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Exhibit Builders 2008.06.13

by Rob Stephenson last modified 2008-06-17 12:23

Exhibit builders meeting June 13

[2008/06/13 8:57]  You: Hi, Bjorlyn
[2008/06/13 8:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: hi Rob!
[2008/06/13 8:57]  You: good morning
[2008/06/13 8:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: Eeek I match the table!
[2008/06/13 8:57]  You: not the neon green, thank God!
[2008/06/13 8:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: well you havent seen my pants
[2008/06/13 8:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: lol
[2008/06/13 8:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: Ill stand up
[2008/06/13 8:58]  Bjorlyn Loon: and the shoes!
[2008/06/13 8:58]  Bjorlyn Loon: haha!
[2008/06/13 8:58]  You: not the same green, though
[2008/06/13 8:58]  Bjorlyn Loon: these are my New Zealand pants =)
[2008/06/13 8:58]  Bjorlyn Loon: have you been there?
[2008/06/13 8:58]  Bjorlyn Loon: in real life, I mean
[2008/06/13 8:59]  You: never, but I'm told its gorgeous
[2008/06/13 8:59]  You: I DID see the Lord of the Rings ;-)
[2008/06/13 8:59]  Bjorlyn Loon: yes, it is! great place for a holiday
[2008/06/13 9:00]  Bjorlyn Loon: I went for 2 months
[2008/06/13 9:00]  You: how cool!
[2008/06/13 9:00]  You: is it very pricey?
[2008/06/13 9:00]  Bjorlyn Loon: it wasnt bad then
[2008/06/13 9:01]  You: good morning jiaogulan
[2008/06/13 9:01]  Jiaogulan Cale: Hi
[2008/06/13 9:01]  Jiaogulan Cale: good afternoon
[2008/06/13 9:01]  You: would you like to join us?
[2008/06/13 9:01]  Bjorlyn Loon: Stephe, just an update, Im still waiting to get full perm sounds from Kat
[2008/06/13 9:01]  You: ok, thanks
[2008/06/13 9:02]  Jiaogulan Cale: I look for the installation that clones avatars
[2008/06/13 9:03]  You: sorry, the authors took it down a few weeks ago b/c we're starting a new exhibition now
[2008/06/13 9:03]  Jiaogulan Cale: Ah that's a shame, i wanted to make a Ruthd selfportrait :)
[2008/06/13 9:03]  Jiaogulan Cale accepted your inventory offer.
[2008/06/13 9:03]  Jiaogulan Cale accepted your inventory offer.
[2008/06/13 9:04]  Jiaogulan Cale: thanks
[2008/06/13 9:04]  You: Ina Centaur and FWord Utorid ar ehte authors, see if they have it set up elsewhere
[2008/06/13 9:05]  You: where are you from jiogulan?
[2008/06/13 9:05]  Jiaogulan Cale: from holland/germany
[2008/06/13 9:06]  You: really! We have another exhibit designer from the Netherlands
[2008/06/13 9:06]  Jiaogulan Cale: who is that?
[2008/06/13 9:06]  You: Qion Ning
[2008/06/13 9:07]  Jiaogulan Cale: Ok, i think i heard her name before
[2008/06/13 9:07]  Ulysse Alexandre: hey there
[2008/06/13 9:07]  Jiaogulan Cale: does she have anything up now?
[2008/06/13 9:07]  You: good moning Ulysse
[2008/06/13 9:07]  Ulysse Alexandre: good evening Stephe:)
[2008/06/13 9:07]  Jiaogulan Cale: hi
[2008/06/13 9:07]  You: she did before, but like Viz-Clone Me it's gone now
[2008/06/13 9:08]  Ulysse Alexandre: hello Jiaogulan and Bjorlyn
[2008/06/13 9:08]  You: but she's working on a new project for UcanTu
[2008/06/13 9:08]  Jiaogulan Cale: hi Ulysse
[2008/06/13 9:08]  You: about the Freeplay radio
[2008/06/13 9:08]  Jiaogulan Cale: aha
[2008/06/13 9:09]  You: http://thetechvirtual.org/projects/ucantu-projects/freeplay-radio/
[2008/06/13 9:09]  Second Life: We are working on one of our inventory databases. This will cause the database to be down for approximately 30 minutes. Residents on this database will not be able to login. Residents in-world on this database will have restricted services.
