IRC log for #gllug on 20071002

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04:54.02morsingwethrin: ?
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07:28.04morsingChr2s!
07:56.38wethrinmorsing: Why do you think I'm going to be up at 0554?
07:57.04polyunixmorning all
07:57.09wethrinhi polyunix
07:57.43polyunixwethrin>: i fixed ibook
07:57.56wethrinhurrah!
07:59.35polyunixbought screen on ebay £50, the screen arrived yesterday and ibook been fixed!
07:59.42wethrinyay!
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08:01.05morsingblight!
08:01.19morsingwethrin: I don't but you said "morsing: ?"
08:01.28morsingpolyunix: Happy birthday
08:01.46polyunixnow the cd doesn't come out. i think the laptop shell hasn't been placed right, but that is details, i will do it today.
08:02.39polyunixmorsing>: thanks. but
08:03.07blightmorsing!
08:03.08blight:-)
08:03.48polyunixmorsing>: whose birthday?
08:04.09wethrinmorsing: Because you pung me
08:04.16wethrinSo I presume there was a reason
08:04.52wethrinRight. I'm off out.
08:04.57wethrinhave a good day, folks!
08:05.05morsing22:12 < wethrin> morsing: yo?
08:05.11morsingwethrin: You too
08:05.25morsingpolyunix: Yours
08:05.28wethrin20:22 <morsing> ping wethrin
08:05.40morsingAhh... I probably just missed you
08:05.45morsingIsn't it nice :)
08:05.50wethrinyou need to aim better :)
08:05.53wethrinOkay. I'm out.
08:06.33polyunixmorsing>: ok. you are 1 month late. but thanks anyway. i put your broken mountains on my screen saver
08:10.10morsingpolyunix: Nice :)  I've got loads of nice photos on my site
08:10.29polyunixmorsing>: no nude?
08:10.40morsingpolyunix: Only of myself
08:11.20polyunixmorsing>: oh! you are proper photographer then!
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08:17.22morsingpolyunix: :)
08:17.46polyunixmorsing>: photographers, shoot nudes when they are at work. when they are on holidays they shoot frogs and grasshoppers!
08:18.21polyunixmental. :)
08:24.43morsing:)
08:24.47morsingMmm... Nudes
09:02.19niv_one_threedam it private masaging aint working
09:02.35niv_one_threemorsing: hi, how do you do today?
09:06.10morsingWell, my cold is better but I'm cheerful :)
09:06.30niv_one_threeraining yet?
09:06.40morsingNot yet I think
09:08.04niv_one_threesome english feelings creeping in on me now
09:09.04niv_one_threewould be nice to start this morning in that famous cloudy gray enviroment
09:09.21niv_one_threeyet I do enjoy the Sun
09:11.10morsingMe too. niv_one_three Have you ever been to egypt?
09:12.19niv_one_threeno,but the arab classes I took leave me curius as to visit egypt
09:12.28morsing~seen le
09:12.31iboti haven't seen 'le', morsing
09:12.32morsing~seen leeds
09:12.33ibotleeds <i=1000@n219077080088.netvigator.com> was last seen on IRC in channel #gllug, 18h 31m 52s ago, saying: 'next to your dead grannie?'.
09:13.00niv_one_threeseems Egypt is the only contry that the arab langudge is still evelving
09:13.22morsingNice - I'm thinking of going there to beat soem winter weeks
09:14.31niv_one_threetell me when , may meet there..
09:20.04niv_one_threeis this chanel a proper place to bitch about waking up at a lovers flat which is 2.5 hr from work?
09:20.21morsingniv_one_three: probably February
09:20.29morsingNo -
09:21.01niv_one_threeoh ok
09:21.12niv_one_threeFosdem is on Feb..
09:21.45niv_one_threeI didnt like belgium that much . but the fosdem crowd are nice to hang around with
09:21.50morsingOh, you're right. You going?
