[18:11] <Kilos> yo kbmonkey superfly and others
[18:11] <magespawn> Evening all
[18:11] <Kilos> hi there magespawn 
[18:13] <magespawn> Hey Kilos, talk about timing
[18:13] <Kilos> did you also just come online?
[18:13] <magespawn> Yup like a second before you
[18:13] <Kilos> lol
[18:14] <Kilos> great minds think alike
[18:14] <Kilos> fools never differ
[18:14] <magespawn> Yup somwthing liie that
[18:14] <Kilos> hehe
[18:14] <magespawn> Like
[18:17] <magespawn> Looks loke the others are away/busy
[18:17] <magespawn> Like
[18:25] <inetpro> good morning
[18:34] <magespawn> Hey inetpro
[18:35] <inetpro> bye mag[tab]
[18:35] <inetpro> ahh... wb magespawn
[18:36] <magespawn> Ty
[18:36] <inetpro> why you say hi/hey and then leave?
[18:36] <magespawn> Did not even notice i was gone
[18:37] <magespawn> Network issues
[18:37] <inetpro> hmm... you have those also?
[18:37] <magespawn> Sometimes strange considering I live in South Africa
[18:38] <inetpro> lol
[18:41] <inetpro> "If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y plus Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut." --  Albert Einstein
[18:41]  * inetpro likes that one
[18:46] <magespawn> Me too, I al3ays struggle with the last one though
[19:04] <superfly> hi Kilos, magespawn, inetpro
[19:04] <magespawn> Hey superfly
[19:04] <magespawn> http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/05/how-google-developers-use-ubuntu.html
[19:05] <Kilos> lo inetpro 
[19:06] <Kilos> sleep tight guys
[19:30] <inetpro> heh superfly
[19:33] <inetpro> magespawn: interesting link, thanks
[19:34] <charlvn> skipped over some parts but the video is very interesting too
[19:34] <charlvn> thanks Sub_Oracle 
[19:34] <charlvn> aaaargh, superfly 
[19:34] <charlvn> autocomplete fail again
[19:35] <charlvn> this is what i'm doing to Sub_Oracle : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt6rRNANSgI
[19:35] <charlvn> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxv2C5fplX8
[19:37] <magespawn> Np inetpro
[19:38] <charlvn> oh wait it was magespawn that posted that in any case :P thanks
[19:38] <charlvn> what happens when you try to eat dinner and irc at the same time
[19:44] <magespawn> Messy keyboard
[19:45] <magespawn> Got the link from one of my follows on twitter hacker  news bot I think
[19:45] <charlvn> that too but i use a paper towel to clean this thing every so often
[19:46] <charlvn> i don't like biological warfare on my computermaschine
[19:47]  * nuvolari chews off his wrists
[19:48] <nuvolari> anyone else experiencing vodacom snail-race?
[19:51] <magespawn> Luckily not tonight.
[19:55] <inetpro> nuvolari: get a yagi
[19:57] <magespawn> Would that make any differance to the speed?
[19:58] <inetpro> absolutely
[19:59] <inetpro> see http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/67899-External-Yagi-antenna-from-Poynting-Oh-yes!!!
[19:59] <magespawn> I thought it only helped with the connection
[20:00] <inetpro> Without an antenna I barely get 300kbps 
[20:00] <inetpro> if I'm lucky
[20:00] <inetpro> with an antenna I get up to 5mbps
[20:02] <inetpro> and it helps with 8ta as well 
[20:03] <inetpro> with an antenna my connection is relatively stable and consistently above 1mbps
[20:04] <magespawn> I see, I knew that it made your connection stable, did not know about the speed improvement.
[20:05] <inetpro> the only problem now is that if I'm not careful I pay through my ears
[20:06] <magespawn> Burning through the cap! Hah 1st world problems.
[20:07] <inetpro> wish I could get an affordable uncapped wireless connection
[20:08]  * Banlam gets 10GB from 8ta for a decent price
[20:09] <Banlam> although they have major coverage issues
[20:09] <inetpro> Banlam: I was hoping that by now we would have seen a drop in price by other mobile providers
[20:09] <Banlam> if you're not in a main city, no signal
[20:09]  * inetpro hates the long term commitment with 8ta
[20:09] <Banlam> mm
[20:09] <Banlam> true
[20:10] <magespawn> Did vodacom stop their 20 gig deal?
[20:10] <Banlam> I knew I was going to be here for th eyear, and had the money on hand, so decided to go for it.
[20:10] <inetpro> magespawn: long long ago
[20:10] <magespawn> That did not last long.
[20:10] <inetpro> now that was a very good deal
[20:11] <nuvolari> inetpro: it's not reception that's an issue, as I can very well get normal HSDPA speeds, but the last 3 weeks I've been lucky if I ever get a HSDPA/3G connection for loger than 20 seconds
[20:11] <nuvolari> then it falls back to gprs/edge indefinitely
[20:11] <Banlam> :(
[20:11] <inetpro> nuvolari: I know exactly what it feels like
[20:12] <inetpro> had the same issues at my place
[20:12] <nuvolari> and if it does change if I get something like a yagi, I'll call it fraud
[20:12] <inetpro> the only solution for me was to take matters in my own hands and get an antenna
[20:13] <inetpro> VC just took for ever to get back to me, always coming with more stories
[20:13] <magespawn> Seems like it happens now and then, some issues  here with one of the towers
[20:13] <nuvolari> yeh, @Vodacom111 didn't even respond after my last communication
[20:13] <inetpro> in fact I was lucky... a friend of mine had a spare antenna which I was able to test with
[20:14] <nuvolari> jislaaik ja, my dad got one from MTN (free btw, if you're in a location where reception is known to be bad, take that vodacom!), and it wooshed like mad! I was impressed
[20:19] <inetpro> nuvolari: I bet you somebody else in your area complained and as a result they move the antenna ever so slightly for this guy, affecting your signal
[20:19] <inetpro> or they installed another tower without proper HSDPA and you're getting that one because it's closer
[20:19] <magespawn> I have had that happen before as well
[20:20] <inetpro> either way they can not please everybody all the time
[20:20] <inetpro> or it's damn difficult, I guess
[20:21] <inetpro> a directional antenna should do the trick
[20:21] <inetpro> just find the towers in your area and point around until you find the best signal
[20:24] <nuvolari> "Some of the Google employees also requested removing Unity and Gnome 3 and using xmonad instead."
[20:24] <nuvolari> heh, nice post you shared there inetpro 
[20:25] <inetpro> nuvolari: and an android phone can actually make your life very easy with all the signal info apps that are available
[20:26] <nuvolari> ooh, it can? I never tried those
[20:26] <nuvolari> any recommendation?
[20:27] <inetpro> nuvolari: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&feature=search_result
[20:28] <inetpro> or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hotrod.utility.rfsignaltrackereclair&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5ob3Ryb2QudXRpbGl0eS5yZnNpZ25hbHRyYWNrZXJlY2xhaXIiXQ..
[20:29] <inetpro> and signal finder is also very cool
[20:29] <inetpro> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.akvelon.signaltracker&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5ha3ZlbG9uLnNpZ25hbHRyYWNrZXIiXQ..
[20:30] <inetpro> but I must warn that all these apps they eat battery 
[20:31] <magespawn> What does not theses days?
[20:31] <nuvolari> magespawn: yeah, even keeping the phone off eats battery
[20:32] <magespawn> Everything has improved except the battery.
[20:32] <nuvolari> well,c ompared to my HTC Hero from 2 years ago, it improved by almost 1 day
[20:34] <nuvolari> ok, I'm off. groklaw to catch up on googacle then crashing
[20:35] <magespawn> My n900 lasts all of two hours if I turn everything on, but 3-4 days if I only use it for phone calls.
[20:37] <inetpro> I guess a portable battery for charging the battery on the go is what we need these days
[20:37] <inetpro> for charging the phone on the go*
[20:38] <inetpro> business opportunity
[20:38] <magespawn> That was with it plugged into a car charger
[20:38] <magespawn> Mmm have been looking into solar chargers.
[20:40] <inetpro> they say if you want to decrease the lifetime of your mobile's battery you should charge it with your car charger
[20:41] <magespawn> Well there we go.
[20:50] <magespawn> I am off to bed, night all.