[00:16] Forgot to include some electrical stuff and had to replace a rotten window were the main ones, other than that just general overspend. [00:26] * ibeardslee makes a note to include replacing the bathroom heater [00:30] nice, orcon ufb plans announced & not looking too expensive [00:44] Not so nice, they include calling. [00:47] hoepfully other ISPs will have plans in the near future [00:53] ajmitch: my biggest disappointment is that there isn't really an incentive for low users to get off Copper/Dialup and onto the fibre, part of the problem admittedly is that there is no money to be made from such customers [00:54] G: right, there especially won't be an incentive if people have to pay to get fibre connected to their home, and get new hardware [00:56] I'd love to (for instance) get my Uncle off dial-up, he's shot down ADSL etc in the past (fair enough), but it's at the point where it'd be good to upgrade the full thing and then let it be, but even w/ the 5GB plan that Orcon on Twitter mentioned, I'd say it'd still be priced too high on a /mo basis [00:56] people might move when they get TV over fibre [00:57] (Although part of the price comparison issue, is that he's on a special Telecom landline plan, where as a low user he pays 1/2-3/4 the normal monthly rental and instead pays for some local calls [00:59] (for people reading and thinking: oooh, near-naked BB, I'd 99.9% sure Telecom don't offer the plan for new customers anymore) [01:01] those sort of plans stick around for awhile for existing customers [01:02] looks like where I live is about 2 blocks away from the year 1 rollout in dunedin, so I may not have to care too much about UFB plans for awhile yet :) [01:05] ajmitch: yeah, and I think that is one of Telecom's (and most other teleco's) strong points, that they are willing to grandfather plans, but for instance, a 15Mbps/1Mbps, 3-5GB/mo + low calling, would be perfect for a lot of older folks that don't care/don't use the net much, as for UFB, my address = never, and 3-4 years for RBI :( [01:06] I wonder what my grandmother uses [01:09] Got a lovely sample of gold from NZ today [01:10] to add to my collection [01:10] http://i.imgur.com/6adgR.jpg [01:10] Isnt she lovely? [01:12] jogster: which part of nz is it from? [01:15] hauraki goldfieldd [01:15] Coromandel [01:15] nod [01:16] I have a large collection of minerals, rocks, gems and meteorites from all around the globe [01:16] over 6,000 items its one of the largest privately held collections in the planet. [01:16] it was started by my great grandfather over 50 years ago [01:17] imgur.com/a/XPGHV#0 [01:17] Heres some samples from the collection [01:19] what's the metadata like? [01:20] i have great documentation for all of it but i only have photos of about 20% [01:21] I have a great digitized archive library of all the information on each and every item [01:27] We developed our own metadata index and web services middle layers that provide us with a unified view from multiple collection repositories [01:28] I used apache lucen/solr [01:28] and a set of complementary request and delivery services using java [01:29] the metadata model itself uses established standards like dublic core MARC and METS [01:30] and its got a user friendly search interfance through java and css online [01:31] jogster: does it have a url? [01:31] not publicly accessible [01:31] jogster: using formats like that, #code4lib might be of interest to you [01:32] I didnt really develop the system but thanks :D [01:33] you know about METS MARC and dublic core ideas? [01:33] dublin* [01:34] i know of these, and more besides [01:34] i use them in http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/ and other websites [01:35] my digital archivists love this system [01:35] it makes their life much easier [01:35] you know how hard adding metadata to digital photos can be? [01:35] files from years ago can become forgotten or obsolete as formats [01:36] as forms change* [01:36] formats [01:36] add to that that our filed are everywhere [01:36] online on computers and servers cds, dvds and and thumbdrives tucked in drawers and closets [01:40] so we did a lot of data mapping [01:42] do you admin those websites? [01:44] i do the techie side of that website [07:52] say what? https://www.facebook.com/ubuntunz [07:54] looks like they're even using the ubuntu font in their logo [07:56] https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=181228415318644 has sort of an explanation [08:27] Seems reasonable. Except the font thing. [08:33] yeah, using the name & the font together have a bit more potential for confusion [08:34] though it looks like the old ubuntu title font anyway [09:16] ah, cool [09:40] the ubuntu font isn't a good example really, as that's rather closely connected to the OS [18:28] morning [18:30] hmmm .. but what about the Ubuntu One Music store? [18:55] mōrena [19:02] morning [19:26] mornin [19:32] morning [19:33] such a bright & sunny day [19:33] one that shows up every speck of dust on my monitor [19:37] overcast and windy here [19:37] this morning I didn't hear my alarm over the wind [19:38] no wind here, and I don't think I saw any clouds in the sky [19:39] alright alright stop rubbing it in [19:40] I didn't say it was warm outside :) [19:42] sun and no wind > warm [20:24] morning [22:21] morning [22:22] morning