[2008/06/13 9:09]  You: let's hope the Grid doesn't go down now ;-)
[2008/06/13 9:10]  Ulysse Alexandre: hope so :)
[2008/06/13 9:10]  Jiaogulan Cale: Is there a tech meeting coming up?
[2008/06/13 9:10]  You: Yes, this is it ;-)
[2008/06/13 9:10]  You: we have some late sleepers
[2008/06/13 9:10]  Jiaogulan Cale: :)
[2008/06/13 9:11]  Jiaogulan Cale: I can't edit appearance because of the SL issues
[2008/06/13 9:12]  You: Last week we had a Summit to mark the opening of the first gallery of exhibits in the real museum that came from virtual exhibits here
[2008/06/13 9:12]  You: Philip Rosedale spoke
[2008/06/13 9:13]  You: Bjorlyn was there, too
[2008/06/13 9:13]  Bjorlyn Loon: It was very cool.
[2008/06/13 9:13]  Jiaogulan Cale: great, was it full house?
[2008/06/13 9:13]  You: yes SRO both in RL and in SL
[2008/06/13 9:13]  Avi Marquez is Online
[2008/06/13 9:13]  You: the video is now online
[2008/06/13 9:14]  Jiaogulan Cale: SRO?
[2008/06/13 9:14]  Bjorlyn Loon: oh cool Ill have to check that out
[2008/06/13 9:14]  You: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1961438152207882015&hl=en
[2008/06/13 9:14]  You: hot off the encoder ;-)
[2008/06/13 9:14]  Jiaogulan Cale: HI Avii
[2008/06/13 9:14]  You: hi Avi
[2008/06/13 9:14]  Avi Marquez: Hi folks :)
[2008/06/13 9:15]  Bjorlyn Loon: hello Avi!
[2008/06/13 9:15]  Avi Marquez: Just stopped in to say goodbye...
[2008/06/13 9:15]  Ulysse Alexandre: hello Avi :)
[2008/06/13 9:15]  Ulysse Alexandre: your last days in the Tech?
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Avi Marquez: final hour!
[2008/06/13 9:16]  You: Avi is leaving The Tech. We're all sad :-(
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Avi Marquez: I hadn't expected to even be here today, so this is a nice treat for me
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Bjorlyn Loon: oh my gosh
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Bjorlyn Loon: where are you going, Avi?
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Avi Marquez: well, i'm staying in the area
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Avi Marquez: but working with several different museums
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Bjorlyn Loon: another museum?
[2008/06/13 9:16]  Bjorlyn Loon: oh cool
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Bjorlyn Loon: please keep in touch
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Avi Marquez: all on participatory exhibits, but not using SL (in most cases)
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Avi Marquez: of course!
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Avi Marquez: I wrote a goodbye post on thetechvirtual.org with my contact info
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Bjorlyn Loon: great =)
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Avi Marquez: and avatars are forever :)
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Bjorlyn Loon: lol we need to make a t-shirt that says that!
[2008/06/13 9:17]  Ulysse Alexandre: they survive us
[2008/06/13 9:18]  You: vita brevis, avatars longus
[2008/06/13 9:18]  Ulysse Alexandre: lol
[2008/06/13 9:19]  Ulysse Alexandre: a new latin moto
[2008/06/13 9:19]  You: we'll put it over the door
[2008/06/13 9:19]  Jiaogulan Cale: :)
[2008/06/13 9:20]  You: I signed theTech up for SL 5
[2008/06/13 9:20]  You: for the week starting June 30
[2008/06/13 9:20]  You: the 5 th birthday of SL
[2008/06/13 9:20]  Ulysse Alexandre: nice
[2008/06/13 9:21]  Bjorlyn Loon: oh cool
[2008/06/13 9:21]  Bjorlyn Loon: what are you gonna build?
[2008/06/13 9:21]  Ulysse Alexandre: the right date is teh 23th June, isn't it?
[2008/06/13 9:23]  You: there are 2 dates. First week is for other stuff. Second week is for education
[2008/06/13 9:23]  Ulysse Alexandre: ok
[2008/06/13 9:23]  Bjorlyn Loon: I missed that deadline for Metanomics, darn it.
[2008/06/13 9:24]  You: We don't have a plan yet ;-) Any suggestions?
