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08:57.27niv_one_threeemm.. HELLO
08:57.34niv_one_threeis there anyone here?
08:57.54niv_one_three(damn it, Sunday in Israel is Europes Monday..)
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12:01.08gorynych_awaymorning
12:03.03geospartyawn
13:16.54boudiccas~ibot seen SecretLondon
13:16.56ibotsecretlondon <n=chatzill@wikipedia/secretlondon> was last seen on IRC in channel #gllug, 2d 21h 30m 17s ago, saying: 'yep'.
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13:57.24boudiccasahhhh snuff
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14:39.59xotlwould anyone know a reason why sudo would not accept a known correct password on a FreeBSD VPS?
14:41.26halipam issue?
14:41.38halior it's set to accept the root password
14:43.00xotlI was using the root password
14:43.09xotlsu worked ok
14:43.48halisudo defaults to the user password, not root
14:44.17haliyou can set the property rootpw if you want to use the root password
14:45.18xotlso if I set rootpw, then I can use the root password for sudo? is that correct?
14:45.37haliyes
14:46.10niv_one_threegot one , why does rsync -a /mnt/gentoo/lib* /mnt/target , causes the files in lib to be copied to /mnt/target ?
14:46.32halilib/*
14:46.37haliprobably
14:47.14halior skip the * .. just use -r if you want recursive
14:48.06xotlhali: what would the syntax be for setting sudo as root with rootpw? I did a quick google but didn't see anything
14:50.42xotlok according to redhat its:    rootpw [--iscrypted] <password>
14:51.24xotlperhaps I misunderstand but how come you can set the root password when you are not root?
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15:01.55halihm, thats for kickstart
15:02.19haliyou can add the line "Default rootpw" in visudo
15:03.06halibut setting that sort of negates the need of sudo in a sense, sudo becomes su
15:04.06xotlthe support people told me that the default root password was the same as the password I was using for my current login, but if that was true then sudo would have worked, no?
15:04.41haliyes, if we can assume that sudo's pam stuff is working
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15:05.17secretlondonhello
15:05.30halihi
15:05.38xotlsupport guy also said that sudo didnt work well in virtual environments, is that true?
15:06.15halino idea, i never tried freebsd vps
15:06.25halibut i can't see why it wouldn't
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15:07.14xotlwhat is pam?
15:07.57secretlondonvodafone blocks freenode :(
15:08.58halixotl: pluggable authentication modules, how the os detrmines if you are allowed to login (checks password, if you are allowd on that terminal at that time etc)
15:09.13xotlsecretlondon: only freenode? not other netoworks?
15:09.20secretlondonxotl: no all IRC
15:09.41secretlondonit's part if their under 18 filter to protect people from violent games and gambling
15:09.46xotlhali: thanks, I'll have a google around
15:10.01secretlondon(and flikr, and loads of stuff)
15:10.24secretlondonwhen you sign up to vodafone's 3g broadband they don't tell you it's mega filtered
15:10.59xotli am always on freenode to gamble and play violent games, that's all i do here
15:12.48secretlondonI think it's the idea that it's unmoderated chat - and therefore full of paedos
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15:13.16secretlondonchildren are being protected from the evil of freenode and it's self confessed hackers!
15:13.37xotldon't you need a contract for 3g broadband? and hence you would have to be over 18
15:14.27secretlondonexactly!
15:14.35secretlondonbut it wants further prooof
15:15.15secretlondonI need either a credit card (which I don't have), or to go to a vodafone shop with an ID card (passport or driving license)
15:15.41secretlondonthey claim you only need that if you are on pay as you talk (not contact) but that's not my experience
15:16.24secretlondonThey say you can call them on customer services, but you can't from a data sim, I've emailed them but no rpely as yet
15:16.37xotlI actually think its totally unacceptable for a line provider to interfere with content. I guess if they defaulted to it, but you could turn it off, then I would not object to that
15:16.42secretlondonI'm actually back on wifi here so i can talk :(
15:17.15secretlondonI think it's dreadful - it's like using a corporate internet but with stronger filters, and one that you pay for..
15:17.55xotlsecretlondon: how did you buy the contract in the first place? surely you have to prove you're over 18 at that point?
15:18.22secretlondonI bought it online, they credit checked me and asked for my date of birth
15:18.31secretlondonthey can't offer me a contract if I'm under 18
15:18.49secretlondonand it's credit too
15:19.35xotlright. so if you have been authenticated as being over 18 then why are they still asking for proof?
15:20.45secretlondonexactly
15:20.48secretlondonbecause it's the default
15:21.00boudiccassurely they can eyeball you and see that you're over  18
15:21.21secretlondonI still need to bring in a passport! (and mine's expired)
15:21.37xotlso are vodafone saying they will turn off the filtering once they have proved you are over 18 twice?
15:21.46boudiccasdoes it say they need  'live' passport
15:21.59secretlondonwhat's the betting that they won't accept an expired passport? Even though my date of birth clearly hasn't changed, and they can see I'm 30s by looking at me
15:22.16boudiccassounds like they're shysters!
