irclog2html for #gllug on 20070105

00:13.37trousers_Hello?
00:15.54rhowe?
00:16.00trousers_Morning rhowe :)
00:16.52rhowemorning!
00:22.40trousers_Ahhhhhhh, I *hate* coursework
00:24.16murbcursework.
00:24.45clive-hwork is a four letter word
00:25.14clive-hhaving said that i need a new contract/job
00:28.08trousers_But you get paid for work :(
00:28.58clive-hwell tis the idea generally
00:29.12clive-hif you pay it's not work
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00:37.27trousers_School doesn't pay me :(
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01:19.41gw280Tsylatac: lalala
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01:27.14z00daxgw280: that sounds like exercise
01:27.28gw280z00dax: yeah, rode 15 miles :(
01:27.32gw280z00dax: it was a BAD IDEA>
01:27.39z00daxdude what is wrong with you
01:27.42gw280and riding a bike on the A41 when you're a spastic really isn't good
01:27.45z00daxno real geek ever does that sort of a thing
01:28.13gw280z00dax: I was too cheap to pay the train fare to go to my friend's place, so I biked there instead
01:28.34z00daxand how long did this take you ? what was the fare you saved ?
01:29.11gw280z00dax: 1 hour each way, and no idea
01:49.22clive-hin nodnol?
01:49.37gw280clive-h: yes
01:50.01clive-hlots then
01:50.12gw280clive-h: lots?
01:50.20clive-hit's 4 quid in zone 1 for a tube
01:50.26gw280clive-h: it was mill hill -> radlett
01:50.31gw280clive-h: 7.5 miles on a bike
01:50.37clive-hahhh
01:50.39gw280clive-h: I reckon I probably saved about 6 quid
01:50.58clive-hyes possibly
01:51.06z00daxfor two hours of struggle ? and for loosing weight that is going to cost you WAY more than £6 to put back on....
01:51.15z00daxare you sure you *saved* money ?
01:51.19clive-hi know where radlett is
01:51.22gw280clive-h: thameslink, I'm in zone 4 and radlett is beyond zone 6
01:51.33clive-hit is yes
01:52.29clive-hit's also an area where a bike would be more useful
01:52.35gw280and it would have taken me an hour each way anyway on the train, because he lives a mile or two from the station which I'd have had to walk
01:52.50clive-haye there's not much there
01:53.09gw280soooo, bike it was :D
01:53.21gw280it would have been faster if I hadn't been such an unhealthy bastard
01:53.25gw280averaging 7.5 mph is a bit shit
01:53.31clive-hmust work for ukerna
01:53.52gw280?
01:54.09clive-hokay i was wrong
01:55.17clive-hover a few hours 7.5mph is good
01:56.16gw280well
01:56.32gw280there was a two hour gap between the two 7.5 mile spurts :P
01:56.52clive-hlunch?
01:57.16gw280well, I was cycling to meet a friend.. ;)
01:57.21gw280so yes
01:57.21gw280lunch
01:57.24clive-hahhh
01:57.28gw280and I mocked him for being pooled in cambridge
01:57.29murb4 quid for a single tube journey?? ouch!
01:57.40murbit used to be 3.40 to get from zone1 to heathrow
01:57.43gw280clive-h: that ";)" may have given the wrong impression... it's not a lady friend
01:57.55clive-htis the current fare murb
01:59.04clive-herrm you're allowed to have friends of any gender, gw280
01:59.14gw280clive-h: WHAT?
01:59.59z00daxgw280: next time, just get a ab
02:00.04z00daxs/ ab/cab/
02:00.12z00daxs/acab/a cab/
02:00.16clive-hso not a lady friend, friends are friends
02:00.22gw280return from mill hill broadway to radlett is £5.50
02:00.26gw280according to national rail
02:00.32gw280and a single is £3.20
02:00.33z00daxgw280 isnt allowed lady friends, he's married
02:00.40gw280z00dax: sssshhhhhhh
02:00.43clive-hoh
02:00.50murbno he isn't :p
02:00.55z00daxdid i say gw280 ? i meant murb
02:00.59gw280z00dax: how did you know about that?
