< 1352246776 62044 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Wow, Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman once entered Robot Wars and got kicked out for nearly killing the audience. < 1352247910 250871 :monqy!~help@pool-98-108-214-230.snloca.dsl-w.verizon.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352248026 893315 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh no, MoALTz < 1352248109 691458 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :URL? < 1352248146 452507 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: Damn right they did. < 1352248252 515906 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-35.wireless.umd.edu QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352248293 975776 :Arc_Koen!~Arc_Koen@vbo91-6-78-245-243-132.fbx.proxad.net QUIT :Quit: that's dr. turing to you, punk < 1352248514 737103 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo < 1352248525 835112 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :i am frankly amazed that nothing else is called that < 1352248603 906856 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Basically it smashed things up so violently that it was flinging shrapnel over the safety screens. < 1352248922 578264 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it looks kinda boring but obviously looks are not everything here < 1352248930 550542 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i mean, it's an upside down wok that spins really fast < 1352248934 882929 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i can see how that would be tough to beat < 1352249177 299169 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :What footage I could find on YouTube showed it deflecting away most blows that it couldn't just evade. < 1352249177 345033 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :Heh, the Blendo story is great. < 1352249188 850895 :DHeadshot!~DH____@unaffiliated/dh----/x-6288474 QUIT :Read error: Connection reset by peer < 1352249216 23249 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I do like how it ended up losing because they couldn't win in exchange for withdrawing from the competition any more. < 1352249450 113119 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc, so did you vote for the green rainbow party in the end < 1352249699 368745 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :no < 1352249705 128138 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i voted for barry o < 1352249729 805880 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :why man < 1352249746 633582 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :feel like a sucker voting 3rd party < 1352249781 372934 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :you said you were a sucker voting at all < 1352249791 262591 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :true < 1352250185 385193 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"In other top-level domains (TLDs), anyone can register a domain name including the letters "museum". This does not mean they are museums. You will only find genuine museums in .museum!" -- about.museum < 1352250222 732918 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet PRIVMSG #esoteric :How amuseum < 1352250226 251574 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i'm always getting tricked by fake museums online! < 1352250232 533460 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :how do they define 'museum' < 1352250918 188430 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :shachaf: today I tried to use my TV as a TV and failed < 1352250933 970902 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :merely by flipping through all the channels, I caused them all to become static, even the ones that were working on the first round through < 1352251245 110395 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :i think if i try to watch tv, tv licensing sneak through my window at night and fine me up to a thousand pounds of flesh < 1352251283 271642 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: I thought you didn't even own one. :-( < 1352251289 765415 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :Man, kmc is out of the club. < 1352251298 711295 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: they have those vans < 1352251317 602910 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :shachaf: well now it's not a TV is it ;P < 1352251336 853398 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :just a very large HDMI monitor that I use to watch TV shows obtained over coax cable < 1352251364 204412 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-22440,00.html < 1352251364 918936 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :coax pixels out of the wall < 1352251374 181448 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Television and radio transmitters broadcast at a frequency that is so high it is unintelligible to the human ear." < 1352251400 286727 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :... < 1352251415 224467 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Reading the rest of this I'm fairly sure the guy is taking the piss. < 1352251415 675442 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :That's a very high frequency, Phantom_Hoover. < 1352251546 634921 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: He's just saying things that are so high they're unintelligible to the human mind. < 1352251882 244043 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :hope we don't have another fucking florida recount < 1352252119 803360 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think that would be fantastic < 1352252343 277702 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :fucking florida < 1352252384 496280 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :I predict landslide victory for ron paul write-ins, across the nation < 1352252388 43496 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :mark my words! < 1352252403 602622 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :if not ron paul, then fellure < 1352252421 488295 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :because the king james bible is the ultimate platform < 1352252516 444066 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet QUIT :Quit: Leaving. < 1352252561 420366 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352252882 394640 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :today i voted to let seriously ill people kill themselves by smoking marijuana while repairing automobiles < 1352252896 38234 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :good! < 1352252937 583910 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: state? < 1352252968 522140 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :massachusetts < 1352252972 74373 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :by the way https://twitter.com/fivethirtynate is the best ever < 1352253017 793152 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I was considering votingba straight party ticket, but didnt. Still voted for people who i had little information about beyond party though :/ < 1352253038 582216 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wanted to make sure my vote was wasted, so I voted straight Green party. < 1352253148 872320 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352253177 963392 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: ಠ < 1352253197 256292 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :ion: ꙮ < 1352253206 498834 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :well, it's clear enough why that site is down < 1352253213 134377 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :power cut throughout the whole University < 1352253236 281377 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION voted Dem, Green, Libertarian, and in favor of pot < 1352253246 947465 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Wish Internet was working. < 1352253304 786852 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :I want a Wish Internet, too. < 1352253322 740457 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: which state are you in? < 1352253337 851131 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :colorado < 1352253353 767739 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Id rather vote on referendums than for people. Dont need to do as much prior research < 1352253354 671111 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: you stoner you! < 1352253359 702435 :TeruFSX!~quassel@65-128-149-29.mpls.qwest.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352253364 959861 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: Yeah, I'm in CO. < 1352253371 651975 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I neither smoke pot nor ever wish to. < 1352253383 864595 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I just don't think that's cause to make it illegal. < 1352253459 439599 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah prohibition harms lots of people who don't partake < 1352253460 314661 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :worth trying once < 1352253463 230650 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :whether it's booze or pot < 1352253493 66282 :TeruFSX_!~quassel@65-128-176-243.mpls.qwest.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 248 seconds < 1352253539 929326 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 QUIT :Read error: Connection reset by peer < 1352253833 245436 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I like the UK's solution with tobacco < 1352253856 2639 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :which was to make it illegal to smoke in many public places, or to advertise its sale, but legal to sell it and to smoke it privately < 1352253891 616956 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :i'm not sure i want another set of people complaining about how they have to go outside to smoke < 1352253927 170105 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's increasingly illegal to smoke in public places in the US < 1352254027 920207 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: well the obvious answer is to stop smoking, then < 1352254030 146776 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToRvo5RExg helpful documentary material for those unfamiliar with the topic < 1352254034 651816 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: is it illegal to advertise cigarettes? < 1352254054 104821 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523, also now they have those screens in front of cigarette stands < 1352254165 254353 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :so you can't even SEE a packet of cigarettes unless you ask the shopkeeper < 1352254167 337042 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :no < 1352254211 516187 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :There's restrictions on cigarette advertising here, but it is still *legal*. < 1352254242 115285 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :IIRC < 1352254249 585919 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352254278 185183 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yeah, it's profoundly limited in how it can be done. < 1352254292 687958 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :“audio advertisements are not permitted to contain any music or sound effects, while video advertisements are limited to static black text on a white background. Any audio soundtrack accompanying a video advertisement is limited to words only, with no music or sound effects.” < 1352254380 553704 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :That sounds pretty amazing, are there any examples on youtube? < 1352254530 418745 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :friend reports "Someone is projecting CNN onto my neighbor's house" < 1352254810 554424 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Pennsylvania Obama < 1352254836 142492 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :as expected < 1352254884 459628 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Radio claiming it was a swing state < 1352254889 71884 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :none of the 'actual' swing states have been called yet < 1352254895 776914 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :shrug < 1352254918 852274 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :538 gave Obama 98.6% in PA < 1352254928 820634 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Romney made some desparate last-minute ad buys which I guess makes it a swing state < 1352254938 501211 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but media also has incentive to make things seem close when they aren't < 1352254954 113563 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :hence ignoring that 20 polls together have a smaller margin of error than each poll individually < 1352255197 212366 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Im stuck on my phone, what does WNYCs map look like, im under the impression that it's fancier than others. < 1352255308 920375 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Patchwork map thingy < 1352255336 521573 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it looks like a bunch of tiny boxes of different colors all jumbled up < 1352255611 625317 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Is Wisconsin swing? I dont remember < 1352255672 604936 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes, and it was called for obama just now < 1352255677 920999 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's one of NYT's 9 swing states < 1352255699 234149 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :FL OH WI NH IA CO NV VA NC < 1352255704 242396 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :from memory :) < 1352255705 502822 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :2/9 for Obama. < 1352255716 749437 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :which two? < 1352255726 217837 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Cool, thanks. < 1352255744 290014 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :intrade is now in sync with silver < 1352255750 852535 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Erm, oops < 1352255764 681555 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :really < 1352255764 740499 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :anyone doing the healthcare hedge? < 1352255775 175533 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :you can make 10x your money to pay for healthcare if romney wins < 1352255778 95958 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric ::P < 1352255780 999349 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Healthcare hedge? < 1352255801 287119 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/contract/?contractId=743474 < 1352255803 425065 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :just being silly, really < 1352255818 52708 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha < 1352255821 869343 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :but if you don't want romney to win, maybe betting money on it will sweeten things a bit < 1352255822 773742 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :My gf is, I think, mistakrn about the effectss of the healthcare law. < 1352255836 80454 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :what does she think? < 1352255886 426351 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :That if she's in college past 26, and her plan would have kept her insured, 26 is now the limitation due to the law and she'd need a new plan. < 1352256029 857129 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :what *is* this healthcare law anyway < 1352256048 969389 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :does it just, like, force you to buy insurance? < 1352256144 219169 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act < 1352256183 564424 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it has a bunch of provisions < 1352256217 772851 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :'PPACA requires insurance companies