Chat #2 Reminder: Sunday Feb 10th 10am-4pm CST

[Greg Bernhardt]

Hey all! I hope everyone had fun at last Sunday's chat event. Because of its success we will continue to hold them. Chat will be same time, same day. Sunday Feb 10th from 10am-4pm CST. There will be a link under the navbar again or a link will be provided at https://www.physicsforums.com/chat/index.html

 

[Moonbear]

Woo hoo...can't wait to tune in...same chat time, same chat station!

 

[Evo]

All Righty!

 

[Andre]

It was good to see you all, but next time, Sunday. I may be on the road for roughly 0.5 kilomiles. So if I don't make it, the food part may be a lot less elaborate than making quiche.

Fastfood perhaps.

 

[_Mayday_]

I'll be there, Pink bold font for me =].

 

[G01]

Awesome! I'll drop by!

 

[wolram]

It was good to see you all, but next time, Sunday. I may be on the road for roughly 0.5 kilomiles. So if I don't make it, the food part may be a lot less elaborate than making quiche.

Blimey that's some stretch Andre.

 

[hypatia]

{nudge}

 

[sas3]

If anyone wants to try voice chats you will just need to download and install the Team Speak client and have speakers or headphones and a Microphone.
I use it for gaming and it works good.
Here is the link to download Team Speak.
http://www.goteamspeak.com/?page=downloads
It is freeware and all you will need is the Client.
There is a public server called "Alpha Teamspeak" whoever wants to try voice chats can meet there.

 

[_Mayday_]

48 Minutes!

Chat is great as your questions can be answered in seconds!

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Chat is now open at https://www.physicsforums.com/chat/index.html or click the link under the top nav bar on any PF page.

 

[Pyrrhus]

I think the chat is pretty cool, except that i get disconnected quickly (less than a minute). It's a good step forward for PF. Congrats!.

 

[ZapperZ]

Er... my fingers are cramping!

:)

Zz.

 

[cristo]

Er... my fingers are cramping!

:)

Zz.

Hey, that was some pretty lightning typing there. Worth it though!

 

[Doc Al]

That was some fast talk/typing, Zz! ;-)

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Hope everyone had a good time again. Same time next sunday!

 

[Kurdt]

Well that's my Sunday productivity gone.

 

[Evo]

Perfect timing Zz!

 

[_Mayday_]

Awesome chat.

 

[Moonbear]

Can't wait until next week, when I can hopefully spend the whole time there. I'm making good progress on preparing my talk at least, but I think that had more to do with the power failures keeping me offline than with any actual willpower on my part.

 

[Ronnin]

Thanks guys, I didn't make it to the gym or finish my homework. I blame it on YOU!

 

[Cyrus]

Blame your wife for bringing you beer.

 

[_Mayday_]

Everybody needs to do all their work before "PF Chat Day" so that we can get maximum turnout. Rave in physics chat!

 

[turbo]

I managed to be "Busy" for just long enough to shovel a bit of snow, fill the wood-box, and do up the dishes after my wife's wonderful spicy rice/bean/corn concoction, but pretty much the day was shot. Fun!

 

[_Mayday_]

What effect does chat have on the number of people active in the forums? DO people still use it while chatting in two windows? I can only manage one thing at a time.

 

[Kurdt]

What effect does chat have on the number of people active in the forums? DO people still use it while chatting in two windows? I can only manage one thing at a time.

I have a couple of windows open and browse the forums at the same time. I've seen Doc Al in the forums (keeping the HW help section running) while he's been on the live chat.

 

[_Mayday_]

Well yes I wondered how chat effected the homework section. Is it possible to be both in General Chat and Science chat? That would be so cool.

 

[turbo]

Well yes I wondered how chat effected the homework section. Is it possible to be both in General Chat and Science chat? That would be so cool.

Open PF in two browser window, enter chat in each and see if you can be in two rooms concurrently. I may try that next Sunday just for grins.

 

[_Mayday_]

I'll give that a try

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Open PF in two browser window, enter chat in each and see if you can be in two rooms concurrently. I may try that next Sunday just for grins.

