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Twingy |
crystals |
03:04.15 |
Twingy |
heh |
03:42.16 |
Twingy |
heh |
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by ChanServ |
05:37.02 |
Twingy |
NEW YORK (AP) -- At bustling post offices and
their own keyboards, Americans by the millions played their annual
game of Beat the Clock on Friday, racing to file tax returns by
midnight. |
05:37.02 |
Twingy |
Postal workers supplied coffee and doughnuts
-- Tax Day fixtures -- and were joined in some places by local
radio DJs who cheered on the procrastinators. |
05:49.39 |
Twingy |
heh |
05:49.42 |
Twingy |
how old are you? |
05:59.11 |
narnia |
i am 53yo. |
06:01.47 |
Twingy |
retired? |
06:07.28 |
narnia |
no |
06:08.54 |
narnia |
i was in a work accident on 26 nov 1996. i
have been basically homebound since then. i have multiple physical
challenges as a result of the accident. |
06:09.38 |
narnia |
i am an electronic engineer. b.s.e.e
university of illinois urbana-champaign, ill many years
ago. |
06:10.31 |
narnia |
i am in pain to varying degrees
24x7. |
06:10.57 |
narnia |
to keep my skills somewhat up to date i work
on opensource projects. |
06:11.52 |
narnia |
basically, on 26 nov 1996, my body was
trashed. i was pinned underneath a large electronic rack. |
06:13.06 |
narnia |
i have been in 8+yr legal nightmare since the
accident. |
06:13.35 |
narnia |
next court date is 11 may 2005 in chicago,
ill. state of illinois building. |
06:20.15 |
Twingy |
ah |
06:20.20 |
Twingy |
urbana has a decent graphics program |
06:20.52 |
Twingy |
I shoulda done electrical engineering instead
of computer science |
06:21.19 |
Twingy |
the comp sci program was a complete waste of
time |
06:26.10 |
narnia |
did you attend uofi
urbana-champaign? |
06:28.08 |
Twingy |
nope |
06:28.14 |
narnia |
in 2000 it was old to be back at uofi to
attend my daughter's graduation. i remembered pushing her baby
scroller in the quad. |
06:28.17 |
Twingy |
went to NJIT (formerly Newark College of
Engineering) |
06:28.22 |
narnia |
s/old/odd/ |
06:29.48 |
Twingy |
what's she doing now? |
06:30.05 |
narnia |
degrees and experience mean absolutely nothing
when you are 'disabled/handicapped'. no employer wants to hire
'disabled/handicapped' people. |
06:30.29 |
Twingy |
*shrug* lots of people want to employ steven
hawking |
06:30.58 |
narnia |
she is assistant director for a non-profit
agency which gives support services to children born with
aids. |
06:31.14 |
Twingy |
very noble |
06:32.50 |
narnia |
one out of three turning out all right is not
bad these days. my son is a bum and the oldest one is 28yo. but
acts like she is 16yo. |
06:34.40 |
Twingy |
funny how no matter how much effort you put
into steering your kids right they can still end in unpredictable
circumstances :) |
06:35.14 |
Twingy |
...and how some of the worst parents can raise
some of the brightest minds |
06:37.39 |
narnia |
it is called 'free will' |
06:42.27 |
Twingy |
tell you what, having a C compiler for this
pic sure makes life easy |
06:47.50 |
narnia |
Twingy, what are using the pic for? |
06:49.32 |
Twingy |
my rocket |
06:49.49 |
Twingy |
recovery system and gps data logging |
06:51.26 |
narnia |
not any estes rocket i assume. |
06:53.37 |
Twingy |
nope |
06:53.45 |
Twingy |
I make my own rocket motors from stock
steel |
06:53.58 |
Twingy |
my current one is an "I" motor |
06:54.08 |
Twingy |
~250lbs of thrust |
06:54.31 |
Twingy |
estimated peak altitude of about 1
mile |
07:00.26 |
narnia |
what do you use for fuel? solid or
liquid? |
07:01.49 |
Twingy |
solid |
07:01.57 |
Twingy |
I make sugar motors |
07:02.05 |
Twingy |
potassium nitrate + dextrose |
07:05.02 |
narnia |
well i need to crawl off to bed. good to talk
with you. |
07:06.03 |
Twingy |
yep, later |
07:51.19 |
PrezKennedy |
if i ever get ahold of a particle cannon their
house is toast |
16:57.17 |
narnia |
PrezKennedy, why is that? |
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16:58.13 |
narnia |
Fikrann, hello, how goes it? |
17:01.34 |
PrezKennedy |
well narnia... theyre more trouble than theyre
worth |
17:01.52 |
PrezKennedy |
and if i stop talking to them some other poor
guy will be stuck dealing with them |
17:21.04 |
narnia |
PrezKennedy, understand. may i suggest a
neutron bomb, tactical of course. |
17:30.48 |
PrezKennedy |
i dont wanna take out the neighborhood... just
them |
17:32.43 |
Fikrann |
heh |
17:33.10 |
Fikrann |
How about 220mm howtizer, then? |
17:54.37 |
brlcad |
sorry to hear that Fikrann |
17:56.09 |
narnia |
PrezKennedy, what does a little collateral
damage matter? |
17:56.38 |
PrezKennedy |
AC-130 |
17:57.16 |
Fikrann |
h3h3 |
17:57.19 |
Fikrann |
er |
17:57.27 |
Fikrann |
*hehe |
17:59.10 |
Fikrann |
The world's most interesting attack
craft.. |
18:05.10 |
Fikrann |
PrezKennedy, Who are you trying to drown under
DU rain? |
18:05.38 |
PrezKennedy |
two girls with some very serious emotional
problems |
18:19.51 |
Fikrann |
O.o |
18:56.53 |
PrezKennedy |
cant say i wasnt innocent of any charges
though... i did hurt one's feelings |
21:30.36 |
Fikrann |
heh |
22:51.47 |
Fikrann |
Be well everyone |