=== Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [05:03] aw yisss, new socks have been dispatched [06:59] morning all === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [07:35] Just in case anyone uses TB, Lightning & CalDAV I have just discovered that you must change the URL of your calendars in Lightning: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/caldav/v2/guide#connecting_to_googles_caldav_server [07:55] awwwwwww [07:55] I was told "no XPS 13 for yooo" [07:55] Fascinating stuff about Valve: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24205497 [07:59] Oh wow - I'm not a gamer but *this* is very surprising: http://gamingonlinux.com/articles/how-does-left-4-dead-2-perform-on-ubuntu-1304-compared-to-windows-8.2457 [08:03] 47 [08:03] (gah) [08:03] 53 [08:03] 329 [08:04] Mornington Crescent! [08:06] numberwang! [08:06] let's rotate the board! [08:15] Good morning peeps :) [08:19] interesting. doctors surgery is on the phone to discuss a post she wrote on a mums facebook page [08:19] * popey wonders why his printer doesn't default to "reverse, collate" when printing multiple page documents [08:19] popey: what does it default to? [08:19] neither [08:19] so you end up with everything in the wrong order [08:20] i.e. face up, last page on top [08:20] popey: you should be able to set the defaults for that in the system-config-printer settings thingy [08:20] sure [08:20] but it should be default for multi-page docs [08:21] is yours an inkjet printer? [08:21] File a bug [08:21] yes [08:21] I'd agree with TheOpenSourcerer then, file a bug on the PPD [08:21] ok, good, consensus ☻ [08:22] not sure the ppd is right [08:22] maybe on cups itself [08:22] popey: cups knows all it knows about the printer from the ppd [08:22] not all printers put the paper face up in the output tray [08:22] true [08:22] popey: you should be able to find a copy of /etc/cups/ppd/yourprinter.ppd in /usr/share/ppd somewhere [08:23] hmm [08:23] maybe they're installed on demand these days [08:24] the PPD is probably downloaded as needed from openprinting, unless the printer is HP? [08:25] yeah, HP [08:25] I'd file the bug on cups. I can't find where/how PPDs are created/retrieved. [08:26] * popey adds to to-do [08:26] maybe hplip then [08:28] anyone understand the fedora/redhat merger thing? [08:28] the what? [08:28] ah, hang on [08:28] http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2003-September/msg00137.html [08:28] looks like a piss take [08:28] yeah, I failed to spot the year [08:29] also, 10 years ☻ [08:29] I fail [08:32] Good morning all, happy Punctuation Day! :-D [08:32] JamesTait: @&(*!$(&&!$&^&@ [08:32] MartijnVdS, you were waiting for that, weren't you? :-P [08:32] JamesTait: maybe.. [08:33] )) [08:33] didn't like to see those brackets hanging [08:34] mungbean: nah, it was valid Perl code before [08:39] huh [08:39] google+ is confusing [08:39] why? [08:40] editing a post turns the reference to a person into numbers? [08:40] *squint* [08:40] probably their account id, maybe they deleted their account? [08:41] i think G+ is a bit broken today [08:43] what I don't also like is that the notificiations don't seem to change the title anymore [08:43] so if I get notifications, I don't notice it from the tab anymore [08:57] spotify. [08:58] Is wonderful? [08:59] it's the first ~confirmed part of the steamos "We’re working with many of the media services you know and love. Soon we will begin bringing them online, allowing you to access your favorite music and video with Steam and SteamOS." feature [09:01] Oh [09:01] video? [09:01] Using the unofficial official 'Linux Preview'? [09:01] is steamos just gonna turn into a media centre? [09:02] It could do to the home/living room tech what Android has done to mobile. [09:03] wireless streaming to various rooms [09:03] i suspect the spotify will be the web based one [09:03] of games and video [09:03] not the fat client [09:04] i'd liek to fast forward 2-3 years and see what will happen === schwuk_away is now known as schwuk [09:05] Giving the OS away "potentially" offers device makers a platform similar the way Andriod is used. Lots of innovation possible in the home without having to re-invent the wheel for an OS... [09:06] Of course there are lots of unknowns right now but if Valve get this right it could be very disruptive. [09:06] love the link you posted about their work ethic TheOpenSourcerer very interesting....no managers [09:06] Yeah - was interesting. [09:07] popey, there's a load of spotify-related functions built into the beta steam client's libsteam [09:07] loved reading the handbook :) lo [09:07] ah of course, they can use the libs [09:08] http://marlamin.com/u/2013-09-22_15-43-29_13421753.png [09:08] TheOpenSourcerer, in the short term, i think the most "at risk" competition is things like Ouya, depending on price point [09:09] android