to cover all applicants and offer the same rates regardless of pre-existing conditions or gender.' < 1352256234 231402 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :'Dependents (children) will be permitted to remain on their parents' insurance plan until their 26th birthday' < 1352256271 573964 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :also your insurer has to give you a rebate if they spend more than 20% of your premium on administrative costs < 1352256284 971228 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Which i think she interpreted as "forbidden to remain after 26th birthday" < 1352256342 875783 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Romney needs to win most of the swing states to win overall, IIRC < 1352256354 139326 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Oh right, wisconsin and new hampshire < 1352256361 484854 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :and needs to win Florida in particular, because it's worth the most < 1352256475 43773 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :if he loses FL he can win by winning literally all of the others < 1352256476 850212 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :that is the only way < 1352256493 699363 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but some media have already called WI for Obama < 1352256500 689955 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :and/or NH < 1352256511 643696 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/scenarios < 1352256583 664944 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I personally don't think Romney will win without Florida, at least < 1352256599 516094 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :and FL is mindbogglingly close atm < 1352256602 614420 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :even if obama wins florida, it'll suck < 1352256607 875444 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :cause it'll be ridiculously close < 1352256614 158891 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :wait why is florida so important < 1352256617 281719 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWD, you're talking about the election here, too. < 1352256619 374538 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: it's worth 29 < 1352256621 479001 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :I CAN'T ESCAPE. < 1352256629 627169 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh ok < 1352256631 968536 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :29 sounds big < 1352256635 492016 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: If Obama wins Florida, he wins. < 1352256645 76752 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :not strictly true < 1352256647 902101 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :the value of a state in determining a president is a linear function of the population < 1352256653 33190 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :like, it's some fraction of the population, plus a constant < 1352256657 44835 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :that's not linear < 1352256657 389473 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: Romney would have to win literally every other swing state. < 1352256659 752547 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :with some rounding applied, too < 1352256663 463376 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :And some have already been called for Obama. < 1352256663 920904 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: well, affine < 1352256680 116935 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's not proportional, at least < 1352256701 358147 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :WI and NH have already been called for Obama by some media... if he gets OH too then Romney cannot win < 1352256706 879085 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :and he's well ahead in OH count so far < 1352256716 618514 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :except... they can still tie under that scenario < 1352256718 334057 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah, OH for Obama seems likely < 1352256733 397269 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: the BBC asked a bunch of their journalists for predictions < 1352256735 810636 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :one of them predicted a tie < 1352256743 795667 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :What if what was considered a safe Obama state toes Romney < 1352256747 313409 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Goes < 1352256753 502062 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :and a tie gives Romney/Biden, right? < 1352256765 242737 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it is thought < 1352256766 773523 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :SgeoN1: Depends on the state. If California went Romney, Romney would win. But that's nutty. < 1352256771 599845 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :BBC just called NH for Obama < 1352256771 896556 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: Likely. < 1352256785 931891 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :you can get 20x on romney now < 1352256789 246799 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"what happens" is "an unprecedented constitutional clusterfuck" < 1352256794 946981 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: The Republican house would choose the president, and the Democratic senate would choose the vice, so yeah, Romney/Biden. < 1352256809 804694 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the secret to this whole government thing is, everyone is making up the rules as they go < 1352256826 459018 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Gregor: well republican house and democratic senate isn't /guaranteed/ yet, but it seems very likely < 1352256827 604311 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i don't think the outcome of this completely unprecdented vote in the Congress is pre-ordained < 1352256827 651201 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Kmc, you should play nomic < 1352256839 161140 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: yeah, we have unprecedented constitutional clusterfucks for fun < 1352256845 667006 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: Right, yeah, but since that's the only reason for Romney/Biden... :) < 1352256856 189649 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :if there were an EV tie with a clear PV margin for one candidate, some people might vote against party in the interests of Democracy (ha ha ha ha ha) < 1352256872 716927 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :or there might be, like, riots in the street < 1352256874 763034 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :who the fuck knows < 1352256885 318458 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: I've been wondering about the chance of electoral vote against party < 1352256887 694624 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :americans are mostly too lazy to riot though < 1352256889 483277 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: Nice theory. < 1352256897 183919 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes that's true, some electors could also change their votes < 1352256901 946603 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think that both D and R have easily enough control over their electors, though < 1352256907 486692 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :depending on the state they're from, they might face criminal penalties < 1352256917 612094 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :like, if you're D or R, you're going to pick your most diehard fans ever as the electors < 1352256925 735908 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but would you be willing to go to jail to singlehandedly decide the presidential election? < 1352256950 812700 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: some people would, but I doubt they'd go to jail to singlehandedly decide it in favour of their political opponents < 1352257005 183195 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :political allegiences can shift quickly... < 1352257013 860987 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the Republican Party is barely holding together as is < 1352257026 963946 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the extremists are running the moderates out of town and have doomed the party < 1352257036 149474 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: Nice theory. < 1352257038 46574 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i could totally see a spite vote by a moderate republican elector < 1352257048 492348 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i mean this is in the realm of extremely unlikely hypotheticals < 1352257102 963142 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :the BBC thinks that the parties have moved further apart than before, particularly in the House of Representatives < 1352257112 981516 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :as in, they're predicting it will have fewer moderates than it used to < 1352257125 510559 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :although, US "moderate" = rest of the world "mindboggingly extreme right wing" < 1352257141 133680 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yep < 1352257195 313426 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :my theory is that the Republican Party will evaporate over the next decade, due to inability to get anyone other than angry old white men to vote for them < 1352257212 618254 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :US "bleeding heart liberal" = rest of the world "right-leaning moderate", no? < 1352257221 622704 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :then maybe the Dems can have a legitimate challenge to the left < 1352257222 243307 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: Seems like it. < 1352257228 970345 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: i think that's a bit of an overstatement < 1352257237 188898 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Eh, probably. < 1352257239 716760 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :what's the electoral pull of the BNP? < 1352257245 564443 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the most left-leaning members of congress would still be solidly on the left side of the European spectrum < 1352257253 941744 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I have a friend who i think i would describe as religious fundamentalist. She's not an old man. < 1352257264 645949 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :SgeoN1: She's a notable minority. < 1352257267 352874 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :plus there's that whole nastiness in hungary. eugh. < 1352257270 437378 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :in european terms we have a center-right party and an extreme right party. but some members of the former are pretty left-leaning < 1352257295 815339 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :is pikhq claiming that all religious fundamentalists are old men or something < 1352257297 462486 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Bike: yeah there are extreme right anti-immigrant etc. parties all over europe :/ < 1352257306 911981 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: Nah, just that most of them are. < 1352257310 846713 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :but I mean, how much support do they have? < 1352257332 521835 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I keep hearing about them, but I don't know if they're just on par with the Prohibition Party or what < 1352257339 7021 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc, it's at that point that it breaks down though. < 1352257353 389965 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: for the US versus rest of the world theory: David Cameron brought in a "big society" thing in the UK where neighbourhoods were encouraged to solve their own problems on a local level < 1352257360 821710 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :this was considered a particularly right-wing policy < 1352257377 380654 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :... *Right* wing? < 1352257384 77591 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :some American on the news used a very similar policy as an example of what they liked about the left wing in the US < 1352257385 878887 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: yeah < 1352257397 561125 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :FSVO right-wing < 1352257398 402856 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yeah, that's really a solid Dem thing. < 1352257412 66151 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :it was right-wing policy being dressed up as left-wing, basically < 1352257419 568081 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :that's an example of the gulf between the US and UK in terms of political position, really < 1352257456 911192 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :The last election had a pretty surreal element of all the parties pretending to be the real leftists < 1352257458 744321 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :also yay the democrat i voted for for senate has won :) < 1352257490 83905 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: yeah, although it's worth noting that the parties are back where they're meant to be < 1352257501 885526 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm pretty sure Labour was to the right of the Conservatives during the Blair years < 1352257508 632715 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :but the Conservatives are definitely the rightmost at the moment < 1352257545 839251 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wonder what romney's up to < 1352257593 372286 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :he was campaigning earlier, but surely he's stopped by now < 1352257604 351676 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :eventually we'll reach the point where people campaign the day after the election < 1352257606 702935 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :but it hasn't happened yet < 1352257624 578156 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"victory" party in Boston < 1352257636 133832 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: well they already send out fliers telling people to vote the day after the election < 1352257650 304899 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :something to the effect of "due to a recent law, all black people now vote on wednesday" < 1352257653 361865 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :common tactic < 1352257675 828706 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :are you fucking serious < 1352257698 582885 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yep < 1352257708 690707 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Isnt thst an old urban legend? < 1352257763 346389 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :That yep is incredibly ambiguous < 1352257825 770114 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.boston.com/businessupdates/2012/11/06/private-jets-line-logan-romney-backers-arrive-boston/2Ol3ROMXhLU5Ppd2NOPDMN/story.html < 1352257832 103984 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://current.com/groups/news-blog/93951496_tracking-voter-suppression-efforts-across-the-country.htm < 1352257835 344366 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :'Robocalls made to Democrats have informed voters that due to Hurricane Sandy, the election has been moved to Wednesday, Nov. 7.' < 1352257864 410936 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://holliston-hopkinton.patch.com/articles/robo-call-says-election-is-wednesday < 1352257871 390190 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :of course, this is just an allegation from some random person < 1352257876 470372 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the way these things are done, it is very hard to prove < 1352257962 165121 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :CA closes at 11 eastern, right? < 1352258077 10024 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 QUIT :Ping timeout: 245 seconds < 1352258245 187356 :augur!