IRC log of swhack on 2001-11-25

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00:32:25 [AaronSw]
w00t!
00:32:33 [AaronSw]
Well, the backup worked, and we've got the new hard drive in.
00:32:37 [AaronSw]
Things are looking up.
00:39:58 [AaronSw]
sbp's musings are interesting
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01:01:39 [AaronSw]
hey sbp
01:01:48 [AaronSw]
i think my backup plan is working
01:01:54 [AaronSw]
I'm now copying stuff over to the new hd
01:02:04 [sbp]
Hi there. Good, good
01:02:33 [AaronSw]
And now I'm off to see [ a :Act ; :describedBy <http://www.fkb.com/> ] .
01:03:10 [sbp]
The Flying Karamazov Brothers? OOh
01:03:30 [AaronSw]
Yeah, should be fun.
01:03:41 [sbp]
they look quite funny
01:04:32 [AaronSw]
We tried to think of something to bring for them to juggle. So far we've got a grain of rice, wet sand and helium baloons.
01:04:54 [sbp]
custard pies?
01:06:17 [AaronSw]
why custard pies? wouldn't that be rather easy to juggle?
01:06:35 [sbp]
no, because they're difficult to resist throwing at people's faces
01:06:45 [AaronSw]
heh.
01:06:52 [sbp]
buckets of water!
01:07:07 [AaronSw]
Ooh.
01:07:33 [sbp]
that's be an interesting one: they'd have to keep swinging it so that the water sticks to the bottom
01:07:42 [AaronSw]
Yeah...
01:07:42 [AaronSw]
The bet is a pie in the face
01:07:50 [AaronSw]
So we hope not to lose. :)
01:07:55 [sbp]
Eek
01:08:03 [sbp]
bet?
01:08:13 [AaronSw]
yeah... it's sort of a contest.
01:08:34 [AaronSw]
If you find something you can pie them in the face, if not they get to make fun of your or something.
01:08:38 [sbp]
heh: "masters of juggling and cheap theatrics"
01:08:50 [AaronSw]
OK, well better leave -- everyone's piling into the car.
01:08:54 [AaronSw]
c'ya
01:08:55 [sbp]
O.K., have fun!
01:08:57 [sbp]
c'ya
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01:11:34 [sbp]
ah: """The Gamble, where the audience brings whatever objects of whimsy, or of terror, that they think will prove un-jugglable, betting a standing ovation against a pie in the face that it can't be done. The Karamazov audience often comes well prepared for this segment. At past performances, livers, computers, ice cream, Slinkys ª, even bread boxes have been contributed by the crowd.""" - http://www.fkb.com/New/bound.html
01:13:06 [sbp]
heh, heh, heh:-
01:13:07 [sbp]
[[[
01:13:07 [sbp]
00:39:58 <AaronSw> sbp's musings are interesting
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]]] - http://blogspace.com/swhack/chatlogs/2001-11-25.txt
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02:08:52 [sbp]
man, I need a better telnet client
02:09:03 [deltab]
what're you using?
02:09:22 [sbp]
HyperTerminal
02:09:49 [sbp]
it's screwy: it won't clear characters from previous programs, and the screen ends up as an unintelligable mess
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* sbp tries CRT
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AaronSw has changed the topic to: When it's all said and done, there's nothing left to do or say.
04:57:17 [AaronSw]
@ http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,72863,00.asp
04:57:25 [chumpster]
A: http://www.pcworld.com/resource/printable/article/0,aid,72863,00.asp from AaronSw
04:57:54 [AaronSw]
A:|Microsoft Cuts Down on "Family Piracy" with new Windows XP Family License
04:57:56 [chumpster]
titled item A
04:58:44 [AaronSw]
A::<sarcasm>Wow, you mean I can install Windows XP on a second computer for the low, low price of $190? Awesome!</sarcasm>
04:58:45 [chumpster]
commented item A
04:59:38 [AaronSw]
A::A [Slashdot reader|http://slashdot.org/~Dr.%20Awktagon/] responds with [a biting parody|http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=24100&cid=2607676].
04:59:39 [chumpster]
commented item A
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05:41:35 [AaronSw]
@ http://electionmethods.org/
05:41:42 [chumpster]
B: http://electionmethods.org/ from AaronSw
05:41:56 [AaronSw]
B:|ElectionMethods.org: Studying Alternate Voting Sytems
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titled item B
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05:43:14 [AaronSw]
B::As is well-known, our current voting system promotes a two-party system. [Instant Runoff Voting|http://electionmethods.org/IRVproblems.htm] is the popular solution. However, [Condorcet|http://electionmethods.org/Condorcet.htm] is a simple and more effective system.
