Session Start: Sat Jun 10 07:23:03 2006 Session Ident: #sevtrek [07:29] 6Beginning Sevgate contest (better reload the finalists page, I just culled) [07:29] 6We've got nothing BETTER to do? [07:30] Cut [07:30] cut [07:30] The original version of this contest was the first Sevgate I ever submitted for, even though I'd not watched a single episode [07:30] cut [07:30] cut [07:30] You wanted us to test something new about the submission proceedure [07:30] cut [07:30] But I don't remember what [07:30] did I? I don't remember it either :-) [07:31] I can't think what it would have been [07:31] that reminds me, I've been meaning to do a "history of sev" before we forget it all, should do it sometime soon [07:31] I misread sev there :0D [07:32] Good idea [07:32] EofS: must have somethign else on the mind :-) [07:32] Not to hurry things up *Well actually*, but lets quick vote. [07:32] 4BETTER is worse [07:32] 6Alien artifacts are like a BOX of chocolats... [07:32] cut [07:32] (note - I've trimmed that punchline) [07:32] cut [07:32] keep [07:33] Trimmed the e out? ;0) [07:33] Cut [07:33] cut [07:33] 4BOX has folded [07:33] 6Well, I don't *know* it's DANGEROUS until it's here, do I?! [07:33] Cut [07:33] cut [07:33] I seem to recall that my line rated quite well [07:33] cut [07:34] cut [07:34] Which surprised me, since I'd never seen the show ;0) [07:34] cut [07:35] 4DANGEROUS is cut [07:35] 6How else is Daniel supposed to DIE once a season? [07:35] Keep [07:35] keep [07:35] keep [07:35] keep [07:36] That's a 3good punch on the line... :) [07:36] keep [07:36] keep [07:36] 3DIE lives [07:37] 6It gives us an EXCUSE to upgrade our computers. [07:37] cut [07:37] keep [07:37] Cut [07:37] cut [07:38] cut [07:38] cut [07:38] 4EXCUSE has been excused [07:38] 6Who knew that would HAPPEN . . . again? [07:39] keep [07:39] keep [07:39] keep [07:39] cut [07:40] keep [07:40] 3HAPPEN will happen again at the vote4 stage [07:41] 6One day I'll bring back the MANUAL as well. [07:41] keep [07:41] Keep [07:41] keep [07:41] keep [07:41] keep [07:41] keep [07:41] 3MANUAL is kept [07:41] 6There's no MARKET for safe alien technology. [07:42] cut [07:42] cut [07:42] cut [07:42] cut [07:43] 4MARKET is closed [07:43] 6I have ORDERS to keep this show from being boring! [07:43] cut [07:43] cut [07:43] Cut [07:43] keep [07:43] cut [07:43] 4ORDERS have been cancelled [07:43] 6I needed a PAPERWEIGHT. [07:44] keep [07:44] Cut [07:44] cut [07:44] keep [07:44] keep [07:45] * AdmiralMemo beams in... [07:45] * AdmiralMemo has joined #sevtrek [07:45] Hi Mike [07:45] Hey. JS over? [07:45] Or not started? [07:45] Still busy [07:45] Only started [07:45] 3PAPERWEIGHT is kept [07:45] or c) none of the above :P [07:45] Good [07:45] AM: you're in luck, I slept in and was half an hour late :-) [07:45] Heh [07:46] Gotta load the finalists [07:46] I woke up, looked at the clock, it said 7:20, I uttered "frak" (I've been watching Battlestar Galactica a bit lately) [07:46] 6That was a "base takeover" time RECORD, wasn't it? [07:46] cut\ [07:46] cut [07:46] cut [07:46] cut [07:46] cut [07:46] cut [07:46] 4RECORD has been scratched [07:47] LOL [07:47] 6It's actually SAFER than our technology. [07:47] cut [07:47] Ugh... Gotta get all these bottle caps out of my pocket [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:47] They're hurting when I sit down. [07:47] cut [07:47] cut [07:48] 4SAFER is sorry [07:48] 6Hey! We're SOLDIERS. Lootin' comes with the job! [07:48] cut [07:48] keep [07:48] Cut [07:48] keep [07:48] keep [07:49] 3SOLDIERS have conquered [07:49] 6SOONER or later we're going to find one that gives us free cable! [07:49] cut [07:49] neutral [07:49] sorry Miguel, too quick [07:49] cut [07:49] neutral [07:49] It would have been kept anyway [07:50] Cut [07:50] cut [07:50] "Free Cable". Cable pretty much is standard in Dutchyland. [07:50] yup [07:50] in belgium too [07:50] 4Later to SOONER [07:50] 6It's only dangerous when we TRY to use it. [07:50] it's ubiquitous [07:50] * AdmiralMemo needs to move to Europe [07:50] cut [07:50] cut [07:51] Mind you, cable isn't free though. [07:51] Cut [07:51] keep [07:51] Oh, foo... [07:51] Keep screwing with my dreams [07:51] It's