~augur@pool-108-56-212-48.washdc.fios.verizon.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352258617 782655 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: there's at least one confirmed case this year where Republicans admitted putting the wrong election date on robocalls < 1352258620 46627 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :they said it was a mistake < 1352258696 954617 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Todd Akin was defeated < 1352258698 358794 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Missouri voters had a way of shutting him down :) < 1352258726 402369 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :He pissed a bunch of people off there. < 1352258744 781938 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :what did he do < 1352258762 234069 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Legitimate rape. < 1352258781 20449 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :He said that women who are actually raped don't get pregnat. < 1352258784 549513 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Pregnant < 1352258796 745026 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"First of all, from what I understand from doctors, [pregnancy from rape is] really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down." < 1352258810 385387 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it turns out that old white men are not actually experts on women's bodies! < 1352258815 259262 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :except for Ron Paul of course < 1352258828 120369 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's a worrying statement because I can believe that there are people who could believe that < 1352258836 693348 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes a lot of people believe it < 1352258847 535006 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it may have even been the majority view in the 1800s < 1352258850 797512 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc, well unless they're gynaecologists < 1352258854 165685 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :that is where the republican party is on women's issues < 1352258868 356692 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: that's why I said "except for Ron Paul" < 1352258870 498665 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: does knowing about vaginas make you an expert on wombs? < 1352258878 516875 :augur!~augur@pool-108-56-212-48.washdc.fios.verizon.net QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352258882 399703 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :he needs to get endorsements from people who he delivered < 1352258895 731389 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523, uh < 1352258902 208720 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :i'm not sure you understand what gynaecology is < 1352258946 295447 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :it deals with the entire female reproductive system < 1352259029 847169 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: Ron Paul was actually a gynecologist before he was a politician. < 1352259032 198732 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :Legit. < 1352259059 993881 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover: ah, OK < 1352259122 279229 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :anyway < 1352259125 655837 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION -> sleep < 1352259138 726279 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :(note to self, finish installing linux and enable compose key so i can do that properly) < 1352259142 330341 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Looks like we're getting legal marijuana in CO < 1352259142 981913 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 QUIT :Quit: Leaving < 1352259174 378117 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :how does that interact with it still being schedule I federally, exactly < 1352259193 749374 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://brainwrap.com/various/gop_rape_advisory_megachart.gif < 1352259197 772141 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Bike: poorly < 1352259225 774038 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it will hinge on whether Obama (or Romney, lol) directs the federales to lay off or not < 1352259254 740686 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :so far they have been hassling medical mj sellers in CA etc a little bit, but not enough to shut down the program < 1352259267 638038 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :remains to be seen how they will deal with explicitly recreational use < 1352259404 124335 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :is the federal government allowed to enforce drug laws? < 1352259413 902084 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I guess they could just decide to put a really really large federal tax on drugs < 1352259423 899338 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :sufficiently high that nobody could pay it < 1352259458 638333 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: didn't you hear, growing pot in your own backyard and smoking it yourself in your own house is interstate commerce < 1352259462 214876 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :seriously < 1352259471 293157 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: They can enforce it directly, *but* it would be insanely hard and politically unviable to do so. < 1352259476 875955 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Raich < 1352259482 447562 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :They would literally have to send in the FBI at great expense < 1352259492 519083 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :And it'd make the states rights people go *nuts*. < 1352259494 540836 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :there is actually non-drug precedent for this... local price controls on crops during the Great Depression or something < 1352259495 990040 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: that makes no sense < 1352259499 428297 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: FBI or DEA < 1352259503 631929 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :that being interstate commerce, that is < 1352259514 292784 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :they can also do things like, withold federal assistance money from the states that legalize mj < 1352259519 463154 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: "interstate commerce" is now the root password to the Constitution. < 1352259519 650227 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: yep it is, < 1352259525 870296 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :it was a bit of a surprise when the supreme court ruled that obama's healthcare changes weren't interstate commerce < 1352259533 62384 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :but they also ruled that they were legal as a federal tax < 1352259534 354714 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :no i thought they ruled it's a legal tax < 1352259535 680956 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :right < 1352259539 612928 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes < 1352259555 490792 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :the funny thing is, lots of journalists saw the "not interstate commerce" bit and announced the verdict wrongly < 1352259566 28879 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :to be fair, I'm not sure we need or want federalism anymore... but I wish we could switch over sanely rather than inventing these ridiculous loopholes < 1352259573 680617 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :the people who read the whole decision were a bit slower < 1352259589 523966 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i think federalism went out the window when the federal government had to spend about 100 years repeatedly forcing the south to stop treating black people as farm equipment < 1352259633 898931 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yeah, that's when we killed it. < 1352259636 632381 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"they came for the slaveowners, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a slaveowner"? < 1352259639 829492 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :likewise, i think abortion should be legal but i think the SCOTUS argument in Roe v. Wade is pretty ridiculous as law goes < 1352259658 120320 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :we should just get a non-braindead government and pass a law saying abortion is legal and the states can suck it < 1352259668 403533 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but, that's not how it works. < 1352259696 541904 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :SCOTUS is kinda hacking the everloving crap out of the US legal system. < 1352259744 554951 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:YoungWomanInTubeTop.jpg#filehistory < 1352259766 118017 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :c.c < 1352259929 711667 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: let's pass two laws, one saying it's legal, the other saying it's illegal < 1352259946 789711 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1352259948 162739 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :keep everyone happy < 1352259953 873584 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :that happens all the time :/ < 1352260055 758646 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://i.imgur.com/jluYz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/rxDvM.jpg < 1352260073 765986 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :awwww < 1352260262 818741 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.craigboyce.com/w/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/F_Word_OK-010.jpg < 1352260288 584311 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :luckily they were rescued after that < 1352260386 475440 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :in NV you can vote "None" < 1352260406 396447 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :is that different from not voting < 1352260460 695855 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it sends a stronger message < 1352260480 299990 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"i got my ass to the polling place just to tell you all how much i hate these two candidates" < 1352260489 868661 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i don't know if it has any other effect < 1352260529 539664 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe if "None" gets a plurality of the vote then Nevada's electoral votes abstain ;P < 1352260637 615245 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :vote :: Maybe (Either Obama Romney) -> IO () < 1352260651 276081 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :vote _ = return () < 1352260664 312065 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :^---- experimental voting machine software < 1352260671 368221 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but it's in Haskell so it's provably correct ;) < 1352260676 32420 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah! < 1352260678 242763 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :no bias! < 1352260693 966422 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :unsafeModifyVotes < 1352260715 347401 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :you know this would be a great way to rig the voting machines < 1352260725 329884 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :don't add bias, just make the ones in certain neighborhoods less reliable < 1352260894 854760 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352260908 366583 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :pairs trading? http://snapplr.com/3sps < 1352260944 980580 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I thonk it's time to jump ship from AndroIRC back to AndIRC < 1352260986 666525 :SgeoN1!~androirc@166.199.83.5 QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352261349 541112 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@166.199.83.5 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352261370 596535 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: there was a story a while back about machines being recalibrated because they were recording votes incorrectly… < 1352261386 994848 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :the only thing I can think of is touchscreens being miscalibrated so you have to press in the wrong place for the vote to be recorded < 1352261608 550290 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :heh < 1352261686 144109 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :NBC has called it for Obama < 1352261689 739142 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :he takes OH and the election < 1352261780 920099 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :CBS did as well. < 1352261820 982051 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :Fox called OH for obama < 1352261847 927787 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :FL looks kinda likely, but painfully close < 1352261883 752973 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :if you want, you can make 66x your investment on intrade now if romney wins < 1352261917 764120 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@166.199.83.5 QUIT :Ping timeout: 265 seconds < 1352262038 658107 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :CNN as well < 1352262188 93435 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@32.139.205.74 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352262215 554349 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: wanna crash mitt's party? :D < 1352262257 58481 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@32.139.205.74 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Romney currently winning popular vote. < 1352262270 954077 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :SgeoN1: Don't mean jack < 1352262299 118271 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :BBC has called it for Obama, too < 1352262303 51753 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@32.139.205.74 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Means can't really convince people it's large. < 1352262317 610131 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :again as a response of calling Ohio < 1352262319 210028 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha < 1352262319 928953 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@32.139.205.74 PRIVMSG #esoteric :But also means people will take notice of electoral college. < 1352262322 495571 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :was Obama getting Ohio unexpected? < 1352262326 665375 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :PV does matter for meta-game reasons, yes < 1352262334 409903 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: no, he was the favorite on 538 etc. < 1352262351 484132 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :538 put the odds he wins OH about the same as the odds he wins the election (~ 90%) < 1352262391 505777 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Thus far, 538 matches the electoral one. < 1352262412 288626 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: congratulations. For four more years, your government will be an < 1352262422 325530 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION sunglasses < 1352262423 939667 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Obama-nation < 1352262469 658850 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: 538 appears to be wrong about VA < 1352262476 924985 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Mmm. < 1352262480 806345 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :green-rainbow got 1% in MA < 1352262494 372240 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Gary Johnson is pushing 1% of the overall popular vote < 1352262505 410434 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :you amurricans and your ridiculous election system < 1352262511 427594 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :don't think anyone has called VA yet, and some heavily dem-leaning counties are underrepresented in the existing count < 1352262578 468231 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"I grasp from the beak of a silver dove a laurel wreath of finely-wrought permutations. The Signal has come at last." < 1352262602 815119 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :in fact obama is ahead in VA again < 1352262610 347612 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :according to CNN < 1352262676 730010 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKUOB8MN4Kc < 1352262735 220988 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: according to fox too < 1352262746 743630 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe silver will be spot on after all < 1352262796 420843 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :that would be cool < 1352262799 197360 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :us nerds gotta stick together < 1352262846 607616 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352262884 874020 :SgeoN1!