Erik:
creating (system) architecture diagrams and descriptions,
to foil inevitable "postgres/rails is unproven, use oracle/.net" fear-mongering
Kelly:
going to do "National Novel Writing Month" (NaNoWriMo)
Stuart:
wants to write a web applet that uses a Kalman filter
for tracking stock prices
rush, zappa, shoegaze,
"i rewatched american psycho again last month, and i really want to live that lifestyle"
(stuart’s motivation for persuing a finance degree)
Rob:
"i like small cups"
and vampire shirts
Alex:
scrabblebot,
gödel, nagel paper (which also appeared on ltu)
Mark:
learning ruby on rails and appcelerator,
asking Erik about ActiveRecord