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09:07.41halimorning
09:11.07halihm, Susanna Reid on Breakfast@BBC1 looks well tasty this morning
09:16.35antiphaseBit old for me, I'm only 30
09:18.49halishe's 37
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12:17.51gregjhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Northwoods
12:17.55gregjamerica my arse :P
12:21.57Ch0HagBig arse.
12:33.35gregjwell, UK goverment is not better than that. I read somewhere, that 7/7 was an false flag operation too. But a lot of water will have to pass thames till those documents are released too, if ever.
12:34.09gregjit is 51st state after all :)
12:34.25antiphaseStupid conspiracy bollocks
12:35.08gregjas, our GNU 'god' - Richard Stallman says, UK prime minister(s) are Bushes poodles (not to say dogs)
12:35.14Ch0HagMuppets.
12:35.22gregjI have it in audio somewhere, if you wish to listein to ;)
12:35.29Ch0HagCan't refund a drive under warranty, can only replace.
12:35.38antiphaseI don't believe anyone that's too stupid to use a razor regularly
12:35.39gregjantiphase: rrrright
12:35.40Ch0HagSo I have to go to these bloody offices twice to replace a £40 hard drive.
12:35.59gregjanyway, back to work
12:36.20gregjhave to be busy working to survive, so I am not a threat to any goverment :)
12:38.51Ch0HagEven if I buy a replacement before sending back the dead one.
12:39.09Ch0HagBloody indian callcentre too.
12:40.18gregjyeah, I remember trying to 'register' (bloody anti terrorrizm acts, that are used only to control citizens) my pay-as-you-go Orange card. I had to call them 4 times, to get someone who I was able to understand on the phone
12:41.14gregjprior to 2001 I was able to buy those cards with no hassle whatsoever. I still can go to 7-11 in .pl Today, and buy those for a quid. Unlike in UK. well.
12:41.36gregjyeah, bloody indian call centres
12:41.37Ch0HagThis country's going down the pan.
12:41.40Ch0HagWe need a recession.
12:41.54Ch0HagShake everyone up a bit.
12:42.04antiphaseI don't see the problem with making life difficult for foreigners
12:42.22Ch0HagWhat about making life difficult for natives?
12:42.22antiphaseAfter all, most terrrrrsts are going to be foreign
12:42.25gregjI see a problem with making life difficult for anyone
12:42.29gregjrrrrright
12:42.54gregjI don't know what you smoke, but I would love to get your dealers number please
12:43.20gregj;]
12:43.24Ch0HagI think I smell a hint of sarcasm.
12:43.24antiphaseDespite being in .nl, I don't really. It doesn't agree with me.
12:46.08gregjfact is that if not for foreginers UK (and US) will be a minor country atm. average IQ of natives in UK is well below any resonable. I read an article recently on BBC's site, about how many intelligent folks, after uni leaves the country, and escapes to US, and mostly to other quiet regions, where they don't have to worry only about money (NZ, europe, australia, and so forth)
12:46.30antiphaseWhat a bizarre outlook
12:47.20antiphaseIT may have escaped your notice that the UK once owned half the world, and while that sort of behaviour is frowned upon in these enlightened days, it proves we had the capability of doing it while no-one else did
12:47.33gregjppl live presently in popcultural madness, we are being fed with so many false images, to make us think that everything is ok, as long as we have a quid in our pocket. It is really scarry.
12:48.02antiphaseI BLAME THE INTERNETS
12:48.25Ch0Hag*had* the capability.
12:49.34gregjwell, I wonder why on earth brits still live in the history. that was 150 years ago. wake up. Right now you have stuppid natives drinking till they fall in pubs all day long, all week long, so many young mothers-girls. I wouldn't be proud of those natives-brits, if I were brit. As I am not proud of stuppid Poles, as Polish Citizen myself
12:50.03gregjmind you, that Poland once was a great country too, but that was many years ago. And we don't live in the past, as Brits or French do :)
12:50.12gregjbut nonetheless, time go to back to work :P
12:50.30antiphaseI thought the Poles were a load of vodka-soaked plumbers stealing our jobs. Shows how wrong you can be I suppose. :P
12:50.59zmey_gantiphase: are you really that blind or stupid?