~Sgeo@32.139.205.74 QUIT :Quit: Bye < 1352262920 76683 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :lol < 1352262922 58582 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: apparently cannabis is to be legalized in your state < 1352262922 941043 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :hicks < 1352262929 18346 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yup. < 1352262935 889903 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: can you mail me a bag o' weed? < 1352262938 373765 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :kthx < 1352262947 51538 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :although it's too early to be sure < 1352262952 187615 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :which state < 1352262953 204162 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :mail me one anyway < 1352262958 986055 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: colorado < 1352262964 230174 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh yeah, cool < 1352262967 395213 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :washington also appears likely to legalize < 1352262969 210164 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :not oregon though < 1352262973 51143 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :wonder if la dea will intervene < 1352262983 678062 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :and same-sex marriage will remain illegal in washington :( < 1352262988 983153 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :D: < 1352263003 611104 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :shit, really? < 1352263012 514971 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION wants to be permitted to marry the set of people he could find himself in a relationship with! < 1352263026 562481 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :54.0% against the ballot with one third of the polls reporting < 1352263055 158030 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :and new hampshire is... banning income tax < 1352263065 125496 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :what? < 1352263072 277552 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet JOIN :#esoteric < 1352263083 602210 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha < 1352263157 1425 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :coppro: it already had none < 1352263173 951393 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :was very beneficial to me when I was making pittance as a grad student < 1352263204 470393 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Obama Projected as Winner, Romney < 1352263204 624685 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Campaign Not Yet Ready to Concede" < 1352263213 253725 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :(According to Fox News website) < 1352263225 117996 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha < 1352263236 276661 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1352263241 475746 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :recount time! < 1352263264 146522 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :PV evening out < 1352263291 804770 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :coppro: you happen to have a link for the marriage thing? < 1352263302 313734 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Bike: huffington post < 1352263306 679275 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :thanks < 1352263315 369833 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh wait, they don't have the numbers yet < 1352263320 648839 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :I was looking on another site previously < 1352263327 926999 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :closed it since huffpo does it much better < 1352263335 90795 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm tempted to put FOX 5 on TV < 1352263366 848499 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: oh good < 1352263372 959287 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :? < 1352263382 250175 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: your state is proving sane by attempting to prohibit corporate political expense < 1352263388 63398 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ah. Right, yes. < 1352263432 219053 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :and michigan wants a bridge! < 1352263433 910075 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :hooray! < 1352263495 426454 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: Not only that, but the margin is strong enough to send a clear message to politicians that this is a good route to pursue < 1352263524 795615 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Whooo < 1352263530 680848 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Romney didn't write his concession speech < 1352263541 227438 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: even though it is technically non-binding < 1352263552 453584 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :hmm < 1352263557 537748 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :CO passes legalized marijuana < 1352263562 311123 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Whooo baby < 1352263577 423362 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe we should rename ##parliament to ##governance < 1352263589 148952 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :it would be good to discuss things like referenda there < 1352263625 904356 :augur!~augur@pool-108-56-212-48.washdc.fios.verizon.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352263641 697467 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: well, I know where I'm going next April :D < 1352263671 57150 :augur!~augur@pool-108-56-212-48.washdc.fios.verizon.net QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352263712 577664 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :what the flying fuck < 1352263720 804242 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :alabama's ballot measures are insane < 1352263733 489701 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :did they declare that gay people are a type of tree or something < 1352263738 6661 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Alabama has the world's largest Constitution. What do you expect? < 1352263750 122829 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah there are parking ordinances in the constitution < 1352263758 640271 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: Do they actually? < 1352263782 983406 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yes. < 1352263789 506725 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :At 340 kilowords. < 1352263795 730620 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah we should move to ##government or ##government < 1352263821 743585 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :hey, one of Alabama's amendments is actually a sane law < 1352263835 579956 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :allowing union votes to be by secret ballot < 1352263844 27406 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :now why the fuck that needs a constitutional amendment, I do not know < 1352263888 898071 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :what the < 1352263889 354840 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Alabama_Lawrence_County_Amendment,_Amendment_11_(2012) < 1352263918 46439 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :*whyyyyyy* < 1352263950 449609 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: oh hey < 1352263959 777554 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :huffpo is reporting that same sex marriage has the lead in washington < 1352263966 717400 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Awesome. < 1352264150 775648 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yay < 1352264185 405304 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Matthew Shepard seems angry at .. government, for gridlock and not listening to the people < 1352264219 692612 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Main also < 1352264222 102697 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :*Maine < 1352264261 186360 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :it has a slight lead in Maryland < 1352264288 845202 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :and Maryland has also apparently ensured that illegal immigrants get resident tuition < 1352264368 471748 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :coppro: your link is slashdotted, what does it lead to? < 1352264373 93747 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :when it's working? < 1352264373 975326 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it will be exciting to see how the federal govt reacts to CO marijuana legalization < 1352264384 337674 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :And WA (I think it's passing?) < 1352264398 541801 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: it works intermittently < 1352264416 966277 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq: yeah, it appears to be < 1352264418 977762 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah but mashing refresh is only going to make the slashdotting worse < 1352264430 35540 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh, MN is also in favour of same-sex marriage < 1352264433 656246 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :you guys are finally coming round :P < 1352264454 888892 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Gay orgy time < 1352264460 947684 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"As of July 2011, the city of Denver counted more medical marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks franchises." < 1352264493 241651 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wish I was watching Hannity. Watch his tears. Shepard is being too reasonable. < 1352264500 537756 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i wonder how many of the Medical Marijuana stores will convert to selling Fun Marijuana < 1352264552 794314 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :https://twitter.com/seanhannity < 1352264562 188101 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: anyway, the link provides that no municipality located wholly outside Lawrence County can impose any form of ordnance on the areas inside the intersection of its police jurisdiction and Lawrence County < 1352264563 497323 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I love how he tweets each Romney win and none of the Obama ones < 1352264564 717769 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :coppro: OK, loaded it: so that amendment is basically leaving a county to live by itself < 1352264566 143768 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Montana_Corporate_Contributions_Initiative,_I-166_(2012) < 1352264571 47278 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Except for the one about not gloating < 1352264578 707638 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :no fire service from outside, etc < 1352264579 483419 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: yes. And this was submitted to the voters. < 1352264589 426372 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :of everywhere, or just lawrence county? < 1352264593 36265 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :just the one county < 1352264600 942843 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :and, hmm < 1352264607 327891 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :does alabama know what "constitution" means? < 1352264614 541091 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: fair and balanced < 1352264614 693214 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ok, Glenn Beck's twitter is almost funny < 1352264616 537976 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm not convinced < 1352264625 480802 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Asking who 2nd term Obama will blame the economy on < 1352264641 915929 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :romney, obviously :) < 1352264758 561479 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :a fair question < 1352264790 387357 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :president gets too much credit for the economy either way < 1352264851 405114 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I don't think Romney's going to run again. This lack of a concession speech has to be embarrassing. < 1352264888 480955 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Is Matthew Shepard a Democrat? He's sounding like one. < 1352264911 710170 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Wait, am I mixing up names again? < 1352264915 452690 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Shepard Smith? < 1352264927 849101 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :....I have no idea who I'm watching, except the name "Shep" < 1352264942 353001 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Shepard Smith < 1352264944 737810 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I feel like a derp < 1352264978 340802 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :....I was using the name of a murdered kid. < 1352264999 589318 :epicmonkey!~epicmonke@188.134.41.171 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352265000 477711 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION goes to hide < 1352265087 727865 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :that makes the last five minutes make a /lot/ more sense < 1352265203 317400 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :dongs < 1352265326 218336 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.fark.com/comments/7420987/Woman-briefly-barred-from-voting-for-wearing-a-MIT-t-shirt < 1352265360 18254 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :fart dot com < 1352265384 229709 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :trump threw a tantrum on twitter < 1352265405 739820 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :hilarious < 1352265449 899558 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :what a classy gentleman < 1352265473 594723 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :he's someone I wish would just disappear < 1352265481 164974 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :but that won't happen because he has a lot of money and a big ego < 1352265488 947112 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy." yes good < 1352265492 318056 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :even though he doesn't really have much of a role anywhere < 1352265502 581406 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy." < 1352265503 428491 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :and south dakota has decided that the state must balance its budget < 1352265509 527389 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Oh < 1352265545 237547 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 PRIVMSG #esoteric :coppro: do you think it /will/? < 1352265717 366804 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :ais523: It won't have a choice < 1352265777 967076 :augur!