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popeyMorning all07:25
AlanBellmorning08:01
buzz_morning08:02
buzz_<3 netcat08:02
awilkinsThe topic still says Happy 12th January...08:04
buzz_was struggling to backup some large amounts of data from my old amiga. seems my nfs client no longer works with linux, and samba was slow as hell. tar | to netcat and im getting a blistering 400Kb/second ;-)08:04
buzz_(blistering for the amiga)08:04
awilkinsYeah, SMB has a lot of overhead for individual files, I think08:05
awilkinsMaking a no-compression zip file on the server is a time honoured Windows trick08:06
HippychickMorning all08:12
TheOpenSourcererMorning all. Happy Monday :-D08:16
awilkins/me grunts semi-coherently and gathers his blankets closer.08:17
MooDoomorning all08:20
DJonesMorning all08:21
HippychickIt is a happy Monday... I finally have my new phone \o/08:22
awilkinsI need hot sweet coffee with gingerbead syrup08:22
awilkinsAlas, I left the syrup at home. And the train has no hot water. Or coffee. Or hot.08:22
awilkinsNew phone model?08:23
TheOpenSourcererHippychick: What phone you got?08:24
HippychickIts the galaxy nexus08:29
daubersMorning08:30
DJonesAh...Steaming hot, black coffee08:31
_serial_loves coffee, shame starbucks dont do it hot enough08:39
daubersTrying to give up coffee (or at least reduce my consumption drastically)08:40
DJonesI don't know why, I never like Starbucks or Costa (other coffee house providers are available) coffee, there's just something that doesn't appeal to me08:40
daubersDJones: There's a place in Reading called the Workhouse Coffee Shop, best coffee I've ever tasted, and HUGE sausage rolls :)08:42
DJonesdaubers: Handy if you're in Reading, bit far for them to deliver though08:43
DJonesI like this coffee http://www.taylorscoffee.co.uk/products/lifestyle-coffee/hot-lava-java.asp08:43
AlanBellDJones: I have a bag of that I will be opening shortly08:46
DJonesIt has that nice early morning kick :)08:46
christelGOOD MORNING PRETTIES08:49
christelTheOpenSourcerer: hey, how was dr phil? :)08:49
DJoneschristel: Its too cold and too early for that sort of greeting :)08:50
christeluh oh.. DJones, i think AlanBell is gearing up for an entirely different kind of morning kick :o08:50
=== AlanBell 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 12th January 21:00 UK time #ubuntu-uk-meeting | "GOOD MORNING PRETTIES" ~ christel
christeloh phew!08:50
christelhaha08:50
christelDJones: it is indeed rather cold today08:50
AlanBellI was wondering what to replace "Happy 12th of January \o/" with08:50
DJoneschristel: Must admit, that was my thought as well08:51
christelas for coffee, i am with you -- i'm not keen on costa or starbucks coffees, tho i am partial to a frappucino/frescato when it's summery and warm!08:51
=== AlanBell 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 2nd February 21:00 UK time #ubuntu-uk-meeting | "GOOD MORNING PRETTIES" ~ christel
TheOpenSourcererchristel: Very funny. Enjoyed the evening.08:53
christel:D08:53
christelhe is very funny on HIGNFY, and in private eye for that matter08:53
DJoneschristel: Are those coffee's milky? I only drink black coffee08:53
smittixMorning all.08:53
christelDJones: they're more milkshake than coffee08:54
christel(i tend to opt for the chocolate or vanilla ones)08:54
MooDoomorning folks08:54
christelcoffee proper i take black and unsweetened08:54
DJonesThe best way :)08:54
christelindeed!08:54
DJoneschristel: Have you seen these on sale? http://www.sweetretailing.co.uk/index.php/new_sweets_chocolates/view/cadbury_creme_egg_splats08:54
christeloooh08:55
christeli have not!08:55
DJonesHigher chocolate to filling ratio though08:55
christel*nod*08:55
christeli am now debating if i can make cadubury creme egg stuff my carb treat08:56
christel(i have been attempting to avoid carbs)08:57
christelthey keep trying to find me mind09:00
dauberschristel: Hide in the fridge, they'll never think of looking in there!09:09
czajkowskialoha09:09
dauberso/09:09
christelhahaha09:09
christel<3 daubers09:09
christelheey czajkowski!09:09
czajkowskilove caramel egg09:09
czajkowskiyummy stuff very goesy and sticky mind09:10
czajkowski*goey09:10
Myrttimoin09:10
christelMyrtti!09:11
christelgosh, two of my favourite girls at once, this is shaping up to be a good morning!09:11
christeloh dear, that sounded a bit creepy09:11
MooDoochristel: no it sounded a lot creepy :D09:12
christelhaha09:12
MooDoochristel: especially seeing as the last comments from them were gooey and sticky09:12
christelhullu matthew09:12
christelMooDoo: lol09:12
Myrtti I was going to say something... but never mind... ;-)09:13
czajkowskiMooDoo: christel hello girls!09:13
czajkowskibah09:13
czajkowskiMyrtti: christel hello girls09:13
MooDooczajkowski: and a good morning to you to mr ;)09:13
czajkowskiMooDoo: hey there09:14
czajkowskianyone need a car service http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/north-london/pit-start-garage/270675809:19
JamesTaitMorning all! :)09:46
BigRedSGood Morning!09:47
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bigcalmI run pear upgrade and then this split happens. Coincidence?10:08
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czajkowskisuch an ordeal never restarting irssi again if I can help it, or until I sort my config file out10:25
czajkowskiwhat a mess10:25
