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8:00 PM

Plus, it's my support system

If I need some help, I got people who understand and help. Just like they can call on my if they need help too. I found a lot better quality of friends out of them too

... Not counting Internet friends, just IRL friends

Kate

@CanadianLuke building a support system with like minded people who actually have walked, and are walking, a mile in same shoes is a lot more reliable

Canadian Luke

Exactly!

I do still have my friends without kids, and friends in relationships, and they're awesome people too

Kate

especially when the children can benefit by playing with a buddy

Canadian Luke

Exactly!

Kate

sounds like you've got it figured out

Canadian Luke

8:03 PM

We'll see how it goes, once baby #2 comes

Kate

so what's up with the dog scratching your son?

Canadian Luke

They just don't know how to train him. My son tries training him, I can hear him telling him to sit and stay, and my son is only 3! I never hear his mom or step dad train the dog

But like I said, he goes up and hugs and even kisses my sister's two dogs

One is a pitbull, but she absolutely LOVES Mason!

Kate

is it a smaller or a bigger dog?

and pitbulls are amazing dogs!

they're banned in Ontario :(

Canadian Luke

His dog is a smaller dog, about a year and a half old. Don't know what type though, but likes scratching Mason

What? That's stupid! I suppose the blacks and hispanics and Indians and Chinese are banned there too? What the fuck?

It's racism, whether it's an animal or human!

Kate

THANK YOU!!!

It should be irresponsible owners who should be banned from ever owning a dog!

Canadian Luke

8:09 PM

It's true, isn't it!

Why can an animal be banned, based on the behaviour of a few bad ones throughout the world, with the main issue being how the trainer handles them?

Kate

@CanadianLuke couldn't agree more

Canadian Luke

That makes me fucking pissed off!

Kate

@CanadianLuke oh it made a lot of people pissed off. There were protests and such.

Canadian Luke

Was it Rob Ford's doing?

Kate

the laws around dogs and dog ownership are just plain silly

@CanadianLuke haha, nope

he's anti-gay

Canadian Luke

8:11 PM

He's probably in the closet then... Lol

Kate

that guy is actually quite funny

Canadian Luke

I can't stand bigotry like that! I'm the type of person who believes everyone should be equal, and animals should be treated as animals!

Kate

sad that he got to where he is, being what he is

Canadian Luke

Oh yea, did you watch last year's Royal Canadian Air Farce New Year's Special?

They did some good impressions of him ;)

Kate

@CanadianLuke NO! I'll have to check it out

Canadian Luke

8:12 PM

Youtube... They got most of the show on there in clips

My favourite part was 'Stephen Harper Style' (instead of Gangman Style)

Kate

I've been on a bit of an anti-TV roll

@CanadianLuke haha, I will definitely check it out

Kate

8:27 PM

What the... img3.owned.com/media/images/1/8/6/1/18610/…

Canadian Luke

My son goes hunting with rifles... Get 'em while they're young, so they get used to em

Canadian Luke

8:40 PM

@Kate How old are you?

Kate

36 :(

Canadian Luke

Why the sad face? You still got 4 years till the big 4-0

Kate

yeah, scary

Canadian Luke

I'll keep my age private for now... <runs off>

Kate

@CanadianLuke wait, your 3.5 year old goes hunting?

nhinkle

8:42 PM

New (not really new, just recently reinforced) pet peeve: working in a non-IT position where the "actual IT people" know less about whatever they're trying to do than I do.

Canadian Luke

3.1 year old

Kate

@CanadianLuke sneaky little....

Canadian Luke

@nhinkle I was like that at the hotel I worked at before.

nhinkle

@CanadianLuke why would you want to not disclose your age? :P

Canadian Luke

Oh yea, you're younger than me!

I don't want Kate to feel sad though :(

Kate

8:44 PM

@CanadianLuke sad or old?

nhinkle

I used to be one of the youngest users on the site, now I'm... well, there are quite a few now who are younger than me.

Canadian Luke

I remember when you were a teenager @nhinkle

@Kate Both

nhinkle

Back in the day...

Heck I think even studiohack isn't a teen any more. We don't have any teenage mods left! How... mature of us.

Kate

@CanadianLuke you know you're old when you start a sentence with "when i was young..."

nhinkle

As I like to say to my friends, "we're at the golden age where we can both say and be 'kids these days'"

Canadian Luke

8:46 PM

Well, Kate... I'm 10 years younger than you!

Kate

okay, I'm going to go hide now

Canadian Luke

I'm sorry!

Michael Frank

@CanadianLuke That makes me a year younger than you!

Canadian Luke

It wasn't my fault I was born later

Kate

all of a sudden I feel like a creepy stalker on here

nhinkle

8:48 PM

PETER FILE, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT GATE. ATTENTION, PETER FILE. IF THERE IS A PETER FILE IN THE BUILDING, PLEASE COME TO THE DESK.

@nhinkle ouch!

LMAO

Considering Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky are both over 40 and are the site founders I wouldn't feel too bad.

Jeff always loved SU more...

Kate

9:03 PM

anybody dealt with DB optimization, specifically MySQL

I have a table nearing 1 billion records on which I need to run stats on a daily basis

Michael Frank

@Kate This makes me glad I work in desktop support. :P

Kate

@MichaelFrank but challenges are fun

I guess you have your own set of challenges on that end too though

Michael Frank

@Kate Yea, like troubleshooting wireless connectivity while the user is in another country. ^_^

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10:08 PM

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Q: OK we're all adults here, so really, how on earth should I use a squat toilet?

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Psycogeek

11:42 PM

^ we have that same problem when in the wilderness with no terlits, but what really adds to the aerobics is trying to wipe off on the grass afterwards :-)

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