[12:05] Good morning [12:06] yessir [12:06] morning [13:19] goodmornin! [13:24] jrwren: do you know much about the srt/ao deal? does ao have an a2 office now? [13:25] AO? [13:25] atomic object [13:25] www.srtsolutions.com [13:25] proper link: http://www.srtsolutions.com/ [13:27] wow, guess with diana going to netflix wonder if it was time to sell. I didn't realize AO was that big [13:30] waf: i know nothing, but yes, teh srt AA office is now an AO office AFAIK [13:30] rick_h_: SRT has really been struggling. they are down to 4 people. [13:30] jrwren: oh, no way. Wow [13:31] 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] so most poeple found ohter jobs. [13:31] only 4 remain today. [13:31] http://ubuntu-discourse.org/category/ubuntu-michigan [13:31] cmaloney: ^^^^ [13:32] they still owe wages to some people who didn't get paid long ago. [13:32] I even made it maize and blue, to take one for the team [13:32] its a bummer for sure. [13:32] I think AO is basically buying those 4 devs, cuz they are good devs ;) [13:36] jrwren: wow, I had no idea. Last I was down there they had expanded again, took over nearly the whole floor. [13:36] when diane left I figured it was just a crazy thing to live in CA, work at netflix, etc. [13:40] AO is big and growing fast. They have filled their GR office and opened a Detroit office [13:40] yea, I remember getting ping'd when they opened their detroit office [13:40] I guess I knew they had a couple off offices, but I usually think small with consulting type places [13:41] Until 2 years ago it was pretty small. Easily doubled since then [13:42] rick_h_: that was at least 3 years ago. :) [13:43] Dianne leaving was really more for the huge oportunity. [13:43] 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] i was super shocked and surprised when I found out. [14:09] 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] much like ISPs died when cable companies became ISPs [14:18] http://spin.atomicobject.com/2013/09/11/atomic-acquisition-srt-solutions/ [14:26] afaik IBM and HP charge 2-4 times the rates and deliver poor quality [14:30] jrwren: I know, but they're known names [15:23] 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] don't you mean LINC server? [15:40] linq is a C#/VB.net thing. Linc is the exchange on steroids thing. [15:42] Yes, typo :) [15:42] Found this bug report. Looks like there is a work around...that doesn't work [15:43] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/account-plugins/+bug/1070377 [16:08] oh, stupid online accounts stuff [17:14] jrwren: [17:14] http://concentratemedia.com/features/nerdnite0253.aspx [19:17] best preview ever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hKNDml12Big [19:44] Love that editing [19:52] jcastro: i've been meaning to go to one. [22:20] well this is a good rain, geeze [22:39] rain? what's that? [23:11] heh, so lovely flooded road, traffic lights out, wtf I can't see anything drive down to CHC today [23:11] and dammit people, when the light is out, pretend there's giant red stop signs on the intersection (morons) [23:11] eh? It's nice over here [23:11] :) [23:11] jill is stuck at work [23:11] it's pretty bad over here [23:13] well, no need to water the grass today...booo that it's lawn mower day and so they didn't come out [23:17] ok, I'm a bit disappointed in ars http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/09/why-the-nsa-loves-googles-chromebook/ [23:20] what a crappy article [23:21] isn't it? I mean, that's the type of real FUD crap writing I expect from much different places [23:21] rick_h_: a little over the top, but the nuts and bolts are fairly accurate [23:21] forged SSL certs? yeah, 90%+ likely [23:22] greg-g: right, but it goes into "woo, 4g lte you can be tracked" like any cell phone, internet enabled tablet, etc [23:22] right, a lot over the top :) [23:22] lol [23:22] guess I normally hold ars to a higher standard [23:22] yeah, agree [23:23] on another note, this seems possibly cool http://www.hellonomad.com/products/chargekey-micro-usb [23:23] "Nov. 30th Ship date" :( [23:53] http://decafbad.net/2013/09/11/for-love-of-the-sportball-or-athletic-boosters-need-to-take-up-a-real-cause/