<glowcoil>
alexgordon: well, I did the IB program and a shit ton of AP classes in high school
<glowcoil>
alexgordon: waiving a lot of my generals
<glowcoil>
and I mean
* alexgordon
has no idea what you just said
<alexgordon>
interactive brokers?
<glowcoil>
basically, college-credit classes in high school
<alexgordon>
associated press?
<glowcoil>
Internation Baccalaureate
<devyn>
-al
<alexgordon>
field marshals?
<glowcoil>
it's actually more of A Thing in the UK than here
<alexgordon>
glowcoil: oh right
<alexgordon>
yeah I didn't know you had that :P
<glowcoil>
like, all the shit has british spellings
<glowcoil>
:p
<glowcoil>
but yeah it's been at my high school for like, 6-7 yrs
<devyn>
glowcoil: oh british spellings are my favourite spellings
<gkatsev>
alexgordon: in the US you can finish a degree in less time. You just need to meet the credit reqs. It doesn't matter how long or short it takes.
<alexgordon>
though I came before they started pushing IB
<glowcoil>
alexgordon: anyway regardless of ap/ib I could do like, really heavy course loads and summer semesters and graduate in like 2 yrs probably
<alexgordon>
so I actually have no clue what an IB is
<glowcoil>
4 years is really just the average normal amount
<glowcoil>
and depending on the degree it's longer or shorter I think
<gkatsev>
4 years is just the default plan
<gkatsev>
basically
<alexgordon>
glowcoil: I see
<glowcoil>
yeah
<gkatsev>
at Northeastern where I went, I spent 5 years.
<alexgordon>
ouch
<gkatsev>
though, I had 1.5 years of work interspersed
<gkatsev>
6 months work + 6 months classes/vacation
<gkatsev>
for the last 3 years
<alexgordon>
glowcoil: you can extend degrees in the UK to 4 years if for some reason you can't do it in 3. never heard of anybody doing it in 2 years tho
<gkatsev>
so, I didn't mind not getting my diploma later
<purr>
Let it be known that whitequark hearts USSR-made 220V→127V autotransformer.
<whitequark>
I'm afraid if a hot girl told me "fuck me right now", I'd still choose the CNC machine
<whitequark>
... so, ec, probably a bit later
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: omg yay
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
been there, re: fuck-me-right-now vs. cool-gadget
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
actually, several times
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I'm probably bad at life :x
<gq>
i would say LOL I REMEMBER THAT except i think i met ELLIOTTCABLE through mysterious circumstances that allowed the reverse
<purr>
LOL
<gq>
aka fuck the cool-gadget, fuck-me-right-now instead
<gq>
who knows, the memories are fuzzed.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
‘mysterious circumstances’
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
so I had *all* of my debit cards get canceled **at the same time*
<Willox>
Transaction ID is considered proof of ownership
<Willox>
sweet
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
my life is currently a cluster-fuck of
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“You can't return that, it wasn't bought on this card”
<gq>
what
<gq>
how did that happen
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“Your account has been de-activated”
<gq>
are you going to say i'll tell you later like the last time i asked you about something
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“Your auto-pay account has been declined, you're being evicted”
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
etcetcetc
<gq>
...evicted
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
i'll tell you later
<gq>
SHOULD YOU REALLY BE ON MUMBLE RIGHT NOW
<gq>
WHAT IS HAPPENING
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I'll be fine, it's me
<gq>
ELLIOTTCABLE: if you show up on my front porch with all your stuff i will be very...i wil be very
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I can just throw money at them until they shut up
<gq>
will*
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
*knock knock knock*
<gq>
normally one needs debit cards for money
<gq>
noooo lol
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
<grabs stack of hundos>
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“Hello, sir—”
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
<throws money in face>
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“… Mr. Cable? We've come to—”
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
<throws more money>
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“… er, please stop—”
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
<money>
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I find this solves most problems.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
#welladjustedyoungman
<Willox>
Sent a support email, but I won't expect a response soon ELLIOTTCABLE
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
but seriously, no, I carry unreasonably large quantities of cash, due to being a little bit apocalypse-paranoid (GOD I'M SORRY OKAY I KNOW IT'S RIDICULOUS)
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
so I can survive just fine with everything fukt
<Willox>
You can use your cash to strangle people and steal their possessions of real worth
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
oh, cash-strangling, I'm a huge fan
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
Willox: I see we're of one mind.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
gq: are you really having that much trouble with Mumble? :P
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
speaking of,
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: even if you're CNC'ing, get on Mumble! I miss your sexy Russian accent.
