[02:23]  * h00k pokes tonyyarusso and sparklehistory 
[02:33] <sparklehistory> Yes, h00k?
[02:33] <h00k> sparklehistory: just trying to wake up Ubuntu MN!
[02:34] <sparklehistory> Apparently everyone is out causing mayhem on Halloween
[02:34] <h00k> Oh, that's right
[02:34] <h00k> I keep forgetting Halloween is tonight
[02:37] <sparklehistory> Yup, or so the plethora of FB pics of oddly dressed people suggests
[02:39] <sparklehistory> h00k: So what's up with you lately?  Doing anything fun?
[02:39] <h00k> sparklehistory: lots of fun!
[02:40] <h00k> sparklehistory: work, studying for VCP, playing with my Arduino
[02:40] <h00k> I'm trying to make some plan for christmas lights
[02:40] <h00k> some synch'd show
[02:45] <sparklehistory> That sounds cool, the light displays that have some sort of movement and scenes are always fun.
[02:45] <sparklehistory> You guys are in your own house now, right?
[02:59] <tonyyarusso> h00k: Internet-controllable Christmas lights?
[02:59] <tonyyarusso> sparklehistory: No - they're squatting.
[03:02] <h00k> sparklehistory: we're housesitting
[03:03] <h00k> sparklehistory: Not internet controllable, but maybe  light-sound dealio with my Arduino
[03:03] <sparklehistory> h00k: Ah, okay.  So you have somewhere to put said Christmas lights.  And I think Internet controllable Christmas lights with a streaming webcam would be awesome.
[03:09] <tonyyarusso> h00k: Internet-controllable or it doesn't count.
[03:10] <h00k> tonyyarusso: NO U
[03:10] <h00k> Also, I have Frontier for internet. You think that's reliable?
[03:10] <tonyyarusso> well, no, but oh well
[03:10] <tonyyarusso> Clearly you need to buy a dial-back modem system for it.
[03:18] <h00k> or just get an ethershield
[03:18] <h00k> do some static natting
[03:18] <h00k> and done.
[03:19] <Takyoji> tonyyarusso: No, each bulb has to be IPv6 accessible and controllable, or it doesn't count.
[03:20] <tonyyarusso> haha, yes!
[03:20]  * h00k sighs
[03:20] <h00k> I don't have *that* much free time.
[03:21] <Takyoji> Anyway, for the curious; the Penumbra series and Amnesia: The Dark Descent are only $5 each today; all cross-platform: http://www.penumbragame.com/buy.php
[03:21] <Takyoji> http://www.amnesiagame.com/#buy
[03:21] <Takyoji> Gogogo
[03:22] <tonyyarusso> h00k: Make Brittany do all of your other tasks until you have your Christmas lights ready.  Problem solved.
[03:22] <h00k> tonyyarusso: sure, she can take a VCP test!
[03:22] <tonyyarusso> Yep!
[03:23] <tonyyarusso> It's not like you were gonna pass anyway.
[03:23] <h00k> dohoho
[03:23] <h00k> that's why I've rescheduled twice.
[03:23] <h00k> apparently it's one of the hardest tests.
[03:23] <h00k> says some guy that I know who'se uber-certified
[03:24] <Takyoji> What cert are we talking of? :P
[03:25] <Takyoji> VMWare Certified Professional?
[03:25] <sparklehistory> h00k: Don't listen to tonyyarusso, that does not sound like a good way to start of a marriage :P
[03:41] <h00k> Takyoji: yes, that one.
[03:41] <h00k> sparklehistory: no worries :) I know.
[03:41] <Takyoji> Gah, Unity, I want to kill you.
[03:41] <Takyoji> Trying to play a fullscreen game and it overlaps
[03:41] <Takyoji> it also overlaps my screensaver
[03:42] <sparklehistory> h00k: Just generally doing to opposite of his relationship advice is probably the way to go...
[03:42] <tonyyarusso> h00k: Listen to sparklehistory - it's all true!
[03:42]  * tonyyarusso giggles
[03:43] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: Aren't you clever :P
[03:43] <h00k> I hear tonyyarusso will be using an iPhone, too. I won't follow that advice.
[03:44] <tonyyarusso> Yeah, not sure how that happened.
[03:44] <h00k> :(
[03:44] <Takyoji> Gah, even the whole sidebar stays open and overlapped
[03:44] <Takyoji> FFUUUUUUU
[03:44] <tonyyarusso> I don't think I can really complain about getting a brand new phone though, huh?
[03:44] <Takyoji> MUST. KILL. CANONICAL.
[03:45] <tonyyarusso> just use Gnome3 instead
[03:45] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: Probably not, especially such a cool one
[03:45] <Takyoji> anyway I find it interesting for Canonical allegedly to bring some variant of Ubuntu or similar to smartphones; because in all honesty, there isn't enough competition/choices.
[03:46] <Takyoji> Since Symbian is kind of gone to my understand now, and HP has bastardized WebOS (which I have)
[03:47] <h00k> tonyyarusso: it's an iPhone.
[03:48] <h00k> standards, man. Standards.
[03:48] <h00k> lol @ get a PC with Windows/iTunes to use it.
[03:48] <tonyyarusso> h00k: Uh, my standards are "makes phone calls".  I have a dumb phone.
[03:48] <h00k> tonyyarusso: also, 'use computers' or 'surf internet' but you use Linux!
[03:48] <Takyoji> my standards are 'able to write own applications, do wifi packet injection, etc' :P
[03:48] <tonyyarusso> Apparently the 4S doesn't require a PC to set up.
[03:49] <h00k> progress!
[03:50] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: Couldn't you just set it up at work anyways
[03:50] <tonyyarusso> It seems like most of the Android phones still have some annoying issues buried in them too.
[03:50] <tonyyarusso> sparklehistory: of course
[03:50] <tonyyarusso> with ze brand new Lion MacBook Pro.
[03:51] <tonyyarusso> that supposedly might be ready tomorrow, maybe
[03:51] <h00k> oi. tonyyarusso is converting :(
[03:51] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: All right, now you're just showing off :P
[03:51] <h00k> all hope is lost, etc, etc.
[03:51] <tonyyarusso> h00k: don't worry - it'll dual-boot Ubuntu :)
[03:52] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: So you're only semi-converting then
[03:53] <tonyyarusso> I'm not converting anything - none of my gear is changing.
[03:56] <h00k> sure, sure...
[03:56] <h00k> not yet, anyway.
[03:57] <tonyyarusso> Um, I've had two other jobs where I had Macs at work, and I'm still here.
[03:58] <sparklehistory> tonyyarusso: Yeah, but neither one of them gave you an iPhone