05:43:15 [chumpster]
commented item B
05:43:30 [deltab]
typo: "Sytems"
05:43:46 [AaronSw]
B::These people [really want to change the way Americans vote|http://electionmethods.org/action.htm] and invite you to tell your friends.
05:43:48 [chumpster]
commented item B
05:43:59 [AaronSw]
Ah, thanks deltab
05:44:01 [AaronSw]
B:|ElectionMethods.org: Studying Alternate Voting Systems
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titled item B
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@ Re: Namespaces wihtout "#" Was: Few CWM Bugs
15:47:02 [sbp]
oh, fuck it
15:47:14 [sbp]
@ http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-interest/2001Nov/0175
15:47:17 [chumpster]
C: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-interest/2001Nov/0175 from sbp
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chumpster:view 2
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B: ElectionMethods.org: Studying Alternate Voting Systems (http://electionmethods.org/)
16:47:49 [chumpster]
C: http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-rdf-interest/2001Nov/0175
16:52:10 [AaronSw]
C:|Re: Namespaces wihtout "#" Was: Few CWM Bugs
16:52:11 [chumpster]
titled item C
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16:56:49 [AaronSw]
hey sbp
16:57:24 [sbp]
Hi there
16:58:02 [AaronSw]
hey
16:58:07 [AaronSw]
we're talking about you in #rdfig
16:58:26 [AaronSw]
http://ilrt.org/discovery/chatlogs/rdfig/2001-11-25#T16-59-43
16:58:46 [AaronSw]
C:Discussed [a bit in #rdfig|http://ilrt.org/discovery/chatlogs/rdfig/2001-11-25#T16-59-43]. (might need to scroll up some)
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17:54:35 [AaronSw]
Ugh, my backup seems to have copied fine and the new disk installed.
17:54:45 [AaronSw]
But all the symbolic links are broken so mac os x doesn't boot
17:54:50 [AaronSw]
the installer hangs when trying to fix it
17:55:01 [AaronSw]
Bleech.
17:55:18 [AaronSw]
And I found that I should have done things using this Apple Software Restore program.
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20:28:23 [sbp]
yo, Morby!
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not staying for long
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AaronSw, there's a new ag client for the mac.
20:29:16 [Morbus]
called sputnix. at macupdate.com
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this just in: computers still suck
22:11:15 [AaronSw]
You think it would be easy to just replace a freaking hard drive, but oh no.
22:11:24 [AaronSw]
I'm consoling myself by reading the UNIX-HATERS Handbook.
22:11:34 [AaronSw]
deltab, have you read it? Good stuff, I think.
22:11:59 [AaronSw]
I've decided OS X is a decent enough mix of Mac and UNIX to be usable, tho.
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@ http://www.biggerplanet.com/unsupported/sputnix.html
22:15:33 [chumpster]
D: http://www.biggerplanet.com/unsupported/sputnix.html from AaronSw
22:15:52 [AaronSw]
D:|Spunix: An AudioGalaxy Client for Mac
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titled item D
22:16:20 [AaronSw]
D:See also [the Mac Update page|http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6760].
22:16:36 [deltab]
title typo
22:21:32 [deltab]
D:|Sputnix: An Audiogalaxy Client for Mac
22:21:33 [chumpster]
titled item D
22:22:32 [AaronSw]
D::See also [the Mac Update page|http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6760].
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commented item D
22:22:50 [AaronSw]
tx deltab
22:29:19 [AaronSw]
btw, you read UNIX-HATERS?
22:30:27 [deltab]
some of it
22:30:43 [AaronSw]
I couldn't help but think of oyu while reading it. :-)
22:31:13 [deltab]
* deltab wonders whether to feel insulted :-)
22:31:20 [AaronSw]
What'd you think of it?
22:31:31 [AaronSw]
Heh, no insult intended.
22:31:59 [AaronSw]
You're just one of the few people I know who live in UNIX.
22:33:12 [AaronSw]
Heh heh, I love the Monty Python Search for the Holy X server bit.
22:39:48 [AaronSw]
Well, I've just wasted another day on this stupid problem. Argh.
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