[01:00] <thumper> hmm... I don't use the optical drive in my laptop
[01:02]  * ajmitch doesn't have an optical drive in this zareason laptop
[01:09] <ibeardslee> I do have an external USB DVD drive for when I want to convert CDs to flac or DVDs to iso.
[01:09] <ajmitch> I have my old laptop for that
[01:10] <ibeardslee> I've been offload 'junk' ;)
[01:13] <ajmitch> heh
[01:15] <ibeardslee> speaking of junk .. anyone want a wyse winterm or a NCD ThinSTAR?
[01:17] <ajmitch> no thanks :)
[01:17] <snail> are there any local technology musuems?
[01:18] <ibeardslee> trash palace?
[01:18] <ibeardslee> or not quite what you meant ;)
[01:20] <ibeardslee> I think this close to the long weekend and the next Ubuntu release, I am going to trip and upgrade this afternoon
[01:24] <olly> ibeardslee: smuggle them up to the roof terrace at te papa and set them up as an art installation
[02:04] <G> thumper: yeah, the only reason I had to was testing ISO images with a physical box sitting next to me
[03:39] <ibeardslee> wish me luck
[04:30] <ibeardslee> curse you upgrade
[04:58] <ibeardslee> well sort of back and ok .. some tidying up to do .. later .. drinks time
[17:40] <olly> morning