MooDooouch10:26
gordcome to the dark and evil side of just using xchat because you can't be bothered with irssi anymore ;)10:26
MooDoogord: doesn't help when you're ssh'd to a server :p10:27
gordrarely do i find myself in a state where i have ssh access somewhere but no gui ;)10:28
MooDoogord: when i'm at work, and want to IRC i need to ssh home :)10:28
gordget a better job!10:29
czajkowskigord: no i love irssi + screen10:29
czajkowskiwould be lost without it10:29
gordbah! everyone will see the light one day ;)10:29
MooDoogord: job is fine, don't need xchat :p10:29
Laneytry smuxi!10:29
czajkowskiplus each channel has it's own number so I know where folks are and in most cases I dont say the wrong thing in them10:29
AlanBellquassel and quassel core seem interesting, but are a bit KDEish I think10:30
Laneysmuxi has the same concept as that10:30
Laneyand is gtk10:31
AlanBellso you run the core on a server and connect to it with a gui so have all the scrollback and channels10:31
AlanBell!info smuxi10:31
lubotu3smuxi (source: smuxi): graphical IRC client. In component universe, is optional. Version 0.8-7build1 (oneiric), package size 5 kB, installed size 56 kB10:31
gordi just use znc as my "core", it works with anything without being tied to any specific application10:31
gordbeen using it for a year or two now, very very happy with it10:31
AlanBellah, a heap of mono dependencies10:31
gordeven if i were using irssi, i'd use znc as the bouncer, so i get sensible scrollback and don't need to run inside of screen10:32
oimon“My primary phone is the iPhone,” Wozniak says. “I love the beauty of it. But I wish it did all the things my Android does, I really do.”10:43
oimonsounds like a sensible man10:43
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brucebannerI'm looking for something like winsplit revolution for a 10.04 running in virtual machine.  Is there anything like it for Ubuntu (or Linux in general)?10:55
gordbrucebanner, its generally not a great idea to ask for a replacement for windows program<x> in a linux based irc channel, chances are we have no idea what that program does ;) what do you actually want to do?10:56
bigcalmdogmatic69: upgraded PHP to 5.3 and my CakePHP 1.1 projects continue to work. Something must have changed in PHP 5.3 since I last tried10:56
jutnuxHowdy ho10:57
MooDoobrucebanner: there is a compiz-fusion plugin called grid.10:59
brucebannerI can't use compiz --- the VM doesn't have 3d graphics11:00
MooDoobrucebanner: oooo have a look at this - http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/11360/my-attempt-to-bring-winsplit-revolution-to-linux/11:00
oimonbrucebanner: is it mainly terminal windows you are gridding ?11:00
MooDoobrucebanner: or this http://soad1982.blogspot.com/2010/05/winsplit-revolution-like-on-any-window.html11:00
MooDoooimon: terminator for that :D11:00
oimonexactamondo11:00
davmor2morning all11:02
MooDoodavmor2: morning biatch....er mate11:02
* jutnux bans MooDoo11:03
davmor2MooDoo: Yeah there is a post on OMG!Ubuntu about some app you maybe interest in for your photography muppet boy ;)11:03
MooDoojutnux: nah still here, ner ner ner ner ner11:03
MooDoodavmor2: yeah read it, think i'll stick to windows :p11:04
directhexso it's a tiling window manager for windows?11:04
davmor2MooDoo: and have you noticed that popey is starring in the latest comparethesupermarket as epic Brian?11:05
MooDoodavmor2: no i've not lol11:09
dogmatic69bigcalm: I thought you wanted to upgrade to cake 2.011:14
davmor2MooDoo: http://www.moneysupermarket.com/c/videos/save-a-1000-pounds-with-moneysupermarket/0012874/11:14
gordi still don't think that looks like popey11:14
davmor2gord: it does honest AlanBell even said so and he'd know the amount they hang out11:15
Myrttithere is some resemblance, but I've seen gazillion and one better doppelgängers in different FLOSS events11:15
bigcalmdogmatic69: the drive to upgrade was that 1.1 wouldn't work in 5.3 (last time I tried it). But it worked over the weekend for some reason11:16
Myrttiand now I forgot what I was supposed to do11:16
dogmatic69bigcalm: ah ok11:16
gordhope it was fly to the uk and make me a cup of tea and bring biscuits, because i'm completely out11:16
bigcalmdavmor2: week Thursday still happening and do we have numbers?11:17
daubersMyrtti: That was just popey, he's *everywhere*11:17
Myrttidaubers: he wasn't in Finland or Silicon Valley11:17
davmor2gord: you down on the 26th?11:18
gordshould be11:19
davmor2bigcalm: that's four and I'm going to send out emails today or tomorrow11:19
bigcalmGood show11:20
gordwon't the teeny tiny room get a bit crowded with more than 4? ;)11:20
davmor2gord: we can hog the cafe if it gets too many :)11:20
bigcalmMore bodies will make it less chilly11:20
* bigcalm ponders advancing the heating11:21
bigcalmAlternative is to turn on another computer in here11:21
gordi just make -j8 all day long, keeps my toes nice and toasty11:24
bigcalmHeh11:24
awilkinsMy combo of very small office + i7 + 2 monitors seems to help11:24
davmor2gord: if you are using your laptop I'm amazed it doesn't burn it's way through your desk ;)11:26
oimondavmor2: i see the resemblance11:27
oimonin that money advert11:27
daubersI love reading other peoples code11:52
daubers"Not sure why, but do this"11:52
oimonewww11:54
oimonhas anyone heard of yammer website?11:55
