norse - birthday - mythology - pretzels - outlook - gmail - DOS - open source - mac - marriage - transformer - mings

[7/25/2007 11:52:55 AM] pD says: howdy! howdy!

[7/25/2007 11:53:02 AM] pD says: so, did i miss anything good?

[7/25/2007 12:12:40 PM] nsy says: the water sports yesterday were fun. they covered the new product features, but you can get slides of those.

[7/25/2007 12:13:18 PM] pD says: cool! i should

[7/25/2007 12:13:25 PM] nsy says: i didn’t know you already looked at a Norse myth book, so i brought you another one - you don’t need to read it if your myth curiosity has been satiated.

[7/25/2007 12:13:43 PM] pD says: sorry for missing the festivity - the little boss turned 1 yesterday

[7/25/2007 12:13:47 PM] pD says: oh, yes, thanks for he book

[7/25/2007 12:13:57 PM] pD says: if you have no objection, i would still like to browse it

[7/25/2007 12:13:58 PM] nsy says: happy b-day little boss! woo hoo

[7/25/2007 12:14:10 PM] nsy says: sure - keep it as long as you like

[7/25/2007 12:14:18 PM] pD says: i did read the cliff note version from AE, but, would like to get a bit more into it

[7/25/2007 12:14:30 PM] pD says: i see a lot of similarity to greek and roman mythology

[7/25/2007 12:14:50 PM] pD says: the b-day thing was funny because the little boss inadvertently planted his foot onto the b-day cake

[7/25/2007 12:14:53 PM] nsy says: yes, same premises. like soap operas and novellas, really

[7/25/2007 12:15:09 PM] pD says: i have pix

[7/25/2007 12:15:09 PM] nsy says: ha! that’s classic!

[7/25/2007 12:15:20 PM] pD says: so, i will be in the position to black mail him

[7/25/2007 12:15:22 PM] nsy says: ooh - where/how can i see them?

[7/25/2007 12:15:22 PM] pD says: later on

[7/25/2007 12:15:39 PM] pD says: i need to bring them in

[7/25/2007 12:16:26 PM] nsy says: that would be great. my first b-day my mom made me a cherry vanilla cake from scratch and i wouldn't eat any. i just asked for pretzels

[7/25/2007 12:16:51 PM] nsy says: "prets"

[7/25/2007 12:17:22 PM] nsy says: how are you holding up with the visitors?

[7/25/2007 1:20:42 PM] pD says: oh, we just need to take turn to breath with so many in a confined space

[7/25/2007 1:20:46 PM] pD says: actually, it is going okay

[7/25/2007 1:20:51 PM] pD says: i have given them maps and my car

[7/25/2007 1:21:00 PM] pD says: and, so far, they have not been lost too badly

[7/25/2007 1:21:09 PM] pD has changed the chat topic to "google this"

[7/25/2007 1:21:21 PM] pD says: this is an NSA Chatters conversation, btw

[7/25/2007 1:21:33 PM] pD says: so, i have been a regular user of google - like most people

[7/25/2007 1:21:49 PM] pD says: but, could somebody explain why the attraction with the google mail service thingie?

[7/25/2007 1:21:55 PM] pD says: what is wrong with what we have got today?

[7/25/2007 1:52:43 PM] AE says: you can store up to 10 GB of mail.

[7/25/2007 1:52:57 PM] AE says: you can search it with Google's algorithms

[7/25/2007 1:53:10 PM] AE says: and it's not in Singapore.

[7/25/2007 1:54:31 PM] pD says: so, we are dumping Outlook en mass? I like my outlook...

[7/25/2007 1:54:40 PM] AE says: no, you can still use Outlook

[7/25/2007 1:54:51 PM] pD says: also, how do I backup my email box? i use to just make a copy of my .pst onto a network drive

[7/25/2007 1:54:56 PM] AE says: If you still wish to hold on to outdated technology, that's your issue.

[7/25/2007 1:55:00 PM] AE says: yes

[7/25/2007 1:55:11 PM] AE says: as long as there is room on it.

