[14:16] <dscassel> Thursday. Just buy a Nexus 7 and flash it. :)
[14:18] <FiReSTaRT> lol
[14:19] <FiReSTaRT> im assuming we're talking about ubuntu tablet remix?
[14:19] <FiReSTaRT> interesting concept
[14:19] <FiReSTaRT> and finally some use for unity :P
[14:20] <FiReSTaRT> got better chances of working out than wimo or rim
[14:20] <FiReSTaRT> especially with the focus on security and performance
[14:23] <FiReSTaRT> that'll attract the corporate/gov users and could result in more desktop penetration
[14:27] <FiReSTaRT> brb
[14:30] <FiReSTaRT> back
[14:31]  * genii-around slides FiReSTaRT a fresh mug of joe
[14:31]  * FiReSTaRT dumps a double espresso-shot into it and chugs it back
[14:31] <bregma> the tablet remix is not the same as Ubuntu for tablets
[14:31] <FiReSTaRT> thanks for the correction.. i meant ubuntu for tablets
[14:38] <genii-around> I wonder how many *buntu developers are also ex-Maemo/MeeGo people. They seem to be taking the same route of convergence, like Tizen
[14:48] <FiReSTaRT> tizen is another interesting project.. got the backing of intel and samsung, so it can make a tough contender
[14:48] <FiReSTaRT> for now i'm liking the ubuntu hook - performance, security, desktop integration
[14:48] <FiReSTaRT> should get some office drones to use ubuntu at home
[14:49] <FiReSTaRT> tizen will need an honest effort in order to elbow its way into the market
[14:50] <bregma> genii-around, on the order of a handful or so
[14:51] <bregma> but it's coincidence, I assure you
[14:51] <bregma> they just ahppened to be looking for work at the right time and had the right skillsets
[15:17] <FiReSTaRT> btw guys, canada computers has samsung 840 (not pro) in 120GB for $95... getting one to run the os/packages/swap on my main desktop
[15:18] <FiReSTaRT> gonna keep a clunker for /home
[18:37] <DarwinSurvivor> FiReSTaRT: don't SSD's die quickly when used for swap?
[18:38] <FiReSTaRT> DarwinSurvivor: not when swap almost never gets used other than to hibernate :P
[18:38] <FiReSTaRT> i got 32GB of RAM :D
[18:57]  * bregma remembers an argument in high school over whether you could ever fill 4 k of RAM
[19:04] <genii-around> Even in those days, probably you could.
[19:11] <FiReSTaRT> the smallest i had on a desktop computer was 4MB
[19:12] <FiReSTaRT> that's not counting the C=>64 i used as a gaming console and sold for my first modem or various routers i had in the past
[19:12] <FiReSTaRT> current one is running 128MB
[19:13]  * genii-around tries to remember how much ram his VIC20 and PETs had
[19:14] <bregma> I certainly couldn't afford 4k, magnetic core memory was expensive, I was limited to 256 bytes (2x 2101 CMOS chips hand-soldered with telephone wire)
[19:15] <genii-around> bregma: Yeah, that's WAAAAAAAY back!
[19:15] <bregma> believe me, I feel it in the mornings
[19:16] <genii-around> bregma: Did you ever build one of those HeathKits?
[19:16] <bregma> couldn't afford a Heathkit, I built a COSMAC ELF
[19:16] <bregma> http://www.incolor.com/bill_r/elf/html/elf-1-33.htm
[19:17] <bregma> of course, there was inevitably a bad solder joint somewhere and it never worked right
[19:18] <bregma> now I can just emulate one using Wine in a VM on my phone
[19:18] <bregma> :)
[19:34] <BobJonkman> Friend of mine had an Altair in 1975 with 256 bytes of memory.  He went to the States, declared "one computer" crossing the border, bought a whopping 4K of memory (I seem to recall the sum of $1000 bandied about), then declared "one computer" coming back...
[19:36] <BobJonkman> I only ever saw it run one program, "Kill The Bit".  After he toggled the program in (using front-panel switches), the data lights on the front panel flashed in sequence.  If you flipped the corresponding data switch at the same time, you won the game!
[19:39] <genii-around> bregma: Looks primitive but cool to build
[19:57] <FiReSTaRT> ughhhh my dsl crapping out had to switch to cable
[19:58] <FiReSTaRT> hopefully a cpe reboot fixed whatever was buggin
[19:58] <FiReSTaRT> ill find out after work :)
[21:57] <FiReSTaRT> http://cdn.motinetwork.net/motifake.com/image/demotivational-poster/0902/christianity-christianity-your-point-of-view-demotivational-poster-1234538743.jpg
[21:58] <FiReSTaRT> oops sorry
[21:58] <FiReSTaRT> this was meant for another #