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daftykinsanyone attempted to get a discounted HP TouchPad? ^_^01:45
Azelphurme01:50
daftykinsAzelphur: tempted to buy one at the higher rate and hope for the price cut to come in?02:35
Azelphurhuh?02:36
daftykinswe drove around here in the US today (i'm on holiday) but only one place had one and he refused to sell it, as it was the display model02:36
daftykinswell i'm looking at UK shops and they're all showing the high price still02:36
daftykinslike:02:36
daftykinshttp://www.expansys.com/hp-touchpad-eu-black-32gb-209143/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping&utm_campaign=base&ito=170102:36
daftykinsstill at £43002:36
Azelphurdaftykins: amazon has it cheap02:37
Azelphurbut they don't seem to have any in stock, they will let you order though02:37
daftykinsoh? but will they really get anymore stock ;x02:41
daftykinsalso from here, amazon.co.uk has the higher prices02:42
daftykinswell it's only showing me third party sellers02:42
Azelphurdaftykins: yea, that's what I wonder :)02:46
daftykinsAzelphur: eh?02:46
Azelphurwhether they really get any more stock.02:46
daftykinsah02:46
daftykinssome amazon.com sellers seem to think they still have it02:47
ali1234http://www.facebook.com/nokia?sk=app_22213067783752603:33
ali1234wtf nokia you delay the anna update by 6 months and then you obsolete it a week after release?03:34
AlanBello/ czajkowski05:09
czajkowskiAlanBell: delays05:49
* AlanBell taps fingers and waits for czajkowski07:04
* directhex taps fingers & waits for touchpad price drops07:06
directhexdaftykins, you were done a favour. do NOT buy display model touchpads07:06
directhexdisplay models have blacklisted serial numbers, to prevent them being stolen & reflashed with retail firmware07:07
daubersMorning07:19
* daubers needs a cheap android tablet that can be flashed with 2.3 that has an ethernet port on it07:20
AlanBellwifi won't do?07:23
daubersNo, it's being used at a trade show, so wifi can't be guarenteed07:23
popeyit can :D07:23
* popey hands daubers a WNDR3700 and a wifi dongle07:23
AlanBelltether to a phone07:23
popeys/wifi/3g07:23
dauberspopey: It's not for interwebs access :) It's for configuring appliances, and we're not allowed to setup an ap apparently07:23
popeyall the android tabs I've seen that have ethernet are cheap/crap07:24
daubersDoesn't need to be good! Just have a web browser that works and look ok on a trade stand07:25
popeyhttp://www.dealextreme.com/p/7-touch-screen-tft-lcd-google-android-1-6-tablet-pc-w-wifi-camera-via-wm8505-arm926-4207007:25
popeyeg07:25
daubershttp://theandroidshop.tv/products/1/6/102_inch_android_tablet_with_wifi_camera_and_22os/ <- best we found and it's an ipad lookalike07:25
popeyand probably wont run 2.307:25
popeywhy not use an ipad?07:25
dauberswe've some custom app we wrote for android. Can't get full socket access to an ipad so can't rewrite it07:26
daubersalso, ipads are out of budget07:26
popeyI'd flout the rules and setup an access point anyway :D07:28
daubers'tis tempting07:29
popeyso chaps. I have been offered some free stuff if I blog about it (i.e. write a review).07:29
popeypondering what wording to put on my blog to make it clear it's been given to me07:29
daubersDo the standard "Disclaimer: This was given to me for free by x"07:29
ali1234if i had a blog, i would blog about the stuff i got for free07:37
ali1234but only when it doesn't work07:37
ali1234if you're honest in your review i don't see why what you paid for it matters07:37
directhexali1234, nokia didn't obsolete anna 1 week after release, they obsoleted it 2 years before they started developing it07:55
ali1234well of course07:55
directhexit's a sick world when symbian devices are not discontinued but webos ones are07:56
ali1234that's not really true07:56
ali12342 years ago was a long time07:56
ali1234oh, btw, webos sucks07:58
ali1234writing apps in html and javascript? lol07:58
ali1234what i don't understand is why anyone thought it would be a good idea07:59
directhexandroid spent the first year of its life using a java *interpreter*08:00
ali1234i mean why would i write an app for webos, when i could just write the same app, put it on a server, and have it run on all smartphones ever made?08:00
ali1234well you know i hate java and .net too08:00
ali1234do it in C, or don't bother08:00
directhexc's for girls. do it in assembler08:00
BigRedSI use the disk platter and a very fine magentised needle08:01
ali1234i don't really care as long as the end result is native machine code with no dependencies beyond libc and platform apis :)08:01
MooDoomorning all08:01
directhexBigRedS, no butterflies?08:01
wintellecto/08:02
BigRedSdirecthex: only for calls to rand() :)08:03
JamesTaitGood morning all!08:28
MooDoomorning08:28
* TheOpenSourcerer is watching HP's website carefully. Apparently the Pre3 will be dumped at £4908:30
TheOpenSourcererhttp://edition.cnn.com/2011/TECH/gaming.gadgets/08/22/hp.fire.sale/index.html08:30
TheOpenSourcererAnd the touchpad will be in Dixons online this afternoon(?) for £89... http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/hp-touchpad-uk-price-drop-confirmed--99540308:36
oimonTheOpenSourcerer: isnt that story a day old?08:38
oimonhence, been and gone08:38
TheOpenSourcererYeah - PC World have the 32G for £115.9908:39
oimonin stock?08:39
TheOpenSourcererApparently08:39
oimonooh08:39
diplomorning all08:40
MooDoomorning diplo08:40
oimonwould love a touchpad...i just don't need one and money is a bit tight :(08:41
oimonit's a good exercise in self control at these prices :(08:41
diploI'm very tempted, anyone here bought one yet ?08:42
TheOpenSourcererThey have just gone I think.08:42
TheOpenSourcererI'm more interested in the Pre3 phone08:42
oimonno doubt android will be on them by the end of the week08:44
brobostigongood morning.08:44
MooDoomorning brobostigon08:46
MooDools08:46
MooDools -lsa08:46
MooDoodamn08:46
TheOpenSourcererlol08:46
TheOpenSourcerermorning brobostigon08:46
MooDoo*sigh*08:46
brobostigonmorning MooDoo and TheOpenSourcerer08:46
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, http://imgur.com/95ulb ?08:48
TheOpenSourcererhttp://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/uk/en/smartphone/pre3.html08:48
TheOpenSourcererTwitter now saying they'll be £46 when dumped.08:49
popeyMorning all!08:49
MooDoomorning popey08:49
mattiMorning folks ;]08:49
TheOpenSourcerermorning popey08:49
MooDoohello matti08:49
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, paid £300 last week ¬_¬08:49
TheOpenSourcererOuch.08:50
daubersdirecthex: devaluation ftl08:50
TheOpenSourcererI did read that PC World/DSG would offer refunds to peeps who bought touchpads at full price. But that was unconfirmed.08:51
mattiHey MooDoo08:51
directhexcompany credit card, don't much care08:51
directhexhttp://yfrog.com/kk3vkp08:52
oimonanyone tried the twitter client called turpial?08:53
directhexnein08:54
oimonseems quite good and light, just struggling a bit with getting a few things working08:56
directhextouchpads @ Staples08:57
popey""Server is too busy08:57
daubersheh08:57
daubersAnyone know if they've ported android to it yet08:57
Psychobudgiethere are a group of 12 year olds working on it apparantly08:59
directhexdaubers, why kill a good product'?08:59
daubersdirecthex: Ask HP?08:59
DJonesPsychobudgie: I guess you've just read the same as me09:00
DJoneshttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/08/22/android_on_touchpad_project/09:00
oimonpc world have the £115 one in stock09:00
