agreement - aaron
[2009-02-27 09:13:24] - http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/02/microsoft-admits-to-defends-banning-lesbian-xbox-live-user.ars The url says it all. -Paul
[2009-02-26 23:15:00] - Vinnie: But like I said, I guess we just have to disagree here.
-Paul[2009-02-26 23:14:25] - Vinnie: I just don't think he comes across badly saying things like that. They are two totally different natural disasters with very different rates of occurence and I think saying that anybody related to Louisiana can't mock extravagant spending on any government program to monitor natural disasters is wrong. -Paul
[2009-02-26 23:11:51] - Vinnie: Considering how many volcanoes have erupted in the US over the past 100 years, I think it's pretty safe to question the cost effectiveness of spending so many millions of dollars on something so unlikely. I'm sure people many times more likely to get struck by lightning than die by volcano these days. -Paul
[2009-02-26 23:06:14] - Vinnie: Jindal even made a comment that the government intervention was actually harmful in some ways during Katrina (needing the permits for the boats) and I had heard similar things from websites that I read. -Paul
[2009-02-26 23:05:19] - Vinnie: I guess we have to agree to disagree. I don't think EVERYBODY was asking where the government was when it came to Katrina, although that's what was heard a lot through the media. -Paul
[2009-02-26 18:26:50] - vinnie: well put. ~a
[2009-02-26 18:18:56] - aaron: no ddr today yes. ~a
[2009-02-26 17:30:49] - anyway, whether the volcano monitoring is effective or cost effective is another point. I suspect Jindal didn't know and just tried to take an easy shot at a program that sounded useless, but it doesn't matter much. he comes across very badly saying things like that - vinnie
[2009-02-26 17:28:54] - ...it has saved thousands of lives and millions in property damage. and while Jindal wasn't governor of Louisiana at the time, he was a representative of Louisiana. to me, when he makes a statement like that, it's easy to imagine why the 2005 government didn't adequately prepare for Katrina - vinnie
[2009-02-26 17:25:13] - paul: I don't think the pun was belittling the volcano monitoring, but I do think he was belittling the volcano monitoring. the reason that's such a mistake to say is that after Katrina EVERYONE said "where was the governement on this?". volcano monitoring is not much different from preparing for hurricanes, as the article I linked showed - vinnie
[2009-02-26 17:08:13] - http://i41.tinypic.com/25iq39t.jpg build your very own powered model aircraft - aaron
[2009-02-26 15:28:54] - also you have to love chris matthews saying "oh god" right before the jindal speech. way to be objective there. - mig
[2009-02-26 15:00:51] - a: so no DDR today yes? - aaron
[2009-02-26 14:14:38] - aba: I guess I can grudgingly agree with that. I think I'm just disappointed because it was the first Republican speech that I had heard in a while (discounting Ron Paul) that I felt like I at least half agreed with. I was hopeful that it had somewhat resonated with the rest of the public as well. -Paul
[2009-02-26 14:12:12] - mig: not everybody thinks obama did an awesome job.
- aba[2009-02-26 14:11:53] - paul: considering jindal had a platform in which to solidify a republican goal for the public, he just didn't pick a very good example of "pork" that would resonate negatively with a lot of people. he wasn't necessarily wrong.... just not great. - aba
[2009-02-26 13:22:06] - I also find it rather irritating that all the left media seems to think Obama's speech was the greatest in the history of mankind simply because he delivered it well. In reality it was nothing more than him asking for money to solve problems x,y,z with some Bush-style fearmongering sprinkled in. - mig
[2009-02-26 12:29:48] - Goog 411 is pretty awesome. I've used it twice. Once when I locked my keys in my car and once to run a Haines Directory search in California from Virginia. That in and of itself is pretty awesome. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-26 12:21:50] - http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/jindal.volcanoes/index.html See, this just seems picky to me. Because a volcano eruption has killed 57 people in the past 30 years, we can't criticize $140 million being spent as part of a stimulus package? -Paul
[2009-02-26 12:17:16] - Which may be a legitimate political gripe, but I'm not sure you can fault Jindal's speech for that. -paul
[2009-02-26 12:16:41] - mig: There was one criticism that seemed out of place to me. Somebody mentioned that the central message of "don't spend more, instead cut taxes" was dumb because that's what we did for 8 years and look where it got us. -Paul
[2009-02-26 12:00:56] - i dunno, it just seems like everyone wants to get on jindal because he dared to criticize our lord and savior Obama more than anything else. - mig
[2009-02-26 10:17:37] - a: True, that is different, although I don't think he was belittling the amount being spent so much as making a (somewhat pointless, in my mind) pun regarding the explosion in federal spending. -Paul
[2009-02-26 10:04:01] - maybe i should actually read the article.