[7/25/2007 1:55:11 PM] pD is an old fart

[7/25/2007 1:55:22 PM] pD says: so, i can still back up my .pst?

[7/25/2007 1:55:43 PM] AE says: of course. Gmail is now acting as our POP/SMTP server.

[7/25/2007 1:56:03 PM] AE says: so, the functionality in Outlook is unchanged, it's just getting mail from a different server.

[7/25/2007 1:56:15 PM] pD says: that is a good point

[7/25/2007 1:56:17 PM] AE says: and... all the same functionality is offered on the website.

[7/25/2007 1:56:31 PM] AE says: so if you *want* to, you can dump Outlook.

[7/25/2007 1:56:36 PM] AE says: but you don't have to.

[7/25/2007 1:56:52 PM] pD says: i grew up with DOS, 'nuf said

[7/25/2007 1:56:57 PM] pD says: i still like DOS

[7/25/2007 1:57:09 PM] AE says: well, we can find you a copy of Pine if you like...

[7/25/2007 1:57:14 PM] AE says: you'll feel right at home then.

[7/25/2007 1:57:31 PM] pD says: i also liked pine

[7/25/2007 1:57:37 PM] pD says: although it is good to have a GUI

[7/25/2007 1:57:51 PM] AE says: Pine was nice because it NEVER crashed.

[7/25/2007 1:58:00 PM] pD says: i think, in the old days when it is strictly command line, it is helpful to exclude a lot of people

[7/25/2007 1:58:02 PM] AE says: but yeah, functionality wise, it's pretty old.

[7/25/2007 1:58:22 PM] pD says: but, since my mom is on email, i have slowly shifted to GUI...

[7/25/2007 1:58:47 PM] AE says: .Mac?

[7/25/2007 1:58:57 PM] pD says: never have been a mac person

[7/25/2007 1:59:02 PM] pD says: i have nothing against it

[7/25/2007 1:59:03 PM] AE says: ah. yahoo then?

[7/25/2007 1:59:06 PM] pD says: intellectually,

[7/25/2007 1:59:30 PM] pD says: but, of the several times that i tried to use mac, I found the UI very confusing

[7/25/2007 1:59:38 PM] pD says: i think that is a function of my PC-centric world view

[7/25/2007 1:59:46 PM] pD says: but, i did use AppleIIe

[7/25/2007 1:59:46 PM] AE says: yes. it's not what you're used to.

[7/25/2007 1:59:48 PM] pD says: great box

[7/25/2007 1:59:51 PM] AE says: what is that?

[7/25/2007 2:00:03 PM] pD says: i used to run the Basic interpreter to scar people

[7/25/2007 2:00:12 PM] pD says: Apple's old old computer

[7/25/2007 2:00:17 PM] pD says: Apple II e

[7/25/2007 2:00:21 PM] AE says: Oh... got it. hehe.

[7/25/2007 2:00:24 PM] pD says: it was more like PC than the closed system

[7/25/2007 2:00:44 PM] AE says: and now with OS X they've gone full circle.

[7/25/2007 2:01:03 PM] AE says: you can use most open source/Linux apps with little modification.

[7/25/2007 2:01:05 PM] AE says: most

[7/25/2007 2:01:09 PM] pD says: oh, what is with OS X?

[7/25/2007 2:01:09 PM] AE says: not all

[7/25/2007 2:01:21 PM] AE says: it uses a FreeBSD core

[7/25/2007 2:01:40 PM] AE says: they coupled it with some other kernel mods and called it Darwin.

[7/25/2007 2:01:47 PM] AE says: but it's Unix.

[7/25/2007 2:01:54 PM] pD says: cool! I am all for "de facto" standards

[7/25/2007 2:02:18 PM] pD says: i think the attraction of DOS/PC world for me is that it is easy to hack

[7/25/2007 2:02:20 PM] AE says: I wish they would extend standards to those little machines at the checkout counter!