just, no-one uses the old antennae thingies in along time. [07:51] I dunno how much you pay for cable/Sky here. I wouldn't want anything more than Freeview though anyway [07:51] keep [07:52] keep [07:52] 3TRY try again (in the vote4 stage) [07:52] 6That's the only TYPE the aliens will give us. [07:52] * AdmiralMemo notices Petra's not here... [07:52] how much do you pay DS ? [07:52] that was me trying to be clever - I mean "TRY is kept" :-) [07:52] How much does cable cost in the US, and why is it such a problem ? [07:52] * AdmiralMemo wanted to tell her about he dream he had about her [07:52] cut [07:52] cut [07:52] cut [07:53] Cable costs over $40/month in Maryland [07:53] Yipe ! [07:53] ouch [07:53] AM: this JS is PG rated, remember :-) [07:53] No wonder. [07:53] i pay about 150$ a year [07:53] PG rated? For what? [07:54] cut [07:54] The dream? [07:54] Well, the transcript does go on the website (sometimes I have to delete out cusses) [07:54] 4TYPE is cut [07:54] 6You think the VIEWERS will sit and watch us microwave burritos for an hour? [07:54] The dream was quite benign [07:54] hey, no editing the transcripts :-) [07:54] Cut [07:54] cut [07:54] cut [07:55] cut [07:55] I would watch Daniel Jackson microwave burritos for an hour [07:55] It was quite surreal, but in no way BT [07:55] cut [07:55] cut [07:55] cut [07:55] 4VIEWERS is cut [07:55] 6Hey, if it makes you feel better, next week it'll be a dangerous VIRUS. [07:56] neutral [07:56] Cut [07:56] cut [07:56] cut [07:56] cut [07:56] cut [07:57] 4VIRUS has been vaccinated [07:57] 6How could I say no to a three year WARRANTY? [07:57] neutral [07:57] cut [07:58] cut [07:58] cut [07:58] cut [07:58] cut [07:58] 4WARRANTY is void [07:58] Cut [07:58] Warranty has expired? [07:58] 6moving onto vote4 stage. 6 punchlines: [07:58] How else is Daniel supposed to DIE once a season? [07:58] Who knew that would HAPPEN . . . again? [07:58] One day I'll bring back the MANUAL as well. [07:58] I needed a PAPERWEIGHT. [07:58] Hey! We're SOLDIERS. Lootin' comes with the job! [07:58] It's only dangerous when we TRY to use it. [07:58] 6okay, vote4... [07:58] vote4 Happen [07:58] vote4 manual [07:59] vote4 manual [07:59] vote4 manual [07:59] vote4Die [07:59] vote4 manual [07:59] vote4 die [07:59] 4final tally: happen 1, die 2, manual 4 [08:00] Manual is the automatic winner! :-P [08:00] * AdmiralMemo runs [08:00] Fair enougj [08:00] h [08:00] That's it, Memo's running next week's JS :-) [08:00] 6MANUAL wins! Moving onto Terrible Two contest now... [08:00] It'll have to be at least at 6PM EST, then. [08:00] 6So AM I. [08:01] cut [08:01] cut [08:01] keep [08:01] 2 Hey guys, have to go, falling asleep behind keyboard & still have to be awake for later's test. Great to see (?) all of you again! [08:01] And that is only if I actually manage to get off at 5PM... [08:02] cut [08:02] cu elendil [08:02] bye [08:02] Night! [08:02] Later [08:02] good luck! [08:02] cut [08:02] * Elendil has quit IRC (Disintegrated: Today is a good day to chat.) [08:02] hey jc, i read you didnt put 2 of the best lines in the finalists ? [08:02] 4AM isn't [08:02] 6I'm fine. I just ATE. [08:02] which lines for which comp? [08:03] keep [08:03] cut [08:03] cut [08:03] Cut [08:03] Couldn't be any scarier than John Cook's obsession with cricket! [08:03] If it's as scary as mummy in the morning, I'll be fine [08:04] cut [08:04] I had perfectly valid reasons not to choose either of those as finalists :-) [08:04] Oh ****! I just lost my check! [08:04] 4ATE is cut [08:04] 6You're BIG and you're not scary [08:04] neutral [08:05] keep [08:05] cut [08:05] cut [08:05] You know John, now casual reader will notice that there is a reference to Wendy. (I actually didn't thought of Wendy when I submitted the line) [08:05] *no* [08:05] Oh! Found it... Sat it on top of the computer case. Was about to go nuts there. [08:06] cut [08:06] NEutral [08:06] doggy: yes, so? [08:06] If I lost a week's pay to forgetfullness, I don't know what I would have done. [08:06] Some years ago there was a TT about Gaby going to the dentist (think that was the one) and Daddy told her it wouldn't hurt. I entered "yeah, but you also told Mummy she looked nice