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| 19:51 | < Malcolm> | Well, this place has dies on it's arse since the last time I was properly around. |
| 19:51 | < Malcolm> | We need an enthusiasm injection into the community |
| 19:51 | < huhwhozat> | yayyy! |
| 19:54 | < Malcolm> | That's more like it! |
| 19:55 | < Malcolm> | I guess people are just eagerly waiting for the final version of the game to burst forther from Joshua's sweating palms |
| 20:03 | < huhwhozat> | um |
| 20:03 | < huhwhozat> | sure |
| 20:03 | < huhwhozat> | :P |
| 20:04 | < huhwhozat> | but yeah, it's been pretty dead recently |
| 20:05 | < huhwhozat> | I'd love to actually play some games. I haven't gotten to do so since I built my company |
| 20:09 | < Malcolm> | It's always the way, isn't it? |
| 20:10 | < Malcolm> | My Lego has mostly been confined to the boxes since I moved house |
| 20:13 | < huhwhozat> | I've just been busy (as always) |
| 20:13 | < huhwhozat> | busy enough to feel guilty about playing a multi-hour game |
| 20:14 | < huhwhozat> | and the friends who are nearby enough who would play are just as busy |
| 20:33 | < Malcolm> | I know that feeling all too well |
| 20:46 | | locas is now known as afny |
| 20:46 | < afny> | I still think the lull in community activity is due to the forums being BROKEN AS FUCK for like a month |
| 20:46 | < afny> | but that's not really a constructive thought |
| 20:48 | < Malcolm> | They were broken? |
| 20:48 | < Malcolm> | Huh, I have been out of the loop more than I imagined |
| 20:49 | < Malcolm> | Or, broken in the sense of people just talking bollocks? |
| 20:49 | < afny> | I just mean the registration |
| 20:49 | < afny> | there was that problem with email confirmation not being sent |
| 20:49 | < Malcolm> | Aha |
| 20:49 | < Malcolm> | I can see how that might impact things |
| 20:50 | < afny> | and it just so happened there were no active forum admins right when Tycho plugged the game for a second (or third?) time |
| 20:50 | < afny> | I imagine it caused some mild frustration |
| 20:50 | < afny> | well, there's evidence of mild frustration; I assume there was lots more frustation that went unnoticed |
| 20:50 | < Malcolm> | Huh, yes, well, that is problematic |
| 20:51 | < afny> | ...anyway, hi! |
| 20:51 | < Malcolm> | Hey! |
| 20:51 | < Malcolm> | You know what I've built recently? |
| 20:51 | < Malcolm> | Fuck all. |
| 20:52 | < afny> | Me too, me too. |
| 20:52 | < Malcolm> | Although I have had a Barnacle on the shelf for ages |
| 20:52 | < Malcolm> | I still think that's a great frame |
| 20:52 | < afny> | Mine were all squandered to make more of Soren's frames |
| 20:52 | < afny> | well, I've still got a half of one left, I think |
| 20:52 | < afny> | my table is pretty stagnant |
| 20:52 | < Malcolm> | Oh that Soren and his designs! |
| 20:53 | < afny> | it's true |
| 20:53 | < afny> | he's influential. |
| 20:53 | < Malcolm> | I have notions about continuing undrwater stuff. Plus musing about a 1960s Cold War aesthetic for our local convention next April |
| 20:54 | < afny> | please include one of these |
| 20:54 | < afny> | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davy_Crockett_(nuclear_device) |
| 20:54 | < afny> | as an artillery range weapon |
| 20:55 | < Malcolm> | Absolutely |
| 20:55 | < Malcolm> | One shot rocket? |
| 20:55 | < Malcolm> | One shot and everyone is dea |
| 20:55 | < Malcolm> | d |
| 20:55 | < afny> | Probably the guy who fired it, too |
| 20:55 | < afny> | but oh well. |
| 20:56 | < afny> | there's a spider on my monitor |
| 20:56 | < afny> | HEY YOU |
| 20:56 | < afny> | get off my monitor. |
| 20:56 | < Malcolm> | Gah, I woulnd't not be keen on that. Me and spiders don't mix |
| 20:57 | < afny> | we have an uneasy truce, spiders and I |
| 20:57 | < afny> | we have a common enemy |
| 20:57 | < afny> | ANTS. |
| 20:58 | < Malcolm> | Ants I'm fine with. Not Bullet Ants, though. But spiders: no thank you sir. Saw a huntsman out in Australia. You could probably hear the sound of my arse tightening over in New Zealand. |
| 20:58 | < afny> | my truce with spiders only applies to this region |
| 20:58 | < afny> | there just aren't that many nasty ones here |
