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user11126
4:36 PM
@IvoFlipse did you get a chance to try out Your Shape 2012?
 
Haven't bought it yet, so no
How so?
 
user11126
just wondering what it's like with the kinect
 
user11126
and in terms of intensity
 
@NathanWheeler!
 
user11126
whoa, he's back!
 
4:38 PM
Well Your Shape (the original) wasn't very intensive
 
Yes, I'm ALMOST back
 
but it was pretty strict about how you perform your moves
 
I don't have internet at home yet, and I can't spend time on at work like I used to
but I'm here
 
user11126
@IvoFlipse i've been trying out zumba fitness 2 on the wii
 
user11126
makes me feel so uncoordinated >_<
 
4:39 PM
so, I thought I'd check in and make sure you guys knew I was still alive and all
 
@NathanWheeler Huzzah!
we did get Matt as a 4th mod, but that's fine
 
cool, congrats Matt
 
user11126
thanks!
 
by the way, I'm LOVING the new job...
 
user11126
what do you now?
 
4:41 PM
I'm working for Accenture now
same thing, programming
first time I've ever worked for a publicly traded company
 
Good to hear :)
Not that I have any idea what they do
nor what you do for them, but still :D
 
primarily they do outsourcing
consulting stuff
I'm in their software division working on insurance software
 
user11126
cool, on fortune's 100 best places to work
 
user11126
#99 in 2011
 
yup... they're super good to their employees from everything I've heard
 
user11126
4:44 PM
hey they have an office in boston
 
they have offices in like 53 countries
and employees in 65 countries I think
7 out of 8 employees work from home
they have 230,000 employees
 
user11126
they also have one in cambridge (north of boston, but not "real" boston) and one that's in the city where i work close to NH
 
if you want, I can send you a referral... I get a nice bonus if you come on
they likely have an office near you too @IvoFlipse
 
user11126
i'd be interested in hearing about opportunities
 
@NathanWheeler Lol, sorry I'm not (yet) interested
 
4:46 PM
what kind of work do you do right now @MattChan
@IvoFlipse let me know if you ever are
 
@NathanWheeler Hehe, I'll surely keep it in mind
though I'm hoping I won't be needing it for the next three years
 
yeah, job security is nice... mine wasn't very secure
pretty secure now though
 
user11126
i work in print/publishing
 
user11126
hq'd in germany, but my office is doing more digital stuff
 
user11126
4:49 PM
the main product we sell is for doing pre-press, color enhancement, correction and such before files go to print
 
user11126
the stuff i'm working on in my office is webservices
 
I'll keep my eyes/ears open... check their careers stuff near you and if you find something you want, drop me a message and I'll refer you for it
 
user11126
we're targeting smaller and more local newspapers and publishers who can't afford the full license with pay as you go model
 
user11126
thanks, i'll keep it mind
 
anyway, I need to run, I'll check in again in a couple days, and I'll be getting my internet hooked up around the beginning of the year
was nice to talk to you guys though, hold down the fort!
 
4:53 PM
woohoo! See you in 2012 @NathanWheeler!
 
 
2 hours later…
6:44 PM
@MattChan like I said, I reckon blog posts would be better
though if we had enough users who cared, we could have made it work as a CW post
but only if...
 
user11126
Robert closed off some old CW posts by Greg though...
 
Well that's a chicken egg problem too
 
user11126
 
user11126
oh neat, there are a few labs around the world that do forensic analysis of pollen and can trace it to geographic regions
 
user11126
it's a way to crack down on bad imported honey
 
Bad honey?
what's wrong with it
> presence of lead and illegal animal antibiotics
Auch
I suggest we donate honey to Africa!
 
user11126
wait til you get to the paragraph about china, ick.... china is shady
 
Holy crap yeah
I hope my food wasn't contaminated...
 
user11126
7:22 PM
i bought local honey once with pollen, so different than the normal syrup-like honey in groceries
 
How so?
 
user11126
it was thicker and not as sweet
 
user11126
had a more yellow color than brown or amber
 
user11126
i sometimes would just eat a few spoonfuls of it at a time
 
user11126
but i haven't bought any since
 
7:31 PM
Best you don't do it anymore either
 

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