trillian - skype - gay friends - kinsey report - population study - hard drive - nose-picking man - booga-man

[9/4/2007 10:39:24 AM] pD says: so, if i want to use yahoo IM, i can just install Trillian and get started or do I need to do some kind of registration with Yahoo IM?

[9/4/2007 10:52:53 AM] nsy says: trillian is just a tool to organize multiple IM accounts. you need to create the accounts with the provider - like YIM, AIM, etc.

[9/4/2007 10:53:37 AM] AE says: does it handle Skype too?

[9/4/2007 10:56:44 AM] nsy says: not sure... haven't tried it - but i doubt it

[9/4/2007 10:58:34 AM] nsy says: no, its secure

[9/4/2007 10:59:08 AM] AE says: ah, and I think Skype uses a protocol Trillium can't understand.

[9/4/2007 11:00:02 AM] AE says: so... is the [skype acct1] account becoming inactive?

[9/4/2007 11:00:18 AM] AE says: and what about the [skype acct2] account?

[9/4/2007 11:00:27 AM] AE says: you have so many faces!

[9/4/2007 3:19:13 PM] pD says: hi folks,

[9/4/2007 3:19:14 PM] pD says: am back.

[9/4/2007 3:19:17 PM] pD says: long story short

[9/4/2007 3:19:22 PM] pD says: the best way to find me is via this one

[9/4/2007 3:19:35 PM] pD says: [skype acct2] is the pc at home which is not on most of the time...

[9/4/2007 3:19:42 PM] pD says: [skype acct1] is no longer

[9/4/2007 3:19:56 PM] AE says: OK. thank you

[9/4/2007 3:22:36 PM] nsy says: [co2], eh? ok, then!

[10:01:13 AM] pD says: howdy!

[10:01:19 AM] pD says: i just realized something important

[10:01:50 AM] AE says: that we're not alone?

[10:02:02 AM] pD says: i do not have many gay friends. this is statistically strange...

[10:02:07 AM] pD says: if the kinsey report is any guide

[10:02:26 AM] AE says: it just means you need to get out more.

[10:02:44 AM] pD says: or that i am not fabulous enough...

[10:02:54 AM] nsy says: hahaha

[10:02:56 AM] AE says: daaahling!

[10:03:16 AM] nsy says: what is the stat? maybe i'm under par too?

[10:15:59 AM] pD says: according to the kinsey report, one in ten is homosexual

[10:16:11 AM] pD says: of course, that number has been attacked for poor methodology, etc. over the years

[10:16:37 AM] pD says: and, it may be an overestimate. but i think the key thing was that it is a prevalent form in the society

[10:16:42 AM] AE says: I think the number is increasing of the the years.

[10:17:12 AM] AE says: if we go on the assumption that it's genetic... then we can point to overpopulation as a driving force for homosexuality.

[10:17:54 AM] AE says: it happens in populations of other mammals (citation needed), when over population will result in part of the population being homosexual.

[10:19:50 AM] nsy says: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=0005A6D3-7ADC-14A0-B6C483414B7F4945

[11:10:58 AM] pD says: there should be an easy way to prove the idea, i.e. survey the high population density locations and do a ratio comparison of the gay population

[11:19:50 AM] nsy says: so where are you going to get the funding for your study?

[11:20:12 AM] pD says: AE, of course.

[11:20:31 AM] nsy says: excellent! can i be a field researcher?

[11:26:56 AM] pD says: sure, as soon as i get the grant funding in the bank account

[11:27:12 AM] pD says: first destination Cairo

[11:27:46 AM] nsy says: ooh! you definitely need your field researcher there!

[11:30:10 AM] pD says: i would agree

[11:30:17 AM] pD says: AE? AE? where did you go?

[11:30:39 AM] nsy says: he's setting up a PC for E - all the way across the office

[12:44:48 PM] pD says: E, he is the new chicago guy?

[12:45:02 PM] pD says: is he using my old laptop? Katie was asking me about the pw earlier

[12:45:08 PM] pD says: old guy...

[12:45:12 PM] pD says: poor guy, i meant

[1:51:02 PM] nsy says: no, E - Y's progeny. the new HP HD died, so he needs a temporary PC, but I gave him C’s old one

[1:52:32 PM] AE says: so your secrets are still safe, for now...

[1:52:39 PM] AE says: I'll fund it.

[1:52:52 PM] AE says: oh. whoops, look at the Apple stock... never mind, I'm poor again.

[2:18:13 PM] pD says: E, i see. sorry to hear that the new HP died, too soon, wouldn’t you say?

[2:18:58 PM] AE says: yes... the good always go so young...

