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colmcq
10:18 AM
jeez no chat for 11 days. this room is slowly died-eee-ing
JohnGB
We were waiting for a knight on a shining bicycle to ride in and save us
colmcq
hey!
JohnGB
Are you that knight? Are you ready for this quest?
colmcq
i have a bike
although I'm meant to have a new one
JohnGB
If you succeed, you shall be rewarded with this old stale lucky fishbone
Meant to?
colmcq
10:20 AM
yes! what is my challenge?
i ordered one september 1. the frame hasnt arrived yet and im going to california for a cycling trip in 2 weeks
JohnGB
Slay the dragon of the deep and rescue to UX Chat room from oblivion caused by the dragons machinations.
colmcq
even the IXDA forum is dead
JohnGB
I've heard that a frame is a useful part of a bike
colmcq
VERY
I've watching lots of videos from here
interaction15.ixda.org/videos
some are very cool
but some are .... just not good
JohnGB
I've seen some terrible interaction design on professional sites, so I'm not surprised.
colmcq
10:24 AM
presentations?
JohnGB
I can't recall specific examples, but I often think to myself "What were they thinking".
Oh, I have one. I took a tour of the new hospital in Delft, and they had some fancy UX firm do a lot of their signage etc.
They decided to go with naming all the rooms after Vermeer paintings (as he is from Delft).
colmcq
im talking specifically about presentations to an audience
oh i see
nice
JohnGB
The problem is that they list them alphabetically and a large number of them start with "meisje met een"
colmcq
very good
JohnGB
So you have a list of 5 rooms on a signboard all of which are "meisje met een ..." and one word different at the end.
I got to watch a lot of international people (non-Dutch speakers) completely confused as to what was where.
colmcq
10:29 AM
thats handy
JohnGB
And seeing as Delft has a huge international population, that just seemed... well, not good.
colmcq
pretencious
JohnGB
So, what's the bike trip?
colmcq
aye, anyway, some of these presentations are really cool. some lady talking about corruption in Nigeria
seeing friends in san francisco
JohnGB
How is that linked to ixda?
colmcq
10:32 AM
separate
im multi tasking
JohnGB
So, cycling to SF or just travelling around SF on a bike?
colmcq
around SF
do you cycle?
JohnGB
I live in NL, so yes.
colmcq
of course
JohnGB
But more as a form of transport than as a hobby
colmcq
10:34 AM
me too
have not cycled for fun for over a month now
JohnGB
I have some plans for some nice cycle trips, but I have to wait until my tiny humans can cycle with.
colmcq
ok fine makes sense
JohnGB
I'd like to do one of the EuroVelo routes, but for that to be really fun, you need a month or more.
Speaking of that, I have a tiny human arriving in then next week or two
(Or at least should have)
colmcq
well done didnt know you were pregnant!
JohnGB
I have to deal with the woman, so I get credit :)
colmcq
10:38 AM
ok
JohnGB
Also, I made half, :)
colmcq
well, yes
JohnGB
And I delivered #1, and probably #2 if all goes well.
colmcq
are you a nurse
JohnGB
10:54 AM
No
But it was in a birth clinic next to a hospital, with a midwife looking over my shoulder in case I screwed something up.
colmcq
ok
well, thats great news and Im happy for you!
I need to find a wife
JohnGB
Pros and cons to having one. It really depends on the person and what you want out of life.
colmcq
kids
JohnGB
Also, it's not so easy finding one that isn't too crazy
colmcq
yes, my last GF turned out to be a bit odd. it was very hard
JohnGB
10:59 AM
Kids are the most expensive thing, and the most work you will ever undertake. But also the most sublime joy you could imagine.
colmcq
i know
JohnGB
Yup, I had a few like that before finding my favoured flavour of crazy.
You know she's crazy because she's with me :)
colmcq
exactly
I'm still reeling from my last GF. distracting myself as much as I can
JohnGB
Yup, those sorts of things really take it out of you.
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