09:22.00morsingThey're geeks :(
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09:23.17niv_one_threesome GF are a sight for geeks
09:23.47niv_one_threebut meeting with strage nice ppl and getting drunk is a nice way to have a vacation
09:23.59niv_one_threeoh ya . also some interesing linux stuff
09:24.15morsingAnneC!
09:24.28morsingAnneC: You going to FOSDEM?
09:24.39AnneCwhat's FOSDEM
09:24.42AnneC;-)
09:24.52AnneCno I'm afraid not
09:25.32morsingAnneC: :(
09:25.57AnneCalthough brussels, I could think about it
09:26.08morsing:)
09:26.20AnneCis this just a reason to have a party away from home?
09:28.30morsingAnneC: Yes
09:28.34morsingAnd eat chocolate
09:28.55AnneCbelgian chocolate? eugh
09:29.09morsingI know, Danish is better
09:29.14morsingAnd so is Danish beer
09:29.17morsingAnd cheese
09:30.07niv_one_threeright, this is why I got to Amsterdam prior to FOSDEM
09:30.38niv_one_threeem.. wait , was it choclate?
09:30.40niv_one_three...
09:30.42niv_one_threenm
09:31.21antiphaseIf all Danish beer is like Carlsberg, I'd suspect the Belgians have something of a lead in the beer stakes
09:32.38cpufreakwhat you want is some good german pils
09:32.41cpufreakor perhaps a weisen
09:38.04morsingantiphase: You've never tried Carlsberg. You might have tried to crap they export but that won't even give you and idea. Also they only export one of their 50 different beers...
09:38.11morsings/to/the/
09:38.21morsings/and/an/
09:38.23morsing:)
09:43.22antiphaseThe TV adverts led us to believe that they crazy Danes will undertake all sorts of crackpot schemes to prevent their canned piss from leaving the country. I feel betrayed now.
09:44.26morsingThe "canned piss" is what fails the quality control. Must likely some dog pee'd in it or the likes
09:44.37morsing*That's* what gets exported
09:44.46morsings/must/most/
09:49.55morsingping leeds
10:13.06morsingAnyone here ever tried building a MythTV box?
10:16.57halii have a mythtv box
10:17.19halishould perhaps call it mythVideo as i don't have a tv card though
10:17.27haligreat for divx and dvd
10:17.33halithe upscaler is awesome
10:18.13morsingEasy to install? Including remote? And SkyTV?
10:18.21morsingWhat hardware did you get?
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10:23.37niv_one_threehi hali,
10:24.58niv_one_threeseek some db advice. as I live in a university town, students seek to buy the supermaket stuff for less
10:25.39niv_one_threeso I put up a google spread sheet to compare the goods in the available supermarkets
10:26.02niv_one_threeso each row has an item and each colum is a supermarket
10:26.32niv_one_threeI seek a way to filter that sheet , so I could see only the tems I usualy buy
10:26.48niv_one_threea guy at work suggested XML<XSL
10:27.07niv_one_three1. how to convert a html google sheet -> xml?
10:27.24bilarhumm
10:27.34bilarhcan't you just create a separate work sheet
10:27.36niv_one_threehi bilarh :-)
10:27.43bilarhand then link the different cells to the original spread sheet?
10:27.50bilarhor does that not work in googlexcel?
10:28.17bilarhe.g. cell a1 on the new work sheet could be '=Sheet1!A1' etc
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10:28.29niv_one_threeto ensure no wrong ppl will put prices in this table, I invite ppl to contrib, but its open to all to view:
10:28.31morsingSlayerXP!
10:29.25bilarhsounds like you're trying to use a kitchen knife to undo a screw, to me :)
10:29.34niv_one_threehttp://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pULlb56oLjWQSPx39WxWYQg
10:29.54niv_one_threeok, what is the right way to do this?
10:29.55bilarhstick the items in an sql database and then have a table with your 'views' :)
10:30.09bilarhand then write a little script to get just your view
10:30.10bilarhimo
10:30.13bilarhthere's probably better ways
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10:31.19morsinggethoper!