~a[2009-02-26 10:03:49] - i think it depends on how many millions. but that's besides the point. he wasn't philosophically opposed to a certain amount, he was making a joke to belittle the amount that was being spent. vinnie's example about "LEVY"ing taxes on disaster monitoring is a perfect example of what he is doing. ~a
[2009-02-26 09:56:07] - a: Honestly, I'm not sure if it references natural disaster monitoring or just volcano eruptions. But I think it's ridiculous to say that somebody can't be philosphically opposed to millions of federal dollars to monitor volcano eruptions just because their state was hit by a natural disaster once. -Paul
[2009-02-26 09:45:30] - the "too soon" thing for jokes doesn't work if you're also suggesting that people repeat history. ~a
[2009-02-26 09:43:23] - but didn't the part of the stimulus package he was referring to include funding for natural disaster monitoring? ~a
[2009-02-26 09:35:05] - a: Well, technically, I think he is making a joke about government spending, but he is using a pun which relates to part of the spending in the stimulus package that I believe he considered irresponsible. -Paul
[2009-02-26 09:28:15] - *humorous (stupid spell checker). ~a
[2009-02-26 09:27:54] - gah, dewey's remark is much more numerous after 2009-01-01. ~a
[2009-02-26 09:22:20] - paul: maybe i'm missing the point (i didn't watch the speech or rtfa). but it sounds like, from what you guys are saying, he isn't joking about natural disasters in general. it sounds like his joke was that it's dumb to plan for future natural disasters. no? the latter joke is much more ignorant. ~a
[2009-02-26 09:18:57] - mig: I just can't imagine it being any worse than Palin's debate performance (quite possible the worst example of public speaking I've ever seen from a public official), and yet she got moderate reviews for it. I guess it's all about expectations. -Paul
[2009-02-26 09:17:23] - after watching the video the presentation of the speech was definitely lacking. Not the worst delivered speech, but well I guess if you're comparing it obama's presentation. - mig
[2009-02-26 09:01:55] - -Paul
[2009-02-26 09:01:52] - Vinnie: I don't know, I guess I just don't see why that's so horribly inappropriate. Katrina was a couple of years ago (too soon?) and wasn't under his watch. It was also a hurricane and not a volcano. I feel like people are being a little too sensitive over this. How many years will it take before anybody from Louisiana can make a joke about any kind of natural disaster?
[2009-02-26 08:58:42] - aba: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29402296/ Supposedly he sounded like Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock. Oddly enough, that really makes me want to hear the speech now.
