Topic: OT: Programmer on the run (Read 4478 times)

John Gateley · « **on:** February 24, 2003, 08:59:20 am »

Yesterday morning, JimH taped a note to my forehead and dropped my off at the local airport. I don´t know where he sent me (the note´s on my forehead), but I ended up in Buenos Aires this morning. (Ok, it didn´t really happen this way). Buenos Aires is beatiful, though I haven´t seen much of it yet (a couple of hours sleep after the all night trip).

j - potr

KingSparta · « **Reply #1 on:** February 24, 2003, 09:09:37 am »

>> but I ended up in Buenos Aires this morning.
Vacation Or Work?

JimH · « **Reply #2 on:** February 24, 2003, 09:09:46 am »

Hi John,
Don't go near the bus station.

Glad you got there OK.

Jim

JimH · « **Reply #3 on:** February 24, 2003, 12:38:54 pm »

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Vacation Or Work?

He's going to work for the penguins on Antarctica. They're hard to please.

KingSparta · « **Reply #4 on:** February 24, 2003, 01:55:37 pm »

there is a 135 mile lake under 5-7 miles of ICE in Antarctica seen a show a few weeks ago on it.

And for a really nice tune:

'A Thousand Miles' Charted At 05 In 2002

Listening to: 'A Thousand Miles' from 'Ost (legally Blonde)' by 'Vanessa Carlton' on Media Center 9.0

Charlemagne 8 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 24, 2003, 02:40:20 pm »

She's a cutie. She sings, too?

Speaking of cuties and singing, it was gratifying to see Norah Jones get the credit she deserves from the Grammys. "Come Away With Me" is a marvelous album from start to finish ... not a bad cut on it. Quite different from what we usually see from the Industry.

A rarely discussed tidbit:
Norah is the daughter of Ravi Shankar.

CVIII

Charlemagne 8 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 24, 2003, 02:48:45 pm »

Ravi apparently has another daughter: Here's Norah and (I assume) her sister. The guy must be close to 70.

KingSparta · « **Reply #7 on:** February 24, 2003, 02:49:28 pm »

Time For A Shower

'Too Hot' Charted At 05 In 1980

Listening to: 'Too Hot' from 'Celebration: The Best Of Kool & The Gang' by 'Kool And The Gang' on Media Center 9.0

MachineHead · « **Reply #8 on:** February 24, 2003, 03:29:52 pm »

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but I ended up in Buenos Aires this morning. (Ok, it didn´t really happen this way).

You mean you're a stowaway? Man, I've heard of getting the best price, but this is ridiculous....

And you can take the postage stamp off your forehead now.

xen-uno · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2003, 04:28:21 pm »

King...

Did the show have anything to do with the Ross ice shelf? Nat Geo had an article (Dec '01) on a superberg (B-15) that measured 25 x 180 MILES! Consider also that the plateau of the berg was 205 feet above sea level which means there was 3000 feet of ice below sea level supporting it (remember the laws of buoyancy?). That's a whole lotta ice.

10^-27

PS: Gate...how's the weather down there right now?

MachineHead · « **Reply #10 on:** February 24, 2003, 04:43:36 pm »

That's like 69,000,000,000 cubic feet of ice! Whoa, think of all the beer you could keep cold with that.

xen-uno · « **Reply #11 on:** February 24, 2003, 05:12:16 pm »

Mach...

Try like 0.606 mi * 25 mi * 180 mi = 2727 mi³ which equals 401,408,815,104,000 feet³ or 400 Trillion Cubic Feet of solid H₂O! That's a few coolers worth...to say the least. Isn't nature grand?

10^-27

edit: Ice weighs in at 56 lbs/ft³. That baby weighed 11 Trillion tons!

KingSparta · « **Reply #12 on:** February 25, 2003, 01:47:53 am »

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King...

Did the show have anything to do with the Ross ice shelf? Nat Geo had an article (Dec '01) on a superberg (B-15) that measured 25 x 180 MILES! Consider also that the plateau of the berg was 205 feet above sea level which means there was 3000 feet of ice below sea level supporting it (remember the laws of buoyancy?). That's a whole lotta ice.