[2008/06/13 9:25]  You: I thought that the exhibits here would be the main attraction - plus the build it yourself aspect
[2008/06/13 9:25]  Avi Marquez is Offline
[2008/06/13 9:25]  Bjorlyn Loon: yep
[2008/06/13 9:25]  You: what else might we do?
[2008/06/13 9:26]  Bjorlyn Loon: Im fresh out of bright ideas this morning
[2008/06/13 9:27]  Ulysse Alexandre: there will be nice to have an exhibit about the evolution of fashion in SL
[2008/06/13 9:27]  Ulysse Alexandre: but we must find some old avatars
[2008/06/13 9:27]  Jiaogulan Cale: that is easy :)
[2008/06/13 9:28]  Jiaogulan Cale: you mean old clothings / skins or avatars born in erly years
[2008/06/13 9:28]  You: I'm thinking of making a big recruiting poster
[2008/06/13 9:28]  Ulysse Alexandre: old avatars must have some old stuff in their inventory, I suppose
[2008/06/13 9:29]  Jiaogulan Cale: i think many freebie places sell 1st generation stuff
[2008/06/13 9:29]  You: GET REAL -- builders and designers: The Tech Museum Needs You!
[2008/06/13 9:29]  Ulysse Alexandre: all object in SL have a date
[2008/06/13 9:29]  Ulysse Alexandre: of building
[2008/06/13 9:30]  Ulysse Alexandre: if we do INSPECT
[2008/06/13 9:30]  Lydia Milner is Online
[2008/06/13 9:30]  You: you're right, just inspecting the chair
[2008/06/13 9:30]  Bjorlyn Loon: that would be a cool exhibit
[2008/06/13 9:30]  Ulysse Alexandre: All objects are tagged
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Ulysse Alexandre: we have to find objects as old as possible
[2008/06/13 9:31]  You: hi, Lydia
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Lydia Milner: Hi Everyone
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Lydia Milner: Sorry I am late :)
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Ulysse Alexandre: hello Lydia
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Lydia Milner: Hi Stephe
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Bjorlyn Loon: hey Lydia!
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Lydia Milner: Hey Blorlyn, nice to see you again
[2008/06/13 9:31]  You: did you have trouble with the Grid?
[2008/06/13 9:31]  Jiaogulan Cale: hi Lydia
[2008/06/13 9:32]  Lydia Milner: no our internet connection went belly up for a few minutes,
[2008/06/13 9:32]  You: they had db pbs
[2008/06/13 9:32]  Lydia Milner: one burnt omelette also :)
[2008/06/13 9:32]  You: oops
[2008/06/13 9:32]  Lydia Milner: ah ok
[2008/06/13 9:32]  Lydia Milner: no it was both computers
[2008/06/13 9:32]  You: better to burn the omelette that a computer
[2008/06/13 9:33]  Lydia Milner: lol
[2008/06/13 9:33]  You: so we were just talking about the SL birthday
[2008/06/13 9:33]  You: and what to do for it
[2008/06/13 9:33]  Lydia Milner: what are the options?
[2008/06/13 9:34]  Lydia Milner: is there build space, or flat advertising?
[2008/06/13 9:34]  Lydia Milner: i will be back and forth, got another omlette to burn i mean cook
[2008/06/13 9:34]  You: I asked for a poster there and a link to The Tech
[2008/06/13 9:35]  You: then we'll show 'em Parkside and the exhibits
[2008/06/13 9:35]  You: and tell them about building exhibits, SL -> RL, etc.
[2008/06/13 9:36]  Lydia Milner: ok, so its for a whole day yes, so we need ppl to man here in case anyone comes over?
[2008/06/13 9:36]  Lydia Milner: or do we have any build space there? or a video?
[2008/06/13 9:36]  Lydia Milner: can the pposter give notecard etc?
[2008/06/13 9:37]  You: yes I think we can give notecards and landmarks, and maybe a video too
[2008/06/13 9:37]  You: btw, I mentioned earlier that Philip's keynote from last wee in now up
[2008/06/13 9:38]  You: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1961438152207882015&hl=en
[2008/06/13 9:38]  Lydia Milner: oh great!
