IRC log for #gllug on 20080810

00:00.08kraptvanyone still awake?
00:15.26boudiccasno
00:17.48catalystnever
00:26.24z00daxboo
00:28.18boudiccasbeer
00:30.32z00daxtbh, I'd rather have a nice cold icedtea
00:30.55boudiccasheretic :) and you a rugby player too :))
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07:20.50morsingCawfy
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07:43.43z00daxrar!
07:48.14morsingBeer
08:18.32gregjit is fscking morning
08:18.35gregjtea or coffe
11:16.53morsingBeer
11:38.28kraptvoh yeah!
11:39.37kraptvMaybe not.
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16:23.48DiscordianUKre
16:24.05ArmandDisc!
16:24.51DiscordianUKlo
16:25.00ArmandHows you?
16:25.10DiscordianUKnot that bad
16:25.13DiscordianUKyou?
16:25.23ArmandYeah.
16:25.36ArmandGot my mum's house internet up and running. :D
16:25.44DiscordianUKi'm hopeful i might get work
16:25.49DiscordianUKheh cool
16:26.22Armandsweet.. doing what?
16:27.03DiscordianUKsysadmin i'm not employable for owt else
16:29.04ArmandI'm completely unemployable, it seems
16:29.28DiscordianUKi've linux and solaris skills
16:30.03Armand< Still a n00b. >_<
16:30.25DiscordianUKi know zilch about doze really
16:30.32Armandhehe
16:30.41ArmandI pwn WinXP. :P
16:30.46Armand^_^
16:31.06DiscordianUKlaughs
16:31.24DiscordianUKi find windows contra-intuitive
16:32.25ArmandI hate the way each version has to change SOMETHING that you wish they really wouldn't FUCKING CHANGE.. >_<
16:32.39DiscordianUKhaha
16:32.50DiscordianUKlike vista does?
16:33.03ArmandDunno.. used it for all of 10 seconds.
16:33.18ArmandI mean shit like.. network settings, DOS commands, etc.
16:33.22DiscordianUKi've a copy on my laptop
16:33.29Armandeeewww... BURN IT!
16:33.48DiscordianUKi put linux on it as soon as i got it
16:33.57ArmandGood boy..
16:34.11Armandthrows DiscordianUK a doggie biscuit.
16:34.17Armand^_^
16:34.28DiscordianUKthere's not much here that runs doze by default
16:34.57ArmandWell, all my main PCs run WinXP.. anything else gets Fedora.
16:35.22DiscordianUKeverything runs fedora
16:35.42DiscordianUKsome run os x and/or opensolaris
16:35.54AndyMillari have new work :o
16:36.09DiscordianUKgood for you
16:36.18DiscordianUKi'm working on that
16:36.58AndyMillar:p
16:37.08ArmandI got some nice PC bits the other day. :)
16:37.33DiscordianUKwhat kind of bits?
16:37.37AndyMillarDiscordianUK: where are you looking?
16:37.50ArmandA Sun 711 drive cage, SGI Challenge Vault L, Legend QDI Dual P2 440BX EATX motherboard, 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1, 32MB I think..
16:37.59DiscordianUKlondon,kent
16:38.05ArmandA HP i960-based SCSI card, an Adaptec 3944UWD (I think)
16:38.13AndyMillarwhat sort of jobs?
16:38.19AndyMillar(i know a windows sysadmin one going ;))
16:38.22DiscordianUKsysadmin
16:38.24AndyMillarhides
16:38.33DiscordianUKi don't do windows
16:38.40ArmandLoads of 4GB SCSI drives, SCA and 68p.. and 5 9GB U160 68p. :)
16:38.54AndyMillarDiscordianUK: every recruiter I speak to dispairs at people who "don't do (windows|linux)"
16:39.08DiscordianUKi won't lie about my minimal windows skills
16:39.17DiscordianUKlaughs
16:39.26ArmandI've been using Windows of years.. and I'm still learning linux.
16:39.43DiscordianUKat my level no windows isn't a problem
16:40.11DiscordianUKNo one would employ me to do windows
16:40.15ArmandWell, most of my "work" is end-user support.. so that's Windows for sure. :P
16:40.20AndyMillarwonders what that "level" is
16:40.29DiscordianUKI know enough windows to get by
16:40.49DiscordianUKSenior Unix/Linux Sysadmin
16:40.50AndyMillarrealised that that came accross rather cuntish - that wasn't intended :(
16:41.31Armandlol
16:46.27DiscordianUKI'm very old
16:48.46DiscordianUKI have the BOFH nature
16:49.04Armand^_^
16:49.07DiscordianUKYou wouldn't want me near end-users
16:50.20DiscordianUKAt one job I had endless problems with people in one office printing stuff
16:50.29Armandffs.. why do people talk about Limp Bizkit.. and then try to talk about music like they have an oppinion worth listening to ?
16:50.37DiscordianUKSo I sent the windows techs
16:50.41Armandhehehe
16:50.59DiscordianUKand they couldn't work out why it printed two copies of everything
16:50.59ArmandWhat.. like "I'm not wasting my time with that!" ?