02:01.13gw280oh, you didn't
02:01.15gw280*phew*
02:01.21gw280I thought there was some massive leak from Cambridge
02:01.23murband i'm allowed all the friends i want.
02:02.08clive-hall you can eat?
02:02.40murbi think they've decided that sort of thing is still illegal in germany.
02:03.12clive-hoh thst's where you are now
02:03.18clive-hyes it is
02:03.22murbbut did you know bier is not only permitted in german prisons, you get a daily allownce!
02:03.36clive-hblimey
02:04.29clive-hthat's the place to knock the helmet off a policeperson?
02:04.42clive-hhow much daily?
02:13.34murbit counts as lebensmittel atleast here in bayern, which is one of the reasons that germany is opposing the harminsation(read increase) in duty on alcholic beverages in the eu.
02:14.19clive-hheh
06:01.02morsing'morning
06:05.14morsingLeeds?
07:38.13morsingNice
07:38.25morsingYou were missed
07:39.43Leedsyou'll have to aim better next time, won't you?
08:05.17morsingNice
08:05.29morsingCan you play this?
08:05.30morsinghttp://www.morsing.cc/photos/Kings_Langley_Carnival_Parade/movies/DSCF1082.AVI
08:06.17Leedsno, but you hum it and I'll join in later...
08:07.06Leedsha ha ha, I'm so funny
08:07.07Leedsshower time
08:30.57morsingWeird
08:31.02morsingWhat does it say?
08:31.33Leedswhat, the shower?  not very much...
08:34.11morsingWeirdo
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09:01.40morsingserris!
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09:16.08morsingSpudULike!
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09:16.36SpudULikeMorning room.
09:16.44tarragonmorning
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09:40.54morsingflips_and_rails!
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10:22.23LeedswebHello, you sexy sexy London people
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10:31.06Leedswebhmm... it's apparently snowing on the mountain holding Israel's only ski resort - so they've closed the resort for the weekend
10:44.14Leedsweboh well... time to head to the pub, I suppose... it's a hard hard life
10:54.54morsingSlayerXP!
11:00.17phearlesshi #gllug
11:00.31phearlessanybody know why my HDs are called /dev/hde1 /dev/hdf1 /dev/hdg1 /dev/hdh1 ?
11:00.39phearlessthese are weird names, no?
11:03.26tarragonphearless: Are you using LVM?
11:03.33phearlessyes
11:03.50phearlessLVM seems to use 4 HDs as 1 partition
11:03.55phearless(not sure)
11:04.15sabinef72morning all
11:07.11SlayerXPphearless: that's not weird
11:07.34phearlessI can't find the command that would say that the 4 HDs are 1 partition
11:07.37SlayerXPwait til to get more than 26 scsi devices attached to a box
11:07.43SlayerXP'lvs'
11:07.46SlayerXPor 'pvscan'
11:08.02phearless<PROTECTED>
11:08.03phearless<PROTECTED>
11:08.14phearlesspvscan, right
11:08.20phearlessso hd* = scsi ?
11:08.38SlayerXPno
11:08.56SlayerXPhd* implies either ide or a 2.4.x kernel and SATA
11:09.37phearlessbut I should see hda hdb etc?
11:09.51phearlessit starts by hde, this is strange
11:09.54SlayerXPnope
11:10.04tarragonNot necessary. RH installer can do this.
11:10.27SlayerXPit _does_ mean you have more IDE controllers than are traditional in that box
11:10.39phearlessokay thanks for the help
11:10.54SlayerXPor more ide channels, at any rate
11:11.00phearlessI had some problems during the night, the FS was corrupted and read-only
11:11.21phearlessI fscked the /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
11:11.24phearlessand now it is fixed
11:11.33phearlessbut can I know which hard-drive had a problem ?