-Paul[2009-02-26 08:36:24] - also, what are you training for? ~a
[2009-02-26 08:36:01] - vinnie: goog 411 got you dual monitors working in ubuntu? ~a
[2009-02-26 08:24:01] - vinnie: Okay cool! Goog411 is great, I've used it to get help in a busy bookstore, by calling the bookstore while I was in it... You can also just say something like "photography" and they'll direct you to a nearby photo place, so yeah, i'm amazed that it's free cause it's so useful - aaron
[2009-02-26 08:20:27] - oh and also, no DDR for me today. I've got training and a lot of work to do on top of it - vinnie
[2009-02-26 08:19:56] - aaron: thanks, yesterday. Goog 411 got me there
- vinnie[2009-02-26 08:19:33] - "Instead of putting up levees, Congress should be giving giving tax cuts so they don't LEVY any more unfair taxes!" - vinnie
[2009-02-26 08:18:22] - I didn't see the speech, but that volcano monitoring thing sounds like a mistake in retrospect: http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/02/jindal-versus-volcano.html especially coming from a representative from Louisiana during Katrina - vinnie
[2009-02-26 07:55:12] - a: yay i got dual monitors working in ubuntu! - aaron
[2009-02-26 04:10:51] - paul: supposedly he is usually very good, but maybe reading from the teleprompter and having it go to such a wide audience sank him. /shrug - aba
[2009-02-25 22:31:21] - mig: It definitely wouldn't be the first time people were swindled by Republicans claiming to be for small and responsible government. -Paul
[2009-02-25 22:30:42] - mig: I also rolled my eyes at the "we'll win back your trust" comment, but that doesn't seem like the type of thing most people would have a problem with. -Paul
[2009-02-25 22:29:59] - aba: That line did seem to stick out a bit, although I thought it was because of it being a terrible pun more than anything else. I'm guessing Jindal just isn't a very eloquent speaker? -Paul
[2009-02-25 17:42:23] - or it could be that people are just fed up with the republican party waffling on its supposed tennets of limited government, and they're tired of "we promise you can trust us this time" song and dance. - mig
[2009-02-25 17:40:35] - I can understand not agreeing with the content, but it didn't seem to be badly written. - mig
[2009-02-25 17:39:40] - paul: in reading the transcript I'm not quite sure why everyone thought it was universally awful either. - mig
[2009-02-25 17:27:25] - paul: i thought it was pretty awful. why would someone from a state that's still recovering from a natural disaster mock volcano monitoring? - aba
[2009-02-25 17:24:23] - http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/25/jindal.reaction/index.html Did anybody watch Jindal's speech last night? I read the transcript and thought it read well, but apparently he didn't do a good job delivering. -Paul
[2009-02-25 14:28:58] - axpovos: Not sure that is something I can guarantee. -Paul
[2009-02-25 14:10:30] - 6% annual, compounded monthly on the balance remaining, with the implicit acknowledgement that if I go bankrupt the note is forefeit (risk factor), backed by the full faith and credit of my employment.
-- Xpovos[2009-02-25 13:50:27] - paul: >0% profit every year. ~a
[2009-02-25 13:43:03] - a: What kind of profit are you looking for? -Paul
[2009-02-25 12:50:07] - Paul: I'll contribute 1%, sure. And I don't need a guarantee of profit. It's a better investment than SIRI. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-25 12:39:45] - you're 3% of the way there only if you can guarantee me a profit (and get 1% from xpovos). otherwise, you're only 2% of the way there. ~a
[2009-02-25 12:31:11] - Xpovos: The important thing is, can you contribute 1%? If so, then I'm already 3% of the way there... -Paul
[2009-02-25 12:13:32] - Paul: I'd seen the house up for sale on ebay actually. It's both out of my price range and out of my commute range. Otherwise I'm interested.
-- Xpovos[2009-02-25 11:43:14] - for your amusement http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html don't know if its true... ~Dee
[2009-02-25 10:34:16] - actually, make that 1% ~a
[2009-02-25 10:31:43] - paul: it's in missouri (bad). though, the price is right. 300k for 15k sqft is $200/m^2 (my place was $4k/m^2). probably require lots of work&money to get it secured and maintained. i'll go in for 10% if you can guarantee me a profit. ~a
[2009-02-25 09:56:31] - http://www.cnbc.com/id/29369080 Anybody want to buy a subterranean home with me?