[2:19:11 PM] nsy says: yah - western digital drive. the power outage killed it even though it was on a surge strip

[2:19:37 PM] pD says: the one from last week? that was a while back...

[2:19:46 PM] pD says: i guess E was on vacation and nobody was using it

[2:20:06 PM] nsy says: yep

[2:27:01 PM] pD says: how is life in the PA office?

[2:27:08 PM] AE says: silly at best

[2:27:14 PM] pD says: have you guys been looking at the nose-picking man and booga-man

[2:27:16 PM] pD says: be honest now

[2:27:35 PM] AE says: I still smile when I see it!

[2:27:56 PM] nsy says: booga-man is right where you left him - i have no choice but to look!

[2:28:06 PM] AE says: we can't avert our eyes!

[2:28:17 PM] pD says: i was hoping that they have been permanently imprinted on your brain cells...

[2:28:20 PM] pD says: but, i will take that

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no spell check - spiderman - chairman mao - gay senator - singing politician - benevolent illustrious boss - labor day weekend - the history lesson -

[10:48:29 AM] pD says: anybody home?

[10:49:10 AM] AE says: nope

[10:49:18 AM] AE says: oh... wait... yes!

[10:49:26 AM] pD says: my bad

[10:50:02 AM] nsy says: hullo?

[10:50:44 AM] pD says: should we declare today as a no spell cehck day?

[10:50:54 AM] pD says: could be an interesting exercise

[10:51:14 AM] AE says: (that's "splel cehck"

[10:51:16 AM] AE says: )

[10:51:31 AM] pD is having anotehr brilliant insight (clap)

[10:51:45 AM] pD says: hahahah! indeed, let's see how bad it can get

[10:52:19 AM] pD says: btw, does anyone want to be Peter Parker? “Spiderman suit” may be on the way - http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070829_adhesive.htm

[10:52:22 AM] AE says: no, that's the official mispelling of 'spell checking'. if you're gonna misspell it... get it right.

[10:53:30 AM] pD says: AE, don't be a killjoy - as chairman mao once said, let a thousand flower bloom - diversity is good

[10:54:01 AM] pD says: (of course, it turns out that was a trick for mao to find all of his enemies so he can easily deal with them. But, that is a differnt story)

[10:54:40 AM] AE says: so let all the weeds bloom so you can mow them down?

[10:54:48 AM] AE says: or "mao" them down?

[10:55:04 AM] pD says: precisely...

[10:55:07 AM] AE says: cool link! It's amazing how much we learn from nature!

[10:55:26 AM] pD says: btw, what is the story on the gay republican senator - do we care?

[10:55:45 AM] pD says: the bigger question for me is that why does he still need to do his busienss in an airport bathroom?

[10:55:51 AM] AE says: um... no. sorry, but being alt-sexual in this day and age is very blase

[10:56:05 AM] pD says: aren't there airport hotels that he can use?

[10:56:09 AM] AE says: and that he's a perverted replublican.. kind of redundant.

[10:56:15 AM] pD says: so, is he "old school"?

[10:56:20 AM] AE says: where's the fun in that?

[10:56:31 AM] AE says: don't know.

[11:00:13 AM] pD says: btw, what is his name, craig something?

[11:09:52 AM] AE says: uh Larry I think. From Idaho

[11:10:02 AM] AE says: Oh... Larry Craig. that' the dude

[11:10:52 AM] pD says: we wre both right!

[11:10:55 AM] pD says: talk about win-win

[11:11:07 AM] pD says: nsy, got any good pix of larry and craig?

[11:16:59 AM] nsy says: http://www.cowboyrudy.com/rudy8_lcraigcopy.jpg

[11:17:47 AM] nsy says: http://webpages.charter.net/micah/aud/barbershop.jpg

[11:28:48 AM] pD says: was that john ashcroft and trent lott singing?

[11:29:49 AM] pD says: what is with politicians singing? didn't orrin hatch do a CD or something?

[3:31:33 PM] pD says: knock, knock

[3:32:28 PM] nsy says: who's there?

[3:32:36 PM] AE says: banana

[3:32:49 PM] pD says: banana who?

[3:33:10 PM] pD says: (just thought it was awfully quiet)

[3:33:37 PM] pD says: just got back from the airport picking up benevelent illustrious boss (BIB) who was away on business

[3:34:56 PM] AE says: Welcome back B I B!

[3:35:08 PM] AE says: I have to go to a birthday party on the beach.

[3:35:10 PM] AE says: poor me.

[3:35:22 PM] AE says: have a good night all!

[3:36:24 PM] pD says:

[3:37:03 PM] pD says: btw, going to oregon tomorrow for a short R&R. talk with you next week, AE

[3:37:55 PM] pD says: got any plan for the labor day weekend, nsy?

[3:39:29 PM] nsy says: shameless plug - mike's band (the history lesson) is playing at the parkside in san francisco saturday, and we are helping his cousin pick up some furniture sunday, and relaxing monday.

[3:39:40 PM] nsy says: are you goign to see shakespeare in oregon?

[3:40:28 PM] pD says: cool! you should annoucne the history lesson's performance more often - i am all for shameless plugs

[3:40:40 PM] pD says: is there a website? what is the location and time?

[3:41:19 PM] pD says: not going to see shakespeare. little boss has little patience for the "to be or not to be" crowd - not enough blinking stuff

[3:41:43 PM] nsy says: great! http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=71844567

[3:41:45 PM] pD says: A friend has a wineyard in Oregon, so we will be doing the wine country thing. Generally just taking it very easy

[3:41:49 PM] nsy says: http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.showDetails&Band_Show_ID=16341712&friendid=71844567

[3:41:57 PM] nsy says: sounds nice

[3:42:21 PM] nsy says: that was what i was hoping to do (relax), but maybe next weekend

[3:43:18 PM] pD says: for those too lazy to click on the link:

[3:43:19 PM] pD says: the history lesson

September, 1 2007 at Thee Parkside

Not Available , San Francisco, CA,

Cost : FREE

FREE HAPPY HOUR ROCK SHOW @ thee PARKSIDE. with The Doormats, Days Into Years, In the Flat Field.

[3:43:24 PM] nsy says: http://www.theeparkside.com/

[3:43:40 PM] pD says: btw, what time is the gig, need more info

[3:44:55 PM] nsy says: yah- whats up with that? its an afternoon show with a BBQ - all ages. i think it starts at 3, but i''l check

[3:45:17 PM] nsy says: myspace says 5pm

[3:47:53 PM] nsy says: depth charge revolt is santa cruz's best kept secret: http://www.myspace.com/depthchargerevolt

[4:09:44 PM] pD says: is mike involved with depth charge revolt? if not, they cannot be taht good...

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pirates - alberto gonzales - fathers - moon - send-off - running - honey buckets - Hood to Coast - skirts - sarongs - sulus - kilts - print stamps - s

[9:53:03 AM] pD says: high sea piracy stats: http://www.icc-ccs.org/prc/overview.php

[9:53:53 AM] pD says: from an interesting magazine which I have no idea why they send to me: Pacific Maritime: http://www.pacmar.com/

[9:54:05 AM] pD says: how is life?

[9:54:57 AM] nsy says: i have to get ready for a meeting in 30 min, but i'm all over this topic as soon as i'm done!

[9:55:18 AM] pD says: make sure that you have your pom-poms at the ready

[10:06:58 AM] pD says: you know how alberto gonzales said "Even my worst days as attorney general have been better than my father's best days"

[10:07:15 AM] pD says: free speech aside, i do wonder, what he actually means by that?

[10:07:39 AM] pD says: is this a dig on who his father is - a day laborer is "nothing" vs. the attorney general?

[10:07:46 AM] pD says: sounds like class warfare

[10:08:18 AM] pD says: or, is he suggesting that as the attorney general, he is making a greater contribution to the welfare of his fellow citizen?

[10:08:53 AM] pD says: sure, that is certainly theoretically possible, it is, however, also theoretically true that he can cause more misery for his fellow citizen.

[10:09:18 AM] pD says: my father

[10:09:28 AM] pD speaking from own perspective

[10:10:19 AM] pD says: never finished high school, but i think he is pretty cool and even if i can do certain things better/more than he does, i sure, for goodness sake, hope that his best days are no worse than mine...

[10:19:44 AM] pD says: Highly detailed photographs of the Moon taken by the Apollo missions are being made available to the public for the first in more than 30 years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6966655.stm

[10:20:45 AM] pD says: this is the actual site for the scanned images: http://apollo.sese.asu.edu/METRIC_PREVIEW/index.html

[10:55:16 AM] pD says: are you guys gonging to be around the PA office around 1pm? i am going to be in the neighborhood - thought that I can drop by

[12:40:04 PM] AE says: Hi pD! Sorry I missed your big send off. :(

[1:58:43 PM] pD says: hi AE, welcome back

[1:58:47 PM] pD says: thanks for your kind words

[1:59:08 PM] pD says: you did not miss much, was not a big send-off, some are pretty glad to get rid of me. :)!

[2:43:36 PM] pD says: hey! my new favorite word: eyeservice - Work done only when the employer is present

[2:43:54 PM] pD says: i think the modern equivalent is the saying of "i only work here."