MooDoooimon: social networking site?11:57
oimonseems to be. some eejit is recommending using it at work11:58
MooDooisnt' that the one where you install it on your intranet?11:58
davmor2oimon: sound like a black country social media system :D11:59
oimonif a project manager is recommending it, i'm sure they've paid someone for it, and what they wanted all along was a wiki11:59
brobostigongood afternoon everyone.12:37
MooDoohowdy brobostigon12:37
brobostigonhowdy MooDoo12:37
mattiHi brobostigon12:48
brobostigonhi matti12:50
MooDoodavmor2: smart a**e12:51
davmor2MooDoo: :D cheered me up12:51
MooDoodavmor2: good :) i'm all about cheering people up12:52
christeloh dear13:01
christeli do appreciate being able to order food online and have it delivered to my house.. however, i think i have managed to make an error which i never would manage to do in store13:02
christeli remember typing a "2" to change the quantity of spelt flour from 1 to 213:02
christelthe ocado man just brought me TWENTY kilos of flour13:03
czajkowskiI love the ocado man13:03
czajkowskiwe're due our delivery tomorrow13:03
DJonesBut how much do you love 20kgs of spelt flour?13:04
Myrttichristel: sounds like CUPCAKE TIME!13:11
czajkowskiohhh13:11
Myrtticupcakecupcakecupcakecupcake13:11
czajkowskihttp://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/north-london/sugarshack/269499013:11
czajkowskiwould be tempted to go if it was closer13:12
MyrttiCUPCAKE.... *drool*13:12
czajkowskiMyrtti: how's things with you? where are you these days ?13:17
Myrttithings are as ok as they can be, the usual etc. Am in Finland again13:20
czajkowskinods13:20
christelMyrtti: indeed! sounds like A LOT of cupcake time13:25
gord20kg of cupcake would be like... a house13:26
* MooDoo punches davmor2 why have we not abused czajkowski lately?13:43
davmor2MooDoo: she is still a bit broken occasional prods is about it13:44
MooDoodavmor2: pah no excuse13:45
jutnuxHowdy again.13:45
* MooDoo prods czajkowski [gently]13:45
davmor2MooDoo: I'm letting her fully recover so she can handle the onslaught of niggling13:45
MooDoodavmor2: looser, but ok thebn13:49
MooDooi love getting texts, i've got sheldon cooper saying "bazinga" as the notification tone lol13:54
gordi used to have the it crowd "Message for me!" thing14:01
MooDoolol14:10
* brobostigon wants MooDoo's ringtone, please :)14:12
MooDoobrobostigon: it's in the android market place, just search for big bang theory and it's a sound board14:13
brobostigonMooDoo: thank you, :)14:13
MooDooyw!14:20
brobostigoneeek, 8MB in total size, wow.14:25
MooDoois it?  blimey14:27
brobostigonquite, yes.14:27
gord200kb of application, 7.8mb of ads14:29
MooDooeeeek14:37
directhexa sound board? using space for audio samples? WHODATHUNKIT?14:49
tim_hello14:59
MooDoohello15:02
tim_i take it everyone is bussy at work15:03
MooDootim_: guess so15:10
tim_whats the point of having a where are we map with the locations?15:11
MooDoono point.  just interesting and nice to know where other ubuntu users are in the country15:11
tim_oright well im on the map :)15:12
chris101Hello Tim15:12
tim_well hello chris15:12
chris101How are you today?15:12
tim_im right next to you =,=15:12
chris101Yea I know XD15:13
tim_then wth!15:13
chris101*shruggs*15:13
MooDooah college users having a jest :D15:14
chris101Indeed15:14
chris101pretty bored15:14
chris1013 hours of Networking :D15:15
MooDooyay lol15:15
chris101Windows networking :s15:15
tim_the worst type :/15:16
chris101Indeed15:17
MooDoothere is no place like 127.0.0.115:17
chris101Indeed, fun :D15:18
tim_lol15:18
tim_MooDoo: you know if i can order a 12.04 disc in advance?15:19
MooDootim_: a release one?  then probably not, however you can get a daily release iso here -15:24
MooDoohttp://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/15:24
DJonesYou can't get discs direct from Ubuntu anymore, you have to contact your loco... In this case, probably alanbell is the best to speak to15:26
DJones!shipit15:26
lubotu3Canonical is no longer sending free Ubuntu CDs to individuals through its ShipIt program.  For more information please see http://blog.canonical.com/?p=551 !LoCo teams can request CDs through this link https://forms.canonical.com/lococd/15:26
DJonesAlthough I think the loco disks are generally kept for events rather than giving out individually (I could be wrong on that though)15:26
tim_well i just emailed the guy15:27
DJonesLooks like he timed out of the channel about 20 minutes ago, otherwise he'd probably let you know straight off15:28
tim_to bad you carnt buy single ubuntu disc from canonical every LTS release15:28
daubersDJones: Nope, They're for all and sundry15:28
DJonesdaubers: Right, I couldn't remember off the top of my head, I just remember a bit of discussion about postage costs etc15:29
daubersyeah, I think the system is you send him an SAE he sends it back with a CD15:31
daubershttp://ubuntu-uk.org/free-cds/ :)15:32
DJonesThat makes sense15:33
tim_all assignments uploaded and nothing to do15:38
* daubers carries on figuring out OpenGL to get some awesome visualisations running15:39
tim_by the way anyone play urban terror?15:39
gordheh does anyone still play that?15:40
gordlike at all15:40
tim_yeah15:40
gordneat15:40
tim_a version HD is coming out15:41
tim_itll put my graphics card to good use15:41