11:12.11SlayerXPcheck your logs
11:13.42phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: hdf: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
11:13.42phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: hdf: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=487063999, high=29, low=524735, sector=487063999
11:13.42phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
11:13.42phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdf, sector 487063999
11:13.42phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: EXT3-fs error (device dm-0): read_block_bitmap: Cannot read block bitmap - block_group = 3728, block_bitmap = 122159104
11:13.45phearlessJan  5 04:55:06 chimp kernel: Aborting journal on device dm-0.
11:13.49phearlessI can see "hdf"...
11:13.57phearlessit looks like the bad egg
11:14.45phearlessI should use raid1 on the 4x250G HDs
11:14.55phearlessI will get only 500G but it would be more secure
11:18.33haliphearless: tried running any smartctl tests on the drive
11:19.50phearlessI do not seen anything in "WHEN_FAILED"
11:20.47antiphaseAny impending doom indicators?
11:21.42phearlessI do not understand what do you mean
11:23.07phearlessdo you mean any things that look like errors ?
11:24.45haliphearless: there is a tool called smartctl that can use the "smart" feature in IDE drives to check for errors
11:25.09phearlessI just used : smartctl -a /dev/hdf
11:25.17phearlessand looked for weird things
11:25.24haliok
11:26.07phearlesshttp://pastebin.com/851696
11:26.14phearlessif anybody want to see it :)
11:29.20antiphaseIt doesn't look terrible
11:29.44phearlessI will change it and use raid1
11:29.45antiphaseI don't know if sector reallocation is transparent or would cause error like you saw though
11:38.46tarragonphearless: Never seen pastebin before. That is so useful. thanks.
11:39.39phearlesspastebin websites are in all the "topics" of the development channels :)
11:51.31morsingNice
12:02.36wethrinmorsing!
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12:05.03dick_turpingoibhniu:
12:05.51goibhniudick_turpin!
12:06.09dick_turpingoibhniu: Guess what I'm using for this?
12:06.13goibhniuI signed up to your spam machine by the way
12:06.26goibhniuVista?
12:06.56dick_turpingoibhniu: You muppet, PortableApps->Gaim
12:07.00goibhniu:D
12:07.48goibhniucool, I was wondering why you didn't pack the usb stick with loads of apps ... is it easy (for a user) to uninstall them?
12:08.07goibhniuyou only listed a couple in your blurb
12:08.29dick_turpingoibhniu: Send me your email address and I'll add you to the proper list the one on the site is not active yet
12:08.55dick_turpinhighwayman.turpin@gmail.com
12:09.30dick_turpingoibhniu: The reason I only put a few was so that my Customers do not get overkill
12:10.44dick_turpingoibhniu: But Its very cool I added Keepass which is not in the default downloads and yet the menu system picked it up and now shows as a selectable item
12:13.24goibhniuhave you got gimp and vlc on there? I see inkscape isn't listed :(
12:14.35goibhniuI had no idea it did all that stuff, I just thought that site had portable versions of apps... very sweet
12:14.55dick_turpingoibhniu: No I just wanted the basics so that the flash drive had as much space as poss, customers are good at moaning if they saw 1GB of space used theyd start groaning
12:19.01goibhniuit's a really interesting format ... the usb stick
12:19.50dick_turpingoibhniu: I think I found your reg Roiste ?
12:19.59morsingHow do I view/edit my address book in Mutt?
12:20.02goibhniuyep
12:20.12goibhniumorsing: gmail
12:21.10dick_turpingoibhniu: OK I've told the system you are a customer, the mails are HTML (Sorry) when youv'e had enough let me know and I will delete you manually
12:21.35goibhniudick_turpin: cool, cheers
12:22.30dick_turpingoibhniu: You will be getting the 'Office in your pocket' again either today or Monday (Not a lot I can do on that)
12:23.51morsinggoibhniu: gmail suckus
12:23.54morsingsucks
12:24.50dick_turpinmorsing: I have to agree I'm not a great fan either but I have my reasons for using it
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12:37.43morsingCope:
12:37.45morsing!
