[08:18] <alourie> good morning
[09:41] <alourie> akgraner: ping
[14:49] <alourie> akgraner: congrats
[15:59] <akgraner> alourie, thanks!
[16:11] <alourie> akgraner: have a sec?
[16:11] <akgraner> sure
[16:11] <akgraner> what's up
[16:11] <alourie> akgraner: I'm great
[16:11] <alourie> akgraner: I have around 5-7 articles for ITP. Should I put them all in?
[16:12] <alourie> that's an addition to the other 2 that are already there
[16:12] <akgraner> sure
[16:13] <akgraner> if you think a story should come out just add the title and link to the sneak peak section
[16:13] <akgraner> or if you want add the titles and links to the section and I can look over them with you
[16:14] <akgraner> which ever you are more comfortable with
[16:18] <akgraner> alourie  - thanks!  brb in about 10 minutes
[16:38]  * nhandler will post the ircc email to the fridge
[16:39] <alourie> akgraner: ok
[16:39] <akgraner> nhandler, thanks
[16:47] <alourie> akgraner: which day is considered first for the 214?
[16:48] <akgraner> the 11th
[16:49] <akgraner> this issue will cover October 11-16th
[16:49] <alourie> great, ok
[16:49] <alourie> at last some server news
[16:50] <akgraner> there usually is right after the release
[16:53] <alourie> :-)
[17:09] <nhandler> akgraner: I'll publish the story once an issue with the ML archives is resolved
[17:11] <akgraner> nhandler, ok - thunderbird and I are still getting acquainted .. I have to fix my folders again
[17:16] <akgraner> Oh I think I should have cleaned up my contacts in gmail before I imported them
[17:28] <alourie> akgraner: hey Amber, I've done with ITP, take a look if its OK
[17:43] <akgraner> alourie, ok will do that now
[17:43] <akgraner> thanks
[17:44] <alourie> akgraner: just let me know if it needs fixing
[17:44] <akgraner> will do
[18:12] <akgraner> alourie, I added some notes on two of the articles
[18:20] <alourie> akgraner: yea, I see them. Can I finish this up tomorrow? I really must get going
[18:20] <alourie> (I know it's pushing the limit though)
[18:22] <akgraner> alourie, ping me tomorrow - thanks
[18:28] <alourie> akgraner: I hope to get it done before you wake up
[18:28] <akgraner> Let me see if I have to shorten this issue
[18:28] <alourie> sure
[18:28] <akgraner> alourie, thanks! :-)
[18:33] <highvoltage> who is Scott Gilbertson and why should we care what he thinks?
[19:37] <akgraner> highvoltage, link?
[19:37] <akgraner> oh that
[19:38] <akgraner> b/c we want to hear about what people think regardless of who they are
[19:38] <akgraner> he writes for the register
[19:39] <akgraner> and people like to read about stuff that aren't always sunshine and roses if they make a valid point
[19:41] <akgraner> highvoltage, we care about what end users have to say good, bad or ugly - I haven't always written positive stuff either
[19:51] <highvoltage> I just read the summary but his opinion didn't seem to be very good (I don't mean positive or negative, I mean valid)
[19:51]  * highvoltage reads the actual post
[19:53] <highvoltage> after reading the actual article, I agree more with what I said earlier
[19:53] <highvoltage> it's naive and stupid
[19:54] <highvoltage> but include it if you want, I'm not agruing with you. meh.
[19:54] <highvoltage> (also, I hope he doesn't actually get paid to write dribble like that)
[19:55] <akgraner> highvoltage, please think about how you criticize
[19:56] <akgraner> when team members determine that they would like something included be considerate of how you critique their contributions
[19:59] <akgraner> not trying to be harsh to you either just asking that we  to consider how to constructively criticize contributions that's all
[19:59] <highvoltage> understood.