tim_my current urban terror client keeps going on to some kind of command line :/15:45
riv182Ares The-HopeBuster15:57
riv18222:5215:57
riv182irc.indonesianbacktrack.or.id15:57
bigcalmSpam?15:57
riv182#Ares The-HopeBuster15:57
riv18222:5215:57
riv182irc.indonesianbacktrack.or.id15:57
bigcalmYes, spam15:58
bigcalmriv182: please don't spam here15:58
davmor2and back for at least a bit15:58
riv182soryy15:59
riv182okee15:59
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czajkowskieh no alanbell16:22
czajkowskiwtf16:22
bigcalmYes, it's odd to be with out Mr Bell16:24
czajkowskivery16:24
czajkowskisend out a search party do not come back without him16:24
* czajkowski peers at christel have you locked mr alanbell away in a pub ?16:24
bigcalmCheck under the sofa16:25
oimontaken hostage by chickens16:33
christelhe hasn't pubbed with me for ages :(16:36
directhexi sent him to reeducation camp16:41
directhexfor his unacceptable views on mono16:41
bigcalmreduction camp?16:50
oimonunity dash is no longer possible to set to full-screen?16:52
gordyes it is16:53
davmor2oimon: top left click on the fullscreen button like you would for an app16:54
oimonah yeah, it got moved - cheers guys16:55
ali1234wow and it remembers now too16:55
davmor2czajkowski: prod16:55
ali1234not that i ever look at the dash16:56
oimoni heard you can disable "apps for download" too16:56
* czajkowski hugs davmor2 16:56
davmor2oimon: only if you are on unity 5.016:56
oimoni think i am16:56
gordare you on precice?16:57
davmor2oimon: are you on oneiric?16:57
oimonprecise alpha16:57
gordthen you are if you updated since friday16:57
oimonyup16:57
* daubers can't update unity for some reason on his precise box17:03
daubersSays there's unfulfilled dependancies17:04
oimoni just did an dist-upgrade after installing alpha117:04
daubersI've been trying to avoid taht and just use update manager17:05
ali1234ah i heard people were having that bug...17:05
ali1234there's probably a fix on the forums or launchpad17:05
oimondoes update manager still ask if you want to replace config files?17:05
popeydaubers: I'd recommend you dist-upgrade17:08
* czajkowski tickles popey 17:08
* popey jumps17:08
czajkowski:)17:09
AlanBellpowercuts are bad, someone should make a law against them17:09
* AlanBell is using smuxi now17:10
czajkowskiAlanBell: welcome back we were worried about you17:10
AlanBellaww17:10
* AlanBell starts typing in 80 /join commands17:10
MartijnVdSAlanBell: do /channel commands17:10
MartijnVdSAlanBell: those get saved on /save17:10
* czajkowski has to write a bio about herself for FOSDEM 17:11
MartijnVdSczajkowski: "Irish."17:11
czajkowskionly female taking part in the panel about distros ambassadors17:11
czajkowskiMartijnVdS: I've to put that bit in to stop people talking to me in polish!17:11
AlanBell"I iz teh awesome!"17:11
AlanBellthat should do for anyone as a bio17:11
AlanBellso, smuxi users, how does one connect to it from Android?17:12
AlanBelland why doesn't multiple tab presses cycle through nicks? grr17:13
* popey wonders why AlanBell is using smuxi17:14
czajkowskisee irrsi+screen+ssh ftw!17:14
AlanBellto get some mono awesomeness17:14
AlanBellpopey: we were talking about it this morning, I kind of like the client/server architecture as a concept so thought I would give it a go next time I had a powercut17:14
Laney#smuxi @ oftc for all your chatting-with-upstream needs17:14
popeybah, anyone else having akismet problems with wordpress today?17:16
popeymy blog can't connect to akismet so I now have thousands of spam comments17:16
czajkowskiworking fine here17:20
dauberspopey: Will do so from home17:23
daubersmm... might need to take an SSD into a customer, trying to get an overviuew of whats munching their NAS to shred and my little inotify client can't write to disk fast enough17:26
daubersstupid iops limits17:26
MartijnVdSStupid fast NASes17:29
bigcalmColour me surprised: http://www.maplin.co.uk/leisure/electronic-kits/arduino-kits18:03
bigcalmHappy though18:03
gordonjcpyup18:04
brobostigoncool18:04
gordonjcpgetting in just in time for Arduinos to die out and faster, better things to come along18:04
gordonjcp;-)18:05
bigcalmSpeed isn't everything. They are tools for learning with18:05
gordonjcpbigcalm: yeah, but when you can get a 24MHz ARM7 for less than half the price of an ATMega 328, it starts to look almost nonsensical...18:06
YaManicKillanyone used a bulldozer cpu?18:08
MartijnVdSArduinos are more expensive than Raspberry Pi will be 8-)18:08
MartijnVdSYaManicKill: That's the AMD one right?18:08
YaManicKillMartijnVdS: yeah18:08
MartijnVdSHaven't used it... haven't used AMD in a loooong time18:09
YaManicKillfairynuff18:09
YaManicKillam just about to upgrade my phenom x4 2.6 to a bulldozer x6 3.318:09
YaManicKilland am gonna get this motherboard - http://amzn.to/AntaON18:09
YaManicKilljust looking for if anyone has any real hand experience with either before i do so18:09
MartijnVdSAsus tends to be good18:12
MartijnVdS<- saving money for an i718:12
YaManicKillyeah, i've been pretty happy with my phenom, and although the i7s have better single core performance, in Linux especially the bulldozer has better multi-core performance18:13
MartijnVdSI like the built-in GPU bits18:13
YaManicKillwhich, tbh, is only going to get better, as more applications become more and more multi-core optimised18:13