* daubers ponders ordering a big wadge of electrical components off t'interwebs09:04
popeyi ordered one from amazon and fully expect it to not be fulfilled09:04
* TheOpenSourcerer has a farnell order winging its way to him. New soldering iron tip, sucker, FTDI cable and thin (avec lead) solder.09:05
gordwoo my japanese candy arrived09:05
popeyyay TheOpenSourcerer09:06
s-foxHello/09:06
popeyhi09:06
daubersTheOpenSourcerer: I'm trying to coat my flat in sensors over the next couple of months, seems that buying sensors from the US is _much_ cheaper than from this side of the pond09:06
s-foxHello popey09:07
daubersi.e. I can get the bits to build a geiger counter for about £25 from 'merkia, where it would cost me ~£70 over here09:07
gordhttp://ubuntuone.com/p/1CFx/ -_-09:07
* TheOpenSourcerer slowly navigates through Staples checkout. With a Touchpad (hopefully)09:09
diploNice gord, let me know if it's any good09:10
diploIs that from the site popey mentioned ?09:11
gordtis09:11
diplo:)09:11
diploDebated it myself, so will await your thoughts :)09:11
gordnot opening it for a while, waiting for a friends packet to arrive09:12
oimonpopey: trying to download episodes from http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/ fails spectalularly - known issue?09:13
oimonTheOpenSourcerer: link? i saw sold out when i checked 10 mins ago09:13
gorddiplo, http://blip.tv/youcanplaythis/i-love-candy-anpanman-grape-gummy-5414392 <-- where i got the idea from, if you want to see what its like09:13
TheOpenSourcereroimon: I'm halfway through checkout. And it is very slow.09:14
oimonyeah the staples site is not responding at all09:15
popeyoimon: "spectacularly" ?09:17
DJonespopey: RCN got one :) http://rorycellan.posterous.com/hah-rushed-out-this-morning-and-spent-89-on-a09:17
oimonpopey: http://paste.ubuntu.com/673014/09:18
popeyneat09:19
popeyaha!09:19
popeytry now oimon ?09:20
oimon\o/09:21
oimonta09:21
TheOpenSourcererBlast - Staples checkout dies halfway through.09:23
TheOpenSourcererServer is too busy09:23
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, staples dropped the in-store price overnight, so they sold out in store at 8 :(09:24
MooDoohmmm staples near me, might go look later09:25
directhexthey only ever had a couple in stock in store.09:26
davmor2Morning all10:04
MooDooer morning davmor2 me old pal me old mucker, bestest person i know *blush*10:05
davmor2Morning MooDoo me owld mukka, you worry too much! :)10:07
MooDoodavmor2: i know....just felt a <insert silly thing here> :)10:07
davmor2MooDoo: You only got us up 30 minutes early don't worry about it :D10:08
MooDoopmsl oops10:08
TheOpenSourcererdabs have >200 HP Touchpads (16GB) for £105.00 inc.10:12
directhexdabs is up?10:12
TheOpenSourcererjust10:12
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, direct url?10:12
TheOpenSourcererhttp://www.dabs.com/products/hp-touchpad-tablet-webos-3-0-16gb-9-7--ips--1024-x-768--front-camera-wi-fi--bluetooth-hp-gloss-black-7K7D.html10:12
directhex"More than 200 on order, stock delayed"10:13
TheOpenSourcererthat has just changed.10:14
directhextoo slow :p10:14
TheOpenSourcererYep - checkout barfed.10:15
oimonbah nationwide have the worst banking website i've ever used :( slow and unwiedly10:19
kirrusonly on linux10:30
kirrusit's fast on windows for some reason10:30
BigRedSActiveX?10:31
MartijnVdSIE optimized10:32
popeyThis IRC channel is optimized for irssi.10:32
oimonkirrus: really?10:32
MooDooirssi 0/ :)10:32
oimonthe regular pages are super slow10:32
kirrusoimon: yup. FF on my windows gaming box at home is fast, ff on the same box running 'nix is achingly slow10:33
oimonno it's not that10:33
directhexBLARG. hurry hurry, argos!10:34
oimondirecthex: £34910:35
andylockranhowdy all :D10:43
diploPeople who went to Oggcamp, anyone know where to get the CLI Track python app10:44
diploFancy a play, links on cli track are obsolete10:44
freakyclownim not releasing it yet ;)10:46
freakyclowni am giong to eventually split it into seperate parts then release those10:46
diploaha, was about to look for your name :)10:47
popey:D10:47
diploWas looking back at the vid to find it10:47
diploGreat, will you tweet when done ? Just added you10:47
freakyclownyeah when i find time to do work on it :)10:48
MooDoodavmor2: you're quiet....busy?10:48
diploCool, something I have been interested in ages but not got round to looking at10:48
davmor2MooDoo: yeap, well it's that or picking on you ;)10:49
MooDoodavmor2: back to work you :)10:49
davmor2haha10:49
* andylockran needs to purchase some wireless headphonse10:55
* directhex needs to purchase a £89 touchpad10:55
freakyclownwhats so good about these touchpads? other than being cheap?10:56
diploheh, if you find some where shout in here directhex :)10:56
directhexfreakyclown, they're nice?10:56
gordeveryone just got bored of their jogglers ;)10:56
* freakyclown strokes his xoom10:56
directhexfreakyclown, this is proper xoom-grade competition, not those £100 android tablets you can buy with 1.6 on them10:56
MartijnVdSwoo 1.610:56
freakyclownright on that happy note..ive done far far too much work today - time for the pub!10:57
freakyclownback after some lunch i think10:57
oimonstaples website is still down way after they sold their stock..11:01
oimonthe "touchpad effect"11:01
* TheOpenSourcerer is getting pissed off. Staples site died during checkout as did DABS and BT... Come ON ARGOS! Do the right thing.11:01
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, crescent electronics site: down11:02
oimonTheOpenSourcerer: argos have the high price, but no stock11:02
directhexTheOpenSourcerer,  https://twitter.com/#!/ArgosHelpers/status/10571122813922099211:02
directhexoimon, everyone did reserve-in-store11:03
oimon:(11:03
oimonthink it's taking a risk to reserve at high prices11:03
directhexargos tip: if the price has not dropped by 5:15 today, loiter on the site at 5:30 (standard argos closing time), or the closing time for your local argos, and as soon as the store is officially closed, any expired reservations reopen11:03
directhexso you can steal a reservation at 5:3011:04
directhexoimon, reservations have no commitment involved.11:04
oimonorly?11:04
directhexya rly11:04
DJonesThe argos expiry for reserves is normally that they last for 48 hours though, so the order would have to have been made yesterday11:05
directhexalso, pc world have half price touchpad accessories - i have a reservation for a charging dock and BT keyboard11:05
directhexDJones, right. some people did them the day before!11:05
oimoncheck stock in locations though shows no stock11:05
directhexevery touchpad argos have has been reserved, but not purchased :p11:05
directhexoimon, that search excludes reserved items11:06
oimondo i sound confused? i am :P11:06
directhexso as soon as monday's reservations expire, they suddenly gain stock11:06
oimonmy missis would like one to use as a posh kindle11:06
directhexmobile pornstation!11:07
DJonesArgos is still showing them priced at around £400, are they discounting them at the checkout?11:10
DJonesAT least the ones I just looked at11:10
directhexDJones, not discounting yet - everyone's holding reservations at full price & awaiting the drop11:13
directhexrelated note: if you tweet @argoshelpers, they can extend your resevation :p11:13
DJonesHeh http://www.microscope.co.uk/news/reseller-news/touchpad-firesale-causes-server-crashes-and-sell-outs/11:14
DJoneshttp://ipad2news.co.uk/hp-touchpad-stock-checker Play.com website says they have stocks11:16