-Paul[2009-02-25 09:47:58] - aaron: Ah, ok. I wasn't sure if it was random or specifically chosen by Adrian for some reason. -Paul
[2009-02-25 09:27:56] - paul: (one random post, one random title) - aaron
[2009-02-25 09:27:34] - paul: looks like adrian added a feature where a random post will appear there every day. - aaron
[2009-02-25 09:00:40] - http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10170459-1.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0 A cautionary tale regarding the Circuit City liquidation. -Paul
[2009-02-25 08:58:20] - a: Where did that link from Logan come from? -Paul
[2009-02-25 08:58:01] - a: Your directions worked. Thanks. Now I just need to tweak things a little more and I'll have a much more efficient taskbar. -Paul
[2009-02-24 22:58:40] - mphhhph. i just found out my crush is engaged. (not to me). why do these things happen? ~a
[2009-02-24 08:39:57] - a: Cool. I'll give that a try tonight. Thanks. -Paul
[2009-02-24 08:07:37] - if those instructions don't make sense, or they weren't what you meant, let me know. ~a
[2009-02-24 08:07:22] - paul: you can right-click most things and UNCHECK the "lock to panel" checkbox (unless it's already unchecked). then you can click-drag the thing, or right-click->"move" to drag it to the bottom panel. once you've moved everything off the top panel, you can right-click->"delete this panel". ~a
[2009-02-23 17:15:48] - a: Ok, thanks. No rush, I just saw a screenshot elsewhere I wanted to do that too. -Paul
[2009-02-23 17:07:06] - paul: i did that on my machine at home. i'll tell you how to do it when i get home. ~a
[2009-02-23 17:03:44] - a: Or, better yet, to move the entire thing to the bottom? -Paul
[2009-02-23 17:03:32] - a: That reminds me. Do you know how I move the taskbar type thingy on the bottom of my screen (with the buttons indicating currently running programs) to the quick-launch type bar I have at the top of my screen in Ubuntu? -Paul
[2009-02-23 16:55:45] - of a certain type*
[2009-02-23 16:55:34] - a: thanks, I guess hte idea was if you always had one parameter of a certain you would need to pass in, could you implement it on the interface... Although it was my coworker who wanted to do it and I didnt know how so I figured I would see if any of you brainy people knew
~gurkie[2009-02-23 16:46:30] - in other words: the interface defines a contract for how to use the object once you have one, not how to create it or get it. ~a
[2009-02-23 16:42:27] - gurkie: in java? no in java you cannot create a constructor in an interface. the language doesn't allow it. why do you want to? constructors go in the things that implement the interface. ~a
[2009-02-23 16:40:08] - does anyone know how to create a constructor in an interface? Is there a way to finagle it? top google links say impossible... but it seems like it should exist. ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 16:17:13] - paul: http://aporter.org/pics/tmp/190cm.png ~a
[2009-02-23 14:38:27] - aba: my brother in law got that model, I think he likes it... ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 13:55:08] - paul: i don't have it yet, but i'll let you know what i think of it once it arrives. i no longer have access to a non-mac machine, so i figured it'd be safer to get a unit which i could actually upgrade on my own. - aba
[2009-02-23 13:19:02] - aba: Cool, have you tried it out yet? I don't recall ever having to deal with Garmin support and I have only connected my Nuvi to my computer a couple of times for firmware updates, so those things weren't hugely important to me. -Paul
[2009-02-23 13:17:40] - a: Ah ha! Try doing the conversion from centimeters to meters in your head, then. You can't! It's impossible! -Paul
[2009-02-23 13:14:51] - paul: yah, i got a nuvi 255. i originally was going to get a magellan 3250 but on further investigation found out that they do not make a software interface for the mac (but garmin does). from what i've read, customer service for all of the big 3 (garmin, tomtom and magellan) is pretty spotty so i decided not to factor that into my choice. - aba
[2009-02-23 13:13:30] - paul: me in metric. notice it's not in meters. ~a
[2009-02-23 13:10:53] - http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/best-buy-rewards-members-getting-new-iphone-discounts.ars If anybody is thinking of getting an iPhone, Best Buy reward zone members get a discount on new ones. -Paul
[2009-02-23 13:07:39] - a: Then I hope you measure your speed in kilometers per hour and know your height in meters.