15:22.19secretlondonIt doesn't say a live passport but I expect the worst
15:22.29xotlthere, you see? betting on freenode! vodafone were right.
15:22.45secretlondonbut protecting the child (inner child?) must come first
15:23.04secretlondoneven though they are blocking many things that are under 18, like Everquest 2 which is 12+ I think
15:23.12xotlthey won't accept an invalid passport
15:23.16secretlondonI think it's any potential for un moderated chat
15:24.25secretlondonboudiccas: whilst I'm sorting this out could you stop sending the goons to me, it's blocking up my email :(
15:24.55boudiccassecretlondon; okay, no more until you say after todays batch
15:24.58xotlso presumably they have told you that they will turn off the filter after they/ve seen your passport?
15:25.56secretlondonxotl: if I've managed to prove my age. Their help info says that's only for pay as you go customers, but I'm being made to prove my age too
15:26.22secretlondonthe two ways of doing it are to be charged £1 to a credit card, or to go into their shop with a passport or driving license
15:26.41secretlondonthen the "content control" filter goes, although they may still block stuff I guess..
15:26.47xotlOn the bright side you must be very youthful-looking
15:27.09secretlondonalas they haven't actually seen me..
15:27.21secretlondonyer granny would count as under 18 here
15:29.10xotlwhat is the contract? is it one of those data-only ones with a usb modem?
15:29.38secretlondonyes
15:30.05secretlondonit's data only, what they sell as "3g broadband" with a usb hspa modem
15:31.09xotli don't know why they keep the 3g moniker if its hsdpa, a lot of ppl still think of 3g as pretty slow and crap, even if hsdpa is technically still 3g
15:31.33secretlondonthey are saying things like 3g+
15:32.04secretlondonbut they are using "3g broadband" to mean hsdpa
15:32.17secretlondonas it's more user friendly than a strange set of letters
15:32.30xotla marketing mistake, if you ask me. they should just say hsdpa
15:33.10xotlwell 3g is pretty meaningless too so i dont see that they lose any clarity
15:33.42secretlondonbut broadband is the key word
15:33.45secretlondonand 3g = mobile
15:33.57secretlondonmobile broadband would work better
15:34.58xotli still prefer hsdpa, because it tells you its better than the previous-gen 3g tech without committing to an average speed
15:35.56xotlhave you tried voip over it?
15:40.09secretlondonbut non geeks won't know what that means
15:40.09secretlondonnot yet
15:40.09secretlondonI expect they may block that too
15:41.49xotlI think you underestimate non-geeks. I've seen phones with hsdpa printed on them, non-geeks seem ok with GPRS, ADSL etc
15:42.21xotlI'm interested to know if voip works
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15:52.47wethrinpeople!
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15:56.53niv_one_threehi wethrin
15:57.11niv_one_three~seen antispace
15:57.14iboti haven't seen 'antispace', niv_one_three
15:57.39niv_one_threeoh ya , HI LEEDS
15:57.50secret__I have an email from vodafone now contradicting their help pages
15:58.08secret__Ms. Ford you would need a credit card as proof of purchase to remove the content control bar from your 3G Broadband USB modem. This is needed for both pay monthly and pay as you talk customers.
15:58.21secret__As you do not have a credit card you will need to take an identification proof and age proof to your nearest Vodafone Retail Store and our staff will be glad to assist you further remove the content control bar from your 3G Broadband USB modem.
15:58.56niv_one_threeanda drop of blood
15:59.50secret__note that it's passport and/or driving license as "id card"
16:00.19wethrinit's a convenient photo proof
16:00.51secret__I reckon there's no way they'll accept my expired passport
16:01.07wethrinYou can try
16:01.11xotlwhy would they? its not a valid document
16:01.20secret__exactly
16:01.30wethrinthey might not even check
16:01.38secret__true - it's worth ago
16:01.40wethrinAs long as the photo somehow vaguely resembles you
16:01.43secret__it does
16:02.34wethrinmight be okay, then
16:03.15secret__it's really annoying me, it blocks loads of stuff
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16:11.35secret__they say they want ID with date of birth on
16:12.10secret__but then on the same help pages they say they don't need this for contract phones
16:12.11secret__so it may not be worth anything
16:25.56secret__a ladybird has just thrown itself off the wall and landed in my coffee
16:26.14wethrinsuicidal insect?
16:28.21secret__yeah
16:28.27secret__I seem to be infested by them
16:29.19wethrinheh
16:29.45boudiccashow many black spots did it have?
16:30.17boudiccasor was it a yellow ladybird?
16:32.01secret__It was red, and some of them only have 2 black spots, but most of them look like normal ladybirds
16:38.39secret__boudiccas: these are them http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/4508/ladybirdsej6.jpg
16:40.16secret__very cosy
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16:59.43boudiccasoooh! spicy!
