[06:20] morning all [06:20] good morning [06:21] hi magespawn ` [06:22] gotta laugh at telkoms efficiency [06:22] What have they done now? [06:22] Kindly be advised that we are still waiting for Networking to confirm optimization on your serving tower. We are aiding the process and we will give you feedback once they given us a response. [06:23] they been waiting for 3 months now [06:23] haha [06:24] but now i got their email addy too, ty birdie [06:24] never got replies from them before [06:24] on twitter that is [06:24] So they are making some progress then [06:24] the birdie woke them up [06:24] lol [06:24] ya they waiting [06:25] thats good i spose [06:25] Birdie tweeting in your will do that [06:26] actually my connection isnt too bad anymore [06:26] Maybe some people moved away [06:27] they actually l posted to me to put my cell number addy and query in a mail to service@8ta.com [06:27] so i musta tweeted them some time back already from pidgin [06:28] seems like birdies tweet better than pidgfins [06:28] pidgins [06:30] i had somebody pm latelast night looking for help [06:30] hello [06:30] pls am having some issues with my ubuntu [06:30] <-- eshietweb (c42ef633@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.196.46.246.51) has quit (Quit: http://www.kiwiirc.com/ - A hand crafted IRC client) [06:30] what help [06:30] that is all they said [06:30] hello [06:30] hi kbmonkey [06:30] hey kbmonkey [06:31] they left nothing on here magespawn ? [06:31] will have to wait to see if they come back] [06:31] not that i saw [06:31] let me scroll [06:31] yeah will try keep an eye open [06:32] not around the time they pm me anyway [06:32] wow [06:33] looks like the wireless card on my older laptop just dies [06:33] died [06:33] ah [06:33] aw [06:33] do you know what wireless cards cost? [06:33] one of those things [06:34] the laptop is too old to get a replacement, will have to be an external [06:34] i tried googling but get all kindsa lappy and pc adds with wireless in [06:34] anything from about R80 upwards [06:35] there was one i was looking at that has an external removable antenna [06:35] are there good and bad ones, like the more they cost the better they are [06:35] lets me see if i can find a lnk [06:35] yeah i would need to attach an outside aerial to it [06:37] http://www.dbg.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=1_55_63&products_id=380 [06:37] brb [06:37] ty [06:38] haha did you see that info about free internet with 8ta was old [06:38] the pro told me look at the date [06:38] battled to find it but was in 2012 [06:38] tired -.- [06:38] he always tells me i dont read properly [06:39] today [06:39] why kbmonkey ? [06:39] hey how come you here onna week day? [06:39] maybe my bedtime too late [06:39] if thats what you do when tired stay tired [06:40] we score [06:40] yar we switched to dsl backup at work, it does not block ssh, so I can get on here now :) [06:40] lekker [06:40] hope it stays like this ;) [06:40] ya [06:41] work till 2-3 am each day this week [06:41] sleep till 6 or 7, repeat [06:41] wow [06:41] good overtime pay [06:41] nope. this is for my personal projects [06:42] ah [06:42] also started noline course in programming [06:42] online == noline? lol yes very much indeed [06:43] kilos I can make a little app and also run it on my phone too. [06:43] where you doing it kbmonkey? [06:43] long weekend too hey [06:43] to do what kbmonkey [06:43] coursera.org magespawn [06:44] nice i had a look there too, busy with codacademy at the moment though [06:44] apps must do helpful stuff [06:44] Kilos, its called "Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps" [06:44] ah [06:45] Kilos: i am not sure what chip is in that card yet, so it might not work with linux [06:45] will need to do more research [06:46] oh the wireless cards chip magespawn ? [06:47] yup the one inside the tp-link adapter [06:47] will you replace it with a pcmcia card magespawn? are those still in laptops btw? [06:48] magespawn, with that quad antenna you wont need a high gain card [06:48] this is the thing, the laptop is a compaq nx6110 and i think the internal card has stopped working so i was lloking around at new externals [06:48] looking too [06:48] the antenna wil give you what gain you need [06:48] ah [06:48] indeed and i can make my own to boost it even more if needed [06:49] meh [06:49] morning [06:49] that is a potent antenna that [06:49] hi Squirm [06:49] no electricity since 7:4 [06:49] hi Squirm [06:49] 5 [06:49] ouch [06:49] eish Squirm [06:49] hi Squirm [06:50] power is a big issue in za [06:50] ah well I have a morning meeting then work. laters all [06:50] k kbmonkey [06:50] good luck with that card magespawn [06:51] :/ [06:51] it just came back on [06:51] http://www.wantitall.co.za/PC-Hardware/TP-LINK-TL-WN722N-Wireless-N150-High-Gain-USB-Adapter-150Mbps-w-4-dBi-High-Gain-Detachable-Antenna-IEEE-802-1b-g-n-WEP-W__B002WBX9C6?gclid=CK7y_Mj64rcCFbMbtAodmHAAm [06:51] I almost had a day off [06:51] say yay [06:51] how is the price differance between the two [06:52] I could have gone back to sleep Kilos. [06:52] not yay [06:52] lol [06:52] sorry [06:52] massive diffs mage [06:52] bbiab. need to shutdown to take my PC of the geni [06:52] how would you connect that to a lappy [06:52] usb [06:52] eth socket [06:52] ah [06:53] wantitall is insanely expensive [06:53] rather... buy it off ebay [06:54] so i see, how are they staying in business? [06:54] poor fly and trains [06:55] no rest for the wicked Squirm [06:56] here is the actual company product page http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=tl-wn722nc#over [06:58] i just want a plain wireless card [06:59] will use a gain antenna [07:00] a diectional aerial has always been stronger than one that is omnidirectional [07:04] yes i have an idea to use a dish to make a wifi aerial, works over about 2kms [07:04] no man [07:04] a good aerial should do about 25 ks [07:04] dishes are good [07:05] the important thing is nothing in between [07:05] line of sight [07:06] look at satelite tv dishes [07:06] work very far [07:07] yes indeed and this is passive and home made [07:07] the sky is the limit [07:10] hi trender [07:10] yo [07:16] brb restart [07:23] hi drussell hows things? [07:31] hi Vince-0 [07:32] Hi Kilos, hoe is die skape [07:32] ohi [07:32] goed dankie [07:32] net qal die water is geys [07:32] ho superfly [07:33] bad train day? [07:33] wot's qal die water is geys [07:33] all the water is iced solid man [07:33] oh sorry al die water [07:33] "al" is geys [07:33] ya skuus man [07:33] a new word for me: geys [07:34] geys? [07:34] Kilos: you don't mean grys? [07:34] i dunno what the right way of doing it is [07:34] it is pretty cold here I think it was 6C at night this week [07:34] ge ys [07:34] ge-ys [07:34] aah [07:34] we musta been under 0°c [07:35] sho [07:36] thats why we gave the transvaal to the van der merwes way back then [07:36] So for the past couple days I've been trying to get Ubuntu to preseed a ldap client install [07:36] Kilos: good! [07:36] what a hack [07:37] working Vince-0 ? [07:37] Kilos: http://www.ebay.com/itm/TP-Link-TL-WN722N-150Mbps-High-Gain-Wireless-USB-Key-/360609502926?