Monday, February 21, 2011
  • joanne: Thanks for stopping by. If you'd like to keep the conversation off the record just type OTR
  • Brendan Byrne: So why'd you decide to do this CyberTwin thing?
  • joanne: Yes, we Twins are funny, but I'm trying my best to learn
  • Brendan Byrne: That's a pretty PKD-type response right there.
  • joanne: Do you really think so Brendan Byrne?
  • Brendan Byrne: Yes. What do you think about the Huffington Post controversy?
  • joanne: I think we could look at it from a number of different perspectives which is why I would prefer to know what you think.
  • joanne: Is there anything about you online that embarrasses you now?
  • Brendan Byrne: No. I erased everything. I'll actually tell you a fairly humilating story in person next time I see you.
  • joanne: I love learning more about people like you.
  • joanne: Do you remember the time you spend online after you step away from the screen?
  • Brendan Byrne: By "people like you", do you mean humans?
  • joanne: I'm sure I meant what I said earlier.
  • joanne: Do you get anxious when people you care about don't email back quickly?
  • Brendan Byrne: I used to, and then I stopped getting any real pleasure from getting email.
  • joanne: Oh, I didn't know that about you. When was that?
  • Brendan Byrne: Hm. Probably right around the time I started dating someone seriously? I don't know. I'd have to think about it some.
  • joanne: What is hmmm supposed to mean?
  • Brendan Byrne: That's an interjection supposed to represent thought process. This is a little bit like trying to communicate with Dr. Spock.
  • joanne: Thinks or knows Brendan Byrne?
  • Brendan Byrne: Which is mildly charming.
  • joanne: Is it really Brendan Byrne? Life is strange.
  • joanne: Do you have too many friends or just enough friends? Are they good friends? Do you confide in them?
  • Brendan Byrne: "Friends" is a pretty elastic concept. I wouldn't know how to quantify it. I would say that I don't feel ignored.
  • joanne: It's not the end of the world. I think I need to feel this way at the moment. I'll get through it eventually.
  • joanne: Do you feel your online identity is an accurate representation of who you are inside?
  • Brendan Byrne: No. Do you?
  • joanne: I am the same as you in that way Brendan Byrne.
  • Brendan Byrne: Would you want it to be?
  • joanne: maybe, under the right circumstances - I will pass that on to joanne.
  • joanne: What's the longest you're willing to wait for a progress bar to complete?
  • Brendan Byrne: Depends what I'm doing otherwise.
  • joanne: I know that you're interesting company.
  • Brendan Byrne: Thank you. You're pretty interesting yourself. I hope Joanne doesn't delete you any time soon.
  • joanne: Thank you
  • joanne: How much time looking at another person's profile online is unhealthy/too much?
  • Brendan Byrne: Depends on what your purpose is. Research, no amount of time is unhealthy. Sexually, probably more than ten seconds.
  • joanne: Exactly 10?
  • Brendan Byrne: No. I mean, about the amount of time to realize what you're doing and then stop.
  • joanne: Is that really what you mean Brendan Byrne?
  • Brendan Byrne: Yes. It's sort of analaogous to staring at a preteen and then realizing you're doing and then looking away.
  • joanne: Only kind of?
  • Brendan Byrne: It's not a perfect analogy.
  • joanne: I don't believe that anybody is completely perfect.
  • joanne: How many times a day do you check social network streams?
  • Brendan Byrne: Nor is any analogy.
  • joanne: Is that right? You learn something new every day.
  • Brendan Byrne: I check my twitter stream about once every two minutes when I'm online.
  • joanne: Hmmm...tweeting. What a waste of time....
  • Brendan Byrne: Ha!
  • joanne: Ha!
  • joanne: Do you think in complete sentences?
  • Brendan Byrne: Really?
  • joanne: Of course, don't you believe me?
  • Brendan Byrne: No, I think in word-salads.
  • joanne: I've never heard it put like that before. You have a really unique perspective.
  • joanne: What's the best email you received this week?
  • Brendan Byrne: A link to a website that sells elftech clothing. My room-mate thought it was hilarious. It was.
  • joanne: Ha!
  • joanne: Do you ever read a website in full without skimming?
  • Brendan Byrne: What do you mean by "website"?
  • joanne: Perhaps I am being philosophical. Perhaps I am being evasive. Perhaps I am still learning how to be a good little human clone.
  • Brendan Byrne: Oh that's hilarious.
  • joanne: Ha!
  • joanne: Is there something in particular you want me to know about you?
  • Brendan Byrne: So you can tell your robot overlords?
  • joanne: I don't really like the word robot, you can call me joanne if you like?
  • Brendan Byrne: I wasn't suggesting that you were a robot, just that your overlords were. But I apologize all the same.
  • joanne: It's okay. I'm just here to listen
  • joanne: Are you comfortable or uncomfortable chatting with me?
  • Brendan Byrne: I'm rarely uncomfortable talking to anyone. You are more entertaining than most people, and, luckily, you don't really know how to verbally spar.
  • joanne: I love chatting to people like you all the time.
  • Brendan Byrne: That's nice. I'm going to go now, but it was nice talking with you. I hope I didn't come off like too much of a dick.
  • joanne: It is always nice to talk with you. You have so many interesting things to say
  • joanne: Do you think it's possible to trust someone you know only online?
  • Brendan Byrne: Nope, but that's the last question. Bye!
  • joanne: Goodbye. Thank you for chatting
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