< marka> I guess they didn't factor into your early childhood and therefore there's no need to incorporate them into 
               to your grotesque catalogue of nostalgic best-forgotten tripe that constitutes your music 'taste'
...
< marka> I think they're great, and I think for example This Modern Love is a wonderful song
< marka> I think all your hate stems from being dragged to a gig you didn't want to go to
< johnl> This Modern Love is not a bad song
< marka> maybe you'd have been happier at a gabba festival surrounded by neo nazis in shellsuits than at an event where the black person at the centre of attention wasn't getting lynched

johnl and marka disagreeing on the musical talents of Bloc Party

22:25 < marka> burp: proved you wrong :]
22:26 < burp> well there were always going to be a few things you were unable to give up
22:26 < burp> Rubik's cube
22:26 < burp> MDMA
22:28 <@johnl> First person to be thrown out of the Maths Olympiad for doping

20:55 < marka> In the beginning was the Scrum, and the Scrum was with IBM, and the Scrum was IBM. and the Scrum was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we behold his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Senior Manager, full of grace and truth, and I saw, and bare record that this is Middle Manangement"
20:56 < marka> For IBM so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Agile Methods, that whosoever believeth in them should not perish, but have everlasting meetings"

08:31 < marka> lol, Deus Ex out a week before Supps
08:31 < marka> god really hates CS students

17:35 < marka> Warhammer always looked kinda cool to me
17:35 < pseudo> the 40k universe is fun
17:35 <@johnl> I used to love reading the Warhammer books
17:35 <@johnl> Just like I used to read the MtG cards
17:35 < nosmo> Shame GW are such cunts
17:35 <@johnl> But had NO FRIENDS TO PLAY WITH
17:35 < marka> could have played MtG with me John :(
17:35 <@johnl> marka: Too bad you were miming bombing Iraq

10:11 < marka> Had a dream last night where I was a B2 Stealth Bomber pilot who inadvertedly fired off the Cold War by trying to defect to Cuba

04:11 < marka> What Would John Galt Do?
04:12 < burp> you tell us :P

03:55 < marka> shouldn't have went out last night eiter :[
03:55 < marka> Luckily, I've utilised my time wisely, and I've managed to solve 
               the cube in under 4 minutes now
03:56 < burp> is nikki impressed.
03:56 < burp> actually I met some guys from her (your?) class earlier... they 
               were afraid she might be out
03:56 < marka> her ex could do it in 36 seconds, obviously I need to beat that

04:25 < marka> urgh, some sperge in my class can Rubik's cube in 30 seconds, 
               must out sperge him
04:25 < burp> you'll get angry when you can't do it immediately, and give up
04:25 < burp> like all those other things ?
04:26 < marka> pretty much
04:26 < marka> Right now I'm googling how to lubricate my cube for speed 
               cubing, rather than learning the basics

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