Paul's Journal

08/27/2010 17:58 #52585

Google video chat and web calls
Category: web

This is why I sided with google instead of apple. I just logged into my gmail on linux and was able to dial all the numbers I have in my address book on my phone and talk to them online free on my computer. It also has the entire history of all the calls from my phone. Plus I think this is the first time I have seen really good video chat on linux to mac. I guess skype also works but I don't have skype and they ripped me off on credits twice while this is just built into my gmail and fully integrates with my phone.

Here I am talking with myself between mac and linux.

tinypliny - 08/27/10 18:01
Talk to the hand?

PS: I am thrilled with the google chat phone version and their video quality is awesome but the network gets super busy during weekends.

08/27/2010 16:22 #52583

Basra loves pears
Category: pets

Luckily we have about 1000 of them.

lilho - 08/29/10 14:01
you GPS tracked the tortoise!!!!!!!!!

tinypliny - 08/28/10 23:49
haha - I thought he had crawled away again and that was his brand new GPS transmitting!

paul - 08/27/10 18:01
Ya my phone was off by a bit, I updated it to the exact spot.

tinypliny - 08/27/10 16:48
Wait - that is not the location of your house...

08/27/2010 15:25 #52582

La Dolce Vita Lunch
Category: food

(e:mike), (e:terry) and I went to La Dolce Vita for lunch. It was amazing and quite reasonably priced. I got the half pannini and soup special for $7.

lilho - 08/29/10 14:02
i will be going there when i return, part of my food tour de blo...

vincent - 08/27/10 19:30
That looks pretty good.

mike - 08/27/10 18:08
those were tasty bruschetta and that is balsamic not chocolate as we also weren't sure when we got it.

tinypliny - 08/27/10 16:49
What is the last thing? Looks amazing! Is it dessert?

08/27/2010 14:50 #52581

I'd vote for Sam Hoyt
Category: politics

But unfortunately its not my district. We have no choice really because I'm sure Antoine will win again the primary and I refuse to affiliate with the party so I can't vote. It so weird that the primary becomes the actual election.

james - 08/28/10 01:26
The boundaries are odd. They roughly go down main street but it shifts over and back a bit through Allentown to the 190. Sam also gets Grand Island for some reason. Assemblymember Crystal Peoples is pretty good though so....

Antoine on the other hand... oh my lordy. That man has had a full year of bad press. It is just to bad his opponent is the only other man in WNY as incompetent.

mike - 08/27/10 18:07
he does represent buffalo, like the elmwood strip area and west side and also grand island maybe? but does not represent the part over by Linwood. Not sure exactly where the boundaries are.

tinypliny - 08/27/10 16:51
So why is that ad on (E:strip)? I thought Sam Hoyt was a representative of Buffalo - is he not??

08/26/2010 23:50 #52578

Strange midnight meals
Category: food

I stayed late at work to complete a component for my new system. When I got home there was nothing much to eat so I tried to make something. I am of the opinion anything can be made tasty with with the additional of blueberries.

james - 08/28/10 01:29
I am working crazy hours and for little pay. So my meals are all midnight meals. Yesterday I threw some broccoli, frozen peas, and two eggs into the microwave until they were obliterated. Tonight I ate a can of cactus because it was on sale for 50c a can. I later discovered it had about 10 calories in the whole can.

tinypliny - 08/27/10 16:50
Or is it cheese that makes things better....