12:51.05gregjrright. I am not a plumber, and I never 'stole' any job. you guys have huuuudge shortage of IT ppl there. So...
12:51.10antiphasePeople were drinking excessively in the UK long before we had an empire
12:51.12gregjhe is a brit :)
12:51.14gregjno offence :P
12:51.26Ch0Hagantiphase: Not stealing our jobs, *doing* our jobs.
12:51.30gregjbut Brits drink more vodka than any average Pole does
12:51.50gregjdo
12:51.57Ch0HagAs for Britain, I'm not proud of Britain now and I'm not proud of our history.
12:52.29antiphaseYou could try Africa, I think they have vacancies for skilled workers
12:52.43gregjone thing you should be proud of, is the britsh banking system. Enslaved US to this date. nice job you guys (british bankers that is)
12:53.04gregjlost the great war in US, yet were able to enslave these folks in peacefull manner
12:53.18gregjantiphase: not interested in africa, too far away
12:53.33gregjantiphase: I was invited to work in Canada, but that's too far away too.
12:53.55gregjUK is only 3h flight away.
12:54.01antiphaseFree healthcare as well
12:54.02zmey_gthe point is the government tries hard to shift the blame of its own failure on everything around. i mean they found easy targets- foreneirs
12:54.34gregjyeah, and before they blamed all on black ppl and god knows what else
12:54.38gregj(I am not that old)
12:54.43antiphaseIT has never been any different, the peasants are slightly more revolting and demanding of full disclosure these day though
12:54.52antiphaseI can't type It today
12:55.10Ch0HagI don't think it's a coincedince that bankers and wankers are so easily confused.
12:55.17gregjhrhr
12:55.18gregjtrue
12:56.46Ch0HagThere is always blame, but it never goes where it should.
12:57.21gregjyou just created my quote of the day :D
12:58.21Ch0HagWhich? Both?
12:58.26Ch0HagThey're in the wrong order...
12:59.44zmey_gwhat really makes me angry is how  population tries to support establishment just because they govern them. people are so blind. all this wars against terror, just cant get it.
13:00.26antiphaseWhat?
13:01.37gregj13:55 < Ch0Hag> I don't think it's a coincedince that bankers and wankers are so easily confused.
13:02.00Ch0HagThat's been going on since the beginning of time.
13:02.16Ch0HagPeople want rulers to tell them what to do so they don't have to go to the trouble of thinking.
13:02.17gregjdid you know that most americans have no idea in what year 9/11 was?
13:02.34gregjbut they know facts from TV, about actors and other 'celebrities'
13:02.53gregjyou ask in Europe (I mean the mainland), and majority knows
13:03.05antiphaseAmericans are stupid. News at 11.
13:03.05Ch0HagIt's a little confusing these days because freedom is in fashion.
13:03.38Ch0HagAmericans are no more stupid than plebs from anywhere else, they're just in the lead.
13:03.47Ch0HagAnd they do so like being first.
13:04.03zmey_gthere is no freedom guys in the world. go and see matrix
13:05.15gregjthis is some really good shit you are smoking, or just inhailing, seriously.
13:07.08gregjtruth also is, many of those 'world conspiracy' theories are funny, and overstated. And the way those folks present them in, I mean, it scares ppl away, and causes laughter spazms in some folks.
13:07.59Ch0HagIncompetence generally trumps conspiracy.
13:08.23antiphasePeople have always been dishonest and underhand, I don't see any difference other than worldwide communication is now ubiquitous so people babble on about it all the time
13:08.59gregjor maybe not 'in' but ppl laught at them. I do. But I also take some of those messages seriously, and think about them. You know, it doesn't matter how something is presented. We are now being fed with bleak messages being fed to us in a really nice way. Empty messages really. We are so used to the way things are being presented in, we don't look at the message anymore
13:09.05Ch0HagDeceit feeds on itself.