12:39.46Copehullo morsing
12:40.11morsingHow's DLR and Nuno?
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12:47.27morsinggoibhniu!
12:47.38goibhniumorsing!
12:49.41goibhniudick_turpin: I didn't get that image btw
12:51.52dick_turpingoibhniu: Ah do you want it? I realised what I was doing (messing about) and that I'd not asked your permition
12:58.30morsingNice
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12:58.33morsingCope?
12:58.36morsinggoibhniu!
12:58.38morsinggoibhniu1!
12:58.50goibhni1morsing!
12:59.16Copesorry - context switching is at a premium, and I lack resource.
12:59.33Cope(S)
12:59.34goibhni1dick_turpin: can you try that one more time and I'll send in a backtrace
13:00.15Copemorsing: DLR is continuing to make money; Nuno is a loud Portuguese.
13:00.30murbCope: pagefaults?
13:02.27goibhni1dick_turpin: thanks
13:03.44dick_turpingoibhni1: Whats going on? when I try to tab your name goibhniu my screen keeps adding and adding your name
13:05.42morsinggoibhniu:
13:06.07morsingCope: Hmm... You don't sound very happy?#
13:11.20morsingYes
13:16.17dick_turpingoibhniu: Did you get the email? the file transfer seemed to fail?
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13:47.21morsinggoibhniu1!
13:50.06goibhni1morsing!
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15:27.50tarragonIs there a way of coding in a .sig file. i want all emails sent out from a certain address to end with  "Only xxx days until project live" ?
15:31.29antiphaseI assume you play the pink oboe
15:32.35tarragon??
15:34.14tarragonEeewwwh! I had to look that phrase up on Urban dictionary!
15:34.53antiphasePrecisely. Do you ever miss deadlines? ;)
15:36.02tarragonNo, these are my deadlines and I want to remind a team, that they better start working now rather than in a few months
15:36.50tarragonFound SigEd which will do it.
15:36.52antiphaseI see. I assume I'm alone in shouting in a psychotic manner until I'm red in the face at people that have stupid email signatures then *shrug*
15:37.54antiphaseShouting at my screen I mean, I wouldn't shout at real people
15:37.55antiphase;)
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15:38.18antiphaseStand and deliver
15:38.26morsingdick_turpin!
15:38.26antiphase</adam-ant>
15:38.48dick_turpinHa ha "show me the money"
15:38.58tarragonAs long as the sig in total is less than three lines I assume i am OK. I have already removed the stupid legalese paragraphs and logos
15:39.29antiphaseIt's 4 lines max usually, preceded by the correct '-- \n'
15:39.50antiphaseI suppose as long as you only use it internally you can go in peace
15:40.45dick_turpinHere's a question for ya, is it possible to send to multiples on this IRC thingy what I mean is when you guys greet me I'd like to respond back all in one go
15:41.50antiphaseThere's laziness, and then there are questions that do not deserve an answer
15:42.36dick_turpinantiphase: You've never read my true sig then?
15:42.37tarragonI thought the "-- " was part of the four lines. The shorter the better. Yes this is not just internally, but limited to ten people that i am fed up of screaming at.
15:43.58antiphaseWell as long as I don't get one :)
15:44.49dick_turpinboudiccas:
15:47.26tarragonDoes 31 August mean anything significant in live project terms to you. Have you had a monthly email from me for the last nine months asking you to start the bloody work rather than sitting in your cube playing Sudoku all day and most importantly are all my line managers <-- Note plural ;-( If not, then you wont. If yes, then i apologise Sir, but for heaven sake, we are a total of two years in and not a line has been written yet!
15:48.22morsingtarragon!
15:49.51boudiccasdick_turpin; you rang sir?
15:50.06tarragonJust feeling useless, by having to report to so many senior managers that it wastes hours everyday trying to get them all to agree on what I should be doing and not constanly changing every SLA in site
15:50.15tarragon;-(
15:54.39antiphaseGet a different job then
15:55.58dick_turpinboudiccas: I'm back, Whats for tea?
