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Wednesday, 17th of May 2017, 18:47:07 UTC
3:57:57
beach
Good morning everyone!
3:58:19
beach
slyrus: I am never around after around 6pm UTC+2.
4:12:49
loke`
beach: Your times are actually very well aligned with mine :-)
4:13:54
loke`
ACTION wonders why I am listening to a finnish smooth jazz cover of "I'm just a gigolo"
4:14:47
loke`
https://open.spotify.com/track/2yCDup9dSrJqlsNbTayepJ
4:15:00
loke`
I need to share the experience. :-)
4:15:56
beach
It seems to require my email address, and I am not about to give it to them.
4:17:33
loke`
beach: That's ok. It was a terrible cover anyway :-)
4:18:05
loke`
Now I'm listening to a similar finnish version of Bridge over troubled water.
4:28:18
red-dot
beach or pillton: 'opposite seasons' (from yesterday). Are one of you in the southern hemisphere?
4:36:13
beach
red-dot: pillton is in Australia.
4:36:46
red-dot
Quite a varied crowd. I go to Australia often on business. What city?
4:37:02
beach
I used to know. Now I can't remember.
4:37:23
red-dot
pillton: what city 'down under' are you in?
4:38:03
beach
red-dot: At ELS, there are regulars from Japan, Australia, USA, in addition to the people who live nearby.
4:38:23
beach
red-dot: loke` has promised to show up, but hasn't so far. Maybe you should consider it.
4:41:19
red-dot
I would love to; just need to convince my employer to send me. Working on a CLIM stealth project that, if successful, might provide that opportunity.
4:41:48
beach
Sounds great! It will be in Marbella next year. Should be cool and dry by your standards.
4:44:50
loke`
I have promised to show up to ELS at some point, but it's a hassle to get the schedules to line up.
4:46:14
loke`
According to google maps, marbella is just a half hour drive from my place:
4:46:15
loke`
https://www.google.com.sg/maps/place/The+Marbella/@1.3128043,103.7763656,17.13z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1smarbella!3m4!1s0x31da1a624c37850f:0x6966158b29e15f3!8m2!3d1.314441!4d103.77788?hl=en
4:46:21
loke`
Perhaps I shouldn't trust google :-)
4:47:39
beach
That happens a lot with name in the US like "Paris", "Athens", etc.
4:50:57
loke`
Yeah. I had to clear the previous search and zoom in on spain before finding the real marbella. I didn't realise it was so far south.
4:52:33
beach
Bah, it's where Swedes go for sunny beaches. It is bound to be a bit south.
4:53:22
loke`
Swedes could go to germany for beaches more sunny than sweden's.
4:53:29
beach
.. and they love to swim in that sewer called "the Mediterranean".
4:58:11
red-dot
But not exactly one of the business capitals :-(
Thursday, 18th of May 2017, 6:47:07 UTC