13:09.46gregjanyway, time to fill my rabit hole with concrete :P
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13:32.33dick_turpin£100 laptop Elonex: http://www.elonexone.co.uk
13:32.53boudiccasdelivery extra
13:34.30boudiccasno details on the webpage about it other than just 'sub £100'!
13:34.52gregjhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=qNkI5sRzny0&feature=user
13:34.54gregj;]
13:35.32dick_turpinboudiccas: Check my site the specs are there
13:35.52boudiccaswhats the url please dick_turpin i've lost it
13:36.48dick_turpinhttp://www.cannon-linux.co.uk
13:37.57antiphasehttp://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cannon-linux.co.uk%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0
13:38.03antiphaseBa ha ha
13:38.20boudiccasi had two h/d die on me and in the resulting hiccup my other two h/d got corrupted
13:38.23boudiccasthank you
13:39.27boudiccas<PROTECTED>
13:39.36boudiccas*contents
13:43.38dick_turpinantiphase: See this face? Bothered?
13:45.48jcmlUKboudiccas: really?
13:46.15boudiccasjcmlUK, really what?
13:46.36jcmlUK"NAND FLASH .... does this mean that when you switch it off the memory conetents goes too?"
13:46.45jcmlUKwasn't sure if you were joking or not
13:46.52boudiccasyes. thats my question
13:47.08boudiccasno, perfectly serious. i dont know so i'm asking a question
13:47.33jcmlUKthat's the stuff your USB drive has inside.  The machine basically has a USB stick soldered in it.
13:47.49boudiccasah, right. thank you
13:48.49dick_turpinboudiccas: Email Elonex and ask em :-(
13:54.22popeyand for many people would be required, thus taking the price over 100 quid
13:56.32dick_turpinpopey: I did a small post regarding Linux User Group Too (That will get picked up by a few 'Planets')
13:59.45popeythat elonex one is pretty fugly IMO
14:00.23Ch0HagHeh. Elonex still exist.
14:00.48popeyindeed
14:01.09popeytheir machines were crap back in 1993 when $work used to buy them
14:01.13dick_turpinpopey: Yeah And why have they stuck the 'Ports' block on the lid?
14:01.40popeybecause the keyboard is detachable?
14:01.54popeymate of mine has an elonex media centre thing, says it's okay
14:02.22dick_turpinpopey: They could have shoved it round the back surely?
14:02.30popeythen it wont lie flat
14:02.41popeybut yes, i agree
14:03.01popeycpu is a bit weedy
14:03.25dick_turpinpopey: It don't look very flat as it is, any idea on the size compared to the EeePC?
14:06.02popeyno, not seen one
14:06.10popeybut it _looks_ top heavy
14:06.41popeygiven with the eee if you open it too far it tips up, I'd bet that the elonex jobbie _needs_ that stand thing at the back, be surprised if it can hold its own weight
14:07.18dick_turpinpopey reminds me of the old chunky Compaq Laptops the CD range (Looking in archive)
14:39.51dick_turpinpopey: Just had someone make me aware of this site http://www.gumstix.com/waysmalls.html
14:40.20dick_turpinThey're not laptops but headless units???
14:41.55Leedsdick_turpin: they're not even headless - more like embedded
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15:20.00Ch0HagSince when did you have to pay tax on domains?
15:20.35halialways?
15:20.46haliat least as an individual
15:20.49haliVAT on the cost
15:20.54wethrinThey're not essential, y'know
15:21.29Ch0HagAh yes it's probably vat.
15:21.31Leedsnot if you're not EU-resident :-D
15:22.11wethrinYes, but this is a channel for the London LUG. So it's fair to assume everyone lives in or around London :)
15:22.12hali.uk domains are so cheap anyway
15:22.28halii'd be happy to pay 17.5% VAT on a 2 quid domain
15:22.31Leedswethrin: don't be silly
15:22.46Ch0HagExcept it seems most of the regulars are actually abroad.
