=== Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [00:15] Azelphur: I got a set of the ~80GPB logitec 5.1 and its not bad. [00:15] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-X-540-Multimedia-Speaker-System/dp/B000LBHFMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359677103&sr=8-1 found these, thoughts? [00:16] I have these on my pc http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/product/surround-sound-speakers-z506?crid=47 [00:17] interesting, similar then [00:17] reckon they'd be good for surround sound on a tv? [00:18] main thing you want to look for is being able to take dolby digital _and_ DTS via optical or coaxial digital interfaces [00:19] do the X540s do that? [00:20] Azelphur: using pc ones, you should check the cable length. Mine are long, but I dont think its living room long [00:20] ah [00:20] maybe 5 / 10m or so [00:20] yea, cabling is certainly gonna be interesting [00:21] *nod* [00:21] especially as Logitech ones are often hardwired in at least one end [00:21] so prevent custom cable use [00:21] unless you can do some kinda extensions [00:21] i got myself a proper Onkyo AV receiver though last Christmas :> [00:22] fun [00:22] only 'cause Best Buy UK were closing down :D [00:22] hehe [00:22] also traditional 5.1 for example uses twin flex. The logitech by comparison is ~ http://i.imgur.com/YCg6O8O.jpg [00:23] super cheap deal! they refused to ship to the channel islands but a friend helped me out :> [00:23] :D [00:23] My wires are all with connectors. iirc they are the same you get for old TV [00:23] RCA or something [00:23] you'd be surprised how hated we are by UK companies 0o [00:23] yeah [00:24] same with my set [00:24] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Digital-Multimedia-Theatre-Speaker/dp/B0006HBCL8 [00:24] but they are a good 7 / 8 mm thick. Thicker than a std iphone charger cable [00:24] not so cheap XD [00:25] yea, pricey [00:25] twin flex on the 5500 http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/customer-media/product-gallery/B0006HBCL8/ref=cm_ciu_pdp_images_0?ie=UTF8&index=0&isremote=0 [00:27] that's actually a strange version shipped in some markets [00:27] mine has hardwired single feeds that connect into RCA at the sub [00:27] a friend worked Logitech support until recently, when i mentioned it he hadn't heard of my version before :O [08:44] Morning [08:44] Morning [08:45] Nexus 4 out for delivery! [08:45] popey: This being turned into an Ubuntu Phone? [08:46] well, not yet [08:47] Heh :) Surprises me, knowing your general annoyances with Android [08:49] Android has improved, that's for sure [08:50] Absolutley, JB is pretty nice compared to ICS [08:50] Not tried the latest iOS though (or wp8... which I've heard mixed reviews of) [09:02] Went to a Unity3D conf thing yesterday. Met the guy behind http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/701664180/cyberstream-fugitive [09:13] ali1234: do you have an n900? [09:27] android-1 sucks. android is awesome [09:27] 3 months pass [09:27] android sucks. android+1 is awesome [09:32] Happy Friday *and* Happy February, everyone! :-D [09:33] i'd never notice the passing of the year were not not for mailman reminding me [09:34] s/not not/it not/ [09:34] Yep, that's a whole load of e-mails that are easy to deal with this morning. :) [10:23] good morning everyone, [10:52] bug 1014054 [10:52] bug 1014054 in ModemManager "Huawei E220 modem will not connect in Ubuntu 12.04" [Medium,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1014054 [11:00] popey: yes i have a n900 [11:04] ali1234: do you still run the original distro on it? [11:05] popey: yes [11:06] i haven't used it for ages [11:06] there's no distro for it that replaces the internal memory anyway [11:06] everything else boots off SD cards [11:07] Morning all you funky people and Happy Friday [11:29] saw this and thought of bigcalm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QodrSfsboFk [11:32] popey: haha! [11:32] afternoon [11:36] popey, bigcalm: Wow it sounds that good, I've listened to some but it sounded worse than that :D === knightwi1e is now known as Knightwise [12:25] new meerkat advert ♥ [12:29] Myrtti, my special edition arrived :P https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95627817/2013-02-01%2012.25.50.jpg [12:29] gord: our normal did as well [12:30] the book is awesome https://dl.dropbox.com/u/95627817/2013-02-01%2012.26.53.jpg [12:31] http://i.imgur.com/rZFBUCO.gif [12:33] oh well, instead of the extended edition, I have NFC thingies to play with [13:05] grrr! postie has been teasing me [13:05] two parcels have arrived, neither are nexus 4s [13:05] :( [13:08] they