15:56.25boudiccassausage sandwiches tonight with cheese dreams
15:57.00dick_turpinboudiccas: You do like your suasage don't you ;-)
15:57.20boudiccasyes, especially korkers ... a kent specilaity sausage
15:57.42dick_turpinboudiccas: :-/
15:58.10tarragonNot a simple answer. My immediate team are all fantastic and I get to do things I would not get a chance to anywhere else. Only one bunch of senior managers that are such a pain, i am not allowed to attend meetings with them, because I told them what i thought of them.
15:58.13boudiccaswhen cooked well they are gorgeous :o)
15:58.32tarragonboudiccas: What are cheese dreams?
15:58.59boudiccasfried cheese sandwiches... the bread goes golden and the cheese melts, superb!
15:59.25dick_turpintarragon: A bloody nightmare :-D
16:00.24tarragonYes, but it keeps me off the streets
16:01.34antiphaseWell as long as they keep on paying you I'd just keep your head down until they go bankrupt. Or you could kick up a stink and get a shit reference
16:02.10dick_turpinAnyone know the mysteries of sendmail? Apprently even though it worked fine up until Christmas I now have to change it from sending from localhost
16:02.17boudiccasbest of all is if they're fried in bacon fat ........ mmm, yummy
16:04.01SlayerXPi have a very simple way of fixing almost all sendmail problems
16:04.20SlayerXPapt-get install exim4-daemon-(heavy||light)
16:06.57dick_turpinSlayerXP: If I cant figure out sendmail what chance have I got with exim4 ?
16:07.20SlayerXP"some"
16:09.05dick_turpinhm man pages talk about a .cf file
16:23.18antiphasesendmail is just awkward to configure. Exim requires that you have a brain in the first place, but the rewards are great
16:24.38dick_turpinantiphase: I'm rubbish at this :-(
16:25.20antiphaseYou should probably stick to AOL Instant Messenger then
16:26.10antiphaseEmail is a non-trivial subject, but it's not terribly difficult to set up something to do simple things
16:26.59dick_turpinantiphase: I don't think I can load AOL on my webserver
16:28.03boudiccashey arkwright! what time do you close on Fridays? :o)
16:28.16antiphaseA basic exim config just for seding out mail is only a few lines. People don't publish them, to maintain the barrier of entry at a suitable height
16:29.51dick_turpinboudiccas: 5.00pm :-)
16:30.07boudiccas30 minutes and counting then :)
16:30.16boudiccasI'll put the kettle on
16:30.54dick_turpinboudiccas: And its gonna go quick coz I'm hitting CentOS with a brick to get the mail working again
16:31.04boudiccaslol
16:31.23antiphaseI might have known DeadRat derivatives are the only ones still using sendmail by default
16:31.24boudiccasuse two and you can castrate the nearest camel :)))))
16:33.35dick_turpinantiphase:  I don't need any full fledged mailer the box just sends logs to my main machine but it also sends my fliers out which are activated from the website
16:35.33antiphaseUse mailx then
16:35.52dick_turpinI dont think its my box as the maillog says connection refused by our mailservers
16:56.42dick_turpinI give up, going home in 5 mins TTFN
16:58.03eyoredns question
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16:58.22eyoreif you own a domain and use a dns service for it
16:58.37secretlondonhi
16:58.38eyoreis it possible to delegate subdomains to another DNS entry
16:59.15cpufreakanyone have a sound level meter I can borrow for a couple of days?
16:59.20eyorei know DNS is hierarchical but unsure how it works
16:59.26eyoregetting noisy at work?
17:00.26tarragongoibhni1: will the chair be able to move back and forwards? Is it a heated car seat?
17:03.31goibhni1tarragon: http://www.robotics.com/chair/
17:04.22goibhni1I've got an ikea wooden seat at the moment and my neck regularly packs it in on me
17:05.58goibhni1that chair is motorised and can move forwards and backwards
17:06.41secretlondongoibhni1: can it spin round and make you sick?
