IRC log for #gllug on 20100707

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08:44.57ChoHagProduct: Multi-Purpose Compost
08:45.05ChoHagQuestion: DO YOU DELIVER COMPAST
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14:09.05halihm, just found an usenet post by myself made in 1996
14:09.10haliohh the memories
14:10.36bilarhhehe i know, it's rather scary isn't it
14:14.55haliremember the days of "kes", the blue megatower :)
14:15.04halidual celerons
14:15.43Leedshttp://groups.google.com/group/alt.os.linux/browse_thread/thread/67727df971b144c3/c4e19d534b898049
14:16.34bilarhoh yes :)
14:16.45bilarhwith a million bigfoot drives in it? :D
14:17.00halione or two i think
14:17.02bilarh" WHAT ON EARTH IS
14:17.03bilarhA SEGMENTATION FAULT????? "
14:17.05bilarh:D
14:17.12haliloads of other drives
14:17.15Leeds:)
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15:01.13antiphaseIt's unreassuring to note that clueless people still failed to make a distinction between Mb and MB almost 15 years ago
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15:06.25DiscordianUKOne has a big B
15:07.31DiscordianUKencountered a 'linux sysadmin' today who when asked what 00001010 in Binary was had no idea
15:07.53DiscordianUKwhich is bloody scary
15:07.59bilarh32?
15:08.09wethrin10
15:08.24DiscordianUK10 was the answer I was expecting
15:08.25Armand8+2
15:08.56DiscordianUKI tried not to make it too complex
15:09.23ArmandI've only recently been exposed to binary.. it's not THAT hard to understand how bits, bytes and "nibbles" work. :P
15:09.38ArmandMy maths is shite though.. -_-
15:09.39jason_ukfsnYou all got the wrong answer. 00001010 in binary is 1111110010
15:09.51DiscordianUKlaughs
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15:10.23DiscordianUKused to toggle opcodes in on the console of my PDP-8/L
15:10.41DiscordianUKI could also handread punched cards and paper tape
15:11.23ArmandHARDCORE Geek!! :P
15:11.53DiscordianUKKinda useful in computing in the early 80s
15:11.56antiphasePeople that leave school without the ability to convert between number bases should be sent down the mines
15:12.10DiscordianUKnods
15:12.14ArmandOi!
15:12.18Armand¬_¬
15:12.32DiscordianUKFor shame on sysadmins who don't know binary
15:13.36jason_ukfsnpeople who believe that everyone should care about base conversion need to get a real life ;)
15:14.41jason_ukfsnSeriously - unless your job involves "proper" computing or certain forms of maths conversion between number bases it utterly irrelevant. The same can be said for a lot of what we hold to be important.
15:14.57DiscordianUKSure
15:15.07bilarhwho cares, i've got the windows calculator :P
15:15.23DiscordianUKHowever it was part of my syllabus at O level
15:15.26bilarhand for extra geek points, i've also got a binary watch (that i can read) :)
15:15.44jason_ukfsnI used to have a calculator watch in the early 80s
15:15.58LeedsI had a *tetris watch*
15:16.13wethrinI've had to do some binary conversion magics today
15:16.27DiscordianUKhad a sinclair oxford calc I built from a kit
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15:16.34jason_ukfsnI also learned how to strip, clean and rebuild a proper clockwork watch
15:16.47DiscordianUKThese days I have bc and dc
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15:17.11bilarhthe only time a unix admin really needs binary is when doing chmod, as far as i can tell
15:17.18bilarhand even then you can get around it by using a,u and g
15:17.35DiscordianUKor using fsdb
15:17.35bilarhbut yes, it's pretty basic stuff :)
15:18.09Leedswethrin: but aren't you still living in an ivory tower?
15:18.14bilarhfs-what? :S
15:18.14jason_ukfsnis developing a hatred of whoever designed Nominet's EPP systems
15:18.30DiscordianUKAnd for repairing some database errors
15:18.33wethrinLeeds: Maybe?
15:18.48wethrinLeeds: But this is just a signed 32-bit int coming back off a Netapp via SNMP
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17:50.47ChoHagShould I keep web development off my CV?
17:50.53ChoHagI think I probably should.
17:56.18cpufreakyou leaving us?
18:01.59haliweb development to me suggest 'sysadmin wannabe' if the rest of your CV is admin stuff
18:02.56DiscordianUKI couldn't develop my way out of a paper bag
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