home consoles with ARM, or steamos home consoles with x86... [09:09] what's steamos going to be based on? won't it have to be some windows variant if it wants to run all the games or am I missing something? [09:10] * directhex grumbles about NOBODY KNOWING HOW TO READ [09:10] It's Linux [09:10] looks like 12.04.2 so far [09:10] steamos is a linux system, probably a debbuntu derivative given current data [09:10] TheOpenSourcerer: so it's going to limited to not that many games then? [09:10] * directhex grumbles about NOBODY KNOWING HOW TO READ again [09:10] MooDoo: http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/ [09:10] ah ok thanks [09:10] MooDoo, linux-only games, OR can play windows games if a windows-based pc is booted on the same network [09:10] directhex: stop grumbling ;) [09:11] and apparently AAA games on linux are being announced "in the coming weeks" [09:11] "With SteamOS, “openness” means that the hardware industry can iterate in the living room at a much faster pace than they’ve been able to. Content creators can connect directly to their customers. Users can alter or replace any part of the software or hardware they want." [09:12] AAA games? they premum titles [09:12] it's a bit more of an incentive for content providers to get their ducks in a row too [09:12] MooDoo, AAA is an industry term for "games with an expensive advertising budget" [09:12] MooDoo, which typically means "games we spent a lot of money on, so we are funding them to do well" [09:13] if you see a TV advert and a bus advert for a game, it's AAA [09:14] the term has leaked a bit and is used by non-industry people to mean "a really well-polished game", but this is a frequent correlation, not the actual meaning [09:15] the idea being, game shops have limited shelf space, so they only want to stock games that will sell well. more ads = sell better, so industry magazine adverts are targeted at shops - "our game has an AAA £20m advertising budget across cinema, TV, and print" [09:16] many excellent games are not AAA, and many AAA games are terrible - but they're always the "big name" games everyone knows about. the grand theft autos, etc [09:20] so hopefully that's bioshock infinitethen [09:21] MooDoo, that sort of game. although i deeply deeply doubt it at this point. [09:21] ah well lol [09:21] MooDoo, it is reasonable to speculate about which wealthy publisher is on board (only the well-off publishers can afford AAA advertising budgets) [09:22] all wealthy publishers should be investing 10% in risky but potentially explosive markets [09:22] i don't even think steamos is risky [09:22] MooDoo, i think 2K are unlikely, as they *mostly* don't do their own mac ports, especially of the bioshock series. they sell the rights to make a port to third parties (aspyr media, feral interactive), who do the port themselves & sell through their own networks (i.e. not steam) [09:22] I think unless they get all titles working on it, it's just going to be a glorified media server which there are plenty of them already [09:23] a publisher without in-house mac ports is not a good bet for a producer of steamos ports, imho [09:23] I need to learn the basics of git/github [09:24] github has good tutorials [09:24] I just need to submit a few lines of change to an existing project [09:24] i think koch media (deep silver) is on board, but i don't know how far they'll go [09:25] i.e. metro last light is coming, but is only one game. can they port saint's row 4, or is there too much legacy windows-only tech in that engine? [09:26] i wish this actually happened http://imgur.com/gallery/Y3dfB5l [09:26] good morning everyone. [09:28] morning brobostigon [09:28] morning TheOpenSourcerer [09:38] always more productive working from home [09:40] WFH is hard. [09:41] It is when the kids are at home. [09:41] And the wife for that matter [09:42] or generally. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_fever [09:42] oh yeah, wife is out this morning [09:42] will be different later [09:42] Gosh: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/innovate/developers/minecraft-map-britain.html [09:43] Think my kids will be interested in this. ^--^ [09:45] the baby gave the ps3 remote a swim. do i buy a replacement, or just put up with using a joypad for navigating blu-rays? [09:46] directhex: how often do you do it? [09:46] I mean, if you use it once a month, don't bother buying a new remote [09:47] directhex: what's cheaper, ps3 remote or blue ray player? [09:48] you don't play games on it then? [09:48] um, £20 versus more than £20? [09:48] and yes, i play games with it, but a joypad is a terrible input mechanism for many tasks [09:49] ah, i misunderstood, there's a ps3 remote control dooberie [09:49] i had one for the ps2 but didn't really work for me [09:49] had to press buttons too hard [09:49] I have a "converter box" for my