10:31.49halimorsing: it's very easy to install, i just use a logictec remote that came with my keyboard... linux sees it as part of the keyboard
10:32.16halimorsing: and no sky, you need expensive++ dvb-s cards to get sky in myth
10:33.02halimorsing: hardware is just a silverstone "hifi-sized" case and a core2duo ... quite basic.. and a 19Tb disk array for my pr0n collection
10:33.48haliniv_one_three: doesn't sainsburys have a compare prices page, you could just screen scrape that
10:34.10bilarh19Tb :D
10:34.27bilarhi think niv_one_three is in a different country :-)
10:35.38morsinghali: Thanks
10:38.53niv_one_threeyes I am
10:39.04niv_one_threeI just seek a quick and easy solution
10:39.52morsinghali: Like this one:
10:39.53morsinghttp://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=4KZ4&SearchType=1&SearchTerms=dvb+s+card&PageMode=3&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0
10:40.01morsingThat's not too expenxive
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10:42.55halimorsing: don't they need that card slot thing for the sky card? cam-slot or whatever it's called
10:43.02hali85quid is a pretty good price though
10:45.52morsingAnneC!
10:46.03morsinghali: I've got no idea
10:46.50AnneCmorsing!
10:50.19morsingAnneC: How's work?
10:50.25AnneCoh well
10:50.35morsing:(
10:50.42AnneCsorry :-(
10:50.53AnneC:-)
10:53.37AnneCoh, thanks
10:53.47AnneCbut I only like the ones with apple filling
10:54.18AnneChad to force myself to have one this morning filled with jam. eugh
10:57.34AnneCnow yes, sorry. I've had a bad few days.
10:57.59AnneCplaying live poker and not being in the money, not playing the way I know I can play
10:58.11morsingEwww... Apple!
10:59.07AnneCI know, I know...
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11:30.48morsingAvnit97!
11:51.39morsingping wethrin
11:58.14morsingWhere can I look up mobile number for free? number -> name
11:58.45antiphaseYou'll be lucky
12:00.23Cope:(
12:00.49morsingCope!
12:00.58Copeit is i
12:01.00morsingWhy the long face?
12:02.23morsingSteve?
12:02.57gw280I got daisies in green pastures
12:03.09morsinggw280: You suck!
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12:07.07salesAh I see
12:07.21morsingsales!
12:07.53salesmorsing tis I but under an assumed name :-P
12:08.56gw280hrm, morsing is still on my ignore list :D
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12:09.44Toby_the_dogWuff
12:09.56dick_turpingw280: Why? or is that a silly question?
12:10.52gw280because he's a twat
12:11.23Copeoh i am ok
12:11.25dick_turpingw280: s'bit harsh
12:11.26Copehello gw280
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12:11.42gw280dick_turpin: he is a twat.
12:11.42gw280hi Cope
12:11.48morsingReally? If you consider me a twat on this channel you must have a very, very long ignore list...
12:11.52morsingBlapto!
12:14.17dick_turpingw280: See I only ignore self opinionated individuals with social inter action skills of vomit. Twats can be entertaining sometimes :-)
12:14.42gw280the world at large would have you believe that vomiting is sociable.
12:14.59dick_turpingw280: rotfl
12:15.11morsingdick_turpin: So you ignore 90% of this channel then?
12:16.11dick_turpinmorsing: Your fishing for dirt again, thats for me to know
12:16.25morsingHmm...
12:16.38morsingdick_turpin: You know I love you no matter what ;-)
12:16.55gw280"Your"?
12:17.06dick_turpinmorsing: And the fact I respond to you means you are not on my ignore list
12:18.10dick_turpingw280: yes yes yes, you're. but you broke the rules only boudiccas is allowed to correct my spelling mistakes. Now go and stand in that corner for two minutes
12:18.26gw280dick_turpin: idiot.
