hi [a friendly greeting or to attract attention]
So, this is an introduction. Which would be uncomfortable even in normal circumstances (correction: all circumstances which require introductions are extraordinary). Doubly so on the 'Net where one should tread the fine line between being interesting and fashionable anonymity. I expect to fail. Possibly falling off to both sides of the line. Which would be painful if the metaphor wasn't worn thin enough to snap already. Not sure if it was even properly a metaphor to begin with. This isn't my language, so forgive me if I sometimes can't find the keys to the vocabulary. (I like the word vocabulary, something in between vault and library.)
Username: pfors. You know how for school and company networks you tend to be given a username composed of bits of your first and last names? Occasionally such a name can have a nice ring to it. It may even remind you of something from a favorite computer game.
I'm a Swede. Male. Physics engineer.
I've been to Brisbane once. Two nights. August 2007. I remember the water shortage and the botanical gardens and all my photos were lost in a hard disk crash before I made it home.
I've already revealed elsewhere on the site that I'm working with diamond optics at the moment. A coronagraph for the VLT. Coronagraph, not coronograph. Took me a long time to get that right.
What else? I like to read, but I don't write more than I have to. I like drawing, painting, photography and graphic design, but I don't take enough time for it anymore. I... think you've had enough. Questions will most likely be answered.
Which would be uncomfortable even in normal circumstances (correction: all circumstances which require introductions are extraordinary).
>_>
<_<
My favourite thing about my new job is that I somehow managed to avoid having to stand up at the weekly meeting and go "lolhi, I'm me, I'm doing this, blahblah", so I agree with you on introductions. However, most of us don't bite, so you're relatively safe.
Doubly so on the 'Net where one should tread the fine line between being interesting and fashionable anonymity.
Yeah, but on the other hand, part of me always thought that I shouldn't respond to comments for fear of looking like an idiot, and I'm sure there are people here who just read the story for the comments. :D
I like the word vocabulary, something in between vault and library.
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Username: pfors. You know how for school and company networks you tend to be given a username composed of bits of your first and last names? Occasionally such a name can have a nice ring to it.
You're lucky, mine are always just boring gibberish.
I'm a Swede. Male. Physics engineer.
You're in good company, we've got people from all over Europe.
I've been to Brisbane once. Two nights. August 2007. I remember the water shortage and the botanical gardens and all my photos were lost in a hard disk crash before I made it home.
The water shortage is over, thankfully (though then it went too far in the other direction with the floods).
And this puts you seriously in the minority - I think there's less than counting-on-one-hand of people on here who've been to Brisbane. >_>
It's hard to get locals to read it. -_-
What else? I like to read, but I don't write more than I have to. I like drawing, painting, photography and graphic design, but I don't take enough time for it anymore.
You shouldn't say you like to draw/paint, else people will tell you that you should do fanart. Like poor Meeks. :P
I... think you've had enough. Questions will most likely be answered.
*Favourite character?
*Favourite book?
*What department would you work in?
Annnnnnd time for a welcome package!
*rummages through Lost & Found*
*hands over a sack of fairy gold, tool-tip sunglasses (identifies fae and agents), and a massive lollipop*
Reality is a formality.
The Batou-point-of-view from early in Innocence comes to mind. Not that I feel the need to identify blood stains, but that's how I imagine augmented reality... probably wouldn't be like that at all. In reality it would have to be more subtle instead of going for awesome-but-more-confusing-than-useful.
Also, I worry that smart phones have killed the dream of wearable computers.
*Favourite character?
*Favourite book?
*What department would you work in?
Assuming we're sticking with the locals:
*Jones. Even with his secrets and dark sides.
*It's been a long time since I read the early ones. But I'll still say Mirrorfall, because I love the new series smell.
*Tech. Not that I have any particular talent with computers, but there must be more hands on things to play with. *waves wand... erh... lollipop* require: ESEM!... or am I thinking too small? Can haz zero-g lab?
You shouldn't say you like to draw/paint, else people will tell you that you should do fanart. Like poor Meeks.
Don't think I haven't considered it. Probably won't though, most everything I want to paint stays in my head. And it's always a risk with other people's characters. I don't pay enough attention to descriptions and can read an entire book without even considering the hair colour of the main character.
The Batou-point-of-view from early in Innocence comes to mind.
I <3 Batou, though I like him from GITS:SAC more than the films (...now I have an urge to rewatch the series).
Also, I worry that smart phones have killed the dream of wearable computers.
By large, yeah, I think you might be right. Until they perfect optics anyway.
*Jones. Even with his secrets and dark sides.
Oh, he's got more secrets than you can imagine. And plans. Lots of plans.
It's been a long time since I read the early ones. But I'll still say Mirrorfall, because I love the new series smell.
I like MF because I always remembering it sucking, then I go back and skim through it and find "huh, it's no so bad actually". I'll probably actually like it after the rewrite.
can read an entire book without even considering the hair colour of the main character.
>_>
I can *write* a whole book without accurately describing people, I've been trying to get better though. -_-
Reality is a formality.
of google glasses?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/technology/google-glasses-will-be-powe...
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...inspired the tooltip glasses, actually. I think he's right though, people will wave their phone around, rather than wear it on their faces.
Reality is a formality.
enh,the thing is, if you can make the wearable hardware bluetooth, and run off the phone's processor, that actually removes a lot of hurdles towards wearable computers, imo.
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...but how many people do you see wearing blueteeth now?
Reality is a formality.
And they're usually talking on the phone when going through my checkstand.
I wish we could post a sign: "We reserve the right to refuse service until you hang up and pay attention to us."
When I'm on the phone and dealing with a person, I either put my phone down or hang up. :D
Reality is a formality.
bluetooth headsets, bluetooth keyboards, bluetooth gps pucks for phones that dont have true gps internally, bluetooth mini remote control cars (mix with cameras and explosives for real fun!) and a lot of cars have bluetooth built in, so you put your phone on the dash, and it starts charging the phone, runs your music through the cars speakers, and the car is now a hands free phone for you as well.
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...the Bluetooth earpiece things, rather than the proliferation of the technology itself...
Reality is a formality.
ahh. um, 15 yesterday, and i only took the bus home,got a ride in
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...sorry, I hardly ever see Blueteeth being used. I gave the Agency similar earpieces because they won't be too out of place (and you can jam more features into a Bluetooth earpiece than a little secret service earpiece) - but still, hardly ever see them.
I'm going to start counting them...
Reality is a formality.
...call them "blue-douches" because most people I see wearing them are super rude!
Impotence: Nature's Way Of Saying "No Hard Feelings".
a bluetooth beard. That translates everything I say into aristocratic french.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Reality is a formality.
i have an illegally downloaded patch for that, that lets you also do spanish! But it's not the best. What do you expect, its a pirated Bluebeard.
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I really, really shouldn't laugh at that, but I am.
It's still no tap-tap-tap, but it's pretty good. :D
Reality is a formality.
However, most of us don't bite, so you're relatively safe. I bite!! I bite really really hard! and I know a lot of other people here bite too... but only if you ask *leers*
...Don't always have to ask. I could just use my superspecialtotallyawesomemadninjaseksiboysuperheroknowywhentabitey powers! You know, because I am awesome and such.
/licks Fana
ON THE CHEEK... Ugh all you dirty minded people disust-ez meh!!!!
Hah.
Impotence: Nature's Way Of Saying "No Hard Feelings".
I have seen clothes for people with powers like that.
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Your body muscle
HI PERFORMANCE GEAR
As if
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Text on packaging for a pair of long boxer shorts.
Why the cheek I has more interesting places to lick