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#286649 - 16/09/2006 16:38 Bay Area Beer?
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
For those poor souls who can't be at the Cambridge meet today (by now, they'll be getting stuck into the beer, I bet), but who happen to be in the bay area... anyone fancy a beer and/or food this evening?

Hugo

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#286650 - 16/09/2006 19:32 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: altman]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Hm. I'm in San Jose with friends recording some stuff. I'm done with my parts for the day. Perhaps. Where exactly are you?

Heck, my friend Jeff might want to meet you, he works at Apple these days too...

I'll PM you with my cell number.
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#286651 - 16/09/2006 23:10 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
Ok, so that's music, tfabris & me, anyone else?

Hugo

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#286652 - 16/09/2006 23:54 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: altman]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Just got back and saw this thread. Are you guys gone out already?
It's 7pm.
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#286653 - 16/09/2006 23:58 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Robotic]
altman
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Registered: 19/05/1999
Posts: 3457
Loc: Palo Alto, CA
Just about to, going to the Duke of Edinburgh, N Wolfe, Cupertino... see you there?

Hugo

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#286654 - 17/09/2006 05:37 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: altman]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
A good time was had by all.
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#286655 - 18/09/2006 14:23 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
Derek
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Registered: 16/08/1999
Posts: 453
Loc: NRW, Germany
Photos? Or was it not as wild as in Cambridge ... ?
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#286656 - 18/09/2006 16:31 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Derek]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
It was rather sedate. One photo of the four of us exists on Music's (Mike) camera.
Highlight was after the pub- having a look at Mike's new Elise! Tony even got a ride.
/me so jealous.
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#286657 - 18/09/2006 16:39 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Robotic]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
DANGIT! That'll teach me to not check the board for a couple days.
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#286658 - 18/09/2006 16:43 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: loren]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
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DANGIT! That'll teach me to not check the board for a couple days.

It was rather short notice- I barely caught Hugo before he walked out the door.

I say we get a little more organized for the next one- say an Empeg Pumpkin Run to Half Moon Bay for the Pumpkin Festival?
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#286659 - 18/09/2006 20:16 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: loren]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Sorry I missed ya, Loren.

Hey, my friends thank you again for that light gun, they're having fun with it.
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#286660 - 19/09/2006 02:24 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
loren
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Registered: 23/08/2000
Posts: 3826
Loc: SLC, UT, USA
Man... I'd have killed for a ride in that thing!

Glad they are enjoying the light gun.
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#286661 - 19/09/2006 05:47 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: loren]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Pictures.

First picture. Mike's Lotus Elise has an interesting feature that graces the black plastic cowling surrounding the lens-like European high intensity headlights.

Anyone want to guess what caused these seemingly random arc-shaped marks in the plastic? No cheating, don't Google. Hint: American Lotus owners are more likely to encounter this problem than English Lotus owners...



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#286662 - 19/09/2006 05:50 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Second Picture. The Elise and (L to R) Stew (Robotic), Hugo (Altman), and Mike (Music).



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#286663 - 19/09/2006 05:52 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Third picture. A sample of the graffiti in the restroom of the Duke of Edinburgh pub.


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#286664 - 19/09/2006 13:34 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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American Lotus owners are more likely to encounter this problem than English Lotus owners.

Does it have something to do with dentistry?
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#286665 - 19/09/2006 13:43 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
Robotic
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Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
Does that say "GROUT EXPACTATIONS"?
What is the world coming to when you can't even find good spelling in pub WC wall graffiti?

If I had known the WC was such an attraction I would've paid a visit.
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#286666 - 19/09/2006 13:52 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
boxer
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
Can't get the US/UK reference, is it done by a carwash?
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#286667 - 19/09/2006 14:12 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
Geoff
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
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Anyone want to guess what caused these seemingly random arc-shaped marks in the plastic?


Is it something to do with sunlight being focussed by the lens onto the black plastic, then the arc shapes are caused as the sun moves across the sky and the focal point changes?

Can't think of much in America that we don't also get in the UK these days apart from bright sunlight
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#286668 - 19/09/2006 14:21 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Geoff]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Ooh! That's a good guess. The US is much more southerly than the UK -- in the arena of 1000 miles; maybe the angle of the sunlight has something to do with it.
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#286669 - 19/09/2006 14:26 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
RobotCaleb
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Registered: 15/01/2002
Posts: 1866
Loc: Austin
Something to do with replacing/upgrading headlights, perhaps? Not sure how that would be regional, though.

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#286670 - 19/09/2006 14:27 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: wfaulk]
Geoff
enthusiast

Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
There's a flare from the camera flash that seems to be focussed directly on the most marked part of the black plastic as well, which might be a clue...

Of course, I could be totally wrong and maybe it's short-sighted raccoons trying to steal the lenses to fashion into rudimentary spectacles... we don't have raccoons over here!
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#286671 - 19/09/2006 14:35 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Geoff]
peter
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Registered: 13/07/2000
Posts: 4180
Loc: Cambridge, England
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Of course, I could be totally wrong and maybe it's short-sighted raccoons trying to steal the lenses to fashion into rudimentary spectacles... we don't have raccoons over here!

Except in Leicestershire, apparently.

Peter

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#286672 - 19/09/2006 14:36 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
JBjorgen
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Registered: 19/01/2002
Posts: 3584
Loc: Columbus, OH
That's easy...we have Wal-Mart and the UK doesn't. That was clearly caused by a Wal-Mart shopping cart.
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#286673 - 19/09/2006 15:27 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: peter]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Looks like there's one hanging out over in Cornwall, too.
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#286674 - 19/09/2006 15:32 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: wfaulk]
tfabris
carpal tunnel

Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31600
Loc: Seattle, WA
Quote:
Does it have something to do with dentistry?



Quote:

Is it something to do with sunlight being focussed by the lens onto the black plastic, then the arc shapes are caused as the sun moves across the sky and the focal point changes?

Can't think of much in America that we don't also get in the UK these days apart from bright sunlight

DING. We have a winner.

Fascinating, huh?
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#286675 - 19/09/2006 16:06 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: peter]
Geoff
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Registered: 21/08/1999
Posts: 381
Loc: Northern Ireland
Would you believe I was going to say we don't have many raccoons... shoddy research, I apologise
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#286676 - 19/09/2006 18:00 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: Robotic]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
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Does that say "GROUT EXPACTATIONS"?
What is the world coming to when you can't even find good spelling in pub WC wall graffiti?

Maybe it's a veiled 2Pac reference?

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#286677 - 19/09/2006 18:13 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: tfabris]
larry818
old hand

Registered: 01/10/2002
Posts: 1039
Loc: Fullerton, Calif.
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DING. We have a winner.

Fascinating, huh?


Really! So, it's probably likely in the LA area this car could light it's self on fire?

That is just too weird...

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#286678 - 19/09/2006 19:54 Re: Bay Area Beer? [Re: larry818]
andym
carpal tunnel

Registered: 17/01/2002
Posts: 3996
Loc: Manchester UK
Quote:
Quote:
DING. We have a winner.

Fascinating, huh?


Really! So, it's probably likely in the LA area this car could light it's self on fire?

That is just too weird...


They should make little powered eyelids which come down when the ignition is off. That might stop it....
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