in that dress" [08:06] Mysteriously it didn't reach the finalists ;0) [08:06] they pay you weekly with cheques ? [08:06] 4BIG has shrunk [08:06] 6FINE. I'll go by myself. [08:07] hehe [08:07] keep [08:07] cut [08:07] EofS: I may be stupid but I'm not THAT stupid [08:07] cut [08:07] Yep. $222.36 this week. (It was a slack week with not much overtime.) [08:07] Thomas - apparently in the US paying straight into the bank account is practically unheard of [08:07] weird [08:07] I know [08:08] and weekly too [08:08] When they say paycheque, they mean it [08:08] Oh, I had Direct Deposit when I was at McD's. [08:08] i get payed monthly [08:08] I was paid weekly last year, but that was an oddity because of my strange status [08:08] I like that better, actually, and opt for it in any job I get, if possible. [08:08] like everyone here [08:08] Normally it would be monthly [08:08] 4FINE is cut (but only 3 votes, I think we're getting distracted) [08:08] 6Ok, well, have FUN on the little ride then. [08:09] keep [08:09] keep [08:09] If I get the work I'm hoping for next week (would miss the JS I think, or be home late. Maybe. Might make it) I would be paid in software :0D [08:09] keep [08:09] cut [08:09] cut [08:09] Keep [08:09] Emma - what work's this? [08:09] i'm trying to download vista [08:09] but no luck so far [08:09] Thomas [08:09] turn into keep *Misread the line* [08:09] My friend gets paid in computer games and trips, such as the one he just did to E3. [08:09] 3FUN is kept [08:09] 6Eh, I'll just GET off if I don't like it. [08:09] do you mean Beta 2 from MS site? [08:09] keep [08:09] yup [08:10] cut [08:10] keep [08:10] and does it keep saying "site too busy" or similar? [08:10] Ben - demonstrating Avid at Broadcast Live (big media convention) [08:10] yes [08:10] Cut [08:10] 'cos I got through just once (and co-incidentally it's just finished), and I have the URL to the iso image [08:10] do you want 32 or 64 bit? [08:10] Emma - and you get Avid? :o [08:10] cut [08:11] What's Avid? [08:11] 4GET is cut [08:11] 6It won't KNOW what hit it. [08:11] 2 days training, 3 days work. Pocket a copy of Avid Xpress Pro worth £1500 [08:11] cut [08:11] keep [08:11] the 32 bit pls [08:11] keep [08:11] http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso [08:11] a good week's work! [08:11] Avid is the market leading editing software [08:11] Bloody good one [08:11] And a bit tremendous to have on my CV [08:11] Editing what? Pictures? [08:11] thx [08:12] "Can I edit with Avid? Well, I was a demonstrater for them at Broadcast Live..." [08:12] Movies? [08:12] 3KNOW is kept (3 votes again) [08:12] 6That's the whole POINT! [08:12] Films [08:12] Keep [08:12] keep [08:12] neutral [08:12] keep [08:12] 3POINT is kept [08:12] 6RELAX! i'll hold your hand. [08:12] Dunno if I'll get it of course [08:13] keep [08:13] But I can hope [08:13] neutral] [08:13] keep [08:13] I'll even put up with having to talk to scary people ;0) [08:13] neutral [08:14] 3RELAX is kept [08:14] '6The line for the little RIDE is even scarier. [08:14] keep [08:14] keep [08:14] Keep [08:14] keep [08:14] 3RIDE is kept [08:14] 6You keep telling me I'm a big girl, RIGHT? [08:14] cut [08:14] cut [08:14] neutral [08:14] cut [08:14] 4RIGHT is wrong [08:14] 6Come on SCAREDY cat! [08:14] Right is wrong [08:14] Cut [08:14] AM: lol [08:15] heh [08:15] cut [08:15] That was for the other line actually, but it works here too ;0) [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:15] keep [08:15] 4SCAREDY is cut [08:15] 6SORRY, short attention span! [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:15] cut [08:15] keep [08:15] 4SORRY is cut [08:16] 6You may STAY here if you're afraid. [08:16] Sorry is really sorry... [08:16] neutral [08:16] keep [08:16] Cut [08:16] cut [08:16] cut [08:16] Stay has gone? [08:16] cut [08:17] 4what memo said about STAY [08:17] 6Not as scary as the TANTRUM I'll throw if we *don't* go on it. [08:17] keep [08:17] LOL [08:17] [AdmiralMemo SOUND] [08:17] keep [08:17] Neutral [08:17] keep [08:17] keep [08:17] keep [08:17] 3TANTRUM keep going [08:17] 6Don't TRUST everything you hear on the little ride! [08:17] keep [08:17] Cut [08:18] cut [08:18] cut [08:18]