12:18.39morsinggw280: No you're the idiot
12:18.42dick_turpingw280: s'bit harsh
12:19.45Toby_the_doggw280: Wuff - you're a twat - wuff
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12:22.16halihttp://m0sia.ru/gallery2/d/40-2/Linus+Torvalds+in+a+Speedo.jpg NSFW!
12:23.26dick_turpinhali: Please go and join gw280 in that corner over there, that was horrible and will give me nightmares
12:27.19dick_turpinhttp://performancing.com/dealing-with-stupid-people-online-what-are-your-strategies-ignore-engage-insult
12:28.24halii did tag it as nsfw :)
12:30.09dick_turpinhali: I’m sorry the judge’s decision is final
13:00.12morsingdick_turpin: How's work?
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13:06.00dick_turpinmorsing: Bit quite which is good as I'm trying to fathom out BitchX on my 'sales' machine which is an F7 install
13:06.24morsingSounds nice
13:06.28morsingmylesbraithwaite!
13:24.22morsingWHERE'S LEEDS!
13:32.47boudiccasmorsing; where it always is! it hasn't moved you know!
13:40.48morsingboudiccas: What's for tea?
13:42.53boudiccasmorsing; same as last night
13:44.39morsingWas it that good? :)
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13:58.19morsingDiscordian!
13:58.37DiscordianHiya
13:59.15morsingDiscordian: I've cleared my ignore list so you can change your nick back...
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14:06.55DiscordianI changed my nick for a reason
14:07.11DiscordianNot to evade your ignore
14:10.18morsingPuss1nB00ts!
14:10.26morsingDiscordian: Right...
14:14.12bilarhhali: mmm, nice picture :D
14:16.56bilarhmagic mushroom, anyone?
14:17.09dick_turpinbilarh: Behave
14:18.08bilarhdick_turpin: you're not my dad!
14:19.25dick_turpinbilarh: 3 million sperm and you was the lucky one, sigh
14:19.58bilarhhehe
14:20.06dick_turpinbilarh: ;-)
14:20.19dick_turpinTea
14:20.39bilarheww, i think i just got some poo on my nose :-\
14:20.55morsingWhat? Tea or sperm?
14:21.00morsingPoo?
14:21.02morsingWhat?
14:21.23antiphasewtf
14:21.25bilarhexactly what I was thinking!
14:22.31dick_turpinbilarh: Take your head out your arse
14:22.43bilarhdick_turpin: no, i like it up here!
14:23.40dick_turpinbilarh: When you work in a corperate enviroment you'll see people with their head up the bosses arse
14:24.27bilarhthe trick is to stick your head up your own bosses arse
14:24.33bilarhthat way you can't see anything else
14:25.37bilarhi'm bored...
14:25.53bilarhdick_turpin: how's that bitch/x coming along? can i play with her after?
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14:26.22morsingcatalyst!
14:29.45catalystmorsing :)
14:31.51dick_turpinbilarh: just in the middle of something will come back with a sarcastic response on a mo
14:55.02dick_turpinbilarh: Oi you old tart, you still here or smashed out your brains (Thats supposing you had any in the first place)
14:56.40bilarhdick_turpin: thank you, i was getting all antsy waiting!
14:57.34bilarhdick_turpin: you don't love me anymore
14:57.50bilarhdick_turpin: let's buy a puppy!
14:58.00dick_turpinbilarh: I've actually had some work to do
14:58.23bilarhdick_turpin: bah, work! I spit on your commitment!
14:58.54dick_turpinbilarh: Mine takes after you, offered it the opportunity to go outside this morning what did it do?
14:59.17bilarhhump a lamp post?
14:59.25bilarhor someone's leg
14:59.33dick_turpinbilarh: Turned its nose up, waltzed into the front room and merryly pissed on me axminster
14:59.34bilarhit's a bit 50-50 for me at the moment
15:00.19bilarhsheez! I don't piss in the front room! I make the effort to go to the sink, at least!
15:03.31dick_turpinbilarh: I know we have the video
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15:39.35polyunixdoes anybody knows if gentoo PPC CD can boot Mac into functional linux system?