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Wi_Fi_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item53f60056ce [07:39] meh, stupid dpkg-set-options part isn't doing what it's supposed to and documentation are thin [07:39] ai! [07:41] i dunno about this stuff Squirm i will need one that has a plug for an external cable to an antenna on a pole [07:42] Squirm there are suppliers here with it [07:42] Kilos: these are only for wifi networks not for cellular [07:43] Squirm: http://www.dbg.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=1_55_63&products_id=380 [07:43] ya well the quad is also for wifi [07:44] who wifi are you going to use? is the a network near you [07:44] ? [07:44] ya ptawug [07:45] and other hotspots all over [07:45] now that would be cool [07:45] ya [07:46] one like this then http://www.dbg.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=1_5_48&products_id=165 [07:48] if/when i get back into/near a city that would be top of the list: joining a wug [07:48] only prob with ptawug is the dont supply internet [07:49] but lots of those with uncapped will download for you [07:49] thats what they said anyway [07:51] if the supply internet then they come under the icasa regulation and need a licence [07:51] ah [07:51] now this looks like a cool toy http://is.gd/la0hTg [07:57] magespawn, you can build that quad easy man [07:58] 'lo [07:58] you can even build a tower up near the game reserves garage or where the workers stay [07:58] hi ThatGraemeGuy [07:59] it's a longish weekend [07:59] there used to be a guy on cb there that spoke to half of natal from there [07:59] i only found out yesterday :-o [07:59] is tommorow a holiday? [07:59] no monday [07:59] ohi ThatGraemeGuy [08:00] ah [08:00] ThatGraemeGuy: me too [08:00] hi ThatGraemeGuy [08:00] hey superfly [08:00] hi magespawn [08:00] nice surprise hey? [08:00] magespawn, also you can find the ptawug guys on irc [08:00] they sell all the equipment [08:01] and give advice on what to do where [08:01] i think they have a site up too [08:01] ya [08:02] wb Vince-0 did you crash it? [08:12] Kilos: quad? [08:13] its a serious aerial Squirm i think i got the plans from magespawn [08:14] its not so serious for an external earial man [08:14] the quad cant handle wind [08:14] you shouldn't buy any wug stuff before consulting with a wugger [08:14] that stuff is crazy complicated [08:14] and sometimes there's a cheaper option you had no idea about depending on a number of factors [08:15] ThatGraemeGuy: It's not that complicated [08:15] and it's actually not *that* expensive [08:15] alrighty [08:15] we use the equipment around our school [08:16] that was just some stuff i pulled from youtube [08:17] it isn't terribly expensive, but if i can spend R700 instead of R2,000 i'm not exactly going to say no [08:17] i was looking to build my own as an experiment [08:17] magespawn: if you want to build long range wireless networks. Look at the Ubiquiti equipment, Miro sells them [08:18] Kilos: do you know where the closest point of connection to you is? [08:18] Squirm: i have done and uniterm as wel [08:18] you turn it like a tv antenna [08:19] and watch signal strength [08:20] Kilos: for about R800 you can buy the Ubiquiti Nanostation - we're running it at about 2.6km [08:20] well, 3 of them to a highsite, then about 500m from the highsite to our office [08:22] bbl got a non reading cd drive to sort out [08:23] those are fun [08:39] eeek [08:41] good morning [08:41] Maaz: coffee on [08:41] * Maaz washes some mugs [08:41] Maaz: coffee pease [08:41] Squirm: Sorry... [08:41] Maaz: coffee pease [08:41] Squirm: *blink* [08:42] Maaz: coffee on [08:42] Squirm: There's already a pot on. If you