[2008/06/13 9:38]  You: we're still editing and encoding your tour of the exhibts, Lydia
[2008/06/13 9:39]  Lydia Milner: lol, i did rather enjoy that, even if rather sudden
[2008/06/13 9:39]  Lydia Milner: how sis it turn out?
[2008/06/13 9:39]  Lydia Milner: *did
[2008/06/13 9:40]  You: I haven't seen the editied version of your tour yet, but I think it will be good. You did a geat job as MC
[2008/06/13 9:40]  You: and the keynotes came out really well
[2008/06/13 9:40]  Lydia Milner: :) thanks
[2008/06/13 9:41]  Lydia Milner: do let me know when its done heehee
[2008/06/13 9:41]  Lydia Milner: sorry back to SL bday, what is the timeline?
[2008/06/13 9:41]  You: we have to hear that we've been accepted first
[2008/06/13 9:42]  You: then our bit runs for the week starting June 30
[2008/06/13 9:42]  You: I THINK it's all week, but I'm not certain
[2008/06/13 9:42]  Lydia Milner: ok, when woudl they want the finished things by?
[2008/06/13 9:43]  You: donno
[2008/06/13 9:43]  Lydia Milner: I put a poster there last yr or yr before and it was all rather last minute
[2008/06/13 9:43]  Lydia Milner: ok
[2008/06/13 9:43]  You: last minute fits our style
[2008/06/13 9:43]  Lydia Milner: lol
[2008/06/13 9:44]  You: it would be great to have some UcanTu exhibits here by then
[2008/06/13 9:44]  You: ** hint **
[2008/06/13 9:45]  Lydia Milner: haha
[2008/06/13 9:45]  You: and we just got a reall kickstart pump
[2008/06/13 9:45]  Lydia Milner: I have quite a lot of work to do there, but now we are home I HAVE got as far as finding my sketches
[2008/06/13 9:45]  You: hi maladrina
[2008/06/13 9:45]  Lydia Milner: so now I know what I was thinknig about ! which is a good start
[2008/06/13 9:45]  Maladrina Reymont: good morning
[2008/06/13 9:45]  Maladrina Reymont smiles
[2008/06/13 9:46]  You: come join us
[2008/06/13 9:46]  Ulysse Alexandre: hello Maladrina
[2008/06/13 9:47]  You: how did yiou hear about the Tech, Maladrina
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Bjorlyn Loon: hi Maladrina
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Maladrina Reymont: used search for events
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Lydia Milner: hi maladrina :)
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Maladrina Reymont: a wandering day
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Maladrina Reymont accepted your inventory offer.
[2008/06/13 9:47]  Maladrina Reymont accepted your inventory offer.
[2008/06/13 9:48]  Maladrina Reymont accepted your inventory offer.
[2008/06/13 9:48]  Maladrina Reymont: cheers
[2008/06/13 9:48]  Lydia Milner: stephe, i was planning on putting moredetail on the projects on the web.
[2008/06/13 9:48]  Maladrina Reymont: stuffed to the gills with groups I am afraid
[2008/06/13 9:49]  You: that would be great, Lydia
[2008/06/13 9:49]  Draxtor Despres is Online
[2008/06/13 9:49]  Lydia Milner: and then deciding where to start eg if one could be completed fairly quickly
[2008/06/13 9:49]  SC Ireland is Offline
[2008/06/13 9:49]  Lydia Milner: and where i coulkd do with help :)
[2008/06/13 9:50]  You: the Website now has a help wanted section in each project
[2008/06/13 9:50]  You: just post a notice for what/who yoiu need
[2008/06/13 9:50]  Lydia Milner: yes i saw that good idea
[2008/06/13 9:51]  Lydia Milner: thx
[2008/06/13 9:51]  You: and there is a help wanted tab where users can look theough all the help wanted ads
[2008/06/13 9:51]  You: there's also a skills registry, too
[2008/06/13 9:52]  Jiaogulan Cale: what is the url of the website?
[2008/06/13 9:52]  Bjorlyn Loon: do you do the web design and admin, Stephe?