are both nice things tho! [13:08] :) [13:09] popey: you went and bought the super star destroyer and Millennium Falcon uberspecial edition right? [13:10] haha, i wish [13:10] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digistump/digispark-the-tiny-arduino-enabled-usb-dev-board?ref=live [13:10] got a few of them [13:26] popey: What're you intending to do with those? [13:35] daubers: not sure yet ☺ [13:35] cute aren't they? [13:37] They are :) Wondering if they'd fit in an inMoov, but I don't think there's enough pins for what I'm planning [13:37] * popey has no idea what an inMoov is [13:37] http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17773 [13:37] In the middle of printing that at the moment [13:38] golly [13:38] Want to put a light sensor on it, so when someone approaches my desk it swears at them [13:54] popey: wow those things are tiny [15:24] Hi all, i'm having some issues installing Ubuntu, after booting the CD, and about 5 seconds into loading the drivers [15:25] The bootup will stall on a message regarding loading the USB [15:26] I think this is an issue to do with the motherboard, does anyone have any experience with this? [15:41] Anyone else found that Skype, if launched by Pidgin, has stopped following status change in Pidgin? [15:41] Trying to work out if a Skype bug or a Pidgin bug, or a bug elsewhere [15:41] popey: when you getting one of these http://www.roadkilltshirts.com/DO-OR-DO-NOT-THERE-IS-NO-TRY-T-SHIRT-P13723.aspx [15:53] Hmmm... Apple are going to stop selling Mac Pro's in Europe on Thursday next week [15:53] yay [15:54] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/750308586/stormfly-like-a-pc-on-your-wrist [15:54] boggle [15:54] usb stick on your wrist [15:54] http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/538061226/colorfull_bracelet_USB_3_0.html [15:55] uh.. yay? [16:29] you can do that same stuff with a regular usb drive and unet boot [16:31] looks like a complete scam [16:32] idk if its a scam. its just conviniece that you pay for(and a usb braclet) [16:33] scam is a bit far, its fashion [16:34] a 32Gb flash drive is $30US, ubuntu is free, so for $30US(+/-) you can have the same thing without the flashy wristband [16:35] its a 16GB one [16:36] 8GB for OS, 4GB for /home and 4GB for shared partition [16:37] is it really? wow 16Gb usb is $10US [16:38] thats what their FAQ says [16:40] at least it's not like Windows tablets.. "64GB" .. 27GB usable [16:41] commodore 64 only had 38K usable ☺ [16:41] oh how we've come such a long way (not) [16:41] so free space went down, relatively speaking [16:42] MartijnVdS: well you have to remember that you need a backup of Windows plus the install of windows, plus all the additional crap that windows 8 installs by default whether you want it or not [16:43] davmor2: yeah but this is _excluding_ office [16:45] MartijnVdS: yeap but there are about 10-14 additional apps installed by default as in fresh OEM from MS themselves [17:03] popey, bigcalm: http://www.badideatshirts.com/LEGO-NO-T-SHIRT-P2246.aspx :D [17:03] hahaha :) === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte [17:46] heh [17:46] http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/and-so-the-older-male-makes-way-for-a-younger-rival-david-attenborough-reveals-his-choice-of-successor-professor-brian-cox-8474169.html [17:56] MartijnVdS: ♥ [18:10] Hi all.. [18:50] why is my monitor able to display 1048 horizontal lines without blurring/scaling and still have the image fully fit the screen? [18:50] it's 1920x1200 native res [18:50] i don't understand this [18:52] maybe just doubles some lines? [19:04] ooo... after a full Bleachbit clean & a full restart - skype suddenly starts following Pidgin status again... hmmm === soreau_ is now known as soreau [19:36] gord: ohmygowd it's Rhod Gilbert. [19:38] Myrtti, i actually switched to the Japanese VA, but i hear the english one is pretty good. normally they choose a southern north american accent for an Osaka accent but going with a welsh accent makes muuuch more sense [19:38] Myrtti: Gilbert ? The Guy with the flaming Battenburg Tattoo ?? [19:38] it sounds like it, or a Scottie [19:39] but Rhod Gilbert, yes, Battenberg. [19:39] He'd be a good software tester, .... with his insights ! [19:40] oh, it's the Reg Cattermole from Harry Potter :-D [19:40] Steffan Rhodri even :-D [19:40] brilliant [19:40] soz, never did Harry Potter at school. [19:41] ah, but we're talking of a PS3 game called Ni No Kuni, in which a character is talking with Welsh accent [19:42] Right, a friend got a PS3 from Tesco, today in fac I just sighed at a ife of proprietory software ahead of him ... [19:42] **in