[20:00] <akgraner> highvoltage, thanks
[20:01] <highvoltage> I just happen to care a little about the quality of stuff that goes in to UWN, especially considering that some weeks, there's not enough space to include everything that's been going on and we have to drop some good things (this week is not a great example of that)
[20:01] <akgraner> highvoltage, we all care not just you
[20:01] <highvoltage> I know :)
[20:02] <akgraner> highvoltage, not everything is even in yet
[20:02] <akgraner> highvoltage, we also give people the room to grow and learn about their sections
[20:03] <highvoltage> akgraner: ah, don't get me wrong, I wasn't criticising anyone in UWN team
[20:03] <highvoltage> I can see now how it would come across that way
[20:04] <highvoltage> anyway, I don't want to waste anyone's headspace on this and keep them from doing good work, sorry for the diversion!
[20:05] <akgraner> highvoltage, thanks for caring... you'll be at UDS right?
[20:09] <highvoltage> akgraner: I have tickets and accomodation booked, I don't have my visa yet. the fastest that the local embassy could get me an appointment for is next thursday. so hopefully they'll be able to issue a visa real soon after that
[20:11] <akgraner> I hope so - I was just trying to figure out who was going to be there so I knew what items to plan on showing who on what days
[20:11] <akgraner> as We'll publish during UDS on Monday
[20:12] <highvoltage> ah yes
[20:13] <akgraner> I am arriving either late Friday or early Saturday not 100% sure yet as we are driving
[20:14] <highvoltage> If I could get my visa on Friday afternoon I'll probably hop over on Saturday
[20:14] <highvoltage> it will be nice seeing some more of the news people in person :)
[20:14] <akgraner> nods
[20:14] <akgraner> Pendulum, will be there as well
[20:16] <highvoltage> I heard her talk a lot at the last UDS well listening in so at least I'll recognise her voice :)
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[20:17] <Pendulum> highvoltage: you heard me talk a lot?
[20:17] <akgraner> Pendulum, did  you talk a lot?
[20:17] <Pendulum> akgraner: depends on the session :P
[20:17] <Pendulum> I was just trying to figure who the "her" was
[20:18] <akgraner> Pendulum, Did anyone else have a chance to talk in the sessions that myself and Laura were in - we were wound up I think ;-)
[20:18] <Pendulum> oh, yeah
[20:18] <Pendulum> it happened :)
[20:19] <highvoltage> Pendulum: heh, yes, at least I think so! probably during the community sessions
[20:20] <Pendulum> I mean, I'm not usually that hard to recognise anyway
[20:20] <akgraner> :-)
[20:20] <akgraner> Funniest thing - Laura and I saying we didn't have accents
[20:21] <highvoltage> well, the person I heard and that I thought was Pendulum had a very 'country' accent (in a good way)
[20:21] <Pendulum> heh. I came home with an accent that was a big Engilsh, bit Irish, bit Southern US, bit my normal accent, and maybe something else
[20:21] <Pendulum> highvoltage: that sounds like akgraner
[20:21] <highvoltage> Pendulum: ok, then perhaps it was her :)
[20:22] <akgraner> I blame Laura - wait til I tell her she has a country accent
[20:22] <Pendulum> oh dear
[20:22]  * akgraner goes to get her to tell me she will throttle me 
[20:22] <highvoltage> my accent changes to the point where people say it sounds completely different from time to time (and I don't even notice it)
[20:22] <akgraner> :-D
[20:23] <highvoltage> sometimes people say I sound british, but people at the shops in Canada think I'm from the US, which is weird since I've never been there
[20:23] <highvoltage> and sometimes I sound more dutch, and other times just a mixture of a bunch of stuff :)
[20:25] <akgraner> the only comments I get is people try to guess where in the south I am from
[20:25] <akgraner> I am waiting for the day when someone asks are you from Jersey...
[21:18] <highvoltage> heh, they made fun of Jersey people in the last South Park episode
[21:51] <akgraner> highvoltage, hehe that they were
[21:51] <akgraner> jersey shore was also mentioned / made fun of on several shows