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moodoomorning all06:45
AlanBellmorning moodoo07:19
MartijnVdS\o07:27
MartijnVdS\o/ netflix launched in .nl07:28
dwatkinscongrats, MartijnVdS07:29
diddledanMartijnVdS: is it a ghost town of really naff stuff like it was in the uk when they first launched it?07:43
MartijnVdSdiddledan: it has Doctor Who07:45
diddledan\o/07:46
MartijnVdSand Pixar films07:46
MartijnVdSand lots of well-known TV shows07:46
MartijnVdSbut yeah, I'd expected more07:47
dwatkinsI've been watching Orange is the New Black recently, and Black Books.07:47
dwatkinsNo idea if they're likely to be on Netflix-NL, mind you,07:47
MartijnVdSdiddledan: both are07:47
MartijnVdSOrange is the new Black is the first thing you see when you log in07:48
dwatkinsNo surprise, it's their own series.07:48
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JamesTaitGood morning all, happy Hot Cross Bun Day! :-D08:37
* DJones points to Easter being about 5 months thataway ---->08:38
dwatkinsmerry summer solstice, JamesTait08:39
JamesTaitDJones, what, we're only allowed to enjoy them at Easter?08:40
moodoo15 saturdays left until christmas :p08:41
DJonesJamesTait: I was working on only allowed to punish yourselves with them at easter, horrible things08:41
JamesTaitdwatkins, is it really? Seems a bit early.08:41
JamesTaitDJones, ah, then I can understand your position, even if I disagree with it. ;)08:42
dwatkins09:37 < JamesTait> Good morning all, happy Hot Cross Bun Day! :-D08:42
JamesTaitmoodoo, SHHHH!08:42
DJonesJamesTait: I don't like sweet things, so that covers anything like that, give me something savoury anyday08:42
JamesTaitdwatkins, OK, I'm with you now.  Coffee hasn't kicked in yet.08:43
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dwatkins;) I have soup, as I have already had several cups of tea.08:59
brobostigongood morning everyone.08:59
SuperMattmorning brobostigon09:00
brobostigonmorning SuperMatt09:01
diddledanis it normal to be working with two laptops and a dual-headed desktop all at the same time? :-p09:06
MonotokoI have energy drink... have had energy drink since 6 this morning09:06
DJonesOoh, First ever Doctor who to be broadcast in a restored format09:07
diddledanMonotoko: I has dietcoke and pepsi max - does that count as NRG drink?09:08
MonotokoDJones: When? Where?09:10
brobostigoni just have powerful coffee, that does me fine.09:10
Monotokodiddledan: I had Monster Ripper saved since I knew I needed to come into the office early...09:10
DJonesMonotoko: Just mentions it on the bbc website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24038234 Doesn't give a date that I saw09:11
Monotoko... I can't believe that worked09:36
* Monotoko blinks at his computer screen09:37
diddledano_O09:37
diddledanwas it awesome?09:37
MonotokoI just had to install vanilla 3.11 in order to upgrade Debian because our crappy hosting provider give their own custom compiled kernel09:37
Monotokomy solution was so far out there, and I doubted it would work - but it did without a hitch09:38
popeydiddledan: dunno, i have 3 phones, two tablets, two laptops and a desktop on my desk09:39
diddledanpopey: ooh, good idea, airdisplay from my mac to my ipad for another screen! :-p09:39
bigcalmGood morning peeps :)09:40
Monotoko'morning09:41
DJonespopey: Do you have any empty space on the desk?09:42
* dwatkins has pretty much the same as popey - but with two deskphones, two mobiles09:43
diddledanI've got two mobiles and a deskphone09:43
diddledanmy tablets are elsewhere09:43
DJonesI thought I was bad with 2 desktops, a tablet & a mobile phone09:43
dwatkinsI 'only' have three tablets, as the other two are being used by colleagues, my desk tends to be used as the charging station (we support mobile apps, too)09:44
MonotokoI have a movile... a tablet, and a desktop09:47
Monotoko*mobile09:47
popeyDJones: not at the moment, no09:48
popeyits a bit of a mess today09:48
popeyali1234 enjoyed this last time.. https://canyoufindit.co.uk/09:55
dwatkinsI think I'd rather do competitions that teach me sysadmin and hacking ;)09:56
andrewebdevanyone here know the ins/outs of port forwarding on a TalkTalk router?10:33
DJonesandrewebdev: Not one I've had anything to do with, but http://portforward.com/ should have some info10:37
DJonesProbably just a case of finding the manufacturer/model number and searching for it10:38
andrewebdevwell, my issue is somewhat unique10:38
andrewebdevI'm able to forward a port fine so that someone from the outside can access something10:38
andrewebdevbut I myself, cannot access it10:38
andrewebdevusing the same ip/port10:39
brobostigonfrom inside or outside?10:39