-Paul[2009-02-23 12:58:10] - i'm not british either. ~a
[2009-02-23 12:45:25] - Gurkie: Right, but I think a non-chinese person is more likely to use the non-chinese unit than the chinese unit. -Paul
[2009-02-23 12:42:43] - paul: plus what makes you think he isnt chinese... I know plenty of red haired chinese peeps... really... ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 12:42:03] - paul: urm, the stone is the chinese unit not a... ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 12:40:39] - Gurkie: I don't think a is Chinese. -Paul
[2009-02-23 12:39:46] - a: according to wiki a stone is "a Chinese unit of weight equal to 120 piculs or 160 pounds" which means you hide your 2,240 pounds EXTEREMELY well! Im impressed ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 12:23:51] - a: 14 stones isn't -that- much. I've come close. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-23 11:12:46] - Does anybody here know if there is any harm in keeping an SDHC card in a card reader all the time? I'm thinking of moving the music from the hard drive of my netbook onto an SDHC card which I would just keep in the netbook all the time. -Paul
[2009-02-23 10:35:46] - gurkie: i'm the only one here that's over 14 stones. people who live in big houses shouldn't throw stones. ~a
[2009-02-23 10:30:42] - xpovos: i see so its his hips that requre that XX size... ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 10:29:53] - gurkie: Nah. All that birthday-boy cake went straight to his hips. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-23 10:29:12] - a: I am quite the fatty. -Paul
[2009-02-23 10:28:20] - a: =( u think my boyfriend is fat... ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 10:27:18] - aba: There are so many different models of Garmins out now. I assume you got the Nuvi? I think you'll be happy with it. I know Dee doesn't like hers, but I have had very few problems with mine and have been quite satisfied. -Paul
[2009-02-23 10:24:59] - Xpovos: are you implying paul has fat thighs??? ~gurkie
[2009-02-23 10:23:50] - a: For his PANTS. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-23 10:08:12] - gurkie: i think paul needs extra-extra-large. ~a
[2009-02-23 10:06:10] - gurkie: They may run a little small. I used to wear smalls when I was in better shape, but even in good shape I would never be able to wear the smalls I bought from them. So long as I stay in OK shape, or can improve to good shape, the mediums should be fine for me. If I need to go large, I'll go cry over a pint of Hagan Daaz. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-23 09:59:31] - aaron: Games like that are uniquely fun. I've been playing around with Braid, and it is more annoying, though mostly because so much if it is unclear. But the mechanisms are awesome. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-23 09:35:14] - xpovos: I *think* that american apparel shirts run small, but I am not sure about that... I was going to buy him a large if I got it... (sorry if that offends you paul)~gurkie
[2009-02-23 00:18:42] - A: They just stopped offering it. I have been trying to get the website to give me the one free update per unit but I keep going round in circles. I have called twice and emailed once, never able to reach anyone to help me. I found a bunch of people online complaining of the same. I don't think i'll ever buy another Garmin...
[2009-02-22 20:34:10] - http://www.kongregate.com/games/Scarybug/chronotron chronotron, a flash game which uses time travel in a really cool way. i'm on level 12 and it's already breaking my head - aaron
[2009-02-22 15:13:39] - how did they take it away? ~a
[2009-02-22 08:58:28] - Aba: Between me and my parents we have 3 units. AND when I bought the units for Christmas Garmin was offering ONE free update but then selfishly took that away. I'm pretty sure they are in the wrong but not sure what to do about it...
