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Monday, 14th of October 2019, 11:07:25 UTC
11:56:59
beach
Sorry, was out buying food.
11:57:17
beach
Isn't macro expansion still a problem?
11:57:58
beach
If the macro expander in the host global environment calls, say, GET-SETF-EXPANSION, it must pass the lexical environment to it.
12:01:45
beach
We aare expecting violent thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, and strong winds in just a few minutes.
12:03:15
scymtym
i hope nothing gets damaged
12:04:07
beach
Not much to do about it anyway.
12:05:05
beach
Luckily, the freezer will not thaw for a week or so. Plenty of time to buy gasoline for the generator we bought a few years back. :)
12:13:37
shka__
is that expected weather during autumn in your region?
12:14:21
beach
It happens. But not, not often.
12:14:31
beach
Thunderstorms are a summer thing.
12:14:47
beach
December and January are stormy seasons.
12:15:12
beach
Hurricanes that hit north America in the spring turn around at the pole and come back down the Atlantic.
12:16:15
shka__
thunderstorms basicly never happen during autumn in Poland
12:16:15
beach
I am trying to convince my wife to move to Madeira where the weather is always good, but she seems to be attached to our current place.
12:17:22
beach
Bordeaux has the highest incidence of thunderstorms in France, but, again, usually in the summer.
12:20:05
beach
http://www.meteofrance.com/previsions-meteo-france/merignac/33700
12:20:21
beach
Mérignac is where I live.
12:21:38
ck_
beach: isn't madeira where ravenclaw is located? The Lisp consultancy.
12:22:39
beach
I have never heard of it. You are not confusing it with Ravenpack and Marbeilla (which is not an island) are you?
12:23:08
beach
Whereas Madeira is an island belonging to Portugal, near the Canary Islands.
12:28:00
ck_
I think you're right and I was confused.
12:32:06
beach
I mean, check this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeira#Climate
12:33:18
beach
And it's in the EU, so I can move there no problem if that's what I want.
13:19:43
ck_
I don't really want to think of the winter -- today is a very nice day here.
13:28:07
ck_
well, you don't seem to have to freeze either, internet says 23ºC?
13:28:20
ck_
seems quite nice -- if you ignore the 'severe thunderstorm warning'
13:33:48
ck_
maybe try renting a winter retreat for a few weeks -- might convince your admittedly not very large family of the benefits
13:35:21
beach
Yeah, we have planned going there for some time. It may happen one day. But recently I decided to quit most of my travel, so it became more complicated then.
13:37:43
beach
The wind is picking up. Nothing serious yet.
14:01:07
ck_
well, here's hoping your roof tiles stay attached. I'm knocking on wood.
14:04:04
beach
Gusting at 75km/h is not very much.
14:04:16
beach
We get 130km/h a few times every winter.
14:14:08
beach
Quite a lot per time unit, but still nothing out of the ordinary.
14:34:56
ck_
no need to water the lawn, then.
14:36:04
beach
Definitely not. Especially since we don't have one. :)
14:36:16
beach
But yeah, enough water to avoid watering.
14:36:35
beach
The ground water is still too low.
14:43:24
ck_
Yes, same here. Only the first few dozen centimeters are watered.
14:44:52
ck_
Let's see how the weather will look like for ELS. Will you speak on something there?
14:45:41
beach
That depends on whether I 1. Write a paper and 2. If so whether the referees like it.
14:46:03
beach
It has been the case for the past 5 years, so it is very likely.
14:46:37
beach
I have pretty much decided to show up either way. With my (admittedly small) family as usual.
14:47:05
beach
If you bring your copy of Lisp in Small Pieces, she will sign it for you.
14:48:27
ck_
I haven't succeeded in motivating him to appear on IRC, but I bet mgr will want me to say 'hello' to you, by the way.
14:49:08
ck_
it's amazing how small this community really is
14:51:03
beach
How do you know each other?
14:51:30
ck_
one-step mutual friend; we went hiking some time ago
14:55:54
ck_
we were surprised to have both been involved with McCLIM. I later looked up his edits -- you committed those. In 2006 or so I believe (at work now, can't check easily)
15:03:03
beach
Now I can't remember whether I actually met him physically or not.
15:03:17
beach
There are so many people to keep track of.
15:08:42
beach
At ELS, it should be mandatory to wear the badge so that others can look at it discreetly, and it should be mandatory to have the IRC handle on it.
15:09:50
beach
It doesn't help that my circuitry for recognizing faces seems to have been taken over by music and sound processing at an early age.
15:09:55
ck_
I don't know that either, I know you 'spoke', but whether that means in person, on the phone, or on IRC -- who's to say
15:13:01
beach
We did have many and long conversations on #lisp though.
Monday, 14th of October 2019, 23:07:25 UTC