15:40.16antiphaseI believe Ubuntu will, and it will be less painful
15:41.11polyunixantiphase >:  thx
15:41.20haligentoo is always painful
15:41.36haliclassic "watching text scroll by makes me l33t"
15:41.54antiphaseZOMG it's so much slower because of -funroll-all-loops
15:42.11polyunixi tried now PPC sysrescue CD, but it start booted and than freezes  
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15:43.26polyunixhali>:  why is that? these problems with gentoo?
15:43.52halipolyunix: running untested binaries on a production system?
15:44.05polyunixno no no
15:44.12haliand i have better things to use waste my cpu cycles on
15:44.20haligentoo is great for some things
15:44.30polyunixfor example
15:44.33halilearning some basics about how the linux init process work
15:44.42polyunix:)
15:44.55halilearning how dependencies work (portage takes care of a lot of that these days though)
15:45.01haliit's a great hobbyiest distro
15:46.12polyunixhali>: the latest 2007.1 dosn't play with my ethernet card, the previous did.
15:48.24haliwhat? of course it will
15:48.30halijust compile it with the correct kernel crud
15:48.35polyunixhali>:  the most extraordinary thing! all linux distros can't squeeze sound of my toshiba sat pro A100 kernel 2.6.20 and up.
15:48.37haliyou just apply 3-4 random patches
15:48.53halioh, 12-18 patches then
15:49.14polyunix2.6.18 kernel was good for sound though
15:49.51haliim sure whatever kernel version is going with ubuntu these days would work fine, since someone did all the work applying kernel patches for you
15:50.36wethrinblarg
15:51.04polyunixhali>:  mint distro wich is sort of ubuntu feisty, doesn't work either.
15:51.19haliwtf, someone stole the 'mint' name
15:51.26halimint is a unix-like operating system for the atari st :)
15:51.47polyunixhali>:  it wasn't me :)
15:52.31polyunixhali>: i think the problem with sound in new alsa drv
15:53.01polyunixi will try to install old alsa-drv. will see if it works
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16:51.35mikejwhello!
16:58.02wethrinmikejw!
16:58.13mikejwwethrin: whatchya
16:59.56wethrinGoing at some point to have pizza, then pub
17:00.09mikejwoh really?
17:00.10mikejwtoday?
17:00.13wethrinyup
17:00.18mikejwsounds fab
17:00.22mikejwbut skint :[
17:00.30mikejwbut only for one more day!
17:00.35wethrinme too. But, hey, there's pub.
17:00.38wethrinPayday?
17:00.40wethrinFILTH!
17:00.44mikejwwell almost
17:00.49mikejw:P
17:01.04wethrin:)
17:01.08wethrinstarting a new job?
17:01.10mikejwI'm getting my overdraft back until payday on thurs/fri
17:01.37mikejwthanks to my good chums at Smile Internet Bank
17:02.04wethrinfun :)
17:02.08mikejw:]
17:03.18mikejwgotta go
17:03.22mikejwttfn :]
17:03.24wethrinlater!
17:03.32mikejwthere's an opening of a new games room :D
17:03.36wethrinooh
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19:05.57morsingping wethrin
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19:28.37morsing~seen goibhniu
19:28.38ibotgoibhniu <n=cillian@87-194-36-120.bethere.co.uk> was last seen on IRC in channel #gllug, 3d 10h 37m 13s ago, saying: 'morsing: thanks'.
19:28.50morsingWhat happened? :(
19:58.53morsing~seen boudiccas
19:58.57ibotboudiccas is currently on #gllug. Has said a total of 27 messages. Is idling for 6h 16m 4s, last said: 'morsing; same as last night'.
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20:13.01morsingDiscordian!
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22:20.38Leedshttp://www.ossummit.com/ - combined Apache/Eclipse conference, end of November in HK
22:22.11Leedsbut I'm somewhat confused as to how they're asking US$1000 - £500 - for a three day conference - and that's the early bird price!
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22:59.36DiscordianEclipse has it's merits
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