<Willox>
Date:
<Willox>
5 Aug 2010
<Willox>
Time:
<Willox>
08:49:45 BST
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
… BST?
<Willox>
(Sorry for newlines) This is when I got minecraft
<Willox>
British Summer Time!
<Willox>
Cost an entire 10 euros, nice 'n cheap
<whitequark>
ELLIOTTCABLE: okay
<gq>
ELLIOTTCABLE: currently installing it
<gq>
ELLIOTTCABLE: mind may be a bit fried 'cos i haven't eaten in two days
<whitequark>
it's kinda noisy here though, so complain if that annoys you
<whitequark>
mumble ought to be able to deal with it, looking at SNR and all tht
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
gq: what the fuck
<Willox>
I always struggled with push-to-talk and mumble
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: just make sure continuous-send is turned off.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
incase you couldn't hear that 'CAUSE FEEDBACK DEAR-GOD
<alexgordon>
hi ELLIOTTCABLE
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
hi, alexgordon
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
mumble.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-mumble @ alexgordon
<purr>
alexgordon: We don't use Mumble for voice-chat! Talk to us: mumble://ell.io/ (Download the client for Mac, Linux, or PC at http://mumble.sourceforge.net/)
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-find regis
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: Found: where is the love (c)
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-find mumb
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: Found: mumble
<alexgordon>
ELLIOTTCABLE: lol no
<purr>
lol
<Willox>
You don't use mumble?
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
alexgordon: )'=
<Willox>
Well
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
mean fucker.
<alexgordon>
I don't use mumble.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-learn mumble = We're currently voice-chatting, hence may be untalkative in IRC. Join us: mumble://ell.io/ (Download: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ … you may have to self-register in the client, and then re-log, before you can speak.)
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: Learned `mumble`.
<gq>
alexgordon: smart of you
<Willox>
mumbling is unhealthy for your vocal chords
<gq>
at this rate it's unhealthy for my tongue
<gq>
one of my teeth is unhappy with me and is scratching it when i talk a lot
<Willox>
$18.18 what to buy
<Willox>
game-wise
<Willox>
Car Mechanic Simulator looks like it'd be hours of fun
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
wat
<Willox>
I'm kidding, I'll try to buy something decent
<Willox>
and I won't be buying any more russian CD keys
<Willox>
Me and my friend was pretty intent on getting a key at a specific time and ended up having to settle 3 refunds today
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“he's not in here 'cause he's a dick.”
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
alexgordon.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-find intense
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: Found: perspective
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-perspective
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, "Look at that, you son of a bitch."
<alexgordon>
hi ELLIOTTCABLE
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
alexgordon: find that comic. re: 100% intense.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I can never find it when I'm trying to communicate this goddamn concept.
<joelteon>
i was thinking logitech, they make good shit
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whatever you can get locally?
<joelteon>
yeah but i've needed a decent mouse for awhile
<yorick>
it took me 4 seasons to realize the breaking bad logo has a completely wrong electron configuration on the Ba
<joelteon>
i'll just go to best buy and get a cheap one
<yorick>
which is then repeated again for the chromium :/
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I'm a big fan of trackballs
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
but if you want a good mouse, I really suggest the Logitech “pro” mice
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
forget the exact model name
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
“Performance Mouse MX”
<joelteon>
ok cool
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
it's a great mouse.
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
<3's.
<joelteon>
yeah that's what i thought
<joelteon>
ok the one on el camino has one
<joelteon>
or several
<joelteon>
WHICH MEANS
<joelteon>
i'll be back in 20 minutes
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
awesome <3
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
we'll be fuckin' around
<Willox>
bonjour
<joelteon>
ok i'm back with a mouse
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
omfg
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I drowned a puppy
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I am a terrible dog-friend )'=
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
joelteon!