DJonesIs that using the external ip address of the machine, some routers force you to use the internal ip address of the machine you want to access10:39
andrewebdevinside10:39
DJonesI use ssh from inside & outside my network, inside I have to ssh to the 192.168 address, but externally I use the public ip address10:40
DJonesThat sounds like the same situation10:40
andrewebdevok. It's strange because it makes it difficult to test callbacks from web services10:41
andrewebdevif I cannot check if my ports are forwarded correctly10:41
dwatkinsandrewebdev: can you ping the machine internally using its local accress on the same subnet?10:41
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andrewebdevyup that's fine10:41
andrewebdevI can also access it perfectly with http://localhost:8000/10:41
dwatkinsis the ssh daemon running on the standard port, and can you ssh -vvv to it to see if it responds?10:42
andrewebdevwell it's not a ssh port10:42
andrewebdevor service10:42
DJonesdwatkins: May not be ssh, i used ssh as an example10:42
dwatkinsoh ok10:42
popeyi set my external dyndns hostname in my /etc/hosts file10:43
dwatkinsbut yeah, start from the most basic tests to see if it's running where it should be etc.10:43
popeythat way I can use the external hostname internally10:43
popeybreaks when I leave the house of course ☻10:43
dwatkinsI have my server at home giving out its local IP address to local machines, so that I can use its dyndns address internally or externally10:43
andrewebdevpopey, that's not a bad idea actually10:43
popeyso if you go to popey.mooo.com you get my external IP, I get the internal one10:44
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AlanBellmy router bounces stuff back to me from inside which is nice10:44
Laneyyeah I set that up10:44
Laney"port reflection" I think it was called10:44
Laneyor maybe "internal port forwarding"10:44
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popeyhmm http://hax.at/text/4110:50
popeyseems fixable via iptables10:50
MartijnVdSopenwrt fixes it using iptables as well I think10:51
MartijnVdSlet me check10:51
MartijnVdSah it uses DNAT instead of MASQUERADE for reflection, but similar to that, popey10:52
andrewebdevpopey, does that mean it's a issue on ubuntu or some service on the router?10:52
DJonesLooks like the Sky routers do the same thing via iptables if you telnet into the router10:53
mgdmAre Sky ones still just rebranded Netgears?10:53
Laneybanshee just took me from Mogwai to songs from Lion King10:53
Laneyjarring10:53
DJonesmgdm: Not sure, I've just got the latest white one replacing an one of the old black ones10:54
mgdmthey at one point were dishing out DG834GTs, I think10:54
MartijnVdSLaney: at least it's Lion King, not some death/doom metal.10:54
popeyhttp://hax.at/text/41 didn't work11:13
popeyiptables -t nat -I POSTROUTING -o br0 -s 192.168.144.0/24 -d 192.168.144.0/24 -j MASQUERADE11:13
popeyadded that (changing 144 to 1) and rebooted router.11:13
MartijnVdSpopey: what's the router running?11:15
popeydd-wrt11:18
MartijnVdSah.. I don't know how to configure that. On OpenWRT it's a single flag in /etc/config/network or /etc/config/firewall11:19
DJoneshttp://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/09/mass-effect-composer-ubuntu-14-04-start-up-sounds11:52
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MartijnVdSpopey: office music! http://open.spotify.com/artist/6VsiDFMZJlJ053P1uO4A6h12:49
DJonesHi toby10ant12:54
toby10antHi12:54
toby10antI'm new to the ubuntu community and wondered if anything was happening for ubuntu jam in the uk?12:55
DJonesThere should be a couple of people around that can give you an idea of what events/meetings are going on12:57
DJonesI thought there was a web page with a list of events, but can't seem to find it12:57
DJonesFound it http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-uk/events/ However only thing mentioned is a Real Ale Train meetup12:58
AlanBellhi toby10ant not much happening in real life for the global jam12:58
moodoohow about this page - http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/12:58
moodoolol :)12:59
daftykinshey all. i've got a bare metal install file server (10.04.4) that i was updating with the latest kernel refresh yesterday. during the "update-grub" run however, it was getting totally stuck to the point i had to kill the process. i found this in dmesg: http://paste.ubuntu.com/6092369/12:59
AlanBellbut there are various online activities12:59
moodooonly the real ale train for the uk at the moment12:59
MartijnVdSdaftykins: that doesn't look good.12:59
MartijnVdSdaftykins: broken disk?12:59
moodootoby10ant: hanging around in this channel will help :D12:59