directhexthey do. full price11:17
DJonesYes, but I wondered whether you could do a reserve & collect from store as with argos and just hold onto the reservation until the price drops11:18
oimonargos arent' allowing reserve for me since there's no stock11:19
directhexgah, i'm clearly failing to communicate here.11:20
oimondirecthex: i saw...i need to loiter at 5.30ish11:20
directhexargos store has 10 touchpads. 10 people reserve them. argos store states it has 0 stock, as 10 stock - 10 reservations = 0 available. reservations last until the close of business the day after a reservation is made - so if those 10 people reserved on monday, their reservations are deleted at closing time on tuesday. so at closing time on tuesday, they now have 10 in stock again, even though they didn't sell any or get any deliveries11:21
oimonmaybe i should take a irl trip to staples round the corner11:23
TheOpenSourcererJust emailed my mate in HP to see if he can blag me a couple.11:23
directhexthey sold out at 8am. staples only carry 2 stock per store of computery items11:23
directhexso they can avoid needing storage space in stores, they calculate an estimate of how much of a given item might be needed at once, and never have more than that in stock. mcdonalds made that into an art form11:24
oimonhow many people would be dashing to buy @ £199 i wonder11:25
oimonbreaking even/small loss on the tablets could have built up a big customer base11:25
directhexoimon, i would.11:26
directhexloldongs, argos are extending reservations until sept 1st11:28
LaneyO_O11:30
directhexi guess i'll go buy my accessories from pcw then. argos seems a dead cert at this point11:32
penguin42Amazon still not listing a delivery date on the one I ordered last night11:33
ali1234lol, it's MSM/QSD based11:36
ali1234good luck getting a real OS to run on that11:37
directhexwhat's a "real os" in today's context?11:39
directhexubuntu chroots are common enough11:39
ali1234linux 3.0.0+11:39
ali1234it's qualcomm so you'll never get graphics drivers that work with anything other than the one kernel they adapted to it11:40
directhexas opposed to every single other ARM embedding company11:41
MartijnVdSಠ_ಠ11:41
ali1234as opposed to nvidia and TI, yes11:41
penguin42there is a chance that the drivers are in Cyanogen?11:42
directhexlolomap11:42
Davieydirecthex: running inside a chroot is not that appealing to me TBH.11:42
penguin42Daviey: If you can run in the chroot I'm sure someone will figure out how to run as the main build but with the existing kernel; it's not that hard if you can do it in a chroot11:43
penguin42getting a new kernel on is of course more challenging11:43
ali1234yeah you can easily build a new rootfs to run directly on their kernel11:44
ali1234what you can't do is change any of: toolchain, kernel, glibc, xorg - and expect it to still work11:44
Davieypenguin42: well yes11:46
penguin42ali1234: No, I'd expect anything other than the kernel to work - possibly not x depending where they put the graphics driver11:47
penguin42especially if you hit it with a big enough hammer :-)11:50
ali1234given the mad rush to buy them, the hammer might just be big enough11:50
ali1234but don't expect any help from qualcomm11:51
=== acperkin1 is now known as acperkins
diplokazade, not sure if you follow hotukdeals, but they jus ttweeted Expansys, Prepaymania and Misco all going to have movement in the next hour12:00
* Daviey might have a movement in the next hour.12:01
MooDooO_o12:01
freakyclowntmi12:02
popeymisco seems hosed12:05
* BigRedS assumed Daviey is waiting on a touchpad delivery12:05
DavieyBigRedS: exactly.12:06
DJonesA bit off topic, but can anybody recommend a free windows 7 pdf printer, I used to use CutePDF, but that seems to have changed a bit & doesn't work as well as I want12:09
andylockranDJones: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/12:10
DJonesI need to be able to print multiple tabs from spreadsheets, but cutepdf doesn't do that anymore, every tab is an individual page12:11
DJonesLooking12:11
andylockranDJones: used that in the past12:11
andylockrannot sure how much to recommend it though12:11
DJonesI'll give it a try12:12
DJonesWas also looking at Bullzip pdf creator12:12
andylockrannot come across that one12:13
directhexpalm eurostore is DOWN12:13
DavieyDJones: Perhaps not quite what you want, but i wonder about creating a network pdf printer via cups on Ubuntu and sharing it? :)12:13
* Daviey has never tried this, but it should work12:13
DJonesDaviey: The machines at work only have windows on them :)12:14
popeydirecthex: I am enjoying your updates :D12:16
DJonesThe only non-windows hardware owned by the business is the sales directors ipad12:16
DavieyDJones: Gah!12:16
directhexpopey, BLARG12:16
directhexpopey, i have all the accessories now - half price at pcworld12:17
Davieydirecthex: For your action man?12:17
popeydirecthex: buy me a touchpad, there's a good lad12:17
directhexDaviey, i've given up on getting multiple touchpads now. i'd settle for one.12:18
popeydirecthex: get me two, I'll let you keep one12:18
popey:D12:18
DJonespopey: Email HP and ask for a review copy :)12:19
popeyhah12:19
directhexrumour: pc world getting more stock delivered later this week12:19
Davieydirecthex: i've been pondering getting 1 or 5.12:20
directhexDaviey, i could easily shift five - debian BBQ is this weekend12:20
Davieydirecthex: Ah dammit!  I was thinking about going this time.12:22
AlanBello/12:23
TheOpenSourcererhello AlanBell#12:23
TheOpenSourcererAlanBell even12:23
MooDoohi AlanBell12:23
AlanBellhome at last12:23
TheOpenSourcererHave been trying to blag a couple of cheap HP touchpads...12:24
AlanBellwaved to czajkowski as we passed at the airport12:24
MooDooAlanBell: did you karate chop her to the floor?12:25
AlanBell£89 here are they not?12:25
TheOpenSourcererIf you can find one yes. AlanBell12:25
AlanBelland as rare as rocking horse poop12:25
TheOpenSourcererI managed to get 1/2way through checkout on 3 stores but their sites crashed.12:26
popeyBusy day.12:26
freakyclownphone up?12:26
MooDooAlanBell: i'm sorry rocking horse poop isn't rare ;) http://www.totallystupidgifts.com/12:26
AlanBellnone left in bricks and mortar shops12:26
TheOpenSourcererI also quite fancy one of these for £46.00 http://h41112.www4.hp.com/promo/webos/uk/en/smartphone/pre3.html12:27
directhex<directhex> rumour: pc world getting more stock delivered later this week12:27
directhexTheOpenSourcerer, £46?12:27
TheOpenSourcererThat's the rumour mill price.12:28
TheOpenSourcerer$7512:28
daubersTheOpenSourcerer: Now you're trying to make directhex a sad bunny12:28
TheOpenSourcereror €7512:28
freakyclownwoohoo they are giving them away on ebuyer if you spend £100 or more!12:28
* popey spends12:28
* freakyclown giggles12:29
daubersfreakyclown: ddos-ing ebuyer?12:29
directhexfreakyclown, link?12:29
TheOpenSourcererlol12:29
freakyclownnot really i just made that up for lols...12:29
* diplo wonders if they have the microserber on there12:29
directhexgah12:29
directhexpopey, kickban time12:29
diploserver*12:29
popeyhah12:29
freakyclowni just got back from teh pub - cant be btohered working so trolling it is ;)12:29
davmor2still makes me laugh the USA get the HP touchpad for $99 we get it for $184 not much difference there then12:29
daubersBah, why doesn't anyone make a powerline adapter that does PoE12:29
directhexdaubers, power over ethernet over power?12:30
directhexdaubers, i want powerline ethernet that works over wireless power!12:30