| 20:59 | < afny> | and the ants are plentiful |
| 20:59 | < Malcolm> | Whereabouts are you again? |
| 20:59 | < afny> | upstate new york |
| 21:00 | < Malcolm> | Has Sandy had much of an impact upstate? |
| 21:00 | < afny> | just rain, really |
| 21:00 | < afny> | I'm pretty far west, though |
| 21:00 | < afny> | five or six hours from the coast |
| 21:01 | < Malcolm> | Strangely, I was talking about Rochester to my students in class today. |
| 21:02 | < Malcolm> | Although, is that upstate NY or west NY? |
| 21:02 | < Malcolm> | Because different people tell me different things |
| 21:02 | < afny> | honestly I have no fucking clue |
| 21:02 | < afny> | I'm within an hour of rochester, though |
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| 21:02 | < Malcolm> | A friend from Buffalo gets very, very annoyed at such geographical imprecision |
| 21:03 | < afny> | it's probably western NY, because I guess upstate NY can mean something thirty minutes north of NYC |
| 21:03 | < Malcolm> | Keeps muttering about upstate, west, etc |
| 21:03 | < afny> | all New Yorkers are just constantly pissed |
| 21:03 | < afny> | doesn't matter if they're from the city or not |
| 21:03 | < afny> | some of them are just more Republican. |
| 21:03 | < Malcolm> | Regardless, I got to talk about Rochester and the Gennesee river today. Mainly about Sam Patch and his stupid antics |
| 21:04 | < afny> | it's certainly a region that fosters dumb shit near waterfalls |
| 21:04 | < afny> | it's got both the right ingredients |
| 21:04 | < afny> | people |
| 21:04 | < afny> | and waterfalls. |
| 21:05 | < Malcolm> | A dangerous combo |
| 21:06 | < Malcolm> | So how is the mood regarding the election where you are? |
| 21:06 | < afny> | I couldn't say, I don't really assosciate with people in my town |
| 21:07 | < afny> | no way NY votes Romney, though, and the popular vote doesn't count for all that much |
| 21:07 | < afny> | I had a talk with Soren about my generation and third party voting, and at the time I didn't really think it was a 'thing' |
| 21:08 | < afny> | but after looking around online, it seems a disturbing percentage of my generation thinks by not voting they're somehow being productively anti-establishment |
| 21:08 | < Malcolm> | Hmmm, that's not exactly profitable. |
| 21:09 | < afny> | it's basically suicidal |
| 21:09 | < afny> | I mean, I understand not being satisfied with the system as it stands, but throwing your hands up doesn't work if you can't walk away |
| 21:09 | < afny> | and, you know |
| 21:09 | < afny> | ...they're citizens |
| 21:09 | < Malcolm> | Whenever I have been unable to - with any degree of conscience - vote for a party or individual, I have at least gone to the polling place and spoiled my ballot as a sign of disatisfaction. I feel that, in some way at least, you are making the effort to take part in the political process. |
| 21:10 | < Malcolm> | But that has been a rare event. |
| 21:10 | < Malcolm> | When all the candidate (mainly in local elections) were no good, money grubbing, con artists who shouldn't be allowed within a country mile of even local power |
| 21:10 | < afny> | lots of people feel that way about any primary party candidate here |
| 21:11 | < Malcolm> | I feel it is different, though, in a major election such as the Presidential one. |
| 21:11 | < afny> | and I can't really fault them, but I guess I feel like a vote for damage control is better than not voting and letting more damage into office |
| 21:12 | < afny> | yeah, it is different |
| 21:12 | < Malcolm> | I mean, how in all conscience can anyone vote for Romney? I guess that's a self-answering question right there. |
| 21:12 | < afny> | yeah, basically |
| 21:12 | < afny> | it's people who've replaced their consience with fox news |
| 21:12 | < afny> | or, you know |
| 21:12 | < afny> | racists. |
| 21:13 | < Malcolm> | I've been invited (by the State Dept no less!) to an election breakfast with the US Consul General in Edinburgh next Wednesday. That should be a laugh and a half. I hope they have waffles |
| 21:13 | < Malcolm> | What they think I'll contribute, I have no idea. |
| 21:13 | < afny> | waffles are awesome. |