[2:58:07 PM] pD says: This is better than some people i know! Chimps practice self control, Apes distract themselves with play to resist temptation. http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070820/full/070820-4.html

[3:03:57 PM] pD says: hi AE

[3:04:02 PM] pD says: so, how was the run?

[3:04:19 PM] pD says: heard that you have converted to a tibetan monk?

[3:04:30 PM] AE says: haha! not yet.

[3:04:37 PM] AE says: how are things with the little boss?

[3:04:59 PM] pD says: he is doing good, i think. he is at day care right now

[3:05:13 PM] AE says: aha. when do you start your new gig?

[3:05:14 PM] pD is a bad father. hehehehe!

[3:05:28 PM] pD says: next week would be the new gig

[3:05:40 PM] AE says: can you announce where yet? or is it secret?

[3:05:48 PM] pD says: so, what was it like to be running all these time - 24 hours?

[3:06:16 PM] pD says: oh, there is no secret, i think most people know - or the ones who asked

[3:06:24 PM] AE says: well, this was not like that. We ran for about 45 minutes, then get in a van and chase the next person.

[3:06:50 PM] AE says: then repeat that for 6 hours, then sleep for 1 hour, then run again. then repeat again,

[3:06:53 PM] AE says: then it was over.

[3:07:00 PM] pD says: hi nsy, remember the out of body experience thing from yesterday, here is a video: http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070820/multimedia/070820-9.avi

[3:07:02 PM] pD says: pretty cool stuff

[3:07:07 PM] AE says: as opposed to an ultra which really is running for 24 hours.

[3:07:19 PM] pD says: i see. still sound like a lot of work

[3:07:30 PM] pD says: heard from nsy that the team beat its old record

[3:07:43 PM] pD says: all thanks to you, i can only assume since all the other team members are the same

[3:08:05 PM] pD says: so, here are some logistic questions, how do you eat, drink and eliminate?

[3:08:34 PM] AE says: hah. no. we had three new ones this year.

[3:08:41 PM] pD says: and, how do you pack so many into a van?

[3:08:43 PM] AE says: i did set two course records, though

[3:08:48 PM] AE puffs up chest

[3:09:07 PM] AE says: there are two vans and 12 people, so 5 in each van.

[3:09:20 PM] AE says: (five, because one is always out running)

[3:09:31 PM] AE says: we had a cooler full of food and drink

[3:09:45 PM] AE says: and at every hand off point were "honeypots"

[3:10:25 PM] pD says: do i want to know what is honeypots...

[3:10:45 PM] pD says: how far does each person have to run?

[3:10:45 PM] AE says: sorry, "honey Buckets"

[3:11:00 PM] pD says: ok, you got me, what are honey buckets?

[3:11:25 PM] AE sent file H2C 2007\PICT5412.JPG to members of this chat

[3:11:34 PM] AE sent file H2C 2007\PICT5412.JPG to members of this chat

[3:11:46 PM] AE says: hmm... trying to send you a file but it failed.

[3:11:58 PM] AE says: They are the company that provides the porta-poties

[3:12:06 PM] AE says: so you go in them.

[3:12:28 PM] AE says: each person runs a total of 14 - 17 miles in a series of 3 legs

[3:13:55 PM] pD says: hi AE, you need to re-send the pix to this chat session - i assume it is also meant for nsy

[3:14:18 PM] AE sent file H2C 2007\PICT5412.JPG to members of this chat

[3:14:40 PM] pD says: hmm.. do not know what happened, i do not get the new window for download request

[3:14:51 PM] pD says: is my skype blocking it? is nsy getting the file?

[3:15:25 PM] AE says: it might be too big... hold on...

[3:15:47 PM] AE says: nope... 680k

[3:16:24 PM] pD says: maybe it is inappropriate material that is being proactively blocked by skype

[3:16:37 PM] pD says: too family friendly - probably

[3:17:10 PM] AE sent file H2C 2007\PICT5412.JPG to members of this chat

[3:17:12 PM] nsy says: i didn’t get it

[3:17:39 PM] AE sent file AE and the Honey.JPG to members of this chat

[3:17:48 PM] AE says: Aha! It was the file name!

[3:17:52 PM] AE says: it had a / in it

[3:18:09 PM] pD says: got it

[3:18:29 PM] pD says: hahah! nice pix

[3:18:58 PM] pD says: so, how long did the run last?

[3:19:03 PM] pD says: btw, what is the run called?

[3:19:13 PM] AE says: Hood to Coast relay

[3:19:36 PM] AE says: We started at 7:15 PM and finished 22 hours, 17 minutes (and 26 seconds) later

[3:20:13 PM] nsy says: slow connection - agh!

