Archive for September, 2009

25
Sep

embarassing

Written by: Giles   

It is only by the grace of Mr. Ray that you’ve been able to read that last ridiculous auto-post. I wanted it deleted, plus it makes me sound like a bloody Yank. Thank god it didn’t upload a voice sample. How embarassing.

Will says it’s important to allow people to see proof that I actually know how to communicate with another human being face to face. His wit is razor-sharp as always.

Feeling a bit better, but have been taking this opportunity to get away from my quarters and explore these places again with William. It’s like doing it for the first time. Will tries to play it off, but I see the sparkle of awe in his eye. The first time he linked to Eder Kemo, the excited look as he struggled to take it all in faster. I remember it all fondly in myself.

Of course, as is usual, I had to take a few minutes to recover from the link. William was chomping at the bit to go, and so I had to force myself through the nausea.

His excitement is infectious. He had never seen anything outside his computer lab, nothing as other-worldly as what we explorers now take for granted. I find fresh energy for my own creations from revisiting these places with a friend.

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18
Sep

Auto-Recorder091809-001

Written by: Giles   

Auto-Dictation software
© Ray Software 2009

…software version v3.1.1
…configured to user: PGiles
…special character dictation is OFF
…phonetic spelling parser is OFF
…multi-user recording[BETA] is ON
…auto-recording is ON
…auto-recording trigger is AUDIO
…censoring filter is ON
…auto-correct is ON
…auto-upload is ON

Auto-Recording detected trigger, running ADScript…
…
…
Auto-Dictation begun September 18, 2009 @ 16:50 MDT

ID01: [unintelligible][unintelligible][rustling sound] updated the software again. Now it can differentiate between multiple people speaking, although it’s still kind of buggy.

ID02: It was doing that when I was wandering through the ruins with T, remember? It [unintelligible][unintelligible].

ID01: I know, but that was a bug or something, now it’s supposed to do it!

ID02: [unintelligible][unintelligible]

ID01: [unintelligible]set the thing to sit there and listen for a trigger like audio that peaks above a certain level. Pretty cool huh?

ID02: Yes Will, that’s quite fancy. I can leave it on my desk and if it hears a loud enough noise it will automatically [coughing] recording eh? How do I turn that off? You did allow me to turn that off didn’t you?

ID01: Come on Tolly, you think so little of [unintelligible] Will that you think I didn’t think of that? [laughter] stiff-lipped as ever my man! Not only can you toggle the feature [unintelligible] or off, but you can manually end recording or let it wait for silence! How cool is that?!

ID02: Hmm…

ID01: So here’s the stuff you asked for. I left the gas cans down by the generator. Did you run that line yourself?

ID02: Indeed I did. I couldn’t take the fumes. Did you bring that mangosteen juice I asked you for?

ID01: [laughter] yeah yeah, you and your home remedies. I told you not to go swimming in that water didn’t I? [laughter] I can’t believe you can stay down here on your own for months at a time… This place is way too quiet and orange! [laughter]

ID02: Suits me just fine mate. I get much more work done… Oh are those my cartographer’s tools? [clinking sound]

ID01: Yeah, I hope I got them all, they were all over the desk. I brought the papers you were using them on too!

ID02: Oh wonderful! Thanks so much my friend!

ID01: Are those them? The books you wrote in? [rustling sound] [loud slam]

ID02: Yes. Say, let’s go show you the rest of the harbor. [door opening]

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Auto-Dictation ended by AutoRecorderTimeout September 18, 2009 @ 16:57 MDT

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11
Sep

Healthcare

Written by: Giles   

I could really use some of that free healthcare Obama’s talking about… Father must be fuming right now.

“The problem with Socialism is eventually you run out of other people’s money!”

Short sighted, to say the least…

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8
Sep

Ill

Written by: Giles   

I’ve been quite ill lately, unable to put pen to paper. I’ve only crawled out of my cot to let you all know I’m not gone. Attempted to dive to the wrecks in the harbour. Accidentally swallowed a mouthful of lake water. I thought I’d get a minor stomach ache, but it was far worse. The DRC definitely downplayed the severity of it…

Please do not worry about me.

William, my bloody computer is still giving me a difficult time. Can you please bring me the supplies I listed for you in the email? Uploading the scans of the pages to the server is fine but I need the originals as well.

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