~augur@208.58.5.87 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352265817 425067 :augur!~augur@208.58.5.87 QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352265823 124045 :augur!~augur@208.58.5.87 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352265824 967625 :Jafet1!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet JOIN :#esoteric < 1352265826 344856 :epicmonkey!~epicmonke@188.134.41.171 QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352265914 257573 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet QUIT :Ping timeout: 268 seconds < 1352266019 152056 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Does the Romney campaign still believe it could win? < 1352266026 53145 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I guess? < 1352266045 961304 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: what state are you in, again? < 1352266050 962116 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :NY < 1352266065 817894 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Maybe Romney's just being a dick to Obama < 1352266114 858341 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Even *Fox News* is calling it for Obama. < 1352266160 479864 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think I like Shepard Smith now < 1352266343 281483 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :at this point Obama wins without FL, OH, *or* VA < 1352266354 987854 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :they are just icing on a nate silver shaped cake < 1352266448 271167 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :At this point it's fair to say Nate Silver is a victor. < 1352266627 878031 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wish it was more of a PV landslide < 1352266629 383798 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :this time around there were a few other people running quantitavite models < 1352266669 809825 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i think at this point, election-running and political advertising are such a precise science that we won't get huge landslides < 1352266686 517270 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :both parties can find and appeal to the median voter with pinpoint accuracy < 1352266786 543168 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Until such time that someone goes crazy and shits on a baby. < 1352266822 170347 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but they could capture that elusive baby-shitter demographic < 1352266837 73582 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :we may get some landslides as the Republican Party implodes over the next decade < 1352266848 71665 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :or some interesting 3-way races < 1352266864 736556 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :GOP extremist vs Democrat vs semi-credible progressive challenger < 1352266898 524869 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Mr. Obama’s coalition included support from blacks, Hispanics, women, those under 30, those in unions, gay men and lesbians and Jews." < 1352266907 300635 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i.e. everyone other than angry old white men < 1352266929 754781 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'd feel better about Obama's victory if he wins the PV < 1352266992 621337 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :shrug < 1352267010 429780 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :a split outcome might be good in the long run, as far as bipartisan support for electoral college reform < 1352267032 403502 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :overturn citizens goddamn united, first < 1352267071 754580 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i have mixed feelings about citizens united < 1352267080 447544 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe they should wait until i am not drunk < 1352267127 398979 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :also, better prepare your flags < 1352267149 228440 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :airing a documentary against an incumbent politician is unquestionably the kind of thing the first amendment should protect < 1352267153 741438 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :money is needed to be heard on the airwaves < 1352267157 728376 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's not about "money is speech" < 1352267166 764826 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's about "restricting money restricts speech" < 1352267167 964071 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :it looks like you might need a nother star < 1352267170 932275 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :*another star < 1352267215 657157 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :for puerto rico? < 1352267242 230260 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yup < 1352267250 259534 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :so after trump threw his tantrum about the electoral college, it looks like obama will win that too, by a small margin < 1352267311 874187 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the popular vote you mean? < 1352267320 346153 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :PR's thing is nonbinding though i think < 1352267324 49773 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin PRIVMSG #esoteric :I mean yeah < 1352267326 648695 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :so it will be years of gridlock before anything happens < 1352267355 307704 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: It seems reasonably definitive, though < 1352267374 674913 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :a majority voted in favour of the relationship and statehood is overwhelmingly preferred as the new system < 1352267393 93525 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :The major issue that was preventing it in the past was Puerto Rico didn't want statehood. < 1352267395 689770 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :^ < 1352267408 889635 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :The biggest obstacle will be a constitution < 1352267419 460707 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :even the morons in modern congress shouldn't have trouble approving things < 1352267572 914555 :Jafet1!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet QUIT :Ping timeout: 248 seconds < 1352267707 87892 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://xkcd.com/1131/ < 1352267753 585637 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Romney making concession speech < 1352268283 973769 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.palinaspresident.us/barack/ < 1352268368 992288 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I've heard better autotuning... < 1352268404 540452 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think that page may have unduly affected my mind < 1352268407 859443 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha < 1352268481 783802 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Appears we've got a good deal of same-sex marriage stuff passed, too. < 1352268516 768610 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :gay weed is law in washington. sp < 1352268532 307929 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :*so's charter schools and university not investing in stocks, but nobody cares probably < 1352268536 841323 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :And multiple openly gay members of Congress. < 1352268560 579718 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :First lesbian Senator... < 1352268561 111613 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :303-203 does that count as a landslide, or does landslide rely on strong PV? < 1352268597 902492 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Can you get an electoral landslide while losing the PV? < 1352268665 569229 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Depends < 1352268677 874418 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think it is judged by how close it "felt" < 1352268701 132307 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Bike: Yo, are you interested in how government works? < 1352268715 476129 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :sure, why not < 1352268868 982935 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ugh, my rep. won :( < 1352268900 868383 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :Bike: ##parliament < 1352268904 654364 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ah < 1352269364 198417 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: Technically, Obama could still lose the PV. It's not very likely. < 1352269371 661647 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: But he's assuredly won an electoral landslide. < 1352269411 645899 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Will people consider it a landslide for purposes of whether or not Obama has a "mandate"? < 1352269529 911133 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :I don't think that has a useful meaning. < 1352269546 804547 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :^ < 1352269595 131697 :StormTwo!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352269613 504844 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: Obama does not have a mandate. Reason, the GOP exists. < 1352270074 755643 :StormTwo!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I want to cum < 1352270088 132577 :StormTwo!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 PRIVMSG #esoteric :eject semen/sperm < 1352270109 81979 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :This is not a particularly erotic place. < 1352270118 660520 :StormTwo!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 NICK :StormThree < 1352270125 695564 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Most discussions of sex here are in the abstract. And it's not one of our typical topics. < 1352270284 890389 :StormThree!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 PRIVMSG #esoteric :=========D --- < 1352270345 888208 :StormThree!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 PRIVMSG #esoteric :www.xhamster.am < 1352270349 784767 :Gregor!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm so glad you defined "cum" for us. We don't live on the Internet, so we wouldn't otherwise know what that means. < 1352270375 270830 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :hai, tinntinn sìȳa. tèmo, soriȳa hàka nn sìȳa 'te. < 1352270378 316373 :StormThree!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 NICK :StormTwo < 1352270646 295955 :StormTwo!~libraryst@203.201.51.166 QUIT :Ping timeout: 240 seconds < 1352271397 263414 :Bike_!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352271475 884439 :Bike!~Glossina@65-102-1-43.ptld.qwest.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds < 1352271653 891338 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet JOIN :#esoteric < 1352272051 750968 :monqy!~help@pool-98-108-214-230.snloca.dsl-w.verizon.net QUIT :Quit: hello < 1352272133 253490 :Bike_!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net NICK :Bike < 1352273011 564276 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think my life story is me moving from being somewhat right-wing to very left-wing < 1352273048 976471 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I know that. < 1352273112 741521 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :When I was a kid, I wanted some information on time-zone stuff. There was a website that had the information I was looking for. < 1352273129 816200 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :However, it was part of a GLBT website/group, so I refused to look at it. < 1352273154 860253 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Eventually got the information I was looking for ... when I clicked another sort of link to that same page such that I didn't realize what site I went on. < 1352273230 560029 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION groks < 1352273250 392624 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :pff. < 1352273394 839661 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: I've been on a freaking mission trip to a third-world country. < 1352273396 901796 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Look at me now. < 1352273440 640083 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :pikhq, o.O < 1352273481 446788 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I guess I was never ... that religious. Even when I believed in God, I would get ticked off at leaving candles burn, because I felt God valued our safety over religious rituals. < 1352273495 154183 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I was profoundly religious when I was younger. < 1352273498 126161 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Although, I should note that I grew up Reformed Jewish. < 1352273499 234168 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :That faded as I learned more. < 1352273594 209204 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Aaaand now I'm out as bi and an atheist. < 1352273691 818038 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :bialetheism < 1352273696 669494 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I used to have a "make all drugs illegal" mindset. I am now in favor of legalization of some drugs. < 1352273708 252038 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Just posted a lengthy Facebook status about it >.> < 1352274016 114662 :monqy!~help@pool-98-108-214-230.snloca.dsl-w.verizon.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352274158 755652 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I can't help but wonder if my supporting marijuana legalization now, as opposed to sooner (in which I officially considered myself on the fence, I think), is because of an authotarian streak I think I have < 1352274173 863260 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://twitter.com/republicantears < 1352274184 75262 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :It's (somewhat) legal in one of the states now, therefore it's ok for me to support it. < 1352274196 132802 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I tend to feel uneasy breaking rules. < 1352274399 573202 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm still not clear on how that works. Is it like, I'll walk by a marijuana store, and then they spot some ATF agents and run for it? < 1352274538 156735 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION has no idea < 1352274617 815396 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :more likely nothing will actually change until the feds do, I suppose < 1352274696 981026 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 QUIT : < 1352274966 29299 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Re-public ant ears. < 1352276823 436375 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Sgeo: Have you considered having an antiauthoritarian streak? < 1352276908 149076 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :It does occur to me that there are some rules I feel no guilt about violating < 1352276923 465601 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Age restrictions (joined a 13+ chat when I was 12 and an 18+ chat when I was 17) < 1352276932 192630 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha, you rebel < 1352276981 377144 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :How old are you now? < 1352276997 147052 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Old enough that I don't think there are any more age restrictions. < 1352277010 896299 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :I bet there are. < 1352277016 348387 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :do you like about your age to get senior discounts? < 1352277026 178904 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :This is a 22+ chat, Sgeo. < 1352277063 522327 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I didn't say "barely" old enough. < 1352277084 705344 :shachaf!