fact ... [19:42] damn apple keyboard ! [19:46] Myrtti, once you can access the book, you should know the ingame book is exactly the same as the hardcopy real book i goot, all 300 odd pages of goodness :) [19:46] they really put a lot of effort into the whole thing [19:46] yeah we just got there [20:23] nexus 4 should have been delivered between 9AM and 18:00 [20:23] ☹ [20:23] is that in the UK? [20:24] couriers are terrible [20:24] DPD slightly less so [20:24] heh all those little companies have generic people in vans over here to cover their stuff. they're dire [20:25] a friend discovered they had walked into a completely different house and left her stuff on their kitchen table recently XD [20:25] to rectify the matter, the person walked back into that open house (nobody home) discovered the partially opened items and took them back O_O [20:26] DPD have been pretty decent here [20:26] this is TNT [20:26] at least it's not HDNhell [20:26] maybe TNT are still getting all the details mixed up like happened before! [20:27] popey: tried your local depot? [20:27] calling them [20:27] while making pasta, pesto, chicken & cheese [20:27] i r chef [20:27] ^_^ [20:28] TNT arrived at my house and gave me the wrong package [20:28] didn't realise till I opened [20:28] (when I got my Nexus 4, that is) [20:28] oops! [20:28] was it someone elses, or something else entirely? [20:28] someone elses package [20:28] I was just on the phone to TNT when he came back "Did I give you the wrong package?" [20:29] this is what i get visiting the Play store [20:29] "Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet." [20:29] =| [20:29] what country you in? [20:29] island of Guernsey [20:29] :> [20:29] so technically still the UK when it suits us [20:29] blatantly just a GeoIP fail [20:29] hehe [20:30] took me SOOOO long to find a contact feature to complain about it [20:30] just now trying to find my email from the Google chappy so i can chase him up [20:30] hah, so, they are going to deliver today [20:30] o.O [20:30] apparently this one guy has all the "google stuff" in his van [20:30] they don't have long rofl [20:30] :D [20:31] hope he's getting overtime [20:31] yeah [20:31] they implied he was the keen one [20:31] :D [20:31] doh can't find this email [20:32] only 5 days till my internet finally gets connected [20:32] been waiting since november [20:32] :) [20:32] 4 days 'til i have a house :O [20:32] :O [20:32] then at some point i too shall have the fun of waiting for tubes :> [20:32] though i might not rush tbh [20:33] get far more done in a house when you have none [20:33] * Azelphur shrugs [20:35] cannae find it ;/ [20:37] i give up ;x [20:37] looks like Google are gonna get away with this one [20:39] http://support.google.com/nexus/bin/request.py?contact_type=contact_policy [20:39] that still blank for you guys too? :) [20:39] at least there's that 0800 number i suppose [20:42] solarcloud: can you see the Nexus 4 purchase page? [20:43] arrived! [20:43] ;] [20:43] go go gadget charging [20:45] being reserved, leaving it while i eat ☺ [20:46] just tried their support # but the woman was super quiet [20:46] could barely hear, so i just gave up ;x [20:51] SuperMatt's connection has had issues for ages now ;x [20:51] SuperMatt: what's up with your tubes? === Hornet- is now known as Hornet [20:58] AlanBell: ping [21:05] SOUP Y U NO SIMMER [21:05] heh [21:05] food does not comply? [21:05] * Laney cranks it up to 11 [21:06] gas >>>>>>>>>>>>> electric :( [21:06] too true [21:06] when i was cooking on someones electric hob i found the exact right spot was between two numbers [21:06] we've got a simmer setting in our microwave ♥ [21:06] induction > gas [21:07] i wonder how the sensors work for that 0o [21:07] induction you POSHO [21:07] some people [21:07] ;) [21:07] I ♥ my induction hob [21:07] is Ubuntu UK a member of the O'Reilly User Group programme? [21:08] i think in the distant past we were [21:08] alright, just wondered [21:09] Is there going to be an official vanilla gnome 3 flavour in recent future? [21:10] what does official mean? [21:10] Like lubuntu kubuntu. [21:11] I'd imagine so, but within the constraints of Ubuntu it's difficult to be as pure as other GNOME 3 distros [21:11] there already is an Ubuntu GNOME remix btw [21:12] Has there been any hint / announcement from canonical? [21:12] I don't imagine they would be very involved; it's a community effort [21:13] Ok [21:14] hi Myrtti [21:14] induction hobs ftw [21:14] AlanBell: would you remember the up to date information about the O'Reilly thing? [21:15] I don't have any info on that at all [21:15] alright [21:15] just wondered [21:21] AlanBell: o/ [21:21] o/ [21:21] nice hand daubers [21:21] AlanBell: Still lots to print [21:22] AlanBell: Are you aware that Rdg Hackspace are looking into setting up a coworking space? [21:22] hrmm, is 0800 free on Skype 0o [21:22] interesting, no I wasn't [21:23] There might be some problems relating to being registered in a certain way (we're not supposed to make profit) but if we can overcome that then that's the aim [21:24] got any info on it? [21:24] why are you not supposed to make a profit? [21:24] nfp can carry forward a surplus [21:24] There isn't much yet.... We're not supposed to make a profit because we're a company limited by guarentee (or something) and the landlords rules state we get a discount on the rent as long as we're not profit making [21:25] daftykins, I dont think so [21:25] but I get free international anyway so I can't confirm [21:25] AlanBell: People cleverer than me are looking into that bit anyway [21:25] fair enough [21:26] Thought you'd be interested as you where pushing it for surrey and hampshire [21:27] well I was pushing against it in the end :) [21:27] had to do a bit of a big ragequit to make sure nobody got hurt [21:28] heh :) [21:30] Hoi hoi [21:35] Paladine: seems i didn't get charged anything! thanks anywho :) [21:56] np [22:17] Paladine: i called your pals at Google support to ask them to unblock the channel islands from being allowed to buy Nexus devices ;) [22:17] how did that go? [22:18] Paladine: i got asked if i'd tried another browser :D [22:19] hahah [22:19] when i said it failed on several, she quickly understood it was a problem with the website and not me [22:19] BINGO \o/ [22:19] you seen this http://www.googlelawsuit.co.uk/ [22:19] i tried to mention geoIP but that kinda got ignored ;D [22:19] ooh it has its' own site now [22:20] your site no less!? [22:20] :> [22:21] it's ok though they're only Apple users ;) [22:22] yeah my site [22:23] been working on it all week, launched yesterday [22:23] still tweaking a few things and adding some more features [22:23] :) [22:23] the press page will get tackled tomorrow and made to look pretty [22:23] who're you hosting with? i've gotta look into hosting for someone soon [22:23] I have my own servers [22:24] 2 in different data centres [22:24] I use my leaseweb server for email and I can't remember name of other provider gimmie a sec [22:25] WorldStream [22:26] ah Dutch? [22:29] yeah [22:29] anyways I am going to bed, laters [22:33] is there a minimal desktop ubuntu distro? [22:33] daftykins: I can see the Nexus 4 shop page,to answer your question from earlier, However, when I click on the it says it's not available yet ... To be exact ... " Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet. [22:33] We're working to bring devices to more countries as quickly as possible. [22:33] Please check back again soon. [22:33] " [22:33] soz for the flood. [22:33] solarcloud: yeah i get that here too :) thanks [22:34] i contacted support just now to get Guernsey 'allowed' [22:34] bit harsh they block you too [22:34] strange isn't it ? [22:34] yeah :( [22:34] i sense it's by intention [22:34] geoIP is blocking our islands [22:36] I have chosen a song to explempify (is that even a word ?) http://open.spotify.com/track/4V7bxkj5BJDnoVMvTHaLkQ [22:43] exemplify, ja [22:44] though i don't use spotify [22:44] ^_^ [22:46] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwvYrv2s9Kk this is cool o.O [22:47] daftykins: yeah, there's too much background noise where I am , So I have wireless closed loop expensive headphones on my head 90% of my day-time... Spotify is just a killer application and the £5 a month is nothing compared to the quality of it. [22:48] what's so noisy where you are? [22:48] shaky cam is shaky [22:48] Azelphur: shame those milk the battery :D [22:49] just background noise from other in the aparttments etc .. it doesn't affect me. [22:49] hehe [22:49] ah [22:58] * awilkins has just discovered that his version of Windows doesn't have an RDP server [22:59] * awilkins is not surprised but is annoyed [22:59] :O [22:59] win7 home? [22:59] or older [23:00] awilkins: ? [23:05] Win7 Home Premium [23:05] i'll bet there are guides out there to hack it on [23:06] There are [23:07] Meh === emma is now known as em [23:30] awjust run it in virtualbox, that'll give you an RDP front-end ;) [23:30] oops, awilkins left [23:31] dwatkins: doh hate it when that happens [23:35] yeah, I don't have enough room in my terminal for a user list ;) [23:36] when i first moved to irssi i found i didn't miss the nick list [23:36] just a waste of valuable real estate! [23:36] aka MAH PIXELZ!!! [23:49] any of you guys still use bitfolk VPS's?