=== Owkkuri_ is now known as Owkkuri [07:25] Yikes! [07:25] good moring [07:25] s/moring/morning/ [07:25] Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has made one of his dumbest statements, arguing that dual-core and quad-core processors are a waste. [07:26] http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/really-nokia-ceo-says-multi-core-processors-are-a-waste/ [07:28] it sounds like out IT department that argues one do not need UDP on a network [08:19] o/ inetpro [08:20] Kerbero: yikes! [08:20] hello plustwo [09:17] hi here [09:57] hmm... [09:59] * inetpro retweeted the following but am not sure whether that was a good idea [09:59] @wasbeer Nice list. "Top things to do after installing Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin" is.gd/po4QYk [09:59] https://twitter.com/wasbeer/status/194721102520520704 [09:59] Ubuntu Tweak is a must have application for Ubuntu? [10:00] tumbleweed: have you used Ubuntu Tweak? [10:00] anyone else? [10:00] inetpro: yes, we (ubuntu developers) don't approve of it much [10:01] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-motu/2010-August/006804.html [10:01] (for a discussion) [10:02] tumbleweed: thanks [13:06] Hi there [13:06] whos is from Pretoria ? [13:07] Are you going to join us at the Ubuntu Launch party @ Irene Cattle and land [15:04] Greets [15:49] ntop ? [15:57] 2 days to go [15:57] \o/ [18:03] hi superfly Banlam RootChaos and others [18:04] evening Kilos [18:05] hey bakuman drussell [18:06] gevening Kilos [18:07] hi there inetpro tell me , do you have frost there by you? [18:07] Kilos: sometimes [18:07] aw [18:07] haven't seen it yet this year though [18:08] was hoping you like near the mountain where they can grow avocado pears [18:08] have one tree, don't you have avos? [18:08] should actually plant some more [18:09] frost kills them man [18:09] even have bananas here [18:09] oh bananas also hate frost [18:11] got a 3 year old large natal avo that getting a bit heavy to carry in every winter [18:18] hey Kilos [18:19] hhhmmm, i was getting caught up on wordpress here for a while so i didnt notice the 'hi' [18:20] Kilos: have at least three bunches of massive bananas on the tree [18:21] hehe [18:21] you wanna try the avo tree inetpro [18:21] got a small guava you can take too [18:22] I'm sure it will be fine there by you [18:22] ons kry tot swart ryp hier [18:22] they even almost die out on the stoep [18:22] we also had avos on the farm down in northern natal [18:23] very cold down there [18:23] ya against the mountains they normally survive [18:23] ok i will keep looking or carrying them in in winter [18:23] just cover it up in the first few years [18:24] with long grass [18:24] even fig trees have died from the cold here [18:24] wow [18:24] * inetpro should try some fig trees [18:24] last year 2 lemon trees vrekked as well [18:25] figs normally do well in the tvl but black frost kills them [18:25] so whats news on the IT front [18:26] you just reminded me of the days on my dads farm that he had to sell, near Natal Spa [18:26] that was like Paradise [18:26] ya great area that [18:27] we had just about everything on there [18:27] lots of figs, avos, oranges, .... [18:27] eish [18:28] toti was nice for avos bananas pawpaws etc but no peaches figs pears etc [18:28] they grow but need cold winters or they don bear fruit [18:29] *bare [18:30] hi Kilos [18:30] superfly: hi [18:30] yucky weather by you hey superfly ? [18:31] like penguin country [18:31] naand nuvolari gaan dit goed seun [18:32] hi inetpro [18:33] Kilos: cool, a bit windy, but otherwise fine [18:33] no rain yet [18:33] sjoe [18:35] yikes! [18:35] Bananas are naturally slightly radioactive [18:35] lol [18:36] * inetpro reading the wikipedia article about bananas [18:36] they also contain something no other fruit has, forget what now, potassium maybe [18:36] yo magespawn [18:37] Hi Kilos [18:37] Evening all [18:37] Kilos: yep, that's where the radioactivity comes from [18:37] magespawn: hi [18:37] ah memory serves well at times, potassium is needed for health [18:38] Found in bananas [18:38] s/radioactivity/radiation/ [18:38] without potassium you cant absorb some other mineral or vit methinks [18:39] Yes helps a lot with dehydration cramping etc [18:39] hows the wireless plans going magespawn [18:40] nanas arent just for monkeys [18:41] Have to buy the equipment and get the church's okay to use the tower, everything should be done by the end of next month [18:41] Kilos: I guess I should put a radioactive trefoil symbol at the entry to the plot [18:41] wow that sounds exciting magespawn [18:42] lol [18:42] So probable another two to full operation [18:58] lmga , jou lelike nick friend is weg inetpro [18:59] *vriend [19:02] Kilos, did you ever see that xkcd graphic, where it compared different levels of rdiation [19:02] hey hey [19:02] it comes donw to that you have to eat like a couple million bananas everyday [19:03] for a while [19:03] to worry about the radiation causing any damage [19:03] nope i dont go browse [19:03] yeah bananas are healthy as is nearly anything in moderation [19:03] http://xkcd.com/radiation/ [19:05] Kilos: hoe so? [19:06] daai foo mannetjie [19:06] waar's hy? [19:06] ? [19:06] wys quassel jou nie wanneer iemand af gaan nie [19:08] Kilos: ek let nie meer so op nie [19:08] lol [19:09] Banlam I think some people have too much time [19:09] haha, magespawn, how so? making up graphs like that? [19:09] and the rest of us dont have enough, ne magespawn ;) [19:09] hey kbmonkey [19:10] Yup something like or we spend it on other things [19:10] magespawn, it is kinda his job though [19:10] so you can understand him putting that much time into it [19:10] I thought xkcd was a hobby or for fun [19:11] hmm.. [19:11] * Banlam checks [19:11] Like a personal blog [19:11] i think he does it full time [19:11] Wow [19:12] How does he make money out of that? [19:12] "He now supports himself by the sale of xkcd related merchandise" - wiki [19:12] he's got a store [19:12] selling prints and things [19:12] there's a book as well [19:12] I have a copy [19:12] but think those proceeds went to charity [19:12] advertising [19:12] i'm sure he does some contract work [19:13] Very nice [19:14] Talk about writing your own paycheck, 21st centurary jobs you got to love it. [19:14] :) [19:14] there are a couple of them [19:15] i think the smbc and cad-comic guys also do it full time [19:15] Love the disclaimer at the bottom [19:19] well, that was a rather impromptu Earth Hour [19:19] * Banlam had a 4 hour long one of those last week [19:20] Banlam: this one was somewhat self-induced [19:20] haha [19:20] :P [19:20] what'd you do? [19:20] Ohh I get it [19:20] Was a bit lost there. [19:22] Banlam: well, I didn't notice we were low on electricty... i.e. if I don't check the meter, then nobody does. [19:22] ahh [19:22] prepaid is a bitch [19:22] eish [19:22] It's usually fine as long as everyone helps out, but the wife didn't seem to get the memo [19:26] night all, sleep tight [19:26] Night Kilos [19:42] superfly welcome to the chaos of family life [19:58] I am off, night all [20:54] superfly: did you see the news that kubuntu may have to be renamed? [20:55] inetpro: I know there was some hype about that, I wasn't sure how true it all is [20:55] see: http://www.wonderly.com/2012/04/kubuntu-moving-forward/ [20:55] will be sad if canonical enforces the trademark policy [20:58] Well, there are plenty of options, let's wait and see rather than jumping to conclusions. [20:59] true [21:54] hmmmm [21:55] i can play 720 movies in vlc without it crashing [21:55] could never do that with the previous veriosn of vlc