[2009-02-22 08:51:22] - Aba: Ugh to the Garmin. I bought one last Christmas, it is in dire need of an update, and the Garmin website wants to charge me, $70(if I remember that right), to download an map update. I might as well just buy a whole new unit every other year. ~Dee
[2009-02-21 22:36:48] - paul: you're older than you've ever been and now you're even older. ~a
[2009-02-21 22:15:23] - me likey the 550. ~a
[2009-02-21 19:18:53] - by the way, i ended up buying a garmin 255 off amazon (on sale for $176). i almost got the 360 but found out that it's been discontinued by garmin (and i guess amazon is just selling off their current inventory). - aba
[2009-02-21 15:44:23] - from wil wheaton - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJiybW81mXA cellist samples herself several times to build a layered piece. pretty nifty to listen to. - aba
[2009-02-20 16:50:59] - paul: it really seems to vary for me. some medium shirts are fine, some are sort of tight on me. - mig
[2009-02-20 16:46:16] - Xpovos: Same with me (buying shirts too small and hoping to lose weight). The difference is that even if I lose weight, a medium is likely going to be too small on me. -Paul
[2009-02-20 16:35:57] - Paul: Fatty. Of course, me too. I buy mediums and keep hoping to lose weight. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-20 16:31:05] - Xpovos: If Katie is appalled by it, then I think you should keep it.
Besides, I think medium shirts (in general) are too small on me. -Paul[2009-02-20 15:22:53] - gurkie: Katie's appalled by it. I bought men's medium. I'm sure she'd be thrilled if I gave it to him as a birthday gift. That size work? -- Xpovos
[2009-02-20 13:47:41] - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/19/john-gibson-compares-eric_n_168377.html John Gibson Did Not Compare Eric Holder To Monkey With Bright Blue Scrotum (UPDATED). -Paul
[2009-02-20 13:40:18] - xpovos: I was thinking of buying it for Paul... But it was already sold out... ~gurkie
[2009-02-20 13:39:56] - aaron: most fridays sell out... and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ~gurkie
[2009-02-20 13:29:23] - aaron: happy birthday! - pierce
[2009-02-20 13:27:23] - aaron: happy birthday! (thought I'd jump the gun on wishing you tonight) - vinnie
[2009-02-20 13:01:40] - wow, how many of those designs actually sell out? - aaron
[2009-02-20 11:39:58] - gurkie: Heh, I''d already bought one.
-- Xpovos[2009-02-20 10:58:34] - I dont know why but I find this adorable, in a sick sick fashion... shirt.woot.com ~gurkie
[2009-02-20 00:04:48] - vinnie: woooooo. ~a
[2009-02-19 16:17:44] - a: yay! - vinnie
[2009-02-19 16:15:36] - vinnie: yes! - aaron
[2009-02-19 16:14:04] - i'll be there. ~a
[2009-02-19 15:43:16] - Aaron: Ah, then no. It's a proposed bill in the Texas House of Representatives declaring many federal law unconstitutional, and claiming sovreignty. It's a publicity stunt most likely. But it's a fun one to watch. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-19 15:40:42] - a: whoops, that should be directed to you too, but since you haven't come in a while, I wasn't sure if you were coming anymore - vinnie
[2009-02-19 15:39:29] - aaron: piu? - vinnie
[2009-02-19 15:33:57] - xpovos: no, i mean the one you posted with no description. the PDF one - aaron
[2009-02-19 12:50:02] - aaron: that was supposed to be a dreamcast? i thought it was a game cube... (not that I would know) ~gurkie
[2009-02-19 12:45:30] - a: all inclusive sounds much more realistic... ~gurkie
[2009-02-19 12:05:48] - aaron: I think you mean my first link (since that seems reasonable to be blocked at work, while the other doesn't) in which case it's a review of some of the new features for the DSi. It loses the GBA slot (boo) but gains an SD slot (super-yay) and a pair of cameras. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-19 10:31:29] - Aaron: You mean the proposed Texas bill? -Paul
[2009-02-19 10:18:22] - vinnie: awwww i remember dreamcast too! - aaron
[2009-02-19 10:16:23] - does anybody know what xpovos linked to? - aaron
[2009-02-19 08:28:36] - http://www.destructoid.com/console-wars-declared-dead-in-the-cutest-way-possible-122071.phtml teehee - vinnie
[2009-02-19 07:39:44] - gurkie: heh. actually by free i meant pre-paid (all-inclusive is what they call it) ~a
