[03:22] <douglasawh> Public Service Announcement: Don't Believe Anything You Read On The Internet Day has already begun on the other side of the world
[03:23] <douglasawh> "chris_ är nu känd som twopoint718"
[03:24] <douglasawh> you guys just learned some Swedish.  I think everything I say that is the truth today I'll tag with #notaprilfools
[03:24] <douglasawh> kinda like Simon Says
[03:24] <h00k> douglasawh: AOL is buying Google
[03:25] <douglasawh> see, that's not April Fools
[03:25] <douglasawh> that's dyslexia
[03:25] <h00k> totally legit
[03:25] <douglasawh> Google is buying AOL
[03:25] <h00k> okay, I lol'd on the Dyslexia
[03:26] <douglasawh> http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-buying-5-of-aol-for-1-billion/2674/
[03:27] <douglasawh> so, GOOG lost $999,999,999 on that deal?
[03:30] <douglasawh> I'm out...for now
[10:19]  * FireCrotch is now on Natty
[11:25] <elisa87> hi
[11:25] <elisa87> anyone from wisconsin?
[11:25] <elisa87> I have been admitted to phd program at wisc.edu
[11:26] <elisa87> want to know more about the city and wisc.edu environemnet
[11:26] <nickmoeck> elisa87: everyone here is from wisconsin :)
[11:27] <elisa87> from madison?
[11:27] <elisa87> nickmoeck are you from madison?
[11:27] <elisa87> I don't know how is ther city?
[11:27] <nickmoeck> elisa87: Well, I'm not from Madison, but I've been there.  Nice city
[11:27] <elisa87> is that a very good choice?
[11:27] <elisa87> how about the climate?
[11:27] <elisa87> which city are you from nickmoeck?
[11:27] <nickmoeck> Well, it's Wisconsin.  Cold and snowy in the winter, hot and humid in the summer.
[11:27] <nickmoeck> I'm from Milwaukee
[11:28] <elisa87> :)
[11:28] <elisa87> so we are going to be near your city in Fall 2011
[11:28] <elisa87> :)
[11:28] <elisa87> have you heard about wisc.edu?
[11:28] <elisa87> how are the people at wisconsin?
[11:29] <nickmoeck> It's a great school, but it's also a big party school
[11:29] <nickmoeck> Though, considering that you're a Ph.D. student, I'll assume you're probably not too interested in the college party scene
[11:32] <elisa87> big party school stands for what?:)
[11:32] <elisa87> I'm so much into music dude:)
[11:32] <elisa87> I love watching the newest clips from trip:)
[11:33] <nickmoeck> lots of parties
[11:33] <elisa87> May I know which states are Wisconsin neighbors?
[11:33] <elisa87> lol
[11:34] <nickmoeck> Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Michigan
[11:34] <elisa87> woW great ,,,,such good neighbors
[11:35] <elisa87> is life expensive out there considering some states like NY?
[11:39] <nickmoeck> It's a lot less expensive than NY or California
[11:40] <elisa87> good
[11:40] <elisa87> what are the main hobbies in Wisconsin?
[11:41] <nickmoeck> getting drunk :)
[11:41] <elisa87> :))))
[11:41] <elisa87> lol
[11:41] <elisa87> is there any special place? like hollywood?
[11:41] <elisa87> :))
[11:42] <nickmoeck> Well, the two major cities are Milwaukee and Madison.  Pretty much everything important happens in one of those two cities
[11:44] <elisa87> how about music bands like LP and coldplay and MUSE? do they have concerts in those two cities?
[11:45] <nickmoeck> Usually in Milwaukee, yeah.  I don't think any of those particular bands have been here recently, though.
[11:46] <nickmoeck> Fortunately, Milwaukee isn't too far from Chicago, which tends to be a more popular location for big bands such as those
[11:46] <elisa87> how much does it take a person to go from milwaukee to madison?
[11:46] <nickmoeck> It's about an hour and a half drive to get from Milwaukee to Madison
[11:46] <nickmoeck> maybe a little less
[11:47] <elisa87> I love chicago to be honest
[11:48] <elisa87> but the university I have selected in Chicago is far from wisc.edu in ranking
[11:48] <elisa87> its UIC
[11:48] <nickmoeck> it's about a 3 hour drive from Madison to Chicago
[11:48] <elisa87> how much does it cost to buy a car? a very normal one? not so lux
[11:50] <nickmoeck> For a new car, you can get something for around $15,000
[11:51] <nickmoeck> that would be the most basic, cheapest you can get
[11:51] <elisa87> I think having a car is a must :)
[11:52] <elisa87> especially that it's good to go to Chicago in the weekend:)
[11:52] <nickmoeck> haha yeah, you'll definitely want to get a car
[11:53] <nickmoeck> Since you mentioned that you're really into music, there's a huge music festival in Milwaukee every year called SummerFest
[11:54] <nickmoeck> It's 14 days of music
[11:54] <elisa87> woW
[11:54] <elisa87> great
[11:54] <elisa87> which bands usually come there?
[11:54] <elisa87> I should add that I have decided to learn ballet:) as well...if I find any ballet class out there
[11:55] <nickmoeck> Well, over the whole festival, there's over 700 bands
[11:55] <elisa87> that festival sounds quite great
[11:55] <elisa87> WoW.... !! How come...? 700 bands only in 14 days?!