~shachaf@unaffiliated/shachaf PRIVMSG #esoteric :Actually it's a 25+ chat. < 1352277262 291732 :FreeFull!~freefull@defocus/sausage-lover QUIT : < 1352277347 528208 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Finland has a minimum age restriction of 30 for a vasectomy. (Trivia fact for today.) < 1352277455 880794 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :(30 years, that is.) < 1352277461 284424 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Also I think I've heard something about bars with age limits up to 28+, though I haven't seen anything more than something like 24+. < 1352278093 44579 :epicmonkey!~epicmonke@host-224-58.dataart.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352278249 417031 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net QUIT :Quit: leaving < 1352278827 184588 :monqy!~help@pool-98-108-214-230.snloca.dsl-w.verizon.net QUIT :Quit: hello < 1352280322 107542 :nooga!~nooga@ip-46-250-173-30.ip.maverick.com.pl JOIN :#esoteric < 1352281235 197649 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352286093 780558 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet QUIT :Quit: Leaving. < 1352286820 411415 :sirdancealot8!~sirdancea@98.82.broadband5.iol.cz QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352286949 649175 :sirdancealot7!~sirdancea@98.82.broadband5.iol.cz JOIN :#esoteric < 1352287074 899050 :jiella!~jiella@cs27103076.pp.htv.fi JOIN :#esoteric < 1352287395 50531 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net QUIT :Quit: http://BASICcomic.com < 1352288024 271287 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352289938 506651 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352290123 322921 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds < 1352290125 821673 :Arc_Koen!~Arc_Koen@vbo91-6-78-245-243-132.fbx.proxad.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352290746 110774 :Jafet!~Jafet@unaffiliated/jafet JOIN :#esoteric < 1352291936 653925 :Slereah_!x@ANantes-259-1-173-236.w90-49.abo.wanadoo.fr JOIN :#esoteric < 1352292039 706537 :Slereah!x@ANantes-259-1-164-111.w90-49.abo.wanadoo.fr QUIT :Ping timeout: 252 seconds < 1352293358 503931 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@host-224-60.dataart.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352293438 123833 :epicmonkey!~epicmonke@host-224-58.dataart.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352295563 396308 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott JOIN :#esoteric < 1352295836 840057 :jiella!~jiella@cs27103076.pp.htv.fi QUIT :Quit: Leaving. < 1352296285 293177 :ogrom!~del@gprs-inet-65-47.elisa.ee JOIN :#esoteric < 1352296299 665426 :ogrom!~del@gprs-inet-65-47.elisa.ee QUIT :Client Quit < 1352296510 678440 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :01:48:02: today i voted to let seriously ill people kill themselves by smoking marijuana while repairing automobiles < 1352296516 94819 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: #1 way to die??? < 1352297358 710779 :sivoais!~zaki@199.19.225.239 QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds < 1352297494 226459 :sivoais!~zaki@199.19.225.239 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352297681 669787 :boily!~boily@mtl.savoirfairelinux.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352298628 79061 :benuphoenix|away!benuphoeni@2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:feae:e1f7 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352298757 416533 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352298950 860943 :benuphoenix|away!benuphoeni@2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:feae:e1f7 NICK :benuphoenix < 1352299162 272437 :FreeFull!~freefull@defocus/sausage-lover JOIN :#esoteric < 1352299249 130916 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin QUIT :Quit: Computer has gone to sleep. < 1352299754 93467 :trout!root@freebsd/developer/variable QUIT :Quit: I found 1 in /dev/zero < 1352300797 502973 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin JOIN :#esoteric < 1352301752 720536 :variable!root@freebsd/developer/variable JOIN :#esoteric < 1352302341 169307 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@host-224-60.dataart.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352302751 363902 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds < 1352302839 310212 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin JOIN :#esoteric < 1352303040 383434 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@host-224-58.dataart.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352303498 918392 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :"That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug, so don't break out the Cheetos or Goldfish too quickly." -- CO Gov. John Hickenlooper < 1352303523 638713 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :beautirful < 1352303537 37401 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :I also like that he's accepting the decision < 1352303649 577260 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net QUIT :Quit: impomatic < 1352303663 92085 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :doesn't have a choice does he? < 1352303728 234154 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: Your nation's government doesn't always seem to think that way < 1352303741 217947 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :sure < 1352303767 761086 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352303795 447925 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :this guy was mayor of denver when they legalized pot on a city basis < 1352303809 813523 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :and he opposed it, but presumably got a chance to see that it didn't cause the earth to swallow up the city of denver < 1352303883 982528 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :also happened last night: the first openly gay person elected to the Senate < 1352303942 875174 :coppro!raedford@taurine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah :) < 1352304261 698979 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :so what does it actually mean for it to be legal in CO if it's federally illegal < 1352304298 214176 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :It's a superposition then, right? < 1352304324 407698 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :It collapses to legal or illegal when a police officer observes you. I think. < 1352304336 710599 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :They covered something like this on the quantum physics courses, but I didn't pay too much attention. < 1352304501 333296 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :elliott: it means that city and state police won't hassle you over it < 1352304518 243856 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: but it's still illegal? < 1352304521 251196 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :in theory if you're smokin' weed in your house, the federal DEA could still break down your door < 1352304528 589662 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but this is pretty unlikely < 1352304534 643883 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :more likely they would go after distributors < 1352304543 590896 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :as has sporadically happend with medical marijuana in CA etc < 1352304562 270577 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :remember, federal law also doesn't recognize state medical marijuana programs, but those have existed for a while < 1352304584 97080 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :in practice it will depend a lot on how Obama et al set federal law enforcement priorities < 1352304595 957280 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :if he was a strict prohibitionist he could make life hard for CO -- withhold federal law enforcement assistance money, etc. < 1352304606 371757 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :but my read is that he will try to ignore it as much as possible < 1352304640 961413 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :It'd probably be politically difficult for him to be strict prohibitionist on this. < 1352304657 259824 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :well the tide is certainly shifting on this issue < 1352304678 425445 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :not one but two states legalized it yesterday, and more approved medical mj < 1352304700 976478 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :so any president with a sense of the path of history (i.e.: not george w bush) would think twice before standing in front of this issue < 1352304719 594234 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Legalize gay weed and medical marriage now. < 1352304722 670539 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes < 1352304743 434804 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :i look forward to buying pot bronwies from the dining car on california high speed rail < 1352305813 821520 :pikhq_!~pikhq@174-24-39-132.clsp.qwest.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352305842 311074 :pikhq!~pikhq@75-163-174-240.clsp.qwest.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 264 seconds < 1352305872 530243 :Arc_Koen!~Arc_Koen@vbo91-6-78-245-243-132.fbx.proxad.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :hey don't we have a category for OISCs? http://esolangs.org/wiki/OISC#See_also seems to be emulating one < 1352305933 577741 :augur!~augur@208.58.5.87 QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352307141 23423 :benuphoenix!benuphoeni@2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:feae:e1f7 NICK :benuphoenix|away < 1352307407 865313 :benuphoenix|away!benuphoeni@2600:3c03::f03c:91ff:feae:e1f7 QUIT :Quit: Coyote finally caught me < 1352308442 759551 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu JOIN :#esoteric < 1352309771 766393 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352311361 326483 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352312731 957365 :NihilistDandy!~ND@65-183-140-119-dhcp.burlingtontelecom.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352312832 524781 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://isnatesilverawitch.com/ < 1352313005 640169 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 QUIT :Ping timeout: 252 seconds < 1352313326 374317 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@host-224-58.dataart.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 255 seconds < 1352313377 94060 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Does it just say "YES"? < 1352313391 33219 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Oh, it says "PROBABLY". < 1352313458 469318 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :did he predict any sstate wrong < 1352313459 668383 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :*states < 1352313507 807723 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal JOIN :#esoteric < 1352313677 553750 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think Florida's still unknown < 1352313697 432072 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :But keep in mind that we're all comparing to his latest prediction, but what about earlier ones? < 1352313719 558101 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :It makes sense that the latest prediction is most accurate, I think < 1352313858 800546 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes < 1352313868 831619 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's not that hard to do what he did on the eve of the election < 1352313882 176584 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :much simpler models than his produce the same result < 1352313947 119611 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.theonion.com/articles/obama-romney-remain-about-equally-powerful,30289/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=standard-post:quote:default < 1352313985 224875 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :hehehe < 1352314174 270418 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.theonion.com/articles/defeated-man-victorious,30281/ < 1352314301 444781 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.theonion.com/articles/millions-without-power-following-election,30247/ < 1352314310 787997 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Ok, I need to stop linking to The Onion < 1352314313 402449 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :I am addicted < 1352314323 373941 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :hi < 1352314365 666709 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :Hehe. The Onion ♥ < 1352314469 443119 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352314478 60410 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :yes < 1352314484 295537 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :onion headlines are consistently brilliant < 1352314496 532820 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :okay i like http://www.theonion.com/articles/millions-without-power-following-election,30247/ because it doesn't actually give away the joke completely < 1352314497 833365 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the article text is hit or miss, but i can live with that -- it matches my attention deficit lifestyle < 1352314505 210019 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :which tends to be what the onion strives for in the actual articles < 1352314527 413868 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :(ps by give away the joke I mean hammer it into your head repeatedly) < 1352315117 111994 :carado!~user4539@2a01:e35:8b61:e430:6ef0:49ff:fe73:1fd0 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352315261 63859 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://www.theonion.com/articles/i-want-to-congratulate-the-president-romney-says-i,30283/ < 1352315513 525378 :NihilistDandy!~ND@65-183-140-119-dhcp.burlingtontelecom.net QUIT :Quit: ["Textual IRC Client: www.textualapp.com"] < 1352315519 110428 :carado!~user4539@2a01:e35:8b61:e430:6ef0:49ff:fe73:1fd0 QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352315976 70442 :carado!~user4539@2a01:e35:8b61:e430:6ef0:49ff:fe73:1fd0 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352316367 682126 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352316442 718486 :sirdancealot7!~sirdancea@98.82.broadband5.iol.cz QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352316609 372968 :14WAANJK4!~sirdancea@98.82.broadband5.iol.cz JOIN :#esoteric < 1352316818 951176 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :All the Finnish words two subsequent abbreviations of weekday names form. :-P http://dl.dropbox.com/u/75238938/viikonpaivat.gif < 1352317006 779260 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu JOIN :#esoteric < 1352317210 859938 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"tisu" is missing < 1352317225 712629 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :wait, does that mean latolatolatolatolato... is a word? < 1352317229 508621 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :Actually, it’s missing a few others, too. < 1352317238 175348 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I couldn't think of any others < 1352317280 675854 :FreeFull!~freefull@defocus/sausage-lover PRIVMSG #esoteric :> concat $ repeat "lato" < 1352317282 150473 :lambdabot!