15:23.15wethrinLeeds: Aw. Please?
15:23.18LeedsI can never remember which end of Europe Greg is living in at the moment
15:23.27Leedswethrin: okay... you have my permission to be silly
15:24.47wethrinYay!
15:29.13Ch0HagHeh. UKFSN terms of services for domains:
15:29.18Ch0Hag"This page is found in the root AWBS directory and it's filename is tos.html
15:29.18Ch0HagEdit this page with your Terms of Service as desired. "
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16:17.09dick_turpinwethrin: I don't :-)
16:19.56boudiccasdoesn't say how big /around London/ is :)
16:20.15boudiccasI'm around London, its only an hour away on the train
16:35.04dick_turpinHere are some funny clips (.wm sorry) well they made me laugh http://cannon-linux.co.uk/Downloads/
16:36.29popeycapitalised folder names ftl
16:37.00antiphasedirectories that are called Folders ftl :P
16:38.35dick_turpinOops, oh well
16:40.15dick_turpinThere renamed it :-P
16:41.20wethrinhttp://www.commandlineidiot.com/blog/2007/linux-users-are-all-crazy-fundamentalists/
16:44.32dick_turpinwethrin: rotflmao, "Ubuntu users are Baby rapists"
17:40.15Ch0Hagbudge: i am looking for a tool that is linux based that can image a drive
17:40.21Ch0Hagbudge: i have looked at ping
17:40.25Ch0Hagbudge: but have had issues getting it to work
17:40.49wethrinUmm.
17:41.29Ch0HagQuite.
17:41.44wethrinwhere's that from?
17:41.57Ch0HagAn old co-worker.
17:42.04Ch0HagSalesman/1st line tech support
17:43.04Ch0HagI don't know what to say, but that's OK because he didn't wait the 6 minutes it took me to notice that he'd said anything.
17:48.27wethrinoh dear
17:56.30antiphaseping /dev/hda
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18:46.59secretlondonhi
18:49.55wethrinhi
19:33.16etorixsecretlondon: not for distribution: "cinepaint" is a deep paint image retouching tool: http://www.cinepaint.org/ :: Tester debs + src 32 + 64-bit: http://sidux.net/etorix/
19:35.19secretlondoncool
19:41.39Ch0HagOh. My ping friend is back.
19:41.47wethrinheh
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20:00.41etorixhttp://www.cinefex.com/upcoming/listings/upcominglist.html
20:12.13secretlondonetorix: and?
20:12.37etorixim waiting
20:13.25etorixmy 32-bit pbuilder aint signing yet
20:14.15etorixmy 64-bit pbuilder is signing but not building 32-bit yet
20:15.48secretlondonI meant 'and?' in ref to the cinefex thing
20:20.42secretlondoni'm downloading yer cinepaint bits and will try and install here
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20:23.34Discordiangood evening
20:25.44secretlondonevening
20:34.51etorixcinefex.. its a list of upcoming funny-colored films
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21:25.09Ch0HagCan perl do /(...){3}/ and give you $1, $2 and $3 or do you need to do /(...)(...)(...)/
21:26.05secretlondoetorix: it's all installed okay
21:26.20secretlondoetorix: however the installation dialog is fuxxored
21:26.34etorixinstallation dialog ?
21:26.39secretlondoand has scroll bars that don't scroll
21:26.47etorixthems for debian sid
21:27.15etorixwould want rebuildering for buntu
21:27.48secretlondowell its installed okay and i can run
21:27.56etorixinstallation dialog thingies works fine here
21:28.21secretlondowanna screenshot?