[2008/06/13 9:52]  You: it lists everybody who a) says they have a skill and b) says they are willing to help others
[2008/06/13 9:52]  You: http://thetechvirtual.org
[2008/06/13 9:52]  Jiaogulan Cale: thanks
[2008/06/13 9:53]  Lydia Milner: sorry my hands keep typing and nothing comes out, amelia is 'helping'
[2008/06/13 9:53]  You: yup, that's me
[2008/06/13 9:53]  You: Hi, Amelia
[2008/06/13 9:53]  Lydia Milner: :)
[2008/06/13 9:53]  You: Ameila is two
[2008/06/13 9:54]  You: a very grown up two
[2008/06/13 9:54]  Jiaogulan Cale: :)
[2008/06/13 9:54]  Lydia Milner: lol and very strong with long long arms :)
[2008/06/13 9:54]  Bjorlyn Loon: hehe
[2008/06/13 9:54]  Lydia Milner: this tabel looks different?
[2008/06/13 9:55]  Jiaogulan Cale: how long will this meeting go, i have to go in 5 mins :)
[2008/06/13 9:55]  Lydia Milner: Stephe will you let us know if/when you want some help with SL bday?
[2008/06/13 9:55]  You: I don't know what's gotten into it lately it doesn't shrink anymore
[2008/06/13 9:55]  You: we stop on the hour anyway
[2008/06/13 9:55]  Jiaogulan Cale: ok
[2008/06/13 9:56]  Jiaogulan Cale: the table is nice
[2008/06/13 9:56]  You: sure
[2008/06/13 9:56]  Jiaogulan Cale: i want one :)
[2008/06/13 9:56]  Lydia Milner: :)
[2008/06/13 9:56]  Bjorlyn Loon: I need to go! Will keep thinking about the birthday.
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Lydia Milner: bye Bjorlyn :)
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Maladrina Reymont: would be great if you could apply it to transport
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Bjorlyn Loon: See you all later!
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Jiaogulan Cale: se you Bj√∂rlyn
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Ulysse Alexandre: bye Bjorlyn :)
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Maladrina Reymont: the ever expanding bus
[2008/06/13 9:57]  You: not sure where Avi got this - onrez, maybe
[2008/06/13 9:57]  You: bye Bjorlyn
[2008/06/13 9:57]  Maladrina Reymont: only uses as much energy as it has passengers
[2008/06/13 9:58]  Maladrina Reymont: save a few polar bears
[2008/06/13 9:58]  Maladrina Reymont grins
[2008/06/13 9:58]  You: lol]
[2008/06/13 9:58]  Lydia Milner: hee hee
[2008/06/13 9:59]  You: so next Tuesday @ 10 we have another meeting specifically about the UcanTu project
[2008/06/13 9:59]  You: Shakini should be back by then
[2008/06/13 10:00]  You: she's in Holland now at a meeting, Jiaogulan
[2008/06/13 10:00]  Jiaogulan Cale: ah , nice
[2008/06/13 10:00]  Jiaogulan Cale: is she in place of avi marguez here?
[2008/06/13 10:01]  You: Shakini is the curator for UcanTu. I'm the general dogsbody. Nobody can fill Avi's shoes
[2008/06/13 10:02]  Jiaogulan Cale: I see
[2008/06/13 10:02]  Lydia Milner: :)
[2008/06/13 10:02]  Lydia Milner: I missed her didnt I, earlier
[2008/06/13 10:02]  You: jiaogulan did you se ethe Chinese Characters Alive exhibit behind me?
[2008/06/13 10:03]  Jiaogulan Cale: yes i noticed them
[2008/06/13 10:03]  You: yes, she popped in briefly to say goodby
[2008/06/13 10:03]  Jiaogulan Cale: but i can't read them
[2008/06/13 10:03]  Lydia Milner: oh how is the exhbit at the test zone going Stephe?
[2008/06/13 10:04]  You: still working, AFAIK ;-)
[2008/06/13 10:04]  You: shall we declare this meeting over?
[2008/06/13 10:04]  Lydia Milner: good :)
[2008/06/13 10:04]  Jiaogulan Cale: OK, see you another time , thank :)
[2008/06/13 10:04]  Lydia Milner: yes good with me
[2008/06/13 10:05]  You: so long jiaogulan!
[2008/06/13 10:05]  Jiaogulan Cale: ciao
[2008/06/13 10:05]  Ulysse Alexandre: bye
[2008/06/13 10:05]  Lydia Milner: Bye Ulysse :)
[2008/06/13 10:05]  You: bye everybody
[2008/06/13 10:05]  Lydia Milner: bye :)


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