[08:51] <alourie> good morning
[12:56] <akgraner> morning
[13:46] <highvoltage> good morning alourie and akgraner!
[13:48] <alourie> good day highvoltage and akgraner
[13:48] <alourie> :-)
[13:50] <akgraner> highvoltage, is a def on you going to UDS now?  Got your visa?
[13:50] <highvoltage> akgraner: earliest when I could get an appointment is for Thursday morning, so if they can give me my visa the next day (shortest possible time), then I can make UDS in time
[13:51] <highvoltage> to bad my flight was also for Thursday morning and is non-refundable :-/
[13:51] <akgraner> :-(
[13:52] <alourie> US visa in one day? Wow, that's good
[13:53] <highvoltage> alourie: keep in mind that I applied 2 months ago already :)
[13:54] <alourie> oh, really? wow
[13:54] <highvoltage> alourie: US visas is always a pain, which is why I've missed every UDS in the US so far :(
[13:54] <highvoltage> I wish they could just be always in Europe :)
[13:54] <alourie> I luckily had to fly for work there a year ago, so it took 5 days
[13:54] <highvoltage> nice.
[13:55] <alourie> as my employer presses the right buttons
[13:55] <highvoltage> alourie: I guess that's also what makes it hard for honest people like me to get visas, all the people that push in ahead in line ;)
[13:56] <alourie> highvoltage: sure, but I didn't push ahead. I also got an interview, all in order. Just logistics took less time...
[13:56] <alourie> and I had a flight :-)
[13:57] <alourie> non-refundable
[13:57]  * highvoltage has a non-refundable flight too
[13:57] <highvoltage> they didn't care about that
[13:58] <akgraner> highvoltage, I was asking b/c I need to figure out what evening we can all sit down - I didn't schedule a News Team session this time
[13:58] <akgraner> maybe I should
[13:58] <akgraner> hmmm
[13:59] <highvoltage> akgraner: nice. if you could make it after Monday that would be awesome (since I might only fly over Monday night if I get my visa on monday), but don't fuss about me
[14:00] <akgraner> maybe I'll submit a blueprint today and see if there are many people interested