16:51.17DiscordianUKso in the end i went
16:51.32ArmandSo, the windows techs couldn't fix it ?
16:51.45DiscordianUKand set number of copies of the laser printer back to 1
16:51.50AndyMillarlol
16:51.51Armandn00bs!!! ¬_¬
16:51.55DiscordianUKit was set at 2
16:52.07DiscordianUKi was quite rude
16:52.12ArmandI bet. :D
16:52.13AndyMillari think i'd send an email around aftr that saying "are you fucking retarded"
16:52.14AndyMillar:p
16:52.18Armandhehhee
16:53.24DiscordianUKThe other stupid thing there was mac os
16:53.29ArmandO_O
16:53.38DiscordianUKOne department had a mac
16:53.41ArmandDIE MAC, DIE!
16:53.46DiscordianUKrunning OS 8
16:53.55Armandhands DiscordianUK a box of grenades.
16:54.04DiscordianUKThe windows team couldn't get it working on the net
16:54.13Armandsurprised ?
16:54.20DiscordianUKIn the end I got asked to look at it
16:54.33DiscordianUKI'd never seen macOs
16:54.35ArmandDid you take a hammer ?
16:54.42DiscordianUKit took me 10 minutes
16:54.45Armandlol
16:54.52DiscordianUKand they were happy
16:55.11Armandepp..
16:55.13ArmandAFK!
16:55.22AndyMillarDiscordianUK: that's because most windows "techs" are incompetent and only know how to click random buttons
16:55.40DiscordianUKi let them drive OS 8
16:55.56DiscordianUKI simply told em what to put in
16:56.09AndyMillar(well, that's what I do... i've just been pressing random buttons for 6 years and know how to make my selections less random :p)
16:57.07DiscordianUKI've run Linux everyweher I've worked this century on my desktop
16:58.50AndyMillari've stopped caring
16:59.23DiscordianUKcygwin makes doze almost usuable
17:02.29Armand>_<
17:03.12DiscordianUKthough colinux is good too
17:07.05DiscordianUKi didn't like sfu much
17:15.33kraptvDang. I'm on Dawes Road needing to get a modem cable for my landline.
17:15.58kraptvHow do I do such a thing.
17:16.01DiscordianUKdawes road?
17:16.11kraptvI dunno! I am lost! help!
17:16.22DiscordianUKat this time on a sunday?
17:16.24kraptvmaybe I am trapped in a mobile phone.
17:16.46DiscordianUKi suspect that may not be possible
17:17.04kraptvanything is possible with EverythingLife from Vodafone. (tm)
17:17.19Armandlol
17:17.37ArmandI'll stick with my crappy non-internet'd 3G.
17:18.03DiscordianUKhere everywhere closes at 18:00 on a sunday
17:18.16kraptvack!
17:22.42z00daxwoo
17:22.52Armandz00dax!
17:23.01z00daxwuzup
17:23.06ArmandNothing. :)
17:23.19DiscordianUKwyrd
17:23.38ArmandFFS.. aside from this slow-ass camera!
17:23.41Armand>_<
17:24.17z00daxooohh camera
17:24.33z00daxI've been pondering a camcorder... just cant make up my mind to MiniDV or HDD
17:24.43ArmandNikon Coolpix L10.. Sloooooooooooooow
17:25.20ArmandI'd go with the HDD version.. no tapes.
17:25.34z00daxbut hdd version is also in mpeg4 format, which isnt nearly as good as DV
17:25.59ArmandDunno.. just practicality. Don't like tapes.
17:26.41z00daxrecord on minidv, usb /firewire it over to computer :D
17:26.58z00daxI just dont know why minidv is deprecated these days, i am sure there is something wrong with it
17:27.17z00daxi just find it cheaper, better quality, higher resolution and works just as well as hdd.
17:28.12ArmandWell, whichever suits your needs I suppose..
17:29.25z00daxI think it might be a good idea to go chew on some salesguy's brains on TCR one of these days
17:29.44Armandgood luck finding one with brains... :P
17:30.08z00dax:(
17:30.20z00daxwhat might be a decent place to go for this sort of a thing then ?
17:30.40Armanddunno.. haven't even used a camcorder in about 3 years.
18:08.09ChoHagIn a bush shelter which was broken I saw a small ADSL modem - about 2" square (well - slightly rectangular).
18:08.27ChoHagCan such a simple device be bought or do us mere plebs have to make do with a 'multifunction' 'router'?
18:12.19morsingBeer
18:14.09ChoHagCan't get online with beer.
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20:45.07morsingPussInBoots!
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22:07.20kraptvhere exist pure adsl modems.
22:07.40kraptvIntel used to OEM one.
22:08.21kraptvIf I had anything other than gprs, I would give you a link and some hope.
22:10.15kraptvoh well. I got Blade Runner the final cut for six quid, I should watch it.
22:21.29ChoHag<PROTECTED>
22:21.32ChoHagCheers.
22:22.22ChoHagAnd goodnight.
22:51.34kjsyo

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