daubersdirecthex: power over ethernet over ethernet over power :)12:31
directhexdavmor2, ours includes 20% VAT12:31
daubersover12:31
davmor2directhex: 85 dollars isn't 20%12:31
directhexdavmor2, it is if you squint hard enough12:31
* popey squits hard12:32
davmor2nope12:32
directhexHARDER12:32
davmor2still nearly 100% more12:32
daubersdavmor2: You have to take in account export/import tax as well12:32
davmor2daubers: This is why big companies have their Euro HQ here or Northern Ireland so they can dump the bulk of the tax off :)  There are ways and means my friend ways and means :D12:34
daubersdavmor2: Yes, but it looks like HP have enough problems already before you start the tax/duty evasion tactics :)12:34
davmor2daubers: true enough12:35
Davieydaubers: There was one PoE adapter i came acorss 2 years ago IIRC12:35
Daviey(I was equally frustrated that it wasn't default)12:36
daubersDaviey: an EoP PoE adapter? I've found one that will do it, and it's more expensive than a EoP adapter plus a PoE injector12:36
daubersWhich is rubbish12:36
Davieythat was why i didn't go for it :)12:37
daubersheh12:37
directhexexpansys just sold out at full price12:41
directhexpeople have a LOT of faith in distance selling regs12:41
directhextesco stock has reappeared, full price12:41
* daubers just wants to run arduinos powered by PoE talking via EoP12:43
BigRedShah, I've considered that sort of mess a few times12:43
BigRedSI keep meaning to raid some LVs just for the pointlessness, too12:43
oimon1!oneiric12:50
lubotu3Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) will be the fifteenth release of Ubuntu.  Codename announcement here: http://www.markshuttleworth.com/?p=646 Discussion and support in #ubuntu+112:50
BigRedSbefore I reinvent the wheel, someone *must* already have some script/binary/something that I can run on a new server, wait, and have it tell me if it's good or not?12:51
BigRedSideally where I get to define 'good' :)12:51
=== oimon1 is now known as oimon
freakyclowngeekbench?12:53
penguin42well if you're going to define goodness you're also going to have to write the script12:53
popeyphoronix test suite?12:53
BigRedSAh yeah, I knew someone had made one but couldn't remember the 'phoronix' bit12:55
daubershow well it copes with a fork bomb?12:55
BigRedSpenguin42: yeah, I was hoping for a big script where I could just set the params at the top12:55
oimongeekbench produces metrics and is simple to install. didn't have much luck with phoronix12:56
popeyHugo Random Benchmark!12:56
popeyEveryone must run that!12:56
oimon"by install", geekbench is a simple script not rquiring installation12:56
popeyhttp://www.hantslug.org.uk/wiki/HugoRandomBenchmark12:56
popey time perl -e 'for($i=0;$i<1e8;$i++) { }'12:56
popeyrun that :D12:56
popeysee if you can beat Seeker`12:57
bigcalmSomebody ask for a long wait?12:57
BigRedShah, yeah, I've had a few ideas like that12:57
popeyor indeed see if you can get a slowe machine than Simon12:57
popeystill chuffed my desktop pc is still in the top ten after a few years12:58
freakyclownfreakyclown@guerrilla:~$ cat vpenis.sh12:58
freakyclown#!/bin/sh12:58
freakyclownLC_ALL=C12:58
freakyclownecho `uptime|grep days|sed 's/.*up \([0-9]*\) day.*/\1\/10+/'; \12:58
freakyclowncat /proc/cpuinfo|grep MHz|awk '{print $4"/30 +";}'; free|grep '^Mem' \12:58
freakyclown|awk '{print $3"/1024/3+"}'; df -P -k -x nfs | grep -v 1k \12:58
freakyclown| awk '{if ($1 ~ "/dev/(scsi|sd)"){ s+= $2} s+= $2;} END \12:58
freakyclown{print s/1024/50"/15+70";}'`|bc|sed 's/\(.$\)/.\1cm/'12:58
popey!paste freakyclown12:58
lubotu3popey: I am only a bot, please don't think I'm intelligent :)12:58
popeybah12:58
* Laney hands popey the pipe12:58
andylockran!pastes | fe12:58
bigcalm!paste | popey12:58
lubotu3popey: Pastebin is a service to post large texts so you don't flood the channel. The Ubuntu pastebin is at http://pastebin.ubuntu-uk.org (make sure you give us the URL for your paste - see also the #ubuntu channel topic)12:58
andylockran!fail12:58
* popey smokes it12:58
* freakyclown cares not12:59
popeyhttp://paste.ubuntu.com/673110/12:59
bigcalmreal0m7.685s13:00
bigcalmuser0m7.680s13:00
bigcalmsys0m0.000s13:00
BigRedSwait, is that some voodoo to convert a mass paste into a pastebin13:00
popeyhaha, thats quite funny13:00
freakyclownoddly i do use it to compare servers :/13:00
freakyclownmy laptop is 231.8cm13:01
freakyclownas a rough guide for people13:01
oimonare hantslug selling touchpads now? their site is down too13:01
daubersfreakyclown: Interestingly my work dev box is 1678.4cm13:02
freakyclowndamn!13:02
daubersI suspect that's because of the RAID13:02
Laney383.3cm13:02
andylockrancm?13:02
Laneyit should print out some ascii art instead though13:02
andylockranmy laptop is 13"13:03
* freakyclown suspects andylockran is doing it wrong13:03
andylockran755.4cm13:04
freakyclowndamn it is my laptop the worst thing on the planet or something?!13:04
Laneyphwoar, come here big boy13:04
* bigcalm horribly confused13:05
daubersThis topic may be drifting somewhat away from the !CoC (as amusing as it may be)13:05
* BigRedS has settled on his new benchmarking tool, ta freakyclown :)13:06
andylockranhmm. my vps is 37.7cm13:06
freakyclownglad to amuse/help where i can :D13:06
BigRedSI just hope nobody asks for the justification behind the numbers...13:06
bigcalm317.8cm13:07
bigcalmFor my workstation13:07
Laneywhich part of the code of conduct does this conversation violate, then?13:08
freakyclownbigcalm: or come in half way into the channel of people pasting the results!13:08
bigcalm391.4cm for my revo13:08
Laneythe no fun clause13:08
bigcalmI have no idea which direction we're ment to be looking13:08
daubersandylockran: My NSLU2 beats your VPS at 136.6cm13:08
penguin42bah only 216.5cm13:08
penguin42freakyclown: You may just have invented the worlds most awesomely pointless measurement13:09
bigcalmiain@banana:~$ sh bench.sh13:09
bigcalmbench.sh: 7: bc: not found13:09
bigcalmDamn you Bytemark!13:09
jpds6.5k cm, anyone?13:10
bigcalmSame on the Viglen13:10
bigcalmBack to work we go13:11
BigRedSOh, I thought 600cm was high :(13:11
* Laney rubs up against jpds 13:11
daubersjpds: Which massive server was that on?13:11
BigRedSand why isn't it part of the touchpad selling effort?13:12
daubers\o/ senseless metrics13:15
freakyclownif you use the same senseless metric for all your stuff it still works :)13:15
AlanBell1237.4cm13:16
bigcalmI still don't know if we're meant to be looking for a high or low number?13:16
shaunoI can't .. no /proc on osx13:16
bigcalmPlus, without installing bc, it fails on 2 of my servers :)13:16
daubersThe metric for DVD players should be "How many pringles can you load into the drawer before it stops working"13:16
MartijnVdSdaubers: Ah, subject matter expert? :)13:17
BigRedSbigcalm: prime is good, non-prime is bad13:18
BigRedS:)13:18
bigcalmEh?13:18
daubersMartijnVdS: We didn't have a DVD player when I was that young. You can however put a whole bag of Pom Bears into a VHS player and it still works! (After the grown ups take it apart and take out all the pom bears, poor hungry VHS player)13:19
AlanBellsubwoofers fill up with stuff13:19
shaunoI recall a sibling doing something similar witha  peanut butter sandwich.  our grown ups were less successful13:20
davmor2hey Daviey does Sever still install w3m by default?13:20
daubersshauno: Where they disappointed it didn't appear on the TV too?13:20
bigcalmWe didn't get a VCR until the mid 80s, so I wasn't young enough to be feeding it13:21
