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13:56:16
yitzi
Oh, sorry about the inspiration deficiency. That's rough. ... I just finished reading one of the failed ANSI issues STREAM-INFO. Very interesting, basically it had all of the string measurement stuff that I have ended up creating although it wasn't a generic interface.
13:59:51
beach
I think the inspiration problem partly has to do with this crappy season. It is dark in the morning and dark in the evening. I usually do better after solstice, when things are going the right direction again. And that's less than 3 weeks away! YAY!
13:59:58
yitzi
I agree, they seemed to really struggle with concerns that a particular API would not be sufficient for some new piece of hardware.
14:00:50
yitzi
I know exactly what you are talking about. My wife struggles with seasonal depression.
14:01:43
beach
I couldn't see myself moving back to Sweden of course. It would make things a lot worse.
14:02:01
yitzi
I had an uncle that lived above the Arctic circle in Alaska and a lot people were affected by it.
14:04:35
beach
My (admittedly small) family loves Sweden, but then, I have taken her there only in the summer.
14:06:02
yitzi
Well it does seem very beautiful from pictures. I grew up in Colorado so I miss the mountains during summer, but not the winter!
14:06:32
beach
Bordeaux is not bad. I can't complain. We frequently have nice weather until solstice. January is usually crap in terms of the weather, but then, the days are getting longer so it compensates.
14:08:21
beach
The plants have a strategy that was shocking to me when I first moved here. They start making leaves and blossoms in February. And if the frost hits, they just start over later.
14:09:45
yitzi
There is a lot of evergreen foliage here so mostly just citrus that gets damaged by frost.
14:11:08
beach
I wish I had an "orangerie", but the yard is not big enough, or rather, I prefer trees and bushes to other stuff in the yard.