To the author of murc forums and members? what about makin an irc channel?

[Patrick]

By all means Pertti, just don't let Brian know about it.

[Biker]

Hmmm

Timezones anyone? - Just a thought - could be some lonnnnng pauses in the conversation here!

Biker



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[dZeus]

GMT +1 here

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[Biker]

Hi Guys - point taken.

What i was really getting at is (as i am sure you realise), I know that for instance Haig and I are about 6 - 8 hours adrift - Canada to UK. And I am sure a lot of you are even further afield. This could make 'Live' chat a bit of a problem, unless we all chat local (sad), or set our alarms for the middle of the night etc.

- just a thought.

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[Pertti]

Biker,

Do you mean the official timezone, where everyone is living in, or the one they are living by

GMT -2 or GMT +10 take your pick

[Patrick]

Heck, we've got 5 1/2 (yes, five and a half) time zones just within Canada.

[Elie]

That's true Patrick, 5 1/2 time zones alright, but the only time zone that really counts is EST, the time zones of all time zones, hehe

Cheers,
Elie


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[Patrick]

Damn arrogant eastern b*st*rds!...

[Brian Ellis]

Patrick,

NOW I understand why you like D8 !!! We here are at GMT+3: you are at GMT-8, -9 or whatever. You guys are simply backwards (Just joking, I really like you - I think)

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[Patrick]

Now, now Brian. I'm not quite ready for a cyber-hug just yet.

Yes, I'm at GMT-8. So is Bill Gates. He's just across the border and down the highway a bit from here. This "backwards" time zone hasn't hurt his ability to make a few bucks!

[Brian Ellis]

Who's this Bill Gates you mention? Does he work for Sun Microsystems?

Actually, for the anecdote, where he works is exactly half way between Vancouver and Vancouver. The last time I was in Redmond (last November) I couldn't even see the MS 'campus' or, to give it its real designation, premises because it was raining so hard.

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[Patrick]

Rain??? That's a rare occurrence in this area.

Brian, I'm sure you've totally confused 99.999% of the forum members reading your last post with your reference to Redmond being exactly half way between Vancouver and Vancouver!

[Brian Ellis]

OK, if you belong to the 99.999%, there happen to be two Vancouvers. One is a small township n km south of Redmond WA and the other is a slightly larger township n km north of Redmond WA, over the border, up Canada way. I forget the exact value of n.

BTW, I know the area reasonably well, having had dealings with a small organisation called The Boeing Company, for whom one of my best friends works. I love the Cascades behind Seattle when I can dodge the raindrops.

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[Patrick]

Vancouver BC is a "slightly larger township" is it? Elie will enjoy hearing that.

I know you're just joking Brian, but this reminds me of a broadcast on ABC sports in the States about 15 years or so ago. I believe it was Jim McKay(?) who referred to Vancouver BC (with a population of one million people) as a "village". What a moron...