daubersbigcalm: That makes you old13:21
bigcalmThank you :)13:22
daubersbigcalm: Any time :p13:22
MartijnVdSSame for me, and it was too high up on the TV for my little sister to reach :)13:22
* bigcalm is a 70s child and proud of it13:22
* MartijnVdS is from '8013:22
* daubers was mid 80's13:23
bigcalmSod. Stop making the rest of us feel old13:23
DJoneskids13:23
* penguin42 pretty much wore out the start of one tape with the daily recordings of Dangermouse :-)13:23
dauberspenguin42: But he _is_ the greatest!13:23
freakyclownour first vcr had a LEAD to the remote control!13:23
mgdmmine too13:24
daubersheh :)13:24
popeyyeah, just not quite long enough to reach the sofa13:24
popeyWARNING: Trip hazard.13:24
TheOpenSourcererOur TV didn't have remote control - you had to get up and select one of 4 buttons.13:25
oimonwas that a hitachi vcr?13:25
dauberswe broke one of the mega drive controllers because it wasn't quite long enough13:25
freakyclownBUTTONS!!!13:25
freakyclowntry an analog dial!13:25
daubersTheOpenSourcerer: My old man always points out that when he was a kid, you had to go put a coin in the slot on the TV to make it work13:25
Laneyand it was uphill both ways!13:26
* bigcalm goes to lick road clean wi't tongue13:26
TheOpenSourcererfreakyclown: You are not old enough to remember the tuning dial on the front of the telly.13:26
freakyclownam to13:26
freakyclown:(13:26
TheOpenSourcererVHF FTW!13:26
* daubers had a black and white tv with a tuning dial13:26
freakyclownme too13:26
TheOpenSourcerer405 line.13:26
daubersUsed to run the spectrum through it13:26
TheOpenSourcererpre PAL13:27
directhexi just had a box, and my parents would throw puppets in there. they didn't even animate the puppets at all, they just put them in the box. that was my tv!13:27
freakyclownive just realised that after what 150 years since logey baird invented it....we have come full circle with 3d tvs?13:27
directhex(not really)13:27
daubersdirecthex: That sounds like AWESOME FUN!13:27
freakyclownwith the flickering zoatrope esk viewing of images13:27
oimonused to have an HMV telly :-\13:27
popeyi have my first black and white telly in the boot of my car13:28
* MartijnVdS didn't have his own tv, just his own pc13:28
daubersMartijnVdS: I never had anything of my own.... joys of being the middle child13:29
freakyclownwe didnt own a tv till i was about 1013:29
oimonpopey: like pimp-my-ride? or are you taking it to the dump?13:29
popeyhttp://i.imgur.com/JB4CM.png <- touchpad13:29
freakyclownoimon: you just invented a new show!!!13:29
freakyclownretro-my-ride!13:29
TheOpenSourcererpopey: lol13:30
freakyclowndo 70-80s versions of pimp my ride13:30
directhexpopey, thief!13:30
popeyI saw it in another irc channel :p13:30
oimonfreakyclown: hey good idea :)13:30
oimonugh i need to take the dog out before the missis returns with sprog...its raining :(13:32
freakyclownoimon: just open the door let it run out13:32
freakyclownleave the front door ajar and then when misses turns up say "oh you silly bint you must have let it out when you left"13:33
oimondoesn't work...doggy gets hyper if she hasn't been walked sufficiently..wifey would know13:33
oimonrequires ball-throwing13:33
daubersoimon: Some kind of roomba hack?13:33
oimonon the plus side, if there is an olympic sport of throwing a ball with a throwing stick at an object 60 yds away, i would be up for a medal13:34
oimondaubers: swingball maybe13:34
mgdmany Arduino users in?13:35
mgdm(or clones)13:35
mgdm(not cloned humans, users of arduino clones)13:35
daubersmgdm: o/13:37
mgdmdaubers: \o/13:38
mgdmJust acquired one last weekend, looking for ideas now :)13:38
daubersmgdm: I also have a clone.....13:38
daubersmgdm: \o/ i'm currently planning to put assorted sensors around my flat reporting back to a server using mqtt :)13:38
mgdmMy first project is http://jimmieprodgers.com/kits/lolshield/ :)13:39
daubersmgdm: Ordering a smoke,gas and humidity sensor to start off with13:39
mgdmnice13:39
daubersI often wonder how much money people make by selling arduino shields13:40
mgdmhttp://yfrog.com/h3cl3zbrj \o/13:40
AlanBellso given that I have a chicken house 10m or so from the house, which is internally dry and could have solar panels mounted on it, what should I do with a nanode?13:40
mgdmweather station?13:41
freakyclownrobot chickens!!13:41
daubersAlanBell: pir, temperature/humidity sensor inside the house?13:41
daubersThen a sign outside that says "The chickens are: " and 2 bits of plastic saying "in" and "out" that light up13:42
AlanBellegg alarm13:42
oimonargh wifey returned early...oimon is in the doghouse13:42
AlanBelloimon: hope that is a bit bigger than the chickenhouse13:42
brobostigonany chinese wheat noodle, suggestions for tea, by mind has gone blank.13:43
brobostigonmy mind*13:43
daubersAlanBell: You could make super advanced seaweed! Simple moisture sensor, so when it's wet it's "raining" or has been raining and when it's dry it's sunny!13:46
Davieymgdm: seriously... $25!? for  PCB board and some LED's?13:47
mgdmDaviey: I didn't pay that as I bought it off then at FrOSCon13:48
mgdmit is a lot of LEDs, though :P13:48
Catbuskrisanyone ever play industrial craft?13:55
AlanBellyikes, the rasberry pi computer thing looks to be ARM V613:57
penguin42AlanBell: In which direction are you surprised at that?13:57
AlanBellit isn't supported by Ubuntu any more13:57
AlanBellso if they put Ubuntu on it then it will be something like Jaunty13:58
shaunoare there many £15 computers that are supported by ubuntu?13:58
AlanBellnot really my point13:59
penguin42AlanBell: Yeh it's an ARM11 - what do you expect for that money?13:59
AlanBellARM11 would be fine14:00
Seeker`popey: oooh, am I still in the lead?14:00
AlanBellanyone know about ARM? what would it take to build for ARM6?14:19
AlanBellor it might be ARM1114:21
popeyan SoC?14:24
popeySeeker`: seems so14:24
Seeker`\o/ I'm invincible!14:24
* mgdm watches as the liquid nitrogen tanks burst behind Seeker` 14:25
Seeker`:D14:25
AlanBellpopey: yes it is an SoC, the documentation seems conflicting about whether it is v11 or v614:26
penguin42AlanBell: It's ARM11 - which is v6 - two different numbering schemes14:27
AlanBellor it could be both14:27
AlanBellpenguin42: yeah, just twigged that14:27
penguin42AlanBell: The difficulty is that some ARM11's have different varients of v6, but that one is the plain v6 as far as I can tell; it doesn't have Thumb214:28
penguin42or a bunch of other v7 stuff14:28
AlanBellthe datasheet linked says it does thumb14:29
penguin42Thumb != Thumb214:29
AlanBellok14:29
AlanBellso it is not going to run recent Ubuntu ARM code then14:29
penguin42indeed14:30
AlanBellcould a new Ubuntu server be compiled for v6?14:30
penguin42too much of a pita - just run the Debian builds14:30
DJones*&^%$&^& Windows, 4 hours to install updates14:49
BigRedSHah, I get exactly the opposite complaint from my brother14:54
BigRedSthat dpkg will not parallelise work14:54
BigRedSwhile apt is downloading, it's not installing14:55
DJonesI guess its partly my own fault, I perhaps _could_ have booted into windows once in the last 5 months :)14:56
BigRedShaha14:58
gordi stopped applying updates to my windows machine, i have a methodology of "eh, i don't care." that has worked out well14:59
DJonesI probably wouldn't have bothered, but since I'm going to run the payroll on it tomorrow, I thought it was better to get it up to date15:00
BigRedSyeah, I don't have anything of value on Windows, if it all goes horribly wrong I'll just get someone else to reinstall it again15:00
ubuntuuk-planet[Paul Tansom] Ubuntu ATI driver - http://www.linuxlore.co.uk/2011/08/23/ubuntu-ati-driver/15:03
penguin42arrrgggghhhh - hmrcs phone menus are awful15:24
MooDoopenguin42: tell me about it, and they had me on hold for AGES!!!!!!!!!!!15:24
dauberspenguin42: Press 7i to speak to the department for telephone interactions human interactions technical issues section15:24
* daubers really reckons phones should have imaginary numbers on it, for people who have no friends15:25
penguin42it's like 15 levels of menus with them spending 5 minutes telling you how you really don't want to be there and want to listen to something else or look at their website instead15:25
MooDoodaubers: friends?  what at they?15:25
MooDoos/are15:25
penguin42daubers: I like the concept of complex phone numbers15:26
MooDoopenguin42: go look on the website, you can't do anything regarding child benefits but if you go take a look, and realise you can't you can wait for hours on hold again15:26
dauberspenguin42: Just dial an international number, thats complex enough :p15:26
penguin42MooDoo: Well, they say you should practice safe sex - otherwise you'll have to spend ages on hold for information about the benefits15:27
MooDoopenguin42: don't worry, as soon as this one is born, my wife's getting the bricks out ;)15:27
freakyclowndaubers: thats why they invented IRC :)15:30
daubers:p15:30
DJonesI wonder what mark Zucherberg would have "invented" if everybody had no friends15:31
andylockranDJones: irc15:32
daubersDJones: EnemyBook?15:32
freakyclownDJones: facebook..so you can find people you stopped talking to years ago and random people you dont know15:32
freakyclownpeople on facebook dont really have friends15:33
davmor2DJones: Hatebook15:34
daubersfreakyclown: I have millions of friends!15:34
daubersI built them myself15:34
gord:D15:34
freakyclownbacteria from yakult yoghut doesnt count!15:35
freakyclowneven if they are friendly bacteria!15:35
daubersAwh15:35
DJonesHeh15:35
* daubers builds some self replicating bots to continuously tell him how awesome he is15:36
MooDoohay daubers you're awesome :)15:36
daubers\o/15:36
* davmor2 removes MooDoo's batteries to stop him lying :D15:36
daubersMooDoo: I'd tell you to replicate too, but that's kinda creepy in a mind bleach requiring way15:36
* penguin42 <holds>15:37
freakyclownwhile true; do echo "daubers is awesome";done15:37
DJonesSeing "replicate" mentioned, did anyone see that a new Bladerunner was being made15:37
penguin42freakyclown: That's what 'yes' is for15:37
MooDoodaubers: so what you're saying it go forth and multiply ;)15:37
hamitronwhat if it is not true?15:37
hamitron;)15:37
daubersfreakyclown: You're missing some kind of forking method in that to make it replicate15:38
MooDoofreakyclown: 10 print "daubers is awsome"   20 goto 1015:38
davmor2freakyclown: No he said they tell him he is awesome that script would never run ;)15:38
daubersMooDoo: Maybe, but I'm not supplying the calculator15:38
MooDoodavmor2: shush you ;)15:38
MooDoodavmor2: eeeek i sound like czajkowski15:38
davmor2MooDoo: more importantly I'll be over your way tomorrow I can Thump you at will ;)15:39
MooDoodavmor2: you're not tall enough ;)15:39
MooDoolol15:39
MooDoodavmor2: what you coming up here for any way?15:39
davmor2I have hardware voidspace that another coworker brought in for him from the states and then there is a geek bbq at 7:00 too15:41
davmor2"hardware for" even15:41
davmor2MooDoo: ^15:42
MooDoodavmor2: yeah i remember now you mentioned it15:43
* daubers fills his crontab with "notify-send" commands15:44
davmor2daubers: cron != self replicating bot ;)15:46
DJonesdavmor2: cron might not be self replicating, but at least it'll keep daubers regular :)15:47
davmor2DJones: That Bran not Cron ;)15:47
daubersAlso, apparently it doesn't work :(15:47
DJones:)15:47
freakyclowndaubers: write an irc bot that does /name on the channel, then does a whois on each name then finds all the channels that they are on and get it to join those channels and rinse repeat15:48
daubers(CRON) error (grandchild #10093 failed with exit status 134)15:48
daubersfreakyclown: .... interesting idea... not sure it would help bolster my ego much15:48
freakyclownand when it joins a channel it just says "daubers is awesome"15:49
daubers\o/15:49
daubersFreenode instaban I'd suspect15:49
freakyclowndont do it on freenode then ;)15:49
daubers:p15:52
daubers\o/15:52
daubersGot it working15:54
daubersnow every 10 minutes, my computer will remind me that I'm awesome15:54
daubersAutomatic ego massage complete15:54
* hamitron tuts at knowingly coding errors15:55
freakyclowndaubers: you spent FAR too much time on that15:55
daubersfreakyclown: It's been bad couple of weeks :(15:56
freakyclownawww *hugs*15:56
hamitron:/15:56
freakyclownwe all <3 you really15:56
hamitronit will be as annoying as windows update wanting to restart your computer15:56
daubershamitron: At ;east it doesn't steal focus15:57
hamitronI suppose15:57
hamitron:)15:57
daubers\o/ http://imgbin.org/index.php?page=image&id=483915:59
hamitronhaha15:59
hamitronso not only do you waste time making it.... but pasting screen shots of it :/16:00
freakyclownand we encourage him :(16:00
daubershamitron: The ego massage is worth it :(16:00
davmor2daubers: wow I'm awesome you said so in that picture :D16:00
hamitron:D16:00
daubersdavmor2: Everyone is awesome \o/16:00
* daubers should really get back to smacking samba VFS modules with a hammer16:01
* hamitron is just more so than most16:01
hamitron;)16:01
=== popey changed the topic of #ubuntu-uk to: Welcome to #ubuntu-uk! http://ubuntu-uk.org | This channel is publicly archived http://irclogs.ubuntu.com | Mailing List http://tinyurl.com/uukml | Support Guidelines http://tinyurl.com/uuksupport | Meeting 29th August 21:00 UK time #ubuntu-uk-meeting | We got our Reapproval \o/ | daubers is awesome
daubers\o/16:01
hamitron:D16:01
* daubers hugs a popey16:01
freakyclownright im off to sunny nodnol.....catch you lot laters16:02
popeyo/ freakyclown16:02
hamitroncya16:02
hamitron:)16:02
freakyclowndaubers: keep being awesome!16:02
jmlit's not sunny :(16:02
popeyhaha16:02
daubers\o/ \o/16:03
Seeker`anyone here still use mythtv16:19
diploAfraid not, Moved to xbmc now16:23
=== alexcockell_ is now known as alexcockell
dauberslo18:18
dwatkinsfuppes + PS3 here18:33
diplo-evening all18:36
alexcockellHI all..18:40
=== prankster is now known as m0rt
Azelphursuccessful previously mentioned headset hack was successful, http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3832397/Photos/August%202011/IMG_20110823_175853.jpg18:52
Azelphurali1234: will ^ try and overcharge the headset battery? just thought of that :P18:53
ali1234it depends how you wired it up18:53
AzelphurI just plugged the battery into the headset.18:53
Azelphurnothing special of eventful.18:53
ali1234then no18:53
Azelphurcool :D18:54
Azelphurso yea, from 600mAh to 5600mAh, that pretty much means 10x battery life right? :)18:54
ali1234not really no18:55
Azelphuroh :(18:55
ali1234it depends on the charging circuit18:55
Azelphurah, the charging circuit will waste some power18:55
ali1234lithium batteries are 3.2v or something18:55
ali1234the new battery pack is probably 5v18:55
ali1234so it depends on how the voltage regulator works18:56
ali1234since it is designed to run off the power adapter and be as small as possible it is probably a bit innefficient18:56
ali1234it will be a linear dc-dc probably, those are pretty bad18:57
Azelphurhehe18:58
