496) <Taneb> Turned out he got recursion, he just didn't get the return statement
502) <Taneb> Cut to February  <Taneb> War were declared  <Taneb> A galaxy in turmoil  <Taneb> Anyway, Febuary '10
503) <Taneb> I can't afford one of those!  <Taneb> A grandchild, not a laser printer
510) <fizzie> There's that saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  [...] <Taneb> You've just gave me a different result  [...] <fizzie> It's always insane to expect different results, even when it's likely to occur.
511) <fizzie> Taneb: See, it's Obama's fault the guy's apartment is now worth less than their mortgage and something something something that translates to not being able to look for a proper fix.  <Taneb> Someone with that sort of grasp of logic shouldn't be allowed anything more computationally powerful than a plastic spoon
512) <Taneb> That offers me some social standing, feudal system wise
515) <Taneb> Look, I often walk my dog through a field with cows in it. And I punched myself in the face once.
521) <Taneb> So... God has jizzed on everything?  <oklopol> have you even READ the bible?
523) <Taneb> This staircase is very good for correcting people's opininons about communism
527) <NihilistDandy> Non sequitur is my forte  <NihilistDandy> On-topic discussion is my piano  <Taneb> Bowls of sugary breakfast cereal is my mezzoforte  <Taneb> Full fat milk is my pianissimo  <Taneb> On which note, I'm hungry
542) <Taneb> Speaking of the CiSRA puzzles, anyone want to form a team  <oerjan> i avoid my duties by carefully never registering to anything new
543) <Taneb> aibohphobia  <Taneb> The fear of palindromes
550) <Taneb> So it's like... Rummy mixed with... breakout?
552) <Taneb> Well, I'm now experimenting with clients  <fizzie> It doesn't sound like good PR to say that out loud.
553) <Taneb> I combined the wholegrain breakfast and chocolatey breakfast for maximum breakfast efficiency
560) <Phantom_Hoover> OK, Taneb's been taken by a mood and he needs raw emeralds.  <Phantom_Hoover> It's been fun knowing him.
561) <Phantom_Hoover> Taneb's been hit by melancholy.  <Phantom_Hoover> He didn't have any friends, fortunatel.y
592) <Taneb> Maybe if you try diplomacy.  <Taneb> Pointy steel diplomacy
597) <Taneb> I think it's fizzie against everyone atm  <Taneb> AND EVERYONE IS WINNING  <Taneb> EXCEPT FIZZIE
654) <Taneb> Just goes to show, the Beatles are more interesting than green vegetables.
659) <Taneb> I think this has taught us one thing. We can't teach itidus20 lambda calculus by comittee
663) <Taneb> Mayor says we need to make aluminum items  <Phantom_Hoover> Taneb, PH says you need to make lava items.