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
cool. what's your mine craft username, so I can whitelist you?
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
also, gq, where'd you go?
<yorick>
ELLIOTTCABLE: liek literly?
<joelteon>
ELLIOTTCABLE is it possible to map two separate buttons to next/previous inventory
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
not sure
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
yorick: in minecraft
<yorick>
oh then it's okay
<yorickpeterse>
que?
<yorick>
yorickpeterse: not you
<yorickpeterse>
:<
<joelteon>
ok
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
doesn't look like it, joelteon
<joelteon>
ELLIOTTCABLE: joelteon
<joelteon>
what's the server
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
ell.io
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-minecraft
<purr>
ELLIOTTCABLE: Come play with meee :3 <mc.ell.io:25804>
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
er
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
that's wrong
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
just ell.io
<joelteon>
whitelist me bitch
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
there ya go
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
also, mumble
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
-mumble @ joelteon
<joelteon>
oh
<purr>
joelteon: We're currently voice-chatting, hence may be untalkative in IRC. Join us: mumble://ell.io/ (Download: http://mumble.sourceforge.net/ … you may have to self-register in the client, and then re-log, before you can speak.)
<joelteon>
then in that case i'll have to go fetch my headphones
<joelteon>
sec
<yorickpeterse>
y'all playing minecraft?
<yorickpeterse>
would be a shame if somebody were to join and blow up your castles
<yorick>
who here wants to ship me a chromecast for 0.04 BTC
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
lol yorick
<purr>
lol
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
yorickpeterse: yeah. lol.
<yorick>
ELLIOTTCABLE: they cost 50 euros over here
<whitequark>
ELLIOTTCABLE: ping me in IRC if you wanna talk, noise in your mumble is unbearable
<Willox>
That looks really cool
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
I have headphones on, you shouldn't be able to hear anything
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
Willox: what looks cool?
<Willox>
Chromecasts
<joelteon>
ELLIOTTCABLE: i think i'm muted
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
joelteon: like I said,
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
right-click, self-register
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
then disconnect and reconnect
<joelteon>
missed that
<joelteon>
mb
<joelteon>
ok
<Willox>
That is the only reason I am not a fan of mumble
<Willox>
why must it be difficult
<yorickpeterse>
try Linux
<yorickpeterse>
it's worse
<yorick>
Willox: because safety
<Willox>
It's not safe to automatically register?
<Willox>
Or prompt you to
<yorick>
Willox: potentially not because you could be registering to the NSA
<Willox>
:o
<yorick>
and they want to be very sure you don't
<joelteon>
ELLIOTTCABLE: i can't break a tree
<joelteon>
i don't think i can do anything
<yorick>
joelteon: try it further away from the sfawn area
<joelteon>
weird shit is going on
<joelteon>
ok now i can
<yorickpeterse>
punch the tree harder
<gq>
ELLIOTTCABLE: mumble server was like lol derp. i'm going to get food, back in a bit
<purr>
lol
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: you afk?
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
gq: huh?
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
gq: BAH FINE
<gq>
ELLIOTTCABLE: :P
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark is online, but unresponsive; you're gone; joelteon is broken. >,>
<whitequark>
ELLIOTTCABLE: well
<whitequark>
I'm playing with my CNC
<whitequark>
and I don't have any minecraft ideas, I only have CNC ideas right now
<whitequark>
so unless you engage me in minecraft I'll be bored as hell
<whitequark>
I mean, it's not like I don't want to play, it's just that if I don't have an immediate task in mind I flow off to CNC and uh
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: LOL
<purr>
LOL
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: gotcha
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
whitequark: come over and help us build a ginormous castle-yard, then? :3
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
mostly, I just need stone. unreasonably, large, quantities, of, stone.
<whitequark>
ELLIOTTCABLE: one sec, I'll engrave one last thing
* ELLIOTTCABLE
nods
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
what was up with the audio? you never explained
<whitequark>
just horrible noises
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
PETER COME KILL THINGS
<ELLIOTTCABLE>
which means get back on audio. and tell me what was so baaaaad.
<whitequark>
ELLIOTTCABLE: oh, right, my machine kernelpanicked