me: hey Andrew: hey me: Red Dead Redemption is out and not available for PCs. Andrew: yourself Andrew: yes, this is true me: You plan on buying a Playstation 3 at some point. Since that is the case, y Andrew: it loks awesome as hell me: you should get one now me: and play that game me: it just makes sense me: also me: have you looked at the Project PM google docs yet? me: even if so, you should look again, people are contributing a lot me: which is why we're looking into setting up a wikia me: also, buy red dead redemption Andrew: i promise there is nothing id rather do me: that's not true me: you would prefer to convince yourself that it would somehow destroy your life to buy one Andrew: I swear, this summer ill get a tv and a ps3 me: you're only hurting yourself me: did you see the docs? Andrew: no me: I just sent you invites, take a look at both me: we've brought in a couple more really high-level people in just the last few days also me: and I'm now delegating project leadership me: a retired lawyer out of Chicago is running the Africa Development Project me: oh, also me: it turns out me: that a former editor of nerve.com who likes me and whom I've stayed in contact with me: has started his own media outlet me: which was profiled in the NYT last week along with True/Slant me: not that great or innovative me: just pays writers a percentage of ad rev me: anyway, though, we got back in touch today me: I'm seeing about working with him on this me: maybe he'd be interested in incorporating the network scehmatic me: or perhaps would want to use your software as well and would pay you to set it up or whatever me: if so, we should go with him over True/Slant if possible Andrew: he hasnt launched yet? no programmers? me: he's launched me: fairly recently me: I'll ask him about the status on that Andrew: just send me the domain me: early enough in that they would probably consider doing something different in terms of their software and setup me: http://thefastertimes.com/ me: they could definitely use our help me: oh, and I need a huge favor from you me: can you figure out what I need to download in able to use my laptop video camera? me: as in, could you provide me a link or something to the exact thing I need? me: I want to make some videos of me not on heroin this time and giving short talks on Project PM in order to describe it more succinctly and in a more accessible manner Andrew: whats wrong with your webcam? me: so, if you could take a few minutes some point soon to help me figure out how linux could accomplish that, it would be appreciated me: well, with Linux installed, there is no software to access it, it would seem Andrew: sure there is Andrew: click on the ubuntu software center thing and search for web cam Andrew: there's a program in there, i think its called cheese me: ah ha, there is me: thanks me: you're a hero Andrew: ekiga and pidgin also have cameras me: ah-so me: also me: one more thing before I forget me: there's a remake of Final fantasy 2 for the DS me: apparently they did a really good job on it Andrew: yeah, its also out for iphone me: I advise you to play it somehow me: put it on your iphone and play it on the train if necessary me: because that was a really great game Andrew: are you sure you are thinking of ffii? Andrew: because the snes one is ffiv me: I know, I was calling it by its American name me: also, I don't seem to be able to properly unpack rar packages, any ideas on that? me: I downloaded a couple programs me: that allegedly do it Andrew: ok, this looks awesome Andrew: im certain you can find a rar util for ubuntu without lmgtfy.com me: ffIV looks awesome? me: no, as I wrote in non-coding actual human language, I downloaded a couple of programs that are those things I'm not asking you to find me: what I'm asking is if there is commonly difficulties encountered with using rar programs Andrew: yes, ffiv me: also me: check out the awesome, internet friendly reforms being promised by Nick Clegg, new Liberal Democrat deputy prime minister in England me: and yeah, play the ffIV me: they added a whole new element to character customization Andrew: and fucking 3d me: what's a check sum error? Andrew: data corruption me: or something else, because I think I forgot the exact words cause I'm stoned me: I see me: oh, I think it was because I got disconnected me: disregard, I'll re-download me: oh Andrew: a check sum is an irreversible hash function over a ring me: no it's not, stop lying me: also Andrew: so it is semi-uniqeu for any generator me: Final Fantasy Tactics 2 me: for DS me: you should play that Andrew: tactics 2? me: Tactics advance 2 Andrew: ah me: I've played it me: it's the best of all of them Andrew: i wasnt a fan of tactics advance me: yeah, but this is different me: much more nuance, better, prettier, tons more content and customization me: deeper game me: I played it and going to do so again when I can get my linux ds emu to play fast enough