ask nicely, maybe you can have a cup [08:42] Maaz: coffee please [08:42] Squirm: Okay [08:42] Maaz: coffee please [08:42] Squirm: Now now, we don't want anyone getting caffeine overdoses [08:42] :/ [08:42] hi Squirm [08:42] hi charl [08:42] hi Kilos [08:42] Squirm: ADHD? :) [08:42] Maaz, coffee please [08:42] Kilos: Done [08:43] Maaz: make it a LARGE cup [08:43] Squirm: Huh? [08:43] :/ [08:43] Maaz: big cup [08:43] Squirm: Huh? [08:43] Squirm: ask for a beer mug [08:43] Maaz: beer bug please [08:43] Squirm: Sorry... [08:43] Maaz: beer mug please [08:43] Squirm: *blink* [08:43] Maaz: dummkopf [08:43] charl: Sorry... [08:43] Maaz: du bist ein dummkopf [08:43] charl: Sorry... [08:43] Maaz: coffee in a beer mug [08:43] Squirm: *blink* [08:43] \big{cup} [08:43] gah [08:43] hi tonberryE352 [08:43] hallo [08:43] meh [08:43] I know it's possible [08:44] just can't remember what to ask for [08:44] :/ [08:44] Maaz: help [08:44] Squirm: I can help you with: looking things up, remembering things, delivering messages, decisions, games, monitoring things, browsing the internet, conversions, silly fun stuff, calculations, system administration, software development and south african stuff. [08:44] Ask me "help me with ..." for more details. [08:44] Maaz: help coffee [08:44] Squirm: Times coffee brewing and reserves cups for people. You can use it like this: [08:44] coffee (on|please) [08:44] :/ [08:44] Maaz: help beer [08:44] Squirm: I'm afraid I don't know what you are asking about. Ask "what can you do" to browse my features. [08:44] Maaz: help mug [08:44] Squirm: I'm afraid I don't know what you are asking about. Ask "what can you do" to browse my features. [08:44] Maaz: what can you do? [08:44] Squirm: I can help you with: looking things up, remembering things, delivering messages, decisions, games, monitoring things, browsing the internet, conversions, silly fun stuff, calculations, system administration, software development and south african stuff. [08:44] Ask me "help me with ..." for more details. [08:44] ... [08:44] Squirm, large [08:45] * Squirm waits for his cuppa Jo to throw it back at Maaz [08:45] Maaz, large [08:45] In a beer mug just for you Kilos [08:45] Maaz: large [08:45] In a beer mug just for you Squirm [08:45] :D [08:45] lol [08:45] Maaz: large [08:45] In a beer mug just for you charl [08:45] Maaz, with cremora [08:45] Ah! At last someone with taste [08:45] good good now we are getting somewhere [08:45] Coffee's ready for charl, Squirm and Kilos! [08:45] cremora? [08:45] Maaz, and milk [08:45] Now you're talking [08:45] eig [08:45] bah cremorah [08:45] eugh [08:45] synthetic crap [08:45] yeah [08:45] don't spoil your coffee with it [08:45] +1 [08:46] cremora-- [08:46] Maaz: cremora-- [08:46] :/ [08:46] Maaz: karma [08:46] Squirm: Huh? [08:46] Maaz: help karma [08:46] Squirm: Keeps track of karma for people and things. You can use it like this: [08:46] forget karma for [[reason]] [08:46] karma for [08:46] [reverse] karmaladder [08:46] (++|--|==|ftw|ftl) [[reason]] [08:46] cremora -- [08:46] cremora -- Euww [08:46] Maaz: cremora -- Euww [08:46] Squirm: Excuse me? [08:46] karmaladder [08:46] Maaz: karmaladder [08:46] Squirm: 0: superfly (23), 1: cocooncrash (19), 2: tumbleweed (16), 3: maiatoday (11), 4: drubin (10), 5: Kilos (10), 6: Vhata (8), 7: morgs (8), 8: highvoltage (7), 9: confluency (6), 10: nuvolari (3), 11: Symmetria (3), 12: ubuntu-za (2), 13: russell (2), 14: |3o|3 (2), 15: yusuf (2), 16: queery (2), 17: youtube-dl (1), 18: ScorpKing (1), 19: Web Africa (1), 20: [08:46] Lenovo (1), 21: fnb (1), 22: ibid devs (1), 23: Hodgestar (1), 24: Android (1), 25: doghou… [08:47] Squirm++ [08:47] Maaz: Squirm++ [08:47] Squirm: You can't karma yourself! [08:47] Maaz: cremora-- [08:47] Maaz: Kilos-- [08:47] there is karma? [08:47] but it's not working! [08:47] reverse karmaladder [08:48] Maaz: reverse karmaladder [08:48] Squirm: 0: ubuntuforums (-3), 1: tomtom (-2), 2: empathy (-2), 3: cremora (-2), 4: hal (-1), 5: virtualbox (-1), 6: KnightRider (-1), 7: car services (-1), 8: kde (-1), 9: ucf (-1), 10: virtualenv (-1), 11: drl (-1), 12: wordpress (-1), 13: Nokia (-1), 14: opendns (-1), 15: digests (-1), 16: kspread (-1), 17: --. --- --- -.. -- --- .-. -. .. -. (-1), 18: Nepomuk [08:48] (-1), 19: Virtuoso (-1), 20: Strigi (-1), 21: KDE's Desktop Search (-1), 22: sars (0), 23… [08:48] karma for tomtom [08:48] Maaz: karma for tomtom [08:48] Squirm: tomtom has karma of -2 [08:48] Maaz: tomtom++ [08:48] Maaz: tomtom-- [08:48] Maaz: tomtom -- [08:48] Maaz: tomtom ++ [08:48] ...... [08:48] * Squirm leaves [08:49] does the karma thing go up when you ++ someone or thing [08:49] how did i get to number 5 [08:50] yep [08:50] so it did work at some point [08:50] Squirm: it still works, AFAIK. Maaz just doesn't reply when you do it [08:51] Maaz: tomtom-- [08:51] Maaz: reverse karmaladder [08:51] superfly: 0: ubuntuforums (-3), 1: tomtom (-3), 2: empathy (-2), 3: cremora (-2), 4: hal (-1), 5: virtualbox (-1), 6: KnightRider (-1), 7: car services (-1), 8: kde (-1), 9: ucf (-1), 10: virtualenv (-1), 11: drl (-1), 12: wordpress (-1), 13: Nokia (-1), 14: opendns (-1), 15: digests (-1), 16: kspread (-1), 17: --. --- --- -.. -- --- .-. -. .. -. (-1), 18: [08:51] Nepomuk (-1), 19: Virtuoso (-1), 20: Strigi (-1), 21: KDE's Desktop Search (-1), 22: sars (0), … [08:51] hehe [08:51] you the leader superfly [08:52] far ahead [08:52] not sure why [08:52] hmm [08:52] oh, I see cremora is -2 [08:53] thanks superfly [08:53] Maaz, cremora ++ [10:17] hey [10:18] turns out they were using the wrong drive [10:18] whatis this about karma? [10:19] haha [10:21] it happens [10:21] usually people are too focused in one direction, wood for the trees and all that [10:23] lol [11:10] bbl fish time [11:10] k [11:13] well peeps musta ++ you when you sorted probs out [11:14] dunno what i did though [11:34] ooh, I haz karma [11:34] I haz a gurlfriend! [11:34] :P [11:34] (well, you know what they say about karma) [11:34] eek, might be rude [11:37] lo nuvolari [12:12] nuvolari: is she cute? [12:30] charl: no clue [12:30] :P [12:32] nuvolari: eh, you have a girlfriend you have never seen? [12:32] even if it was a waifu you would have still seen a picture :) [12:36] charl: Squirm | Maaz: karmaladder [12:37] wat [12:37] karma is his new chick man [12:38] bah this is even more disturbing than a waifu [12:38] lol [12:38] nuvolari: rather get a waifu, it would be _more_ "normal" lol [13:13] afternoon [13:13] hi magespawn [13:13] you people are not normal by any stretch of the imagination [13:13] them ya [13:14] im innocent [13:14] hah [13:14] you are here by extension ... [13:14] whatever that might mean ya [13:15] you know, guilty by association, well here it is mad by association [13:15] lol [13:15] ya well [13:17] it is not so bad once you are in [13:18] hehe [13:25] magespawn: lol [13:41] have a good weekend all [15:53] ai! net splits again === deegee__ is now known as drussell [16:13] later all home time [16:13] k [18:27] whew noisy bunch [18:28] ya a dog like that is bad news [18:28] causes lotsa hard feelings with the peeps there [18:29] chmm... [18:29] hm... too [18:31] night all. sleep tight [19:10] Maaz: tell Kilos goeie nag oom [19:10] inetpro: Righto, I'll tell Kilos on freenode