| 21:13 | < Malcolm> | That's one of my pleasures when visiting the uS: I love Waffle House |
| 21:14 | < Malcolm> | I know they aren't great, but I just can't help it |
| 21:14 | < afny> | also, pure maple syrup is pretty damn cheap here |
| 21:14 | < afny> | well, at least here, specifically, because of the proximity to Canada |
| 21:14 | < Malcolm> | We have a quart of Mass. maple syrup sitting in our frdige from when we were over seeing Josh and Carrie. It's such great stuff |
| 21:15 | < afny> | probably my favorite liquid sugar |
| 21:15 | < afny> | good honey comes close |
| 21:15 | < Malcolm> | Oh, yes, I love honey. And date syrup, fig syrup, all good stuff |
| 21:15 | < Malcolm> | But dates with honey = great |
| 21:16 | < Malcolm> | The manuka honey out in New Zealand was incredible |
| 21:17 | < afny> | most of the legitimate honey here is clover honey |
| 21:17 | < afny> | I'll have to try some manuka honey, but imported honey is tricky business |
| 21:18 | < Malcolm> | And ruinously expensive, one would assume |
| 21:18 | < afny> | most likely |
| 21:19 | <~McMartin> | Mmm |
| 21:19 | <~McMartin> | Back when I had relatives in Vermont I'd get maple sugar candies each year |
| 21:19 | <~McMartin> | so good |
| 21:19 | < afny> | oh god, I love maple candy |
| 21:20 | < afny> | there's also some choice maple icecream around here |
| 21:20 | < afny> | (often served with maple candy) |
| 21:20 | < afny> | because, you know |
| 21:21 | < Malcolm> | Now I just want to drink maple syrup |
| 21:21 | < afny> | well, yeah |
| 21:21 | < afny> | you should. |
| 21:21 | < Malcolm> | My good lady wife would be less than pleased if she found all the precious syrup gone |
| 21:22 | < Malcolm> | BTW, seen these?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironbricks/8142214444 |
| 21:22 | < Malcolm> | Pretty nifty |
| 21:23 | < afny> | yeah, I was oogling them earlier |
| 21:23 | < afny> | sadly I only have that center brick in r2-d2 flavor or I'd make some |
| 21:24 | < Malcolm> | I've got a bunch in white, so I feel some Siberian camo coming on |
| 21:24 | < afny> | they'd be really good for the backbone of a cold war company |
| 21:25 | < Malcolm> | That's kind of what inspired my earlier thinking |
| 21:25 | < Malcolm> | I may use these for the USSR forces at the convention |
| 21:29 | < afny> | any ideas for the Americans? |
| 21:30 | < Malcolm> | Hmmm....not sure yet. I'm going for USA vs USSR vs PRC, post Sino-Soviet Split era |
| 21:31 | < Malcolm> | I want to try for that late 50s early 60s aircraft design vibe. All the slightly far out stuff that never made it into production |
| 21:33 | < afny> | Hm, I can't think of anything appropriate that I've seen on Flikr recently |
| 21:34 | < afny> | http://www.flickr.com/photos/82225126@N06/7680949348/in/photostream/ these guys feels kind of PRC to me |
| 21:34 | < Malcolm> | Yeah, I think I'm on my own on this one |
| 21:35 | < Malcolm> | I might also try to draw from Vietnam era combat vehicles like the Ontos: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M50_Ontos |
| 21:35 | < Malcolm> | Hmmm, I've never seen that Mercury Squad. How did that pass me by? |
| 21:36 | < afny> | that poster doesn't use the forums |
| 21:36 | < afny> | but their stuff is pretty incredible |
| 21:36 | < afny> | Oh, I like the Ontos |
| 21:36 | < afny> | might I also suggest |
| 21:36 | < afny> | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T34_Calliope |
| 21:37 | < Malcolm> | Yep, that's the kind of stuff |
| 21:39 | < Malcolm> | Wow, that White Glint is pretty nice looking |
| 21:39 | < afny> | right? |
| 21:39 | < afny> | I also love this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/82225126@N06/7953061628/in/photostream |
| 21:40 | < Malcolm> | The angling on the torso is really nice |
| 21:40 | < Malcolm> | And it's a pretty distinctive build style |
| 21:44 | < afny> | that window torso is just so appealing |
| 21:46 | < Malcolm> | Yeah, really nice parts usage |
| 22:20 | < afny> | okay, I think that's enough arguing about gender expression on reddit for one day |
| 22:20 | < afny> | o/ |
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