daftykinsthe kernel going on was 2.6.32-50-generic-pae - the smartctl output showed nothing wrong with the disk13:00
* AlanBell is going up to London later this afternoon13:00
daftykinsnow - i do have a very bad habit of removing the running kernel after installing the new, before i reboot :D but i've never seen this before?13:00
MartijnVdSdaftykins: grub-probe tried to access a device that doesn't exist or takes VERY long to reply13:01
toby10antokay, it actually sounded a really cool event, just I don't think I could justify traveeling for it13:01
MartijnVdSdaftykins: so you either need to let it run, or have it skip that device, IF you can find out which device that is13:01
DJonestoby10ant: Wherabouts are you based13:01
toby10antNottingham13:01
moodootoby10ant: o/ :)13:01
daftykinsMartijnVdS: there's a single HDD with a large XFS RAID volume, but since it's doing things with GRUB surely it's only on the boot disk?13:02
daftykinsor does GRUB probe every device 0o13:02
moodootoby10ant: where abouts?13:02
toby10antmoodoo: I was thinking of going along to the local linux group, to see what it's like13:02
MartijnVdSdaftykins: grub-probe tries to access a lot of disk-like devices in /dev13:02
davmor2Man working boston hours in the uk is a killer :)13:02
MartijnVdSdaftykins: and some not in there (using the bios)13:02
moodootoby10ant: notts lug is a great bunch of guts.13:02
moodooguys13:02
MartijnVdSmoodoo: guys with guts? 8-)13:03
toby10antmoodoo: guts lol13:03
moodooyeah yeah yeah ;)13:03
DJonesmoodoo: I think that was deliberate13:03
davmor2moodoo: I've seen you gut in photos you were right the first time :P13:03
moodoodavmor2: shush man, toby10ant is new here, don't want to give a wrong impression from a fellow nottingham user13:03
daftykinsMartijnVdS: "sudo update-grub" is sufficient to re-do the process yeah? that's what i was trying a couple of times to see if it'd complete13:04
MartijnVdSdaftykins: yeah13:04
daftykinsty sir13:04
MartijnVdSdaftykins: there might be a "no probe" command line option13:04
MartijnVdSdaftykins: to stop it from doing BIOS calls13:04
davmor2moodoo: come on they are linux geeks someone has to keep the beer houses open ;)13:05
daftykinsdo you think it was my removing the prior kernel before rebooting into the new that's likely the reason for making it go funny? :D13:05
MartijnVdSdaftykins: no13:05
moodoodavmor2: lol13:05
MartijnVdSdaftykins: unless you haven't rebooted yet13:05
MartijnVdS(yay double negatives)13:05
daftykinsi've not no13:05
moodootoby10ant: you live in the center?13:05
daftykinswow it just completed update-grub fine13:05
MartijnVdSdaftykins: then it might be looking for a module to load, and not finding it13:05
toby10antmoodoo: no i live a bit out13:06
daftykinsi guess its' hissy fit was temporary :D13:06
daftykinsnow i just have to see if it'll reboot and survive \o/13:06
MartijnVdS*\o/*13:06
toby10antmooddoo: yourself?13:06
moodootoby10ant: calverton13:06
toby10antmoodoo: so you attend lug meetings much?13:08
daftykinsMartijnVdS: thanks :)13:09
moodootoby10ant: not in a while13:09
moodootoby10ant: http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/ :)13:17
toby10antmoodoo: cheers I was thinking of going along to the next meetup :)13:18
moodootoby10ant: and perhaps we could arrange an ubuntu hour in one of the local pubs :D13:20
toby10antmoodoo: perhaps I live in kimberley and don't have a car atm13:20
moodooah ok :)  kimberley ubuntu hour ;)13:20
moodootoby10ant: if you're not sure what I mean - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Hour13:21
toby10antmoodoo: that makes more sense!!13:22
moodootoby10ant: so go here and buy a tshirt/stickers lol http://shop.canonical.com/13:24
toby10antI've actually already got some stickers, from a few years ago on my laptop13:24
toby10ant:)13:24
DJonesMonotoko: Given you're interest earlier in the Doctor Who comment http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/11/doctor_who_50th_anniversary_pic/13:25
moodooyay13:25
Azelphurmeanwhile, in Linux, my PCs sound card is broken so I'm using my laptop as a sound card.13:41
Azelphurpulseaudio <313:41
MartijnVdSAzelphur: How did you do that?13:45
MartijnVdSBreak a sound card?13:45
MartijnVdS#blamepulseaudio?13:45
AzelphurMartijnVdS: I have no idea, it just seems to no longer function on my PC, tried it with a live xubuntu disk and everything, pulseaudio says its outputting, but nothing comes out.13:45
MartijnVdSAzelphur: weird!13:45
Azelphuryea13:46
Azelphurit's only temporary till my USB headset gets fixed, I killed that too13:46
Azelphur:<13:46
MartijnVdSAzelphur: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000L9800213:46