16:59.53boudiccassorry, everything stopped for tea
17:01.27boudiccasmakes you wonder what they're feeding on
17:03.24halispicy indeed
17:03.39halii made shepards pie with lots of nandos piri piri sauce :)
17:10.03secret_boudiccas: someone told me they may be trying to hibernate
17:10.18secret_and that if I hoovered them up they may come out of the hoover again in the spring (!)
17:10.50secret_maybe that corner of the window is both open (as that's the window the wifi wire goes out of) and warm
17:11.13secret_anyone - I should go out
17:11.15secret_anyway
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17:46.12boudiccassabinef72; you still with us? have you had your baby yet? :)
17:46.24sabinef72nooooooo
17:46.32sabinef72I went to see the doctor this morning
17:46.38sabinef72and I have to go again tomorrow
17:47.06boudiccasare you going to be induced?
17:47.07sabinef72it's the D day today... why the baby doesn't want to go out ?
17:47.24boudiccascos has hasn't seen a calendar?
17:47.33sabinef72perhaps
17:47.36boudiccas:)
17:47.48sabinef72induced  thursday if nothing happens
17:48.02boudiccasah, i hpe things start before then
17:48.06boudiccas*hope
17:48.15sabinef72yes I prefer natural things
17:49.13boudiccasi was induced for my first, not nice
17:49.38sabinef72oh :-(
17:57.43dick_turpinboudiccas: I got the script working
17:58.22boudiccasgood oh dick_turpin i tried logging on to irc using undernet today and couldnt do it, so i'm back on xchat
17:59.20dick_turpinboudiccas: This morning (around 8.00am) you was still logged in as boudiccas1
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18:18.16boudiccasdick_turpin; yes, but that was before i logged off as boudiccas1 about 1500ish
18:19.21dick_turpinboudiccas: Ah, can you do /pmsg ?
18:20.29boudiccasyes, i'm back on xchat again
18:20.42boudiccasi cant use irssi if i cant get onto undernet
18:21.23dick_turpinboudiccas: Do us a favor do a /pmsg to me, I want to see if it shows up in the list (irssi)
18:22.09dick_turpinboudiccas: Yay /window #7
18:23.02boudiccasyou can also pm someone by /msg foobar
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18:24.37boudiccasdick_turpin; you used /quit didn't you? :))))
18:25.00dick_turpinboudiccas: Nope /exit that killed everything
18:27.40halido the /disco is a classic noob misstake too :)
18:31.54dick_turpinboudiccas: So thats good at least, the window number shows up in the status bar
18:33.10haliare we migrating people to irssi in screen?
18:33.36boudiccasnot i said the pig
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18:34.21boudiccasi cant get irssi to load undernet so its counted out as far as i'm concerned. i've /got/ to have the baility to get onto undernet
18:34.24efaistoshi
18:34.34boudiccasbonjour efaistos
18:34.46dick_turpinhali: I'm not, I'm too busy learning irssi adding screen to the mix is too much for me
18:35.04efaistosboudiccas: how the hell you know that I'm from France ;)
18:35.07haliscreen pwns
18:35.30boudiccasefaistos; how the hell did i know that you were /not/ from france :)))
18:35.45efaistosjust moved to UK four months ago ...
18:35.48dick_turpinhali: pwns?
18:36.06halidick_turpin: you're so pwnd! :)
18:36.41haliibot: pwn
18:36.52boudiccasdick_turpin; have you been pwnd by a pwn-broker?
18:37.14boudiccaswith three golden globes hangin above the doorway of his pwn shop?
18:37.47dick_turpinboudiccas: That one went over my head, a bit like an aeroplane :-)
18:38.11boudiccasi thought pwnd menat pawned, by a oawn broker
18:38.15boudiccas*pawn
18:38.33haliown owns owned
18:38.34boudiccas*meant
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19:00.51wethrinTop Gear!
19:01.21halino, Antiques roadshow
19:01.47wethrinThat's not a nice way of talking about Clarkson!
19:25.33aguaithefreakdoes anyone heard about this 3VWM media file format?
19:59.26halidamn, they did it!
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20:59.02wethrinhali: Yeah. Was good, wasn't it?
20:59.36haliwas ok, at least the boat bit :)
20:59.48wethrinmmm
20:59.58wethrinWonder how long it actually took them, on the final go
21:00.47halii'd guess 4h
21:00.48wethrinand Capt. Slow smoking a pipe worked quite well
21:00.52haliferry is 90mins
21:00.53wethrinmmm, sounds about reasonable
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21:12.20secretlondonhi
21:12.23wethrinhi
22:23.49xotllol. I've just seen a job ad that requires "a comprehensive knowledge of non-Microsoft applications". These HR people really work hard to earn our respect.
22:25.11secretlondoni'm gonna go into windows to use the vodafone thing, this connection to too rubbish
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23:26.02gregjparcel-force cunts don't allow me to send stuff through their website, if I have something else than windows...
23:26.06gregjtwats:/

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