[19:51] I wish everyone a happy midsummer. Probably only around these parts it is celebrated, but in any case. It's a good time to relax and get some time off, even if it doesn't happen to be a tradition [19:51] ailo, you too! [19:53] We had a BBQ last night... though I am not sure that it was the solstice we were celebrating. Al the best.. [19:53] *all [19:55] Midsummers eve I guess is actually the 24th, but we celebrate the nearest weekend nowadays. No bbq tomorrow - it will rain :(. But that won't stop me from taking a sauna and getting a swim in the lake :) [19:55] we had a board gaming night last night, so kind of (brain) bbq too! [21:24] astraljava: Debian fixed gimp-plugin-registry and I'll sync it later tonight, so you should have images tomorrow [21:25] * astraljava tuckle-hugs micahg [21:25] * micahg wonders what a tuckle is [21:25] Err... I might have forgotten the correct term, hang on. [21:26] micahg, whatever it is - be happy! the last time i did something for him, i got a kiss on the mouth!! [21:26] (not literally) [21:26] (fortunately) [21:26] * astraljava ctlr-z's, and pounce-tackle-hugs micahg [21:28] ugggh [21:32] Oh, you're being almost Swedish today :P [21:33] i'm always almost swedish. ;) [21:33] at least geographically. [21:33] knome: Far up in the north, or Ahvenamaa? [21:33] nah. not *that* almost. [21:33] * knome is located at helsinki [21:33] Ok, I see your point [21:34] I lived there for one summer. Nice city [21:34] can agree. have lived here all my life [21:34] Not as nice as Espoo, though. [21:34] Not too far away [21:34] well, our summer cottage is in espoo. [21:35] actually, mum bought another one from helsinki [21:35] ... [21:36] My dad is from Kuopio, but my mother did live in Helsinki for a while [21:36] i don't know kuopio well [21:36] Well, my dad is 1/2 Karelian, as is my mom really [21:37] Kuopio is a nice city where taxi drivers sometimes have big beards and say "päevää" [21:37] Big moustasches, I mean [21:37] I met one that had one, anyway... [21:37] knome: Kuopio is the place where they worship Tarot in midst of wolves and wild boars. [21:37] astraljava, hah. well, two of my friends study there, so... maybe. [21:38] 20 of the... 30 inhabitants follow Tarot on tours everywhere. [21:38] lawl [21:38] ailo, hmm, well, that makes sense. the other of my friends has grown a big beard while living there. [21:38] Good musicians in Kuopio [21:38] the other didn't - and i'm happy *she* didnt'. [21:39] Most noticably in Tuska, where they form the front row of all the... 45 people watching them. [21:39] hahah [21:39] My dad on the drums http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn-CtAtYMGY [21:39] Pettersonin veljekset [21:39] Buahaha. [21:39] *ahem* [21:40] gosh. [21:40] He's the one on the left in the back row [21:40] oh my [21:40] aagggghhhhhhhh [21:41] But he's got the groove laid down real nice. [21:41] O:-) [21:41] That's Kuopio musicianship, anyway [21:41] True. But you know, you have to forgive them. They just emerged from the caves this past century. [21:42] hehe [21:42] hurr durr [21:43] He's gone now, my dad. But he did play with a lot of the famous Finns at the time. Not a bad drummer. Actually made his first own drums at his fathers work shop [21:44] Eventually, he got real ones [21:44] i'm sorry [21:44] An he trew his own made into a river!! [21:44] maybe the sound was bad? [21:44] Who cares. He made them. Would have been nice to see a picture at least [21:45] Heh. :) Well you know, Eddie van Halen used his self-made guitar up until the record next to 1984. [21:45] That's cool. Never heard of that [21:46] Err... let's double-check that. Hang on a minute. [21:46] But he didn't build the parts though [21:46] Well no, not really. [21:46] But Brian May did. [21:46] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Van_Halen#Guitars [21:47] Well, I'm sure both Van Halen and Brian May had better sound than Juha Ailomaa [21:47] They were using leather skins back then [21:47] Bah, it was already in 1983 when he started to use the Kramer. [21:48] Oh well, something like that. [21:48] Hahah! [21:49] Van Halen did help improve Floyd Rose [21:49] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_May#Musician and read the bits about the Red Special. [21:51] Oh, he built that with his father [21:52] The parts are pretty interesting. [21:53] hmm, I should read this again. A friend of mine is starting to build instruments. For me it's still hebrew :) [21:55] Heheh. :) There are indeed a lot of things to consider. [21:56] But for Brian, I suppose it helps that he's a doctor, and I mean from a real college, too. [21:57] Of course he wasn't at the time he built the guitar. But still. [21:59] Ah, you don't need to go to school to learn how to build things :). But of course, it helps having knowledge about things [22:00] Yeah. There's some understanding of proportions, and what interacts with what. A degree in astrophysics sure won't hinder your abilities in doing that. :D [22:01] astraljava: Can be like this too :P https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--gaMo_jycWA/T-OZgvNx-mI/AAAAAAAAAGU/jKvco4O3O3I/s604/jvhLv.jpghttps://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--gaMo_jycWA/T-OZgvNx-mI/AAAAAAAAAGU/jKvco4O3O3I/s604/jvhLv.jpg [22:01] not found? [22:01] i'm wondering if that is terminal fail [22:02] It's twice there. [22:02] oh. [22:02] heh [22:02] ailo: Aww... and I was just re-starting my academic career. [22:03] Sorry. Was wondering how to post a pic from g+ also [22:03] astraljava: Me too. Or, starting at all..