YaManicKillMartijnVdS: in the i7?18:13
MartijnVdSyes18:14
MartijnVdSnew i7s come with GPUs18:14
MartijnVdSwell if you choose the right ones18:14
YaManicKillfairynuff, i have 2 external graphics cards, so don't really care about that tbh18:14
MartijnVdSI don't need graphics performance. Intel has libva support for decoding MPEG2 and H264, so that helps for HD video18:14
YaManicKillbut yeah, that's useful for laptops and stuff. the new amd APUs look like they are going to be nice as well when they eventually get released18:14
MartijnVdS3D is adequate18:14
YaManicKillok, my main reason for external graphics cards...i have 4 monitors :-)18:15
MartijnVdSI have one. More than enough :)18:15
YaManicKilli like more than 1 as it helps me compare code/documents etc at the same time rather than switching between windowws18:15
MartijnVdSI tried 2 once18:16
MartijnVdSbut I got distracted all the time, or put most stuff on one screen18:16
MartijnVdSso then I switched back18:16
YaManicKillfairynuff18:17
YaManicKillthis is why choice is good :-)18:17
YaManicKilli work well with more than 1 screen (except when studying for exams...) whereas you don't18:17
MartijnVdSKettle time!18:20
AlanBellprecise time I think18:37
MartijnVdSAlanBell: I'm already on precise18:38
MartijnVdSon all my machines :)18:38
AlanBellI have a precise desktop, and a few servers and VMs this is the upgrade for my main laptop18:39
KrimZonI use workspaces more than multiple monitors18:39
MartijnVdSKrimZon: same for me18:40
MartijnVdSone for banshee, one for tbird, one for "the rest" (lots of terminals and vim windows + web browser)18:40
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KrimZonI made myself a perl script to handle creating workspaces with keyboard shortcuts and automatically deleting empty ones18:41
KrimZonusing wmctrl or whatever it's called18:45
KrimZonI ought to post it once I find it - I used it on my laptop but not the eee that I'm on now18:46
MartijnVdSKrimZon: a bit like gnome shell does?18:46
KrimZonyeah18:47
KrimZonit was the main feature of gnome 3 that I was excited about18:48
KrimZonbut I wasn't pleased that it wasn't so modular any more18:48
Knightwisehey everyone19:30
Knightwisegood morrrrrning19:30
AlanBello/ Knightwise19:30
Knightwisehey Alan ! :)19:30
Knightwisehow are you today19:30
AlanBellthings are good with me :)19:31
* AlanBell sets up a happy hour for Thursday19:31
Knightwisecool :)19:32
AlanBelltonytiger: are you around on Thursday evening in the Southampton area?19:32
AlanBelland/or anyone else19:32
Knightwiseanyone of you guyz going to fossdem ?19:32
MartijnVdS\o19:32
MartijnVdSKnightwise: Jij woont ernaast! ;)19:32
KnightwiseLol indeed MartijnVdS i'm probably going on sat or sunday19:32
MartijnVdSSunday probably19:33
Knightwisecool . perhaps we'll catch eachother over there :) would be great to meet you in person for once :)19:33
* MartijnVdS buys a fake moustache19:33
KnightwiseMartijnVdS: your bodily odour will betray you19:34
MartijnVdSHey! I shower every few weeks!19:35
MartijnVdSMore in the rain season.19:35
KnightwiseI thought you scraped off the soot with a shovel ?19:36
MartijnVdSKnightwise: My name isn't "Piet". And I don't live in Spain.19:36
KnightwiseLol :)19:36
Knightwisei'm not a belgian bishop .. so your kids are safe19:36
MartijnVdSKnightwise: you don't need to be a bishop to be dangerous to kids in Belgium. (proof: Marc D)19:37
MartijnVdSAaaaaanyway :)19:38
MartijnVdSI'd like a #u-uk meeting (if enough people are coming) at FOSDEM19:38
KnightwiseIndeed. i'll be there to do some interviews and stuff19:39
Knightwiseand ask the ubuntu guy what the crap they were on when they designed unity19:39
MartijnVdSKnightwise: it must have been good stuff19:41
Knightwiseand i'll be huggin Ken Fallon cuz i've never met him in person yet and we've been workin together for a while now (The Knightcast is also featured on HPR)19:42
Knightwisebut ..19:44
Knightwisewhat i came down for . :)19:44
MartijnVdS?19:45
Knightwisei've played around with owncloud19:45
Knightwiseand i'm pretty impressed19:45
MartijnVdSpwncloud?19:45
KnightwiseOwncloud :)19:45
Knightwiseused it yett ?19:45
MartijnVdSno19:46
Knightwiseits pretty easy to install and allmost works out of the box.19:47
MartijnVdSwhat does it do?19:47
Knightwiseits basically your own dropbox service19:47
MartijnVdSah19:47
MartijnVdSmy nas has that now19:48
MartijnVdS(Synology)19:48
MartijnVdSI think19:48
Knightwiseafter you install it you get a nice web interface to up and download files to , create accounts ets ets19:48
KnightwiseetC etC ..19:48
MartijnVdSsounds like my NAS19:48
KnightwiseBut you can also hook up to it with clients on several OS's19:48
Knightwise(ios, android etc)19:48
MartijnVdSios, android, windows for now19:48
Knightwisebut now all i need is something like a dropbox client that does offline syncin19:48
MartijnVdSbut it has webdav so Linux should work19:48
MartijnVdSand OSX19:48
Knightwiseyep , osx works , linux works (for mounting it as a drive)19:49
Knightwisenow i just need an offline sync client19:49
MartijnVdShttp://i.qkme.me/35q9i5.jpg19:51
KnightwiseFacepalm19:52
daubersEvening19:53
MartijnVdS\o daubers19:53
Knightwisehey daubers  !19:53
* Knightwise is relieved19:53
* Knightwise is no longer the handsomest person in the room19:53
daubersUhhh....19:54
dauberswhat?#19:54