Azelphurthe stock 600mAh battery does 5-8 hours, I only want a full days usage so I can charge it at night18:59
Azelphurhopefully the extra 5000 gets me there :)18:59
ubuntuuk-planet[Tony] Little Brother - http://tonywhitmore.co.uk/blog/2011/08/23/little-brother/19:03
popeyevening all19:09
diplo-evening19:10
* MartijnVdS finishes run19:11
* TheOpenSourcerer has something probably called Labyrinthitis :-(19:16
TheOpenSourcererGetting vertigo - like being drunk but without any of the pleasure.19:17
brobostigon:(19:18
MartijnVdSswelling of the inner ear?19:18
TheOpenSourcererYeah - something like that.19:18
brobostigonmisalignment.?19:18
TheOpenSourcererVirus19:18
brobostigonah.19:18
MartijnVdSTheOpenSourcerer: apt-get install clama19:18
MartijnVdSv19:18
TheOpenSourcererhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinthitis19:19
brobostigon:)19:19
TheOpenSourcererMartijnVdS: Hah19:19
MartijnVdSDr Who fans.. http://i.imgur.com/rchqp.png19:19
TheOpenSourcererThe doctor has prescribed these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prochlorperazine which sound quite serious...19:20
TheOpenSourcerer"Neuroleptic means "nerve seizing," and describes the semi-paralyzing effect these drugs have on the brain and nervous system"19:21
MartijnVdSTheOpenSourcerer: at least you'll sleep well?19:21
TheOpenSourcererHmmm.19:21
MartijnVdSTheOpenSourcerer: is this something permanent, or will it go away?19:22
MartijnVdS(usually)19:22
TheOpenSourcererI bloody hope it goes away19:22
popeyMy mum had that19:22
TheOpenSourcererDr seems to think it will.19:22
popeyit was the menopause19:22
TheOpenSourcererlol19:22
popeymaybe you have the same thing?19:22
MartijnVdSTheOpenSourcerer: OK, that's good then.19:22
MartijnVdSmen-o-pause?19:23
popeyindeed19:23
TheOpenSourcererArrghhh19:23
TheOpenSourcererThe jokes are getting worse.19:23
TheOpenSourcererCan I drink on these do you reckon?19:23
MartijnVdSwater, probably19:23
MartijnVdSmaybe tea19:24
brobostigoni think TheOpenSourcerer. was wanting a beer, or similer.19:24
brobostigona hot toddy, or similer, might be ok?19:25
TheOpenSourcererThe instructions advise against it but not in a "THIS WILL BE VERY BAD" way. Just like they say on a pack of Paracetamol.19:26
diplo-Guys, just trying to teach myself some python19:28
diplo-Installed pyexiv219:28
diplo-After installing a module do you need to do anything ?19:28
MartijnVdSTheOpenSourcerer: I wouldn't risk it19:28
diplo-As in reload python in any way19:28
MartijnVdSdiplo-: no.. as long as you used apt to install it everything should work automagically19:28
diplo-As reading the modules site it seems I'm doing wat the docs say19:28
MartijnVdSdiplo-: you might need to restart any running programs before they can use the module19:29
diplo-import pyexiv219:29
diplo-metadata = pyexiv2.metadata.ImageMetadata("/home/andy/Pictures/2010/12/18/CIMG3804.JPG")19:29
MartijnVdSdiplo-: As long as you used "apt-get" to install, it should work.19:29
diplo-yeah i did19:29
diplo-getting this19:29
diplo-  File "./exif2.py", line 4, in <module>19:29
diplo-    metadata = pyexiv2.metadata.ImageMetadata("/home/andy/Pictures/2010/12/18/CIMG3804.JPG")19:29
diplo-AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'metadata'19:29
diplo-Any thoughts ?19:29
diplo-Seems correct from http://tilloy.net/dev/pyexiv2/api.html19:29
* MartijnVdS tries19:31
MartijnVdSdiplo-: works fine here in ipython shell19:32
diplo-:(19:33
MartijnVdSdiplo-: did you specify an explicit python version in the first line of your script?19:35
MartijnVdSor just /usr/bin/python19:35
diplo-Just /usr19:36
MartijnVdSdiplo-: can you try the two lines in the python interpreter (command line)19:36
MartijnVdSor ipython (it has tab completion even)19:36
diplo-Not heard of ipython19:37
diplo-Will look into now19:37
MartijnVdSdiplo-: it's a very cool interactive shell to test python stuff in19:37
diplo-Same error in python console19:39
diplo-kk, grabbing next19:39
daftykinsdirecthex: nice diseases on them from being fondled is it? or just rumped <that word for the sensor input hardware> ?19:41
diplo-Still not working19:41
diplo-:(19:41
MartijnVdSdiplo-: what happens if you do the import, then type "x = pyexiv2.<tab>"19:42
MartijnVdSdiplo-: does it show a list?19:42
diplo-ah didn't try that, ok..19:42
* diplo- likes19:42
diplo-Hadn't tried that19:42
MartijnVdSdiplo-: ipython = win :)19:42
diplo-Yep!19:42
diplo-I like, easier way to learn19:42
* TheOpenSourcerer turns on his nightly cronjob to zsync oneiric daily iso files. Will commence at 1am. Probably about time I started looking at it.19:43
MartijnVdSoneiric is getting better19:44
MartijnVdSthough unity still crashes sometimes, out of nowhere19:44
directhexdaftykins: blacklisted serial numbers. can't put retail firmware on a display unot19:45
daftykinsoic19:46
daftykinsgood call19:46
daftykinsdirecthex: i've got an order through a friends educational account on a US website, but they're delayed until the end of August - possibly they're in talks with HP about the price drop19:47
daftykinsare you going to get one? ^_^19:47
directhexdaftykins: i have fingers in many pies19:47
daftykinsyou hate straight answers don't you ^_^19:48
directhexdaftykins: i've got at least three active efforts to get a touchpad on the go at the same time19:48
daftykinsah right19:48
daftykinsUS or UK? :>19:48
directhexwhen one goes green, i'll cancel the others19:49
directhexdaftykins: co-workers in canada are under orders19:49
daftykins:D19:49
daftykinswin19:49
daftykinsi'm gonna have to get my friends to post it over as i leave here soon19:49
daftykinsbut got it ordered to their place19:50
oimonjust reserved one at argos19:52
oimonno price drop yet though19:52
daftykinsindeed19:53
daftykinsexpansys had 100+ last night but they're gone today19:53
daftykinsno idea if people bought them hoping HP would honour the refund, or whether they marked them down in the night19:53
oimoni'm not that much of a risk taker19:54
daftykinswe phoned up HP support in the US and they said they should honour the deal for the site we bought from19:57
daftykinsi know that's not exactly written in stone, but it was a little better than *just* hoping19:57
daftykinsplus i'm hoping we can still cancel beforehand if not19:57
oimonargos twitter feed has been ballistic today, poor guys19:58
daftykinswith questions?19:58
daftykinslooking now19:59
oimondaftykins: @argoshelpers20:01
daftykinsinteresting20:02
daftykinsgotta run, battery dead, no mains nearby20:02
daftykinsbbl \o20:02
* daubers considers what to do on his getting old day20:47
daubersgot the day booked off work, want an adventure to go on now20:47
* penguin42 has the week off20:53
penguin42daubers: Bake a cake - that's what I did20:53
penguin42(last month)20:53
dauberspenguin42: I do that occasionally anyway. I have the option of going and having a painting lesson at games workshop, doing something exciting with sensors and arduinos or taking a bus/train somewhere and going exploring in the big blue room20:54
daubersIt'll be a monday in september so the world is my oyster20:54
daubersor anywhere within an hour and a halfs train journey of Reading is anyway :)20:54
penguin42daubers: Yeh I basically do the same thing from Manchester20:55
Pendulumdaubers: get your wife to book the day off and then book a weekend away?20:55
daubersPendulum: Too much money, we're off on holiday abroad in october so 'tis better saved20:56
Pendulumah, yeah. if there's a bigger holiday planned already :)20:56
daubersJust had a look at the nerd day lists, nothing very exciting within my train circle20:57
