[12:05] <cmaloney> Good morning
[12:06] <brousch> yessir
[12:06] <rick_h_> morning
[13:19] <jrwren> goodmornin!
[13:24] <waf> jrwren: do you know much about the srt/ao deal? does ao have an a2 office now?
[13:25] <rick_h_> AO?
[13:25] <waf> atomic object
[13:25] <waf> www.srtsolutions.com
[13:25] <waf> proper link: http://www.srtsolutions.com/
[13:27] <rick_h_> wow, guess with diana going to netflix wonder if it was time to sell. I didn't realize AO was that big
[13:30] <jrwren> waf: i know nothing, but yes, teh srt AA office is now an AO office AFAIK
[13:30] <jrwren> rick_h_: SRT has really been struggling. they are down to 4 people.
[13:30] <rick_h_> jrwren: oh, no way. Wow
[13:31] <jrwren> rick_h_: yes, 9 months ago they returned from codemash to find out they couldn't make payroll, hadn't had profit in nearly a year.
[13:31] <jrwren> so most poeple found ohter jobs.
[13:31] <jrwren> only 4 remain today.
[13:31] <jcastro> http://ubuntu-discourse.org/category/ubuntu-michigan
[13:31] <jcastro> cmaloney: ^^^^
[13:32] <jrwren> they still owe wages to some people who didn't get paid long ago.
[13:32] <jcastro> I even  made it maize and blue, to take one for the team
[13:32] <jrwren> its a bummer for sure.
[13:32] <jrwren> I think AO is basically buying those 4 devs, cuz they are good devs ;)
[13:36] <rick_h_> jrwren: wow, I had no idea. Last I was down there they had expanded again, took over nearly the whole floor.
[13:36] <rick_h_> when diane left I figured it was just a crazy thing to live in CA, work at netflix, etc.
[13:40] <brousch> AO is big and growing fast. They have filled their GR office and opened a Detroit office
[13:40] <rick_h_> yea, I remember getting ping'd when they opened their detroit office
[13:40] <rick_h_> I guess I knew they had a couple off offices, but I usually think small with consulting type places
[13:41] <brousch> Until 2 years ago it was pretty small. Easily doubled since then
[13:42] <jrwren> rick_h_: that was at least 3 years ago. :)
[13:43] <jrwren> Dianne leaving was really more for the huge oportunity.
[13:43] <rick_h_> jrwren: yea, I just took it as that. I never heard of the SRT issues, but guess I've not been out there if forever
[13:44] <jrwren> i was super shocked and surprised when I found out.
[14:09] <cmaloney> I wonder if the small consulting businesses are all taking it in the teeth now that IBM and HP are doing the same gig
[14:09] <cmaloney> much like ISPs died when cable companies became ISPs
[14:18] <brousch> http://spin.atomicobject.com/2013/09/11/atomic-acquisition-srt-solutions/
[14:26] <jrwren> afaik IBM and HP charge 2-4 times the rates and deliver poor quality
[14:30] <cmaloney> jrwren: I know, but they're known names
[15:23] <mathomastech> Anyone know how to get Empathy to connect with a Linq server? I keep reading online that both Pidgin and Empathy can connect to linq, but I can't find any instruction on how. I've already got pidgin set up. But wanted to try both and compare.
[15:40] <jrwren> don't you mean LINC server?
[15:40] <jrwren> linq is a C#/VB.net thing. Linc is the exchange on steroids thing.
[15:42] <mathomastech> Yes, typo :)
[15:42] <mathomastech> Found this bug report. Looks like there is a work around...that doesn't work
[15:43] <mathomastech> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/account-plugins/+bug/1070377
[16:08] <greg-g> oh, stupid online accounts stuff
[17:14] <jcastro> jrwren:
[17:14] <jcastro> http://concentratemedia.com/features/nerdnite0253.aspx
[19:17] <rick_h_> best preview ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hKNDml12Big
[19:44] <cmaloney> Love that editing
[19:52] <jrwren> jcastro: i've been meaning to go to one.
[22:20] <rick_h_> well this is a good rain, geeze
[22:39] <greg-g> rain? what's that?
[23:11] <rick_h_> heh, so lovely flooded road, traffic lights out, wtf I can't see anything drive down to CHC today
[23:11] <rick_h_> and dammit people, when the light is out, pretend there's giant red stop signs on the intersection (morons)
[23:11] <brousch> eh? It's nice over here
[23:11] <greg-g> :)
[23:11] <jcastro> jill is stuck at work
[23:11] <jcastro> it's pretty bad over here
[23:13] <rick_h_> well, no need to water the grass today...booo that it's lawn mower day and so they didn't come out
[23:17] <rick_h_> ok, I'm a bit disappointed in ars http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/why-the-nsa-loves-googles-chromebook/
[23:20] <brousch> what a crappy article
[23:21] <rick_h_> isn't it? I mean, that's the type of real FUD crap writing I expect from much different places
[23:21] <greg-g> rick_h_: a little over the top, but the nuts and bolts are fairly accurate
[23:21] <greg-g> forged SSL certs? yeah, 90%+ likely
[23:22] <rick_h_> greg-g: right, but it goes into "woo, 4g lte you can be tracked" like any cell phone, internet enabled tablet, etc
[23:22] <greg-g> right, a lot over the top :)
[23:22] <rick_h_> lol
[23:22] <rick_h_> guess I normally hold ars to a higher standard
[23:22] <greg-g> yeah, agree
[23:23] <rick_h_> on another note, this seems possibly cool http://www.hellonomad.com/products/chargekey-micro-usb
[23:23] <rick_h_> "Nov. 30th Ship date" :(
[23:53] <cmaloney> http://decafbad.net/2013/09/11/for-love-of-the-sportball-or-athletic-boosters-need-to-take-up-a-real-cause/