tonytigerAlanBell: maybe, what's up?19:54
BigRedSAh, tonytiger, have you much use for a us uuk podcast mirror? I've just acquired a us vps that's not doing a huge amount19:55
tonytigerBigRedS: the more the merrier, really.19:56
MartijnVdSKnightwise: http://www.quickmeme.com/inappropriate-radio-DJ/19:56
AlanBelltonytiger: I will be in the area19:59
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FirewallCastleHi20:04
* FirewallCastle bring beer to Ubuntu UK channel, enough to go around (if your legal to drink).20:06
MartijnVdS\o/20:06
smittixo/20:06
smittixEvening all20:06
FirewallCastleEvening20:06
tonytigerAlanBell: lurking in car parks as normal, or something specific planned?20:26
AlanBellI was thinking of declaring a happy hour20:26
jutnuxThought you were going to say war for a minute.20:28
* AlanBell declares war on happiness and war on the causes of happiness20:30
christelawww20:31
FirewallCastleWar against Microsoft's dirty business tactics? :)20:31
christeli do like a good war20:32
directhexwar. war never changes20:32
MartijnVdSfallout \o/20:33
FirewallCastlewar, to make a change, change for good, change for a better future on computers20:33
tonytigerAlanBell: OK, we might be able to pop out for a drink20:33
AlanBell\o/20:34
FirewallCastleTo many schools drill Microsoft this and Microsoft that into kids.20:34
MartijnVdSʘ‿ʘ20:35
FirewallCastleAll I hear is how good internet explorer is and how rubbish firefox is.20:35
FirewallCastle:\20:35
MartijnVdSWell they pay for the software.. better have it be praised20:36
FirewallCastleWhy pay for it though?20:36
FirewallCastleWhy not teach our kids the way of Linux20:36
FirewallCastleget kids programming20:36
FirewallCastlemaking games20:36
FirewallCastleprograms20:36
FirewallCastleusing their brains20:37
MartijnVdSFirewallCastle: you should join #raspberrypi :)20:37
FirewallCastle:)20:37
FirewallCastleI am in a queue to buy a Raspberry Pi :)20:38
MartijnVdSso is everyone here I think20:38
AlanBellright, precise reboot time. See you on the other side o/20:38
MartijnVdSgood luck AlanBell20:38
FirewallCastleSchools need to invest in the freedom of linux imo.20:39
FirewallCastleTeaching kids to program20:39
FirewallCastleso when they leave school, they have a skill.20:39
FirewallCastledoes anyone else agree with my rant?20:40
FirewallCastle...Hello?20:41
* FirewallCastle wonders if he is all alone.20:41
directhexthere are very very few IT teachers with a real background in computinhg20:42
directhexand for the past couple of decades, IT teaching has focused on "Job skills" - i.e. secretarial skills in excel & word20:43
jutnuxYes, the debate on rubbish IT.20:50
jutnuxFirewallCastle: YES20:51
jutnuxMy IT teacher (who doesn't have a degree) said they only teach Windows as that's all companies use.20:51
jutnuxNow whilst this mostly is true, what if they do come across a system with Mac or Linux on?20:51
matttjutnux: then they bring in the ghost busters20:59
czajkowskiwell the majority of folks still need basic skills which teachers do teach and kids do need21:00
czajkowskiso while folks may get all cranky, kids do still need experience in learning how to use excell or make presensations using ppt21:01
jutnuxczajkowski: Of course they do, but 16 year olds should have learned that a long time before.21:02
tonytigerczajkowski: quite, most people will not need to do advanced system administration or programming. But they will need to use e-mail, word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software.21:02
tonytigerMaking sure there are valid options for those who do wish to learn how to program is the important thing21:03
jutnuxtonytiger: You don't learn e-mail.21:03
jutnuxAt least not on the course I do :p21:03
tonytigerWell, they should teach it ;)21:04
AlanBellthere is a difference between training and teaching21:04
jutnuxWord.21:04
AlanBelland yay, precise upgrades that just work \o/21:04
ahayzenthe funny thing is that some people in my A-level IT class can't even use formulas in Excel =-O ...21:04
czajkowskitonytiger: btw no way in gods green eath do I want to see a female dr!21:05
czajkowskijutnux: no they haven't not correctly21:05
jutnuxahayzen: People on my GCSE course don't know how to do the simplest of tasks21:06
dogmatic69anyone set up a company before?21:06
AlanBelldogmatic69: yes21:06
jutnuxSo yes, Office tasks need to be taught, but not 24/7/25021:06
ahayzenjutnux: ikr and some of them do A-level Maths but can't understand functions!21:06
dogmatic69AlanBell: is it safe to use one of these online things? how did you do it?21:06
tonytigerczajkowski: think outside the box! As it were.21:07
jutnuxahayzen: I'm doing GCSE and going to do Maths & BTEC IT at College, I hope people aren't distracting :-(21:07
czajkowskitonytiger: NO I already lost david tennant!21:08
AlanBelldogmatic69: we used an online formation thing, there are two types, those that register new companies, and those that recycle an existing company and change the name. I don't like the feel of the recycling option but it is fractionally faster21:08
matttdogmatic69: sawt his on hacker news the other week: http://swombat.com/2012/1/7/how-to-register-a-company21:08
ahayzenjutnux: lol... i'm hoping to do Software engineering at uni21:08
jutnuxCan't be bothered with Uni21:08
ahayzenjutnux: why not?21:08