[11:55] <nickmoeck> a lot of them are local bands, but most of them are pretty good
[11:55] <elisa87> could you name the most famous local band from milwaukee? maybe I know them
[11:55] <elisa87> :)
[11:56] <nickmoeck> There's usually 5 to 10 bands playing at the same time, on all different stages.  The festival is huge
[11:57] <nickmoeck> http://www.summerfest.com
[11:57] <nickmoeck> that website will tell you all the bands that are scheduled to play this year, so far.
[11:58] <nickmoeck> There will be a lot more bands added the closer it gets to the festival
[11:58] <elisa87> wow ..I am happy to know about their existence
[11:59] <nickmoeck> Another great place to see some bands is The Rave, in milwaukee.  http://www.therave.com
[12:00] <elisa87> thx for the info
[12:00] <elisa87> but what about the people?
[12:00] <elisa87> how are they?
[12:00] <elisa87> warm or not? let's be honest plz
[12:00] <nickmoeck> people around here are generally pretty nice
[12:01] <elisa87> good:) The university is around the lake as I saw in pics...it's good:)
[12:04] <nickmoeck> Well, I should be getting to sleep, it's getting late.
[12:04] <nickmoeck> It was nice meeting you :)
[12:05] <elisa87> what are the other languages spoken out there ?
[12:05] <elisa87> ok
[12:05] <elisa87> thx buddy
[12:05] <elisa87> I am grateful for your information and help
[12:05] <nickmoeck> Languages... just English really
[12:05] <elisa87> wished if they could speak italian and french as well:D
[12:06] <nickmoeck> Yeah, unfortunately, there aren't a lot of people who speak other languages - but you might find some at school
[12:07] <elisa87> :)
[12:07] <elisa87> in NY the second language is Spanish as I know
[12:07] <elisa87> :D
[12:08] <nickmoeck> There are some areas in Milwaukee where mostly everyone speaks Spanish, but they're not very good areas to go to. Lots of crime
[12:08] <elisa87> :))))
[12:08] <elisa87> it was good to know that
[12:09] <elisa87> btw is the madison itself safe enough for a girl?
[12:09] <elisa87> as I am coming on my own to madison!
[12:09] <nickmoeck> Madison is pretty safe, yes
[12:13] <nickmoeck> Well, now its definitely time for me to go to bed :) Goodnight
[18:17] <h00k> Greetings!
[18:27] <Favrenation> hey
[18:27] <Favrenation> is it true that ubuntu is going to not be free anymore?
[18:28] <h00k> Favrenation: What day is today?
[18:28] <Favrenation> Friday?
[18:28] <Favrenation> right?
[18:28] <Favrenation> why?
[18:28] <h00k> Favrenation: what's the date?
[18:29] <Favrenation> Fuck
[18:29] <Favrenation> Im retartded
[18:29] <Favrenation> lmao
[18:29] <Favrenation> you fucking freaked me out for second
[18:29] <h00k> Favrenation: I'll ignore the !language on that, but *score* one for me!
[18:29] <h00k> No worries. Nothing's changing
[18:30] <Favrenation> when you asked for the date i looked up at ubuntu date thing and almost wrote that down lol
[18:31] <h00k> :D
[18:34] <h00k> Favrenation: thanks for being a good sport ;)
[18:38] <Favrenation> np
[18:38] <h00k> douglasawh:D Nice
[18:39] <Favrenation> yeah
[18:39] <Favrenation> well i beleived it douglas!
[18:39] <h00k> I'll send a clarifying email tomorrow
[18:39] <h00k> but I can't today.
[18:42] <Favrenation> what are the other mailing lists that I should sign up for btw?
[18:42] <Favrenation> i forgot to sign up for those when I was here a few days ago
[18:43] <h00k> Hmmm, what else are you interested in?
[18:46] <Favrenation> well one of you guys sent me a link to a webpage for some appleton metting
[18:46] <Favrenation> meeting*
[18:46] <Favrenation> im interested in computers in general
[18:47] <h00k> Favrenation: http://wisconsinlinux.org/index.php/Wisconsin_Linux_Users that one, perhaps?
[18:47] <Favrenation> that was one
[18:47] <Favrenation> there was another with a video of people at somekind of meeting
[19:06] <mikeputnam> Favrenation: http://dhmn.net
[19:07] <Favrenation> yeah
[19:07] <Favrenation> there was another one like that that meets in Appleton though
[19:07] <mikeputnam> http://newlug.org
[19:07] <Favrenation> thats it
[19:07] <Favrenation> thanks
[19:07] <mikeputnam> even http://mydigitechician.blogspot.com
[19:09] <Favrenation> says the blod doesn't exist
[19:13] <mikeputnam> oopsy  i misstyped the first one    http://mydigitechnician.blogspot.com/
[19:13] <mikeputnam> newlug is linux/open source in general
[19:14] <mikeputnam> mydigitechnician(NEWNET) is a weekly general technology conversation
[19:14] <Favrenation> looks way out of my leaugue
[19:14] <mikeputnam> nah.  it's just words.
[19:14] <mikeputnam> going over the weeks news in technology and talking about it
[19:15] <mikeputnam> not too ominous
[19:15] <mikeputnam> usually interesting
[19:15] <Favrenation> i mean that im just a high school student that barely knows how to use html/java
[19:15] <Favrenation> i just use linux as my main distro
[19:19] <mikeputnam> i recommend going anyway. you'll pick up some knowledge and people are helpful/nice about beginners
[19:20] <Favrenation> at newlug or the other one?
[19:20] <mikeputnam> any/all of them :)
[20:11] <Favrenation> lol i work at toms
[20:49] <mikeputnam> well there you go!