10^-27

PS: Gate...how's the weather down there right now?

Nope

John Gateley · « **Reply #13 on:** February 25, 2003, 03:45:15 am »

The weather in Buenos Aires was 85ish, I was sweating (but I am too accustomed to Minnesota weather). I am in Ushuaia now, and it is about 50 or 60 degrees. Lovely in both places. Where the penguin¢¥s are now (600 or 700 miles south of here), the lows are around freezing (warmer than Minneapolis).

Last night I went into a grocery store, grabbed the most expensive bottle of white wine they had, grabbed a 1.5liter bottle of water, gave the cashier 3 dollars, and got change back. No the bottle was not a screwtop nor a box-of-wine (tm), and it was very good.

See yall

j

(I can't get used to the foriegn keyboards

Tangoman · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2003, 04:06:24 am »

Hi John,
I hope you have a great time there don't forget to try the Tango while there. I am back home in Ireland, now 3 weeks. I miss it very much espacially dancing till4am 7 days a week.
Best wishes
Gerrysantangoman
http://www.gerrysantangoman.com

JimH · « **Reply #15 on:** February 26, 2003, 03:12:23 pm »

I think John left today from Tierra del Fuego. I checked the weather and couldn't quite make it out, but it looked like he will have temperatures around freezing and a lot of rain mixed with snow for the passage south to Antarctica. It looks like around a day and a half or two on the open ocean.

The Southern Ocean, where he is, is known as the most difficult (terrifying) part of the round the world sailing races. The wind and the waves build and build around the pole, so the wave heights often reach above fifty feet.

I told him if he could get to the rail on the leeward side and puke overboard, he would feel a lot better.

zevele10 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:23:43 am »

Antartica......

One of my projects long long ago.
But ,at this time it was very expensive , and i just had a look at the documentation...........

When i say expensive , i mean it.

We may get a mail from him when he is there.
If you read me , have a fantastic stay .

Yes Antartica Definitively Beautiful

this is the real meaning of YADB.........

KingSparta · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2003, 10:38:21 am »

I was thinking, maybe Jimh Sent Him to Antarctica for a reason.

I am letting my mind wonder about the reasons.

1. Jim Don't like Gateley
2. Jim got frost bite when he was a kid and wants everyone to know what it feels like.
3. etc...

JimH · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2003, 11:49:16 am »

He's going to pick up a book I left there.

zevele10 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2003, 12:06:11 pm »

King
You missed the point:

"Where the penguin¢¥s are now "

He said === they are working on a Linux version....

Drinking a good french Merlot wine.

Not a great one , but a really nice one [ french wine i mean]

KingSparta · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2003, 01:40:13 pm »

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He's going to pick up a book I left there.

was it for zevele?

Next time send it by Express Bottle Mit Cork

MachineHead · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2003, 01:49:53 pm »

Just occured to me, he did bring a camera. Didn't he?

JimH · « **Reply #22 on:** February 27, 2003, 02:10:23 pm »

Yes. I think you'll see the pictures.

KingSparta · « **Reply #23 on:** February 27, 2003, 02:12:38 pm »

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Yes. I think you'll see the pictures.

I was hoping we would get a peek at them.

John Gateley · « **Reply #24 on:** March 18, 2003, 01:02:32 pm »

Hi Y'all,

60+ rolls of 36 exposure film, which means at least 2 or 3 pictures will come out.

I'll post a link to some when I get them developed. The trip was amazing, including 10 meter waves, whales, half a million penguins, leopard seals, elephant seals, fur seals (they actually are OVER populated now), weddell seals and beautiful landscapes. I was pecked by penguins, snuffled by an elephant seal, examined by whales, and chased by playful fur seals.

j

KingSparta · « **Reply #25 on:** March 18, 2003, 02:22:25 pm »

>> 60+ rolls of 36 exposure film
you don't need to develop memory sticks, ask JimH he will show you how to work a electronic camera.

I guess this was your Vacation?

zevele10 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2003, 02:47:08 pm »

I guess this was your Vacation?

Of cause no.
As i said he was sent by JRiver to take pictures of penguings for the Linux version of MC/MJ

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