dogmatic69AlanBell: ye, not keen on inheriting some doggy history :/21:08
dogmatic69not in a rush or anything really21:08
jutnuxahayzen: I'd rather get a job and vital experience.21:09
ahayzenjutnux: good point21:09
jutnuxahayzen: And I aim to teach myself most of what I need to know (even though technology advances and stuff) in the next 5/6 years.21:09
matttif i could do it again, i'd do uni ... there's plenty of time to work :D21:10
BigRedSyeah, I sort-of wish I'd stuck at uni21:10
BigRedSand/.or done something I was interested in21:10
simondbullit annoys me that the media can't differentiate between IT/ICT/CS21:13
ali1234what's the difference between IT and ICT?21:14
dogmatic69mattt: thanks for that21:15
dogmatic69AlanBell: do you remember the one you used?21:15
simondbullInformation Technology and Information Communication Technology -   Communication21:16
MaOsHello21:16
jutnuxMy timetable says IT21:17
simondbulljutnux: mine says 'Applied ICT'21:18
jutnuxIt might as well say most boring lesson of all time21:19
jutnuxI'm at 250mb and I have a few processes open.21:19
jutnuxWoops21:20
ahayzenjutnux: can't be as bad as my lessons with coding in VBA?21:21
MaOsI've a question, it's not at FAQ21:21
MaOsAnyone could help me please?21:21
jutnuxahayzen: I have to make a powerpoint.21:21
jutnuxMaOs: Shoot.21:21
ahayzenjutnux: same for me at GCSE21:22
MaOsI've 2 partition in my netbook: C, windows installed, and D, a few programs in21:22
MaOsWhen I try to install ubuntu in D21:22
simondbullIT nowadays seems to be a case of who can write this letter the quickest21:22
MaOsstarts downloading, finish, and when installing, it fails due permission request fails21:23
MaOsI must delete everything in D to install?21:23
jutnuxYou running Wubi or what?21:23
MaOsyes, wubi21:23
jutnuxProbably because it is mounted.21:24
jutnuxAlthough that shouldn't make any difference.21:24
jutnuxTry running it from a LiveCD and hitting the option "Install Ubuntu alongside Windows"21:24
MaOsOk, thank you, +respect21:25
FirewallCastleDoes anyone here use Android on their Phone?21:30
brobostigono/21:30
ali1234i did for a while until i got tired of the crashing and having to charge every 6 hours21:31
FirewallCastleI think Google are a bit to relaxed with the market, "bad" apps.21:32
brobostigonmy g1, now with android 2.3.7, lasts best part of 24hrs, normal use.21:32
FirewallCastle"bad" = "malware" *21:32
ali1234perhaps.21:32
ali1234i only have two apps: dropwords and minecraft21:32
jutnuxMy tablet lasts 2 days normal use.21:32
brobostigonjutnux: what battery?21:33
jutnuxWhatever comes with the tablet.21:33
brobostigonjutnux: that doesnt answer my question, i needed its specs, so i can compare. to my tablet.21:34
jutnuxDoesn't say21:35
* jutnux looks around more21:35
brobostigonmy tablets battery is 3400mah,21:35
brobostigonand 4200mv roughly.21:36
jutnuxDoesn't say, sorry.21:37
jutnuxWhat tablet do you have?21:37
brobostigonjutnux: the scroll assential capacitive.21:37
jutnuxhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/Storage-Options-52577-Scroll-Capacitive/dp/B004ZZRMQG ?21:39
brobostigonyep.21:39
jutnuxIs it any good?21:41
brobostigonmostly, took some tweaking, and i may make my own custom android for it, but yes, otherwise, it is good.21:42
brobostigononly problematic bit, is the wifi chipset, and the hdmi output.21:43
brobostigonjutnux: it still have some of android phone components enabled, so to slim htings about, as they dont get used, i connected it via adb, and renamed them, so they dont get loaded.21:45
brobostigonhad*21:45
jutnuxAh right.21:45
jutnuxI have an Archos 101 and it's pretty quick.21:45
brobostigonit could maybe do with more ram, sometimes, like when using flash, but otherwise, it is fast and stable.21:46
ubuntubhoyhave you enabled market access ?21:46
brobostigonyes, was there as standard.21:47
jutnuxubuntubhoy: Yes, yes I have.21:47
ubuntubhoywas for brobostigon21:47
jutnuxO21:47
ubuntubhoyhad to help a friend manually root one the other day21:47
ubuntubhoyto get proper market on it21:47
brobostigonubuntubhoy: what did you use?21:47
brobostigonubuntubhoy: i mean to root it.21:48
brobostigonubuntubhoy: and is this with the android 2.3.3 version?21:48
ubuntubhoygimme a sec, was a manual rooting guide on the scroll forums21:48
ubuntubhoyyeah21:48
ubuntubhoyone-click and the other Zroot didn't work21:48
brobostigonyes, i tried zroot, and it failed.21:49
brobostigonone-click, i am not familier with,21:49
ubuntubhoyyah, but on the scroll forum there is a manual rooting guide for the standard scroll that worked21:49
ubuntubhoywas just wondering if I missed an easier way21:50
brobostigonubuntubhoy: a search on the market for one-click returns no results.21:50
brobostigonubuntubhoy: baring in mind, i dont have a windows machine/install,21:51
brobostigonubuntubhoy: closest i know of is superoneclick, which requires windows.21:51
ubuntubhoyhttp://scrolltabletforum.co.uk/site/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=152921:54
brobostigonlet me look, minute.21:54
ubuntubhoyhad to use that guide, and use a little jiggery pokery to get it to work21:54
ubuntubhoymate posted on MODACO, but got no joy there either21:55
brobostigonok, looks interesting,.21:56
brobostigonubuntubhoy: i will have a better look at that tmrw, when i am more awake.21:58
ubuntubhoynp21:59
ubuntubhoyhope it helps21:59
