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czajkowskialoha10:59
terranhello my dear10:59
terranAre you back in England10:59
czajkowski211:10
czajkowskiyes11:10
czajkowskijust setting up work machine and working11:10
ebelHow are you finding blighty?11:22
czajkowskigrand11:22
daviscczajkowski: Was it laptopsdirect.ie you had a problem with?13:56
czajkowskibefore13:57
czajkowskiyes EVIL PLACE13:57
czajkowskimoonpie: ping14:16
czajkowskidavisc: they also have laptopsdirect.co.uk still evil14:16
daviscFair enough :-)14:20
czajkowskiJust submited my 1st lightning talk for FOSDEM ever :)16:22
ebelcongrats :)16:27
czajkowskimay not even get picked16:28
czajkowskibut at least I tried :)16:28
terrantotally booking my train and hotel for that after Christmas16:32
terranI'll use my last two holiday days I have left to take off the Friday and Monday surrounding it16:33
czajkowskiterran: if you use venure.com and google venere discount you get  4% off16:35
czajkowskialso you dont pay for the hotel till you check out using that site16:35
czajkowskiterran: I'm so getting the train :D16:36
davemwhat time is that on at next year?16:36
czajkowski5/6 february16:36
czajkowskicould someone stab moonpie for me and tell him to poke me please16:36
davemhmm, may go for it then depending on flights16:36
czajkowskidavem: keith is coming :D16:36
czajkowskihe booked his there 2 weeks ago16:36
czajkowskisooner you booked cheaper are the flights16:36
davemyeah16:37
terranthe train to Brussels is only £69 return :D16:41
terranand none of that airport hassle16:41
czajkowskiaye16:43
czajkowskiwell flight last year from dublin to brussels main was 80 return, but flight from UK is silly priced16:43
slashtomeurostar?16:45
czajkowskiaer lingus last year16:46
czajkowskithis year will go by eurostar it's 69 return :D16:46
slashtomflights from UK to Brussels are usually shit16:54
slashtomi used to find it easier to drive16:54
czajkowskiaye thats what we're saying, it's chepaer to get the train....16:55
slashtomit's 2 hours from calais, about 200km16:55
czajkowskibut it's cheaper to fly fro ireland16:55
slashtomor some number of miles (as you're probably on archaic units now)16:56
ebelczajkowski: tis hard to drive from ireland16:58
ebela bridge or tunnel from wales to wexford would be awesome,16:58
czajkowskinot impossible though16:58
slashtomshame the boom died, otherwise we would have had that for 202017:02
embossyep, if only we could have borrowed germanys money and sold houses back and forward to each other for another 10 years17:04
embossdamn :)17:04
czajkowskiemboss: fancy seeing you here :)17:04
embossI pop up in the most unexpected of places :-)17:04
czajkowskithis you do17:05
embossso UPC offering 100mb BB17:15
embosssweet.17:15
czajkowskinice17:17
daviscWhich will work for maybe 15% of the time :-)17:18
embossNever had an issue with UPC17:18
czajkowskiaye17:18
embosswell, nothing major17:18
czajkowskinever had any issue with them in dublin17:18
czajkowskidodgey digiweb on the other hand17:18
embossThe worst part of UPC for me was the customer service/sales/support17:19
embossbut the connection itself is fine17:19
czajkowskiaye17:19
embossczajkowski: I think their support is in Limerick17:20
embossso that might explain a lot17:20
emboss:P17:20
czajkowskiemboss: behave you mister17:22
ebelemboss: I have also had no end of customer service problems with UPC18:16

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