~lambdabot@li85-105.members.linode.com PRIVMSG #esoteric : "latolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatolatola... < 1352317294 817023 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :toti, Titi (-nalle), Pepe, Keke (Rosberg), Toto (gambling) < 1352317307 882692 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I was excluding names < 1352317322 519893 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Make"'s a common abbreviation, at least < 1352317336 687393 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :But yeah, toti as well < 1352317485 886257 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :does viikonpaivat mean fig language? < 1352317497 511321 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :there are some pretty long words in there. what does pesumatola mean, for example < 1352317522 824624 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :It's a washwormery, of course < 1352317559 462813 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :Deewiant, got a mail from the person who took over rcfunge98 recently (on an email that I'm phasing out and not currently checking very often) < 1352317573 873202 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :talking about an idea for a new fingerprint < 1352317578 479404 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :not sure if you got that too? < 1352317593 463655 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Nope < 1352317624 47986 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh well I did answer what I could and directed her to you (on IRC) as an additional resource < 1352317648 902355 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :The idea was a fingerprint to handle the issue of zero length command line arguments. < 1352317668 890445 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :it looks mostly okay, but not super-interesting. < 1352317687 722746 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :(so eh, like a lot of rcfunge that wasn't time travel related) < 1352317696 640833 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Deewiant: okay, how about ketolamasuti < 1352317738 643724 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_: meadow-depression brush, maybe. < 1352317764 418152 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :In the economic sense of depression. < 1352317786 262267 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :you guys have a word for "meadow-depression brush"? < 1352317787 627336 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :woah everyone here is finnish < 1352317800 399300 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_, I'm Swedish, so no < 1352317810 548911 :Deewiant!~deewiant@109.75.188.190 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: English has a phrase, we have a word. Sometimes it's like that. < 1352317812 898202 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: agglutinative languages have words for *everything*! < 1352317827 382579 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: It was just "meadow", "economic depression" and "brush" concatenated. < 1352317830 798830 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ah < 1352317834 644117 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooga: and hundreds of thousands of words for snow < 1352317841 881085 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :But it's a viable compound word, for some values of viable. < 1352317845 297667 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :err, nooodl_ < 1352317867 462330 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I'm thinking we should add the missing words so that we can have a complete graph for that weekday-abbreviation thing; it should be something any language could be proud of. < 1352317887 246206 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@188.134.41.171 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352317899 237538 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie, hm you can still manage that in Swedish: ängsdepresionspensel? < 1352317924 161483 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :also I'm not sure about the number of s in that < 1352317927 102702 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :looks off < 1352317935 351244 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1352317945 677641 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ängsdepressionspensel < 1352317953 115337 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :that is the correct spelling < 1352317956 355426 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :hm. so "latolatolatolatolamasumasuma" is valid finnish? < 1352317959 740925 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :that is brush as in paintbrush though < 1352317963 761275 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :(for some value of "valid") < 1352317979 109066 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ängsdepresionsborste for another meaning of brush < 1352317993 640757 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Anything is valid for some value of "valid"; for example, for the meaning "invalid". < 1352318034 847648 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I don't think such repetition really has a meaning in Finnish. < 1352318046 938656 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :At least generally speaking. < 1352318061 523052 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :(hey, i guess you could pull this off in dutch too but it sounds forced. "madedepressiepenseel") < 1352318063 758426 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I mean, I guess "latolato" could be some kind of a barn for containing barns. < 1352318081 206753 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :And "latolatolato" then a barn for containing barns containing barns. < 1352318084 914630 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_, it sounds forced in Swedish too < 1352318091 263308 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :And so on. < 1352318106 247036 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :mostly because it makes no sense < 1352318118 183279 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"barn barn barn thing thing thing thing" - the best, most useful word < 1352318290 676276 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :And "Xsuma", being "a gridlock of X's" (vaguely speaking) you could I suppose also extend so that "Xsumasuma" would be a gridlock of gridlocks of X's. (Disclaimer: gridlock is probably not the best translation here, but maybe the point is clear.) < 1352318327 345564 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :now all that's left is the "lama" part < 1352318336 632505 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :That's the economic depression. < 1352318342 575611 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Like, "lamasuma" could be a series of economic depressions that just don't seem to clear out, very reasonably. < 1352318353 409998 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :how lame < 1352318356 432613 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :ooh neat < 1352318370 674585 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie, like right now then? < 1352318400 440886 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"gridlock of gridlocks of depressions of barns of barns of barns of barns". should be in finnish dictionaries < 1352318402 400834 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie: It could also be a llama who is quite good at sums. < 1352318406 289099 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :You know, a llama summer. < 1352318439 490906 :mroman!~roman2@fmnssun.ibone.ch PRIVMSG #esoteric :Are you talking about finnish again? < 1352318453 975912 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :yep < 1352318502 759463 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I suppose a "depression of barns" is when the number of new barns raised drops? < 1352318524 149698 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352318531 878059 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :it's when barns get sad < 1352318532 951170 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :irl < 1352318550 244870 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :`words --finnish 10 < 1352318562 979731 :HackEgo!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :korvosta osasinasi hartamme säveltaan kansasitykseenilläsittävän vainoksestymässääsi ahkeimmilleni vetoimittävällä mukatorille omasta < 1352318565 487893 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie, no, it is when there are so many barns built that the economy crashes < 1352318571 160436 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :wow those ar e good < 1352318577 721551 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_: do you know finnish or something < 1352318583 598947 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :no :( < 1352318588 255384 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :good < 1352318596 479001 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :elliott, why is that good? < 1352318596 824692 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :"osasinasi" - "as small parts of you", with some interpretation. < 1352318622 932759 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :i hate finnish people < 1352318627 254820 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :`quote would anyone < 1352318630 410151 :HackEgo!codu@codu.org PRIVMSG #esoteric :727) oh right: Frooxius, you wouldn't happen to live in Hexham, would you? No, sorry. phew How about Finland? Why would I live there? That's a *very* good question. Why would anyone? < 1352318661 980311 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :"mukatorille" - "to the fake market square". < 1352318675 687574 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Or maybe the "pretend-square" is closer. < 1352318706 521729 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :everyone's waiting for the big "kansasitykseenilläsittävän" translation, man! < 1352318769 800842 :oklopol!~oklopol@dyn58-51.yok.fi QUIT :Ping timeout: 252 seconds < 1352318775 625688 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I hate doing those, my parser always has trouble grokking them; I'll let Deewiant or someone try. < 1352318776 744352 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 QUIT :Ping timeout: 252 seconds < 1352318784 126661 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :buh it's snowing < 1352318821 20239 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc, where in the world? < 1352318844 103213 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :There was a bit of snow here in October; I had before heard in a bus some foreign exchange students talking, and the annoyingest of them had bet money against someone that there wouldn't be any snow in October. < 1352318879 876079 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :It was very schadenfreudeish that he lost the bet. < 1352318916 753536 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :since you have snow the rest of the year, why wouldn't there be snow in october? < 1352318928 659928 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :I need a better mobile music player. There is no single organisation structure that works for my music. Some tracks makes most sense to sort under artist, some under composer, some under album and so on. A few even based on which game they are remixes from. < 1352318947 217421 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :boston < 1352318953 31999 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :organize them in directories < 1352318954 715671 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie: finnish is your mother language, right? < 1352318970 173566 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Eh-heh; but there's been years that haven't had any snow in October, so I was a bit worried. (Uh, the bet was geographically limited to the Helsinki area.) < 1352318975 634594 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_: Yes. < 1352318982 229801 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, some I want to access in multiple "views" as it were. Are you suggesting symlinks? < 1352319014 908504 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe a tag based system would work < 1352319027 699799 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :haha, i love how you can end up having trouble parsing (long, absurd) words even if you're a native speaker of finish < 1352319061 669437 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: a while ago I wanted something like that so I built a tag-based system for xmms, but then I finnished it < 1352319072 79026 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: Organize them based on the first n hex digits of the SHA-3 hash of the file, where n is suitably chosen to get reasonably directory sizes. < 1352319073 458159 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, and? < 1352319100 675180 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh wait < 1352319105 315551 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :that was a pun in the spelling < 1352319107 610686 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :nooodl_: It could be an invalid word, though; it's having vowel harmony problems, for one thing; that could work in a compound, but the rest of it looks really more like suffixes. < 1352319122 890329 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, what actually happened, when you "finnished" it < 1352319133 651051 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: also, iirc xmms doesn't exist anymore < 1352319160 325302 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, also I need this on my android phone < 1352319201 182185 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :I need something better than trying to scroll through a few hundred composers, performers, artists and so on. Or a few hundred album names for that < 1352319204 396264 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :for that matter* < 1352319329 277605 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://j.mp/VTxQlv < 1352319377 939886 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ion, fancy, what does it mean < 1352319385 235691 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352319391 178064 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :"kansa" is "people, folk"; "kansasi" is very valid as "your people"; then it gets more difficult. "kansasitys" (from which "kansasitykseeni" would be a valid derivation) doesn't seem to be meaning anything, and the 'y' conflicts with the 'a's. But I'm not ruling out a creative interpretation could still be found, it's just not looking so good. (Still, "tykseenilläsittävän" doesn't seem to ... < 1352319397 173946 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :... parse either; otherwise it could've been a compound of "your people" and that.) < 1352319409 149807 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :vorpal: The Finnish words that can be formed by combining two weekday abbreviations. :-P < 1352319437 465020 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :That looks like circo's output. < 1352319454 859738 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :hmm, you could use that graph to make a weekday rock/paper/scissor/thursday/friday/saturday/sunday game < 1352319470 251470 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :it might be terribly uneven though < 1352319479 424550 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner: Nothing beats Friday. :p < 1352319496 250448 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :is that pe? < 1352319500 705182 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Except Friday itself, I guess, but I don't know how that works. < 1352319501 298000 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yes. < 1352319507 839470 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :(Short for "perjantai".) < 1352319517 231110 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :maybe if both say pe you throw again < 1352319526 543497 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :again/up < 1352319535 328900 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :pepe = puke? < 1352319539 579004 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :So a game is about both saying "pe" until one of the players gives up? < 1352319545 863629 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Pepe is a name. < 1352319552 756431 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ion, haha < 1352319561 851382 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I suppose that's why the line is dashed? < 1352319570 544517 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :yeah < 1352319604 60674 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :if pe is unbeatable that makes the game pretty boring < 1352319731 34650 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :There are Finnish people (somewhere between 74-77) with the first name Tito, but maybe that's too loan-namey to count. < 1352319982 811669 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Is there some kind of "each Wikipedia thing must have an illustrative picture" rule going on? I don't see what else can explain putting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Finnish_vowel_harmony.jpg next to the "Finnish" section on the Vowel harmony article. < 1352320032 776252 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :H U O M ! < 1352320053 394078 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I mean, okay, the sentence contains a reasonable example, but is there some reason it needs a picture of a dirty sign in a bus window? < 1352320073 571630 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 PRIVMSG #esoteric :http://codepad.org/hpZ0TcxQ woah this is kind of "lato"-heavy < 1352320079 419035 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie: they need to show people the true horrors of finland < 1352320083 483308 :ion!ion@heh.