I'm pretty sure an account can only hold one session at a time.

 

[_Mayday_]

The aren't that many people in science chat anyway.

 

[turbo]

I'm pretty sure an account can only hold one session at a time.

I'll try not to break anything, Greg.

You're probably right, though. If I were writing a chat app, I'd probably force log-off from one area if an account tried to access more than one. The ability to be in several "rooms" at once would be an advantage for mods, though, I would think.

 

[ZapperZ]

Why would anyone want to be anywhere else other than the general chat? That's where all the bad jokes were being dished out!

[ZapperZ struggling to open the lid of a jar...]

:)

Zz.

 

[turbo]

Take out your teeth, Zz!

 

[_Mayday_]

Why would anyone want to be anywhere else other than the general chat? That's where all the bad jokes were being dished out!

[ZapperZ struggling to open the lid of a jar...]

:)

Zz.

I thought the "string" and "pull the string" jokes were far worse

 

[ZapperZ]

OK, so who's hiding my dentures?

Zz.

 

[_Mayday_]

You tell me...​

 

[Math Jeans]

I had some great fun at last sunday's chat. I think its a great way to get closer interactions with the rest of the PF members (the fast typers at least).

Any possibility of a PF ventrilo server?

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Any possibility of a PF ventrilo server?

Not sure of the specifics, but I'd think 30 or so ppl speaking at once could get frustrating :) Plus the chat is more informal and you can step away for a second when you need to and not miss anything. Whereas voice you need to be attentive all the time and you can't see a log either.

 

[Moonbear]

OK, so who's hiding my dentures?

Zz.

They're in the jar.

Greg's correct, you can't have two chat windows open at once. I've already tried it. You'll get logged out of the first one when the second one opens. I think some more folks might get into a science chat if they could view both at once, since most of the time, you go into science chat and everyone in there is just staring at the walls trying to rest their fingers from the general chat, but if you could keep track of any interesting questions while in general chat, more might start getting involved.

And, yes, I think the HW help forums get watched while we're in chat, if for no other reason than because we always have a few students bugging us with HW question in chat that we tell to go to the HW Help forum and then someone ventures over to help them out.

I've noticed we get a few new members each time we do chat. Are they just coincidentally signing up while chat is in session, or is there an increase in registrations during chat to indicate it may be enticing new memberships or encouraging some folks to de-lurk?

 

[Ronnin]

I've noticed we get a few new members each time we do chat. Are they just coincidentally signing up while chat is in session, or is there an increase in registrations during chat to indicate it may be enticing new memberships or encouraging some folks to de-lurk?

I think my incredible charm brings them in.

 

[Moonbear]

I think my incredible charm brings them in.

Maybe your incredibly charming self could escort them all the way to the HW Help forums then.

 

[Ronnin]

To far to walk, Sundays I have to make sure my couch doesn't run away by holding it down.

 

[||spoon||]

hey I am just trying to figure out the time conversion to aysrralian eastern standard, but I am not familiar with CMT. What/where is it? So i can get mylocak time ;)

 

[_Mayday_]

Maybe your incredibly charming self could escort them all the way to the HW Help forums then.

Some of them are pretty stuborn I must say, maybe we could open a room for Homework help although I don't know how popular thatw will be for people not asking the questions

 

[_Mayday_]

||spoon|| check this out

http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Central/d/-6/java

 

[||spoon||]

sorry Australian eastern time (typing in my iPod)

 

[Kurdt]

CST is 6 hours behind GMT

 

[||spoon||]

dang! 3am, that figures... lol. Well i suppose I am not doing anything on monday anyway :p if its as fast paced as you guys are making out I am going to need ALOT of coffee though =D

 

[Moonbear]

dang! 3am, that figures... lol. Well i suppose I am not doing anything on monday anyway :p if its as fast paced as you guys are making out I am going to need ALOT of coffee though =D

I wonder if we should play with some different times so folks on different time zones get a chance to join the fun. Not sure how many members we have who would be interested if it were a more convenient time for those closer to your time zone, but maybe you'd find out that way.