brobostigonthank you.21:59
brobostigonlet me see tmrw.21:59
ubuntubhoyjutnux, how is the archos ?22:03
ubuntubhoyI have 2 Vega's for the kids running HC & they are pretty cool22:03
ubuntubhoyplus I run Hc & ICS on my Dell Duo, but it not 100% on it22:04
jutnuxPretty good for the price.22:04
jutnuxI just play Minecraft on it most of the time ;-)22:04
ubuntubhoylol22:04
ubuntubhoyI use it for browsing, IRC, kindle that kinda thing22:04
jutnuxMe too haha22:06
jutnuxI prefer Aldiko over the Kindle appl though22:06
ubuntubhoyhmm22:06
ubuntubhoyI like that I can sync between the phone, Android & Ubuntu with kindle on the Duo22:07
ubuntubhoybut Aldiko is a nicer interface22:07
* AlanBell set up an orca pronounciation substitution so it pronounces czajkowski as Laura22:08
jutnuxIt's cha-cow-ski right? Or chy-kov-sky22:08
jutnuxski*22:08
jutnuxAnyone watch stargazing?22:09
czajkowskichi kov ski22:09
AlanBellyeah, but orca mangles it because it is normally in English mode, espeak can get it right in polish mode22:09
AlanBellspd-say -l pl czajkowski22:10
AlanBellthat gets it right22:10
AlanBellseezashcowski is what orca reads it as though22:11
AlanBelland it looks like global menus got slightly worse and indicator menus broke altogether22:12
czajkowskihow does one tell what version of unity they are running ?22:47
AlanBellunity --version22:47
AlanBellunity 5.0.022:48
czajkowskirunning that also22:48
swat_i just realised that i was running unity-2d22:54
swat_i've switched to 'proper' unity, and it is a lot lot faster22:54
czajkowskiI've seen some folks say they can change the colour of the side panel23:00
czajkowskihow?23:00
AlanBellccsm, unity plugin, experimental tab, background colour, set it to something and twiddle the opacity23:01
czajkowskiahhh23:01
czajkowskihttp://i.imgur.com/0wLsT.jpg23:02
czajkowskicurrent desktop23:02
* AlanBell tries the unity switcher again23:04
MooDooevening all23:05
AlanBellnope, it is still bonkers23:05
* czajkowski hugs MooDoo 23:06
MooDoo:) x23:06
ali1234switcher?23:07
AlanBellalt-tab23:07
ali1234oh that23:07
czajkowskiali1234: whats wrong23:08
czajkowskimine is working23:08
AlanBellyou can turn off the unity one and turn on a normal one23:08
czajkowskiget an image on screen to alt tab through23:08
bigcalm12.04 alpha1 burnt to dvd. Time to rip out the laptop's hdd and put in the ssd23:08
swat_it certainly takes some getting useful23:08
ali1234i don't use alt-tab. i find it an very inefficient way to switch between windows23:09
czajkowskiali1234: how else do you.......23:09
AlanBellczajkowski: it raises all windows of a particular type of application, you can't switch between two windows of different types without other stuff being moved around23:09
ali1234i use the spread view, which is nearly as bad23:09
gordonjcpright23:09
gordonjcphere is why pulseaudio is bad23:10
gordonjcpI've been listening to some music for a few minutes23:10
gordonjcpthinking "this is a pretty damn strange mix, even for The Orb"23:10
ali1234everything sounds like underwater right?23:10
gordonjcpthere's a pop-under advert with autoplaying noisy video going23:10
ubuntuuk-planet[Alistair McKinlay] The Day the Internet Went Black - http://www.10people.co.uk/index.php/2012/01/the-day-the-internet-went-black/23:11
ali1234czajkowski: i don't have a mental map of windows that is compatible with any form of alt-tab23:14
ali1234i think "i want the terminal in the top right of desktop 3"23:14
ali1234alt-tab can never show me which one that is23:15
ali1234the spread sort of can, except that it shows windows from all desktops, and there's a bug that makes it randomly shuffle everything around23:15
ali1234what wi would do under gnome is go to desktop 3, then start clicking terminals on the taskbar. if it's the wrong one, click it again and it goes away. try the next one...23:16
ali1234if you try to do that on unity all hell breaks loose23:16
ali1234you can't show a window and then hide it again without mousing all over the place23:17
ali1234see i like to use the mouse pointer as a kind of bookmark23:21
ali1234if i'm looking through a series of windows, i don't need to remember which ones i've checked. i've checked all the ones on the left of the mouse pointer, on the task bar23:21
ali1234doesn't work with a dock23:21
ali1234also doesn't work at all with alt-tab23:22
AlanBelllooking at the unity launcher API it seems that anything can add quicklist entries to anything23:23
AlanBellso you don't have to be the running application to tinker with the quicklists23:24
AlanBellso I think it would be possible for something to run and get all the window titles of each application and add quicklist entries for them23:25
AlanBellnot quite sure how you specify the action to take on a dynamic quicklist entry23:28
bigcalmUsing an SSD, I'm sure the 12.04 install time has been shrunk23:42
bigcalmOh poo!23:44
bigcalmInstaller crashed :(23:44
gordthat explains that then ;)23:44
bigcalmJust had an error report?23:45
gordAlanBell, dbusmenu right? just connect to the activated signal23:47
gordon a menu item23:47
bigcalmMaybe I should try installing 11.10 and then upgrading to 12.04 alpha123:49
bigcalmActually, this time I'll not connect it to the 'net before installing23:54
* hamitron grumbles23:56
bigcalmHungry?23:59

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