daubers'tis quite tempting to go be taught how to paint20:57
penguin42nerd day list?21:01
penguin42daubers: 1.5h from Reading I guess you can do London?21:02
dauberspenguin42: http://t.co/PRsdbNn also, the problem with london is that I hate it21:02
penguin42ah21:02
penguin42daubers: Have you done Bletchley?21:03
dauberspenguin42: No, but it's not very easy to get there on the train (from what I understand)21:03
penguin42daubers: Yeh I've been, it's got a station within a few minutes walk21:04
daubersOoooh... has it21:04
penguin42transport direct reckons it's a little under 2hr from Reading21:06
dauberspenguin42: National rail recons 2h13 mins and upto 3 changes (including tube)21:07
daubersalso... £41 in train charges :(21:07
daubersMight do bletchley a day when I have the car21:07
penguin42daubers: Yeh I guess it depends on the time - Transport direct is showing me; reading->Paddington- Rail; Paddington UG->Euston UG->Euston Rail->Bletchley21:07
penguin42daubers: Did it with a couple of equally geeky friends a year or so ago - was a fun day21:08
daubersWe should do that as a UUK think one day21:08
* daubers sets another video uploading before heading to bed21:10
penguin42daubers: If you go then keep your eyes open; the things just lying around are sometimes more interesting than the things they make a fuss about - and you can ask the guys doing restoration etc21:11
dauberspenguin42: Remind me tomorrow and I'll put an email to the group21:11
penguin42daubers: Here's my album from our visit: https://picasaweb.google.com/118251468822440261663/Bletchley21:11
dauberspenguin42: Cool! Shall definatley try and arrange something then :)21:12
daubersRight, upload is running. Now time for bed21:12
jacobwgoodnight21:12
jacobwi've just gotten back from an rms lecture21:13
jacobwso many issues raised :| somehow, the lecture was diverted in to a debate about whether council tennants should be evicted if they or their children were involved in rioting21:15
barrydrakejacobw:  I'm at tomorrow's rms talk in Nottingham.  Hope that meeting doesn't get siphoned away!21:16
jacobwit was enjoyable21:20
barrydrakegreat.  Hope it is enjoyable tomorrow.  I gather rms is a great speaker21:21
jacobwi think people asked him political questions just to find out what he thought about X issue regardless of whether it was relevant to the lecture21:21
barrydrakesad really21:21
jacobwhe was a great speaker, but his method of answering questions didn't satisfy most people21:23
barrydrakeah!  he's a diplomat!21:23
popeyhah!21:23
popeyhe _so_ isnt21:23
AlanBellthat is something he isn't!21:23
barrydrakeyeah21:23
bigcalm_lappy486I have heard other terms used for rms21:23
popeyout they come :D21:23
bigcalm_lappy486Hehe. Evening peeps :)21:23
Myrttiaahhhhhhhh... fish and chips ♥21:24
jacobwhe seemed to refute questions rather than answering them21:24
barrydrake[opens can o worms]21:24
bigcalm_lappy486Myrtti: late night fish and chips?21:24
bigcalm_lappy486Myrtti: do you like batter bits if they have them?21:24
AlanBellhe is a bit of a character, he should stick to technology really, some of the political rants are rather damaging to his main cause21:24
* bigcalm_lappy486 could go for a few batter bits right about now21:25
bigcalm_lappy486Leave the politics to Simon Phipps?21:25
AlanBellno, Simon sticks to technology really21:25
AlanBelland the impact of technology on society21:26
Myrttibigcalm_lappy486: we've been having a project today, so dinner got a bit postponed...21:26
bigcalm_lappy486I missed the Saturday morning talk, but I thought it got a little political?21:26
jacobwsimon phipps?21:26
bigcalm_lappy486Myrtti: aaaah. It's good to eat :)21:26
AlanBellbigcalm_lappy486: and we accidentally deleted the video :(21:27
bigcalm_lappy486I should watch the video21:27
bigcalm_lappy486Oh21:27
bigcalm_lappy486Doh21:27
popeyheh21:27
AlanBellthere will be audio somewhere I think21:28
Myrttiwe changed the kitchen tap (it had been welded directly to the mains without any cut off valves) and got a dishwasher popped in too :-D21:28
bigcalm_lappy486Ooooo21:28
Myrttibeen up since six to dash off to plumber supply store before the co-op guys turned up at 1021:28
bigcalm_lappy486Myrtti: at dsample's place or back in Soumi?21:28
Myrttibut eventually got everything done around 8pm :-<21:28
AlanBellRMS can go off and rant about guns and the age of consent at times, which is utterly irrelevant to anything he actually knows about21:29
bigcalm_lappy486Ah, coop makes me think UK21:29
Myrttimy flat doesn't have enough space for a dishwasher of any size :-<21:29
Myrttiapart from me myself and I21:29
bigcalm_lappy486AlanBell: why do I have this image of Alan Moore replacing RMS?21:29
bigcalm_lappy486That would be weird21:29
barrydrakehey guys, gotta go.  gnight21:30
bigcalm_lappy486Night21:30
jacobwi don't think he wanted to talk about politics, i think he can't not give his opinion on a subject, so its inevitable there will be some political content21:30
jacobwnevertheless, i enjoyed the lecture and agreed his statements.21:31
AlanBellthe freedom issues of council tenants being booted out because of their sociopathic offspring is actually something he probably has a coherent view on21:31
jacobwthe issue was approached from the view of people being guilty of being suspicous21:32
jacobwthere was a lot of issue to take in from the lecture21:34
jacobwi found richard stallman like string theory, both posess an internal logical consistency but the statements of neither are easy to apply to real world21:36
AlanBelllol, I like that21:41
AlanBellI think he serves a useful purpose as a line in the sand21:41
AlanBellif you go past this point, you have gone *far too far*21:41
MyrttiAlanBell: past?!?!21:42
Myrtti:-D21:42
bigcalm_lappy486Hehe21:42
* Laney is at rms tomorrow too21:53
jacobwslightly offtopic, is anyone else here an open university student?21:56
jacobwi've been getting errors from their web system for over a week21:57
jacobwi'm starting to wonder whether its a bad handling of a this-weeks-version-of-firefox incompatibility21:58
steve__hi is anyone there?22:19
AlanBellhi steve__22:20
bigcalm_lappy486I was, but now I sleep22:20
steve__hi AlanBell :)22:20
hamitronno stamina22:20
* hamitron sighs22:20
AlanBellgord: seen bug 739812 ? is that your area at all?22:20
lubotu3Launchpad bug 739812 in unity (Ubuntu Natty) "Must use hardware keyboard to perform search for applications in Unity" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/73981222:20
AlanBellnight all o/22:21
steve__I was just wondering, I have Ubuntu 10.04, and I've installed the default Flash plugin, but my videos are quite choppy, and I remember someone telling me before not to install the default but to install flash a different way, and then the videos were grand...does anyone know of the other method?22:21
steve__I'm using an nVidia Geforce 5200 FX if that helps22:23
steve__I remember the videos being good on youtube etc when I installed a different way, I should have saved the other file or method, its been a while22:23
steve__:S22:23
hamitronwas it some file you put somewhere in ~/.mozilla ?22:24
steve__its a fresh install so it wouldn't be on computer22:24
steve__i'll just search online i guess22:24
penguin42http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/movers-and-shakers/computers/ref=zg_bsms_nav_sg_1_sg   gee 1300% sales increase for touchpads :-)23:47
Azelphuromg o.O23:47

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