[2009-02-18 16:58:18] - Sweet... http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HC00050I.pdf -- Xpovos
[2009-02-18 16:50:13] - Cool. I know many of you have a DS Lite, but this looks like it might be a worthwhile upgrade in due time. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-18 16:48:48] - Video: LG Watch Phone hands-on http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/01/08/video-lg-watch-phone-hands-on/ -sam
[2009-02-18 16:48:43] - a: also i think my cuz has one of those, unless they have 1 person ones which are smaller ... ~gurkie
[2009-02-18 16:47:13] - a: hrmm, free? whose wedding was this? ~gurkie
[2009-02-18 16:36:21] - NES controller-shaped soap http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/18/nes-soap-wont-help-you-rescue-the-princess-may-help-you-get-a/ -sam
[2009-02-18 15:19:13] - gurkie: a good time was had by all. i learned to sail a hobie cat and i went snorkeling three times. i had 6 days of free food, free drinks, and free activities. i'll post pictures when i get ahold of them. ~a
[2009-02-18 15:01:34] - a: how was the wedding? ~gurkie
[2009-02-18 13:07:15] - Techology is pretty amazing. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-18 11:41:11] - http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obamas-inaugural-address/
[2009-02-18 09:37:41] - http://reason.com/blog/show/131728.html This reminds me of the discussion we had earlier about who we considered to be the great presidents. -Paul
[2009-02-17 15:10:08] - a: it has updated contact information... or at least email cause I got the email saying spam ur friends
~gurkie[2009-02-17 08:34:20] - gurkie: you didn't update your profile. ~a
[2009-02-16 17:56:44] - tj wants us to spam each other, and update our profiles at http://www.tjhsstalumni.org if you havent then go do it... ~gurkie
[2009-02-16 12:44:20] - vinnie: I'll have to do more research on tax collection through the ages. Should be insightful. -- Xpovos
[2009-02-13 16:45:14] - xpovos: yeah I think you're right, as kerry and others prove. some small tribes of people could be considered gov'ts running on charity. I don't think those have worked out historically
- vinnie[2009-02-13 15:39:56] - paul: you can call it a failure of the market, but you can pin the aftermath on both market and government forces. I can't imagine the hyper-inflation done by the government really helped matters. - mig
[2009-02-13 12:33:45] - I have some theories (government manipulation of the currency, nationalization of the bank, EU interference, etc) as to why it's not, but I confess to not fully understanding what has transpired there. -Paul
[2009-02-13 12:32:07] - I'm a little surprised nobody here has brought up what's been going on in iceland as a failure of the free market. -Paul
[2009-02-13 10:39:33] - vinnie: So long as you keep the quotes on, that actually makes sense. If each person decided for themselves almost everyone would give $0 or some inconsequntially low number. It'd be interesting (for me) to see any gov't try to run as a charity,... -- Xpovos
[2009-02-13 10:29:11] - your "fair share" is always defined by someone else, hehe - vinnie
[2009-02-13 10:01:50] - mig: Maybe your "fair share" is perfectly defined by what the government forces you to pay (and not what is optional).
-Paul[2009-02-13 09:51:51] - xpovos: it wasn't just that, Kerry had been complaining in some statements that people weren't "giving their fair share to the government" or something to that effect, making it just a tad more infuriating. - mig
[2009-02-13 09:23:50] - Xpovos: I'm also reminded of some publicity stunt that some politician pulled to protest a tax increase where he asked all the politicians who supported it to voluntarily contribute money to the government. One person contributed. -Paul
[2009-02-13 09:16:14] - Paul: For me it hearkens back to the 2004 campaign when Kerry released his tax return. Mass. had an optional tax for some social thing that Kerry as a Democrat must have loved. But despite even his high gov't worker salary, and his rich wife, he elected not to pay it (which is fine because it was optional). -- Xpovos
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