17:07.33goibhni1secretlondon: it can only spin around the earth's axis and yes if you eat it you will be sick
17:08.34goibhni1I really just want a nice office chair ... anyone own an office chair shop?
17:09.18secretlondonnah - but i'd like one too (chair not shop)
17:09.40goibhni1secretlondon: still offline?
17:10.18secretlondonyeah - fuckers
17:10.36goibhni1basterds
17:10.50secretlondonI can only find 3 access points currently - one weped, one wpaed and one open but I can't associate to it
17:11.09secretlondoni'm back in the expensive net cafe as the other one was just so dire
17:11.30goibhni1yay! firefox and wc!
17:11.38goibhni1secretlondon: you're worth it!
17:12.15secretlondongoibhni1: yeah but it's half the net access /£
17:12.37secretlondonhowever I reckon I may be more productive on somehting other than a P2 with a 14 inch monitor
17:13.49goibhni1<PROTECTED>
17:14.20goibhni1secretlondon: you can get better machines than that from freecycle
17:14.20secretlondoncontract typists, slightly higher up the food chain than temps ;)
17:14.30secretlondongoibhni1: I know, but they don't come with net access
17:14.53goibhni1anyways I'm sure you're busy enough with your farm of suns
17:15.19goibhni1at least you have a network which you can access
17:15.43secretlondonyeah - I've got that are functional now - aspidistra the ultra 1, and ermintrude the sparcstation 20 (renamed from sunny, I've no idea what the ultra 1 was called)
17:15.48secretlondontwo
17:17.08goibhni1"mind operator chair" £100 (no arm rests)
17:17.24secretlondonoperating people's minds?
17:19.23secretlondonnow, *thats* a job ;)
17:20.30goibhni1secretlondon: the chair looks very boring ... I wonder if they *want* me to think that
17:21.50secretlondonindeed - you know you can't have management pretentions and sit on the contract typist chair..
17:31.57Leedswell, that was an interesting - and fun - night :-)
17:32.56Leedswith an unexpected twist or two...
17:33.33secretlondonhi Leeds
17:34.47Leedsmorning secretlondon :-)
17:37.54goibhni1go Leeds!
17:38.38Leedsgoibhni1: thanks :-)
17:39.07Leedsoh, and an invite to rent someone's futon for quite a lot less than I'm paying for rent now
17:40.34Leeds"A mystery pub customer expertly removes a urinal and sneaks it off the premises in a rucksack." is a great story...
17:40.43eyoremost boring article ever:
17:40.43eyorehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/05/aardman_net_upgrade/
17:40.48Leedswho the fsck steals the loo from a pub? :-)
17:41.05eyoreI just wrote theregister:
17:41.06eyoreI recently upgraded my home connection from a few mbits/sec to a few more mbits/sec with reduced contention and i was very disappointed that it didn't make it into the news today.
17:41.49antiphaseWhy would the register note that you had upgraded your DSL?
17:42.06eyoreWhy would they note that arrdman had?