Logitech Harmony [09:50] Harmony (IR) -> Box (IR) -> PS3 (BT) [09:50] i've got a multifunction remote that i've never used cos it drinks batteries [09:52] TheOpenSourcerer: i have that minecraft map on my home server ☻ [09:55] Now why does that not surprise me in the slightest popey? [09:55] Have just mailed that link to my kids - no doubt I will be recruited later to get in on their server... [09:56] i take it that isn't to scale [09:56] o/ minecraft :) [09:56] http://popey.com/~alan/2013-09-24_10.55.53.png [09:56] cowes, isle of wight [09:57] mincecraft is still $20 [09:57] i only paid $15 for it [09:57] my son is just getting into it :) I've set up a feed the beast server for him :) [09:57] thought they were gonna make it free at some point [09:57] acording to an AMA i read [09:57] no. [09:57] they are making it more expensive over time [09:58] sux [09:59] what about the rpi minecraft? [09:59] yeah that is free [09:59] pinecraft! [09:59] whats the difference between rpi and full fat MC? [09:59] mmm picraft [09:59] chicken and leek please [09:59] supported world size & complexity [10:00] minecraft is still way too flat [10:01] it's cut down from the smartphone version [10:01] lol [10:01] the smartphone version is a tiny world tho [10:01] since the pi is a cut down smartphone... [10:02] "Minecraft Pi Edition is very similar to Pocket Edition in many ways. Like Pocket Edition, there are still barrier walls, the player skin is always the default skin, but you can change this by replacing the char.png photo in the games files, and the title screen and the world selection screen were the same until Minecraft Pocket Edition updated to 0.7.0. There are also Cyan Flowers like in Pocket Edition. So far there is only Creative mode [10:02] available. The player has various blocks and items only seen in Pocket Edition, like, The Nether Reactor Core, and the Stone Cutter. [10:02] The player has the ability to sneak, but not sprint. Currently, there is no mob spawning, even though the player starts with an Iron Sword in hand. The Bow is also available, but when used, the player will hold the Bow back infinitely until the player selects another item or logs off." [10:03] is there PvP? [10:03] because that would be funny to start the kids out with swords and nothing to kill but each other [10:03] in a supposedly educational game [10:05] http://popey.com/~alan/2013-09-24_11.04.05.png farnborough [10:05] i thought i read something about it being educational [10:05] Morning all [10:05] ok by my reckoning it's 25:1 scale [10:06] https://www.google.co.uk/maps/preview#!q=farnborough&data=!1m4!1m3!1d49175!2d-0.7366553!3d51.2903499!4m10!1m9!4m8!1m3!1d790997!2d-1.3433106!3d51.0448291!3m2!1i1871!2i946!4f13.1 [10:06] looks about right [10:06] anyone seen that game that turns google earth data into a first person exploration game? [10:07] in 1:1 scale. and it looks like skyrim quality graphics [10:07] let me try to find it... [10:11] "everquest next" is basically minecraft with high-end graphics [10:12] http://www.outerra.com/index.html [10:12] (not really a game but an engine) === scott_ is now known as Guest88859 [10:37] this is weird, in the play store under ingress it says the versio nis 1.35.1, however in the 'whats new' it says the most recent versio nis 1.36.0, and no update option, very weird. [10:47] it updates internally doesn't it? [10:55] ingress's boot screen says 1.35.1 [10:57] "just because I don't like it, it doesn't mean I will refuse to use it or buy it." - an apple user [10:57] lol [11:02] integrity FTW [11:50] whoa [11:50] http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/nouveau/2013-September/014480.html === JamesTai1 is now known as JamesTait [12:13] MartijnVdS: nice! === alan_g is now known as alan_g|lunch [12:55] so, my mrs has a generic rant about doctors surgery on facebook, no names mentioned. gets a call from the practice because a doctor had flagged it up with the practice. isn't there some data protection issue there? [12:56] she didn't identify the practice [12:56] how is there? [12:56] DP doesn't come into it [12:57] this is why i keep trying to tell my mother not to comment on businesses etc. on facebook [12:57] she's fallen for that illusion of anonymity =/ === alan_g|lunch is now known as alan_g [13:03] because how do you make the connection between the person and the particular doctors practice? [13:03] there are 10s of surgeries in our local area [13:04] still, i'd call issue with your Mrs before trying to see who on the other side did something wrong [13:05] bbl [13:06] its nothing she wouldn't have said in a direct complaint, just intrigued that somebody joined the dots using private patient data [13:07] maybe her generic rant wasn't as generic as you think [13:07] and people in the industry can connect the dots [13:10] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/508681281/dcs-wwii-europe-1944 [13:10] I wouldn't be surprised if a GP or whatever looked to see if there was anything interesting on people's facebook profiles [13:11] after all, Dr. House told us everybody lies [13:11] and maybe the GP wanted to check something out [13:12] it was in a closed group, but yes, i think a GP saw it and wanted to get to the bottom of the story [13:12] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1dv28W9KFs [13:12] get excited by these games but too foten they are too boring/hard [13:12] maybe it's lupus [13:12] looking at you il-2 [13:16] $5K to have your voice in the game as a pilot [13:49] you know what the "ubuntu ecosystem" is missing? movies! we need proprietary ubuntu drm :-p [13:52] Just use Ogg. Few enough things play that it's basically DRM... [13:52] sucks that you can't choose safesearch for youtube videos, but keep comments [14:02] spooky, checking my google dashboard and i was a member of one group only - some dodgy islamist site that had been banned. not the sort of thing you accidentally click on [14:09] mungbean: are you planning a jihad against dodgy islamist sites? [14:09] if not then I'm assuming you're what "the west" is fighting against :-p [14:09] i'm wondering if i got added to the group [14:10] i get a lot of misaddressed email [14:10] "misaddressed" can still be cause for police investigations :-p [14:11] "so then mr... 'achmed'" .. "no, I'm not mr achmed, it's misaddressed. I'm mr mungbean.. honest guv" [14:12] osama is still alive and is hiding in mungbean 's cellar :-p [14:12] hence all the misaddressed mail [14:14] i didn't even know i had a cellar [14:18] that's what the bad people _want_ you to think [14:27] who are the bad people, again? [14:28] good question. [14:28] bad invariably refers to those that the establishment doesn't like [14:29] e.g. the bad people in syria are the rebellious mob [14:29] "let's arm them all" :) [14:30] that bin laden fella, he's against the russians, let give him all the guns he needs. [14:30] the bad people in syria from our perspective is the establishment [14:31] tbh i haven't followed syria at all, gave up watching news on account of it permanently being depressing and/or talking about politic(ian)s [14:31] :-) [14:31] syria has told everyone it has WMDs now (chemical variety) and even showed them off to the UN === schwuk is now known as schwuk_away === schwuk_away is now known as schwuk === alan_g is now known as alan_g|tea [14:58] blocked ear sucks [15:04] too scared to put olive oil in my ear when it does that [15:04] WFH def means more irc chat for me..:S [15:05] I keep forgetting but I've got some of that fancy otex stuff [15:05] ditto [15:05] isn't that just saline? [15:05] Otex is really just Hydrogen Peroxide. [15:05] so don't get it on your hair? [15:05] White ear hair - very fashionable :) [15:06] \o/ [15:06] does it make it grow, too :-p [15:06] Why, do you want to do a comb-over? [15:07] http://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2013/09/24/nokia-admits-giving-misleading-information-about-elops-compensation/ [15:07] *click* [15:08] who would be a shareholder in nokia post elop? [15:11] well [15:11] AFAIK NSN was and is the breadwinner anyway [15:11] which is funny because not so long ago it was the moneyhole [15:12] you pick is it because mobiles went down, or networks went up [15:12] NSN? [15:12] former Nokia Siemens Networks [15:12] I don't know all these acronyms [15:12] aaha [15:12] Nokia Solutions and Networks nowadays when Siemens was bought out [15:13] even systems are undewr pressure from huawei though [15:13] sure [15:14] yey for the british infrastructure being run by communist hardware [15:14] but then again Huawei will not be getting big (or any) orders from USA etc. [15:14] if I've understood things right [15:15] I think you're right there [15:15] though britain seems in entirely the opposite boat [15:15] large contracts are being handed to huawei for core systems [15:15] that's just mad [15:16] chinaland knows more about our internet and backend infrastructure than the people that run the stuff [15:17] allegedly [15:17] and people still are in a huff because NSN gear and solutions allow law enforcement to get information about people [15:18] allegedly [15:18] of course they can [15:18] :-p [15:18] haven't you seen CSI? [15:18] triangulation location etc [15:18] wait, CSI is reals? [15:19] are the fancy graphics they use for visualisation real too? :-p [15:19] I thought the fact people triangulated off cell towers was common knowledge and farily obvious [15:19] mgdm: if they didn't then the mobile network wouldn't work [15:19] it's not even a secret it's possible. People were told here only this week that the elderly should have a mobile phone with them so if they get lost it's easier to find it [15:19] them [15:19] even [15:19] mgdm: so did I [15:21] did anybody see the CSI where they used "photosynth" from microsoft to recreate a walkthroughable image of a crime scene based on photos downloaded off mobile phones from the time of the murd0r? [15:22] somewhat related: https://twitter.com/medialab/status/382513201948405760 [15:22] that .. blew .. my .. mind [15:22] :-p [15:22] diddledan: I don't watch CSI due to how wrong they are :P (Photosynth is pretty cool though) [15:23] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0suot89qXY4 [15:23] MS get in so many programmes [15:23] (US ones) [15:23] as "sponsors" [15:23] i hate product placement [15:25] watching under the dome, and i'm saying "ok, enough MS advertising, please get on with the programme". mrs mungbean says, oh i didn't notice [15:25] mgdm: oh so you watch no tv then, they are all wrong :P [15:25] davmor2: that's almost true :-) But there are degrees of wrong, and then there's "not even wrong" :) [15:26] mgdm: :D [15:26] I call shenanigans :-p [15:49] made my GPG key password when my child was 2 months old. not a good idea. can't remember it [15:53] keepassx ftw [15:54] apple keyboards are awesomesauce if you don't mind the non-standard uk layout [15:54] SuperMatt: I use lastpass [15:55] although keepass sounds friendlier to my sensibilities as a FOSS advocate [15:56] FOSS advocate who is currently on an OS X system [15:56] i use keeppassx [15:56] full disclosure and all that [15:56] but lack of sleep prevented me from doing the right thing [15:56] >.< [15:57] yeah, a 2month-old would likely cause those symptoms === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte [16:05] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/advice/10323191/Can-I-install-Windows-XP-on-a-new-PC.html [16:05] terrible advice [16:05] very very bad advice [16:06] IT advice columns in the mass media are usually terrible === alan_g|tea is now known as alan_g [16:06] MS says: "Support for Windows XP is ending on April 8, 2014. There's no better time than now to get a new Windows 8 PC" [16:07] and post a link to buy a PC [16:10] "your pc won't stop working in april" but it will stop being secure, however who cares about such trivialities as security on a home pc?! [16:10] .. running a 13 year old OS... [16:11] feature request: when changing the desktop background, all apps should fade out so you can see it, then fade back in for a second, or maybe a "quick hide" button which, with a single click, hides all desktop stuff and then shows everything after a couple of seconds [16:11] XP wasn't too bad [16:11] 7 is definitely where it's at right now [16:12] OS with compliant web browsers are where its at [16:12] fortunately [16:12] hah, very true [16:12] thanks android [16:12] which is basically anything with the latest firefox [16:12] because firefox is where it's at [16:13] I'm an IE fanboi [16:13] IE FTW!! [16:13] my job is >50% working on IE which means it's by far the most important browser in the world [16:14] I saw an IE video the other day, trying to get people to fall back in love with it. None of the features they showed were either 1) related to IE, or 2) IE only [16:14] IE6 no more [16:15] IE6 is totally gonna take over the world [16:15] IE6 is teh skynets [16:15] \o/ [16:15] I <3 IE6 [16:16] I *stab stab* <3 IE6 [16:24] IE6? IT BURNS IT BURNS [16:36] anybody see this yet? http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/ [16:36] diddledan, has anyone *not* seen it yet? [16:36] I hadn't until about 10 minutes ago :-p === MattJ100 is now known as MattJ [16:41] so what's tomorrow's announcement gonna be then? a hardware partner or two? or maybe entering the hardware ecosystem themselves?! [16:44] diddledan, tomorrow is definitely talking hardware. i don't know for sure if they'll announce partners or their "own" box, but it'll definitely be announcing some specific details, not just a general "hardware will exist" [16:49] see the 4chan thread? [16:50] https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y1Q_Ww4nqyw/UkGmqcnTqfI/AAAAAAAAF4s/eHzeuymqVC4/w1549-h802-no/13+-+1 [16:50] nsfw [16:50] (if someone is reading over your shoulder) [16:54] that first post sounds stupid [16:57] #4 is pretty wrong sounding too [16:58] popey: yeeea, that's mostly a load of bull. :) [17:02] don't you love how 4chaners try to make themselves sound all big and clever by swearing all the time like an official leak would [17:02] lol [17:03] lol @ quit message over on #wordpress: Quit: There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence. === schwuk is now known as schwuk_away [17:13] what's the cause when a system will just boot to GRUB and sit there without selecting anything? is it almost a boot failure response? [17:13] it's ruining the user experience for some HTPC setups i have in several places [17:13] daftykins: I've only ever noticed it after interrupting the previous boot [17:14] