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