17:42.19eyoreit's a tiny company using very little bandwidth
17:42.44eyoreunless they have mbit and gigabit confused
17:43.40cpufreaktiny company who has produced some fucking cool films
17:43.51cpufreakas opposed to you who is a boring geek? :P
17:43.51eyoretrue but there are a lot of cool companies
17:44.04eyorewhy talk about their bandwidth connection
17:44.25eyorecunningly there submit feedback button doesn't work
17:44.53cpufreakits clearly a ntl press release
17:44.58cpufreakwhich el reg rehashed
17:45.30tripitaka/quit
17:46.08eyoreI know
17:46.14cpufreakntl are prob doing their usual thing of giving them freebandwidth
17:46.18cpufreakin order to win business
17:46.21eyorewe do similar press releases
17:46.27eyorei'm always amazed what companies print
17:46.37cpufreakthats pretty much what they did to blackstar.co.uk back in 1999/2000
17:46.53cpufreakas blackstar were their biggest customer in northern ireland, and wanted to leave
17:49.17secretlondonthe media seem to love making news out of tech press releases
18:00.00Erwinblackstar, oh blackstar
18:00.12Erwinnow replaced with a lame corporate "sendit"
18:00.22cpufreakyeh
18:00.28cpufreakthe old blackstar building in belfast rocked
18:00.36cpufreakbefore they ran out of VC funding
18:53.16secretlondoni'm annoyed when someone on a mailing list posts "I don't know what susi is", I say "I presume they mean SuSe" and then someone responds as though *I* was the person who didn't know what suse was
18:54.37wethrinAnd it's SUSE :-P
18:55.52secretlondon:P
18:56.18secretlondonI reckon if I was called "Fred" or something I wouldn't get patronised anywhere near as much ;)
18:56.34wethrinIndeed :)
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19:07.39psnlmailing lists are overrated
19:08.43secretlondonsome of the people involved ion ubuntu-uk won't consider anything else
19:09.16secretlondonoh - anyone know when etch is expected now?
19:13.43wethrinLast month :)
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19:16.54secretlondon;)
19:17.40secretlondonwethrin: you planing any more linux drinking events before your return to durham?
19:17.41wethrinNope, sorry. I'm going back on Sunday
19:18.13wethrinSo unless you feel like a quick pint at Kings Cross sometime Sunday afternoon, then I won't be around until 3rd February
19:20.07secretlondonfair enough :)
19:27.26wethrinUnless I need to make an emergency trip back to deal with my server
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19:40.29wethrinsl!
19:40.56secretlondoni was disconnected!
19:41.02wethrinevil people!
19:41.14secretlondonexactly
19:43.33wethrinFancy shifting a computer from one data centre to another, in exchange for copious quantities of beer, an OpenBSD/sparc64 shell account, and random bits of old hardware?
19:44.04secretlondonyes :)
19:44.32wethrinhurrah!
19:45.28wethrinSaves me coming back from Durham to do it, then!
19:52.39wethrinOoooohhhhh.....I found a SUSE laptop rucksack in my cupboard
19:52.46wethrinI'd completely forgotten I had it
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20:04.14secretlondonhi gunde
20:04.23wethrinsecretlondon: That was careless
20:05.43secretlondonwethrin: no deliberate
20:05.54secretlondonmy ancient stinkpad can't do cardbus
20:06.10wethrinahh
20:06.29secretlondoni've been looking for 16bit ones for ages
20:07.25Gundehi secretlondon (-:
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20:08.18mikejwlo lo
20:08.23wethrinahoy mikejw
20:08.44wethrinmikejw: Still have involvement with any university computing societies?
20:11.14mikejwnot right now I'm afraid
20:11.23mikejw:/
20:11.29mikejwit's all work for now
20:11.48wethrinbah
20:12.00mikejwsoz
20:12.41wethrinn/m
20:13.12wethrinJust that durham Compsoc is going to be in London on the 3rd of Feb, and it'd be good to meet up with a few other socieities
20:13.21mikejwoh cool
20:15.39mikejwI've mailed my pals from wmin
20:16.57mikejwwhat are you guys going to be up to?
20:17.41wethrinScience museum - going to the Game On exhibition
20:19.48mikejwhmm
20:19.56mikejw:]
20:23.34mikejwthat looks sweet
20:24.22mikejwit would be  nice to see a Wii at last
20:25.17ErwinHMV had a machine on display not long ago -- you had to sign a long disclosure form before being able to use it! (I do not suffer from any hearth diseases, insanity in the familiy etc.)
20:26.50mikejwwow
20:28.51wethrin:-)
20:46.53secretlondonbah 5 mins left
21:36.41sabinef72hello
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23:18.53goibhni1apocalypto is excellent!! Go Mel!
23:20.38z00daxand hello everyone
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23:58.32trousers_Argh, doing English coursework, almost finished though :)

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