[3:20:46 PM] AE sent file Team at Start.JPG to members of this chat

[3:20:56 PM] pD says: how can nsy get slow connection, she probably has the biggest pipe amongst the three of us...

[3:21:05 PM] AE says: heh

[3:21:43 PM] pD says: love the skirts - very manly

[3:21:48 PM] nsy says: but i have to share my pipe with everyone in the building

[3:21:49 PM] AE says: Skirts?

[3:21:55 PM] AE says: skirts?

[3:21:56 PM] nsy says: sarongs

[3:22:04 PM] pD says: reminds me of the Hawaiian warriors

[3:22:08 PM] AE says: those are, of course, sulu's

[3:22:13 PM] AE rolls his eyes

[3:22:24 PM] AE says: they're from the Fiji Islands

[3:22:29 PM] pD says: i have always wanted to get a kilt

[3:23:18 PM] pD says: how come nobody else was wearing the skirts? was it a team uniform thing?

[3:23:28 PM] AE says: yes

[3:23:39 PM] AE says: our benefactor owns the Turtle Islands in Fiji

[3:23:43 PM] pD is singing "you say sarongs, i say skirts... (music)"

[3:23:58 PM] AE says: Hence the turtle on the shirt, and the sulus

[3:24:01 PM] pD says: really!

[3:24:08 PM] pD says: that is cool

[3:24:24 PM] pD says: what does it mean to own the turtle islands? does he get to print his own stamps?

[3:24:41 PM] pD says: man! some seriously bad typos - will fix it up with a spell check

[3:24:46 PM] AE says: no, they're still part of the Fiji Island chain.

[3:25:14 PM] pD says: i have always thought that it would be an interesting business to own an island with stamp printing rights and just make money off the "commemorative issues"

[3:25:41 PM] AE says: true. But they'd have to be cool looking and rare.

[3:25:42 PM] pD says: ok, who in the pix is the benefactor and the ruler of turtle islands

[3:26:29 PM] AE says: not in there... it's a long story.

[3:26:41 PM] pD says: btw, is it really call sulu? on wiki, sulu refers to an island province of the Philippines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulu

[3:26:49 PM] AE says: but the original founders are no longer on the team. They are too busy with their projects

[3:28:03 PM] AE says: it's really called a sulu.

[3:28:21 PM] AE says: http://www.scottpix.com/gallery/travel/Fiji/002124.html

[3:29:16 PM] nsy says: haha finally seeing the pics - thanks. so will you do it again next year?

[3:29:33 PM] AE says: possibly... depends on if they need me on the team or not.

[3:29:35 PM] nsy says: honey bucket eew

[3:29:39 PM] AE says: I have to go now...

[3:29:43 PM] nsy says: bye

[3:29:45 PM] AE says: bye all!

[3:31:15 PM] nsy says: http://www.yachtpiracy.org/en/dangerous_regions.htm

[3:32:14 PM] pD says: bye AE

[3:34:02 PM] pD says: fascinating stuff - according to the article i read, the worst region is SE Asia with a few African and Middle eastern regions sprinkled in. basically, anywhere there is poor economic condition and an imploding political system - basically when there is no credible government in place - kind of make sense, i suppose

[3:37:13 PM] nsy says: desperation and lack of repercussions does seem like a good pirate recipe

[3:42:30 PM] pD says: yeah, there is not a lot of glamour on being a real pirate

[3:43:06 PM] pD says: i recall there was a study on the economic advantage of being a drug dealer - because popular image is that dealers are "playa's"

[3:43:41 PM] pD says: basically, the conclusion was that life of an everyday dealer is tough and they unusually do not make enough money and they tend to live with mom

[3:43:55 PM] pD says: not very player-like in that fact...

[3:46:48 PM] nsy says: indeed. pirate life is no picnic - not very glamorous in reality

[3:52:02 PM] pD says: this is a talk by the researcher on the drug dealer study: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UGC2nLnaes

[3:52:08 PM] pD says:

[3:52:58 PM] pD says: steven levitt is a bit of a popular celebrity as far as an economist goes. but, i hope his celebrity does not destroy his work as a researcher

[4:41:07 PM] nsy says: wow, that was amazing - thanks. TED is wonderful stuff.

[4:41:49 PM] pD says: gets you thinking, doesn't it!

[4:42:26 PM] pD says: okay, gotta get ready for baby daddy duty - trying to get more face time with the little boss until new gig starts

[4:43:22 PM] nsy says: have fun - bye!:)

[4:43:54 PM] pD says: ciao

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