21:28.30etorixshow me
21:28.35DiscordianHmmm dialog etc is a bit not standard
21:28.42secretlondoubuntu syncs straight from sid anyway
21:28.47secretlondok - i'll just stick it somewhere
21:29.04Discordianseems to vary across *nix platforms
21:29.08etorixubuntu  rebulds everything
21:29.30etorixid rebuild anything i took frombuntu
21:29.39etorixpaths aint the same
21:29.56etorixlibs, etc/etc
21:31.47etorixstill a loads of cleaning/lintians n such to do
21:32.05etorixi cant up to mentors yet
21:32.34secretlondoetorix: http://pics.livejournal.com/secretlondon/pic/000194yz/
21:32.46secretlondoetorix: text cut off at top, and scrollbars didn't
21:34.31etorixit didnt demand libgutenprint* ?
21:34.35secretlondoit did
21:34.39secretlondoand downloaded it
21:35.00secretlondoi can check which if you want
21:36.13etorixno matter, that would be handled by the buntu builders, in due course
21:36.46etorixnot for distribution yet, these
21:36.55etorixjust personal testing
21:36.58secretlondolibgutenprint 5.0.2-2ubuntu1
21:37.08secretlondowhich means that its got one patch on debians 5.0.2-2
21:38.05etorixlibgutenprintui2-1 - runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library
21:38.16secretlondok ui
21:38.41secretlondogetting error messages "cannot colourmanage this display"
21:38.58etorixneed to set up ICC profile
21:39.08etorixtell it lies
21:40.18secretlondolooks nice though
21:40.20etorixfile >preferences > color management
21:41.19secretlondo*much* nicer than the gtk1 version which I last saw of this thing
21:41.43etorixfugly, that was
21:41.57secretlondoindeed. art progs shouldn't be fugly
21:42.20etorixbuilding from-source was awful too
21:42.37secretlondowell it looks hot here
21:42.52etorixmy first debs were fine tho
21:43.06secretlondounlike the gimp it looks like it actually comes with nice, usable brushes
21:43.25etorixi just sent kai-uwe the urls
21:44.42secretlondolibgutenprintui has the same version # as libgutenprint
21:47.29secretlondoyes this is much nicer than the gimp!
21:49.17secretlondoI should really play with this on my desktop not my laptop ;)
21:51.58etorixu could re-build it
21:52.40etorix.dsc, diff.tgz, orig.tar.gz
21:52.44secretlondoyeah - the icc stuff isn't working here
21:53.16secretlondoi'll add yer repo to sources.list and get the source
21:53.37etorixer, not sure if it will work as-repo yet
21:53.50secretlondobut it looks classy - it has the quality control that the gimp lacks
21:54.25etorixget manually the 3 files that end as above
21:54.40etorixput em in a dir
21:54.58etorixfind the buntu instructions
22:10.24etorixwhatever, im making a bit of progress at last
22:12.15secretlondocool
22:12.40secretlondolibpng-dev is already a dependency of something else on the list if that matters
22:13.42etorixmight do, it all wants re-looking at now anyway
22:14.29etorixmain thing is, its where it can be looked-at
22:14.49secretlondoyep
22:15.20secretlondozlib1g the same
22:21.17DiscordianI shall go to at least one of the meets
22:24.42secretlondoyay
22:26.08DiscordianThough where do I actually find out what they'll be about?
22:27.41haliblimey, hm, looks like Betfair forked out and bought themselves a couple of Egenera cabinets
22:29.18secretlondoDiscordian: the first one is about miro and I presume is on the web site somewhere
22:29.27secretlondoI've no idea what the second one is
22:30.16DiscordianI can't find either on the website actually
22:31.52wethrinNeither are on thed website yhet
22:36.47secretlondoetorix: I'm gonna build in a hardy pbuilder and see what happens
22:37.08etorixcool
22:39.43secretlondo138 packages to download!
22:39.51Discordian!
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23:11.22secretlondonet too crap to download this stuff tonight
23:11.36Discordianheh
23:11.38secretlondogonna go to bed and try again tomorrow
23:11.49Discordianmakes sense
23:11.54Discordiannight
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