[7/25/2007 2:03:05 PM] AE says: each one is different! Each store has little markers on their machine helping you find the right button to push, and then the cashier still needs to help most people.

[7/25/2007 2:03:57 PM] pD says: actually, in Korea, you just point your cell phone and it pays (deduct from a debit account)

[7/25/2007 2:04:15 PM] pD says: when it comes to retailing electronics, the US is quite behind

[7/25/2007 2:55:28 PM] pD says: so, what were you guys doing this morning when we were having our off site excitement?

[7/25/2007 2:58:58 PM] AE says: working.

[7/25/2007 2:59:34 PM] pD says: you should have come to the off-site then... ;)

[7/25/2007 3:45:15 PM] pD says: wait! AE is celebrating 10 years of marriage

[7/25/2007 3:45:22 PM] pD says: but, i thought his son is around 10 years old

[7/25/2007 3:45:33 PM] pD doing the math in his mind

[7/25/2007 3:45:36 PM] pD says: with great difficulty

[7/25/2007 3:46:09 PM] pD says: hmm...

[7/25/2007 3:46:44 PM] nsy says: actually, 11 years, i think

[7/25/2007 3:46:59 PM] pD says: his kid or marriage?

[7/25/2007 3:47:10 PM] nsy says: marriage

[7/25/2007 3:47:10 PM] pD says: :)!

[7/25/2007 3:47:30 PM] nsy says: yes, the math is close...

[7/25/2007 3:47:38 PM] pD says: darn! could have been a good story...

[7/25/2007 3:48:39 PM] pD says: btw, is AE coming in on Friday?

[7/25/2007 3:57:09 PM] pD says: have you seen the transformer film? i was told that it was pretty entertaining

[7/25/2007 3:57:39 PM] pD says: i am looking for entertainment ideas for my house guests so they do not kill each other

[7/25/2007 3:58:09 PM] pD says: oh, i also saw the film Shooter with Mark Walberg

[7/25/2007 3:58:26 PM] pD says: he is pretty entertaining as an action actor

[7/25/2007 3:58:36 PM] pD says: wasn't he a rapper before or something?

[7/25/2007 5:15:24 PM] nsy says: marky mark and the funky bunch, and i think he might have been a backstreet boy too

[6:13:31 AM] AE says: AE + Kusum = 11 years

[6:13:40 AM] AE says: Quinn = 10 years

[6:13:46 AM] AE says: Megan = 6 years

[6:14:04 AM] AE says: AE will be watching the Transformer's movie on Friday, so will not be coming in.

[9:25:02 AM] pD says: cool! i would like to get a full analysis of the film next week

[9:25:21 AM] pD says: btw, what does Kusum mean? it is a cool name

[2:04:58 PM] pD says: guess where i just went to lunch

[2:05:44 PM] AE says: Oh! I love guessing games!

[2:05:49 PM] AE says: Um... Mars?

[2:05:59 PM] AE says: no wait.... uh....

[2:05:59 PM] AE says: Mars?

[2:06:04 PM] pD says: wrong direction

[2:06:07 PM] pD says: but, the right idea

[2:06:16 PM] pD says: one syllable destination

[2:06:22 PM] AE says: Oh... Moon?

[2:06:38 PM] pD says: good guess, even if not right

[2:06:41 PM] pD says: keep going

[2:06:54 PM] AE says: Sun? (I hear their food is really spicy!)

[2:07:05 PM] AE says: Earth?

[2:07:17 PM] AE says: Mings?

[2:07:27 PM] pD says: gotta get to the Mars and Moon path

[2:07:30 PM] pD says: think M

[2:07:36 PM] pD says: yes, Ming's

[2:08:04 PM] AE says: Wow! I'd love to try their food sometime!

[2:08:10 PM] AE says: what did you have?

[2:08:49 PM] pD says: dim sum, you know the usual

[2:09:00 PM] pD says: i was trying to get people to order dishes at la cart

[2:09:07 PM] pD says: but, dim sum was the preferred method

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