Azelphurlol13:47
ali1234so, cassette tapes13:47
MartijnVdSali1234: vinyl records13:48
ali1234no, cassette tapes. i have one with some old C64 source code on it, which was taped over13:48
MartijnVdSali1234: oops13:48
ali1234i have a theory that since the C64 datasette is mono and the music was taped in stereo13:48
ali1234then the data should still be present between the stereo tracks13:48
ali1234albeit in very weak form13:49
MartijnVdSali1234: it might be, call the GCHQ to be sure :)13:49
popeyali1234: thats quite a narrow gap isn't it?13:49
popeyalthough that tech probably not narrow by modern standard13:50
ali1234http://matesy.de/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=74&lang=en13:50
ali1234i need one of these13:50
popeyali1234: did you see the gchq thing?13:50
ali1234yeah, i'm no good at ciphers13:50
popeyoh, i thought you were13:50
NET||abused13:50
NET||abuseumm, sorry :P13:50
ali1234so i was thinking about ripping the read head from a old hard disk, attaching it to a servo, and using it to scan the tape in 2d13:51
MartijnVdSghetto forensics13:52
ali1234i need to know more about cassette recorders though. like does the erase head wipe the whole width of the tape?13:53
MartijnVdSali1234: just the half of the side you're recording, I guess13:54
popeywish I still had some of my old casettes13:54
ali1234true, so it must be localized13:54
popeythink my mum threw them out13:54
MartijnVdSI have some of mine, but nothing to play on13:54
AlanBellif it was mono, but recorded on a stereo recording rig, it probably got recorded as two lines13:54
popeyif it was his own code on a tapedeck, thats less likely13:54
ali1234AlanBell: that's the thing - the C64 cassette deck is mono, it was recorded over with music on a stereo tape desk13:55
popeymost people used crappy little mono tape decks, especially on c6413:55
ali1234it was the original datasette, so obviously no need for stereo13:55
AlanBellplausible then  :)13:55
popeywould it be "easier" to mask the stereo tracks, obscuring them from the reader13:56
popeyso the only 'visible' bit was the central mono remains13:56
AlanBellhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tape_head#Erase_heads13:56
ali1234well the stereo reader has two heads13:57
ali1234there's a picture on the wiki from that magview machine, there is a gap between the stereo tracks according to that13:57
AlanBellI would say that is a lot harder than the awesome teletext recovery13:59
AlanBellwonder if gordonjcp knows about the stuff ali1234 did on that14:01
ali1234yeah, i've shown him before14:01
ali1234"To put this in perspective, the government still has found no one who  can recover the 18-1/2 minute gap in the Nixon Watergate tape. They ran a  test in 2002-2003 with tapes similar to the Watergate tape and recorded  and erased on the same or similar machines. They decided that no one  showed enough promise during these trials to warrant letting them try  the real thing."14:02
ali1234sounds like a challenge then14:03
ali1234same page does say data recordings can sometimes be recovered14:03
celestinany topic?14:29
popeycelestin: hello14:31
ali1234hmm a floppy drive head might work better14:34
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mgdmJabber \o/14:55
mgdmactually I'm going to upgrade that to Jabber + OTR \o/14:55
MattJJabber \o/15:00
MattJmgdm \o/15:00
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mgdm\o/15:01
Azelphur\o/15:03
SuperMattme \o/15:04
Azelphurhim \o/15:04
SuperMatthim? /o\15:04
Azelphuryou \o/?15:04
MartijnVdS*\o/* ?15:57
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mralchello uk18:42
mralchow is everyone?18:45
mralci am new to linux and have installed unbuntu on my laptop18:48
ali1234ok, i solved problem number one: how to wind the tape outside of a tape player20:08
ali1234with lego20:09
mgdmcunning20:12
ali1234hmm... i need more gears20:13
ali1234these old lego motors do not have gearboxes20:13
diddledanhunble bundle 920:24
zleaphi toby10ant20:27
zleaptombrough,20:27
ali1234diddledan: fez!20:38
diddledanhas anyone got anywhere with the canyoufindit.co.uk challenge?20:58
ali1234i think it is a bazeries cipher20:59
ali1234because that would likely make q = e21:00
Monotokoif I had about 5 VM's in a virtual network, and I set DNS up on one of them and pointed the others resolv.conf at it, would I be able to use internal DNS names?21:15
mgdmSure21:16
mgdmI recommend dnsmasq for the purpose, it's nice and simple21:16
mgdmthough of course you can use BIND or whatever21:17
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directhexlibvirt uses dnsmasq automatically for this21:44
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