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :That sign has at least one grammatical error. < 1352320086 513632 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Especially of a sign in which someone has left spaces before the !s; that thing has annoyed me incredibly much every time I've seen the sign. < 1352320114 5161 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie: again, the true horrors of finland < 1352320171 777999 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :I wonder what a pram is and how I can make sure its secure placement < 1352320183 778485 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner: 1. baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher -- (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around) < 1352320216 470489 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :And there are hooks you can use, plus many of them have some brakes in the wheels I believe. Or you could just keep one hand on it. < 1352320302 845602 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner: (By hooks I mean the black things in http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6uU3PeO0i5I/TFv2wHSBS8I/AAAAAAAAAEk/9T5qW1S8ycQ/s1600/23072010014.jpg that are hanging from the horizontal bar; though personally I don't think I've ever seen anyone use those, except the babies tend to keep whacking them against the wall/other hooks/anything, producing a most irritating noise.) < 1352320311 517695 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric : Especially of a sign in which someone has left spaces before the !s; that thing has annoyed me incredibly much every time I've seen the sign. <-- so what does the sign mean? < 1352320323 596753 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: There's an English translation in the description there. < 1352320326 859268 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :ah < 1352320329 123263 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I assume that's where olsner got the pram from. < 1352320348 499903 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Oh, it doesn't translate the small print. < 1352320359 100878 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie, so what does the small print translate to < 1352320360 790883 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :but the text in the picture was not on a bus? < 1352320383 120920 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, uh? it looks like the sign is inside the bus? < 1352320398 841667 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: the description of the image had a translation btw < 1352320406 560297 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :olsner, not complete it appears < 1352320409 681109 :impomatic!~digital_w@94.66.112.87.dyn.plus.net QUIT :Quit: http://programminggames.org < 1352320423 249102 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Vorpal: "An example: A car may unexpectedly rush in front of the bus. In that case, _in order to avoid a collision_, it is necessary to brake suddenly." < 1352320439 156036 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :oh, it looked like a billboard by a road, but I guess the picture was taken through the bus window? < 1352320482 870261 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I think they added that to stop people from complaining so loudly when the bus sometimes does in fact make sudden changes of velocity. < 1352320513 605478 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :they should just add thicker armor to the buses so they don't have to stop < 1352320557 384197 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :The sign also looks kinda badly kerned. (E.g. the gap between Ä and V in "YLLÄTTÄVISSÄ".) < 1352320879 298440 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :A while ago I did my small part to annoy folks-with-children living in this building; they'd been keeping their PRAM at the bottom of the staircase, so I left an anonymous note quoting the law forbidding that, plus the fire department's statistics on how fast smoke from a burning PRAM fills a four-floor stairway (less than two minutes), how large fraction of deaths in fires are due to smoke ... < 1352320885 822590 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :... poisoning (two thirds) and how many such left-in-the-stairway PRAMS are vandalistically set aflame every year (about ten in the metropolitan area). < 1352320889 344711 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Haven't seen the PRAM since. < 1352320918 679672 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :In retrospect, they may have misinterpreted the subtext as "this guy's going to set our PRAM on fire" as opposed to "oh, we have a friendly and safety-conscious neighbour". < 1352320954 570582 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :It got results, and made things more difficult for other people, so I suppose it's a win-win in any case. < 1352320995 451495 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :(I should've printed out http://www.pelastustoimi.fi/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/sppl07-0.jpg on the note too.) < 1352321073 96606 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :what is a PRAM and why must it be capitalized < 1352321089 541408 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :kmc: 1. baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, go-cart, pushchair, pusher -- (a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around) < 1352321096 240111 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :(I keep saying that thing.) < 1352321107 560672 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Possibly it doesn't need to be capitalized. < 1352321125 890479 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :to what degree were your statistics completely made up < 1352321149 565630 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :fizzie: you should have zapped their PRAM < 1352321154 608356 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :They came from the fire department's website. It doesn't cite sources. < 1352321193 57261 :olsner!~salparot@c83-252-194-156.bredband.comhem.se PRIVMSG #esoteric :you should've just moved it to the garbage room, since it was in the stairway it must be garbage < 1352321193 202894 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :elliott++ < 1352321205 588818 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :But the first one, about the time taken for smoke to fill the stairway, they claim to be based on their own experiments. < 1352321208 209740 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal PRIVMSG #esoteric :random note: SwiftKey is an awesome keyboard for a touch screen, almost as fast as typing on a real PC keyboard. < 1352321213 657459 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :(I don't know if they count that in the last statistic.) < 1352321350 827184 :atehwa!atehwa@aulis.sange.fi QUIT :Ping timeout: 252 seconds < 1352321378 991691 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :so the fire department recognizes prams left in stairways as a particular problem? < 1352321397 406459 :atehwa!atehwa@aulis.sange.fi JOIN :#esoteric < 1352321479 30941 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :In as much as they have a particular page about it, yes. < 1352321483 945443 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :huh < 1352321501 64446 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :I suspect it's just that they're the thing most commonly left in stairways, and they burn quite well. < 1352321684 91387 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :Disclaimer: I've been using "fire department" as a convenient shorthand, but strictly speaking the website that has the page is the "Rescue services in Finland" info-portal of the Department for Rescue Services of the Ministry of the Interior; while the organization that actually ran the smoke experiments was the Helsinki City Rescue Department. < 1352321700 113939 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :heh < 1352321771 803863 :elliott!~elliott@unaffiliated/elliott PRIVMSG #esoteric :now nobody can sue fizzie < 1352322033 668325 :Vorpal!~Vorpal@unaffiliated/vorpal QUIT :Ping timeout: 265 seconds < 1352322584 550649 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :For any matter whatsoever; complete immunity. < 1352322668 948725 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net JOIN :#esoteric < 1352323107 886643 :epicmonkey_!~epicmonke@188.134.41.171 QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352323611 134777 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds < 1352323619 282117 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352323997 10555 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Aaaargh, Chromium < 1352324054 197490 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Any idea why http://wehavenosociallifestuck.tumblr.com/post/35221679526 is working in Firefox but not Chromium, anyone? < 1352324245 445762 :Lumpio-!~matti@62-113-182-248.bb.dnainternet.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :emo much < 1352324319 291079 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Does saying that help my situation at all? < 1352324366 868090 :Lumpio-!~matti@62-113-182-248.bb.dnainternet.fi PRIVMSG #esoteric :Probably not, but it's a valid reaction to such a video < 1352325088 929624 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu JOIN :#esoteric < 1352325141 726473 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352325474 310202 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu JOIN :#esoteric < 1352325486 843816 :augur!~augur@129-2-129-33.wireless.umd.edu QUIT :Remote host closed the connection < 1352325608 866900 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :atriq, Chromium has better taste. < 1352325673 800177 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Phantom_Hoover, but one of my friends made that, so I have to watch it! < 1352326091 888294 :glogbackup!~glogbacku@64.31.59.246 QUIT :Ping timeout: 264 seconds < 1352326435 688887 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :ACTION wonders how Conservapedia is handling the election results < 1352326468 165754 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :I see Conservapedia has unblocked the UK again. < 1352326477 211153 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :atriq, Chromium knows this; it wants to save you. < 1352326483 381371 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Is this the end of RINO credibility at the top of the Republican Party? In voting for Democrats, Wisconsin and Ohio appear to reject the avoid-the-social-issues approach of Karl Rove and other liberal Republicans." < 1352326498 108021 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Some reasons why Mitt Romney lost.[3] And what this means for America's future. [4] < 1352326498 567035 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :" < 1352326528 543143 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :That [3] link: http://www.westernjournalism.com/why-romney-lost/ < 1352326530 395812 :nooodl_!~nooodl@91.177.39.252 QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352326540 739269 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"He didnt want to talk about Obamas associations with Islamists and the Muslim Brotherhood. Romney never wanted to talk about Obamas sketchy past, his fictional birth story, and his possible ineligibility to serve as president." < 1352326594 442115 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"Yes, the economy is bad, but there needed to be more. What about Obamas support for infanticide? What about his support for death panels?" < 1352326602 46970 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Didn't Obama have more of a claim for eligibility for president than McCain? < 1352326630 41520 :Sgeo!~Sgeo@ool-ad034ea6.dyn.optonline.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :"The overly zealous foreign policy of the neoconservative movement is hurting the Republican brand. Americans were worried Romney might get us in another Mideast war." ... uh, wow. I guess not all right-wingers are the same < 1352326642 189275 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :are you referring to mccain being porn in panama, or... < 1352326659 306522 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :Yes < 1352326670 927274 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :McCain was in a porn movie filmed in Panama!? < 1352326681 920506 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :No < 1352326684 837291 :fizzie!fis@unaffiliated/fizzie PRIVMSG #esoteric :That *is* quite shady. < 1352326686 373448 :Bike!~Glossina@67-5-254-65.ptld.qwest.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :born*. being born in a military base is fine. < 1352326686 419818 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :He was porn in panama < 1352326729 987972 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :When he went to Panama, people got arrested for possessing John McCain of children < 1352326865 542442 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :we need to make 'john mccain' into the next euphemism for porn < 1352327388 897216 :copumpkin!~copumpkin@unaffiliated/copumpkin QUIT :Quit: Computer has gone to sleep. < 1352327529 744379 :kmc!~keegan@ec2-50-17-26-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com PRIVMSG #esoteric :the new santorum < 1352328147 935116 :boily!~boily@mtl.savoirfairelinux.net QUIT :Quit: Poulet! < 1352329269 36039 :atriq!~nathan@host-78-148-14-22.as13285.net QUIT :Ping timeout: 248 seconds < 1352330030 99288 :carado!~user4539@2a01:e35:8b61:e430:6ef0:49ff:fe73:1fd0 QUIT :Ping timeout: 246 seconds < 1352331319 983506 :tswett!~tswett@unaffiliated/tswett PRIVMSG #esoteric :In the sentence "I'll be happy if he eats right now", even though "to eat" is in the present tense, and despite the presence of the phrase "right now", the action referred to by the verb "to eat" is in the future. < 1352331356 994073 :Phantom_Hoover!~phantomho@unaffiliated/phantom-hoover/x-3377486 PRIVMSG #esoteric :depends how you interpret it i guess < 1352331511 876248 :ais523!~ais523@unaffiliated/ais523 JOIN :#esoteric < 1352331757 189391 :Arc_Koen!~Arc_Koen@vbo91-6-78-245-243-132.fbx.proxad.net PRIVMSG #esoteric :hey guys < 1352332711 100722 :nooga!~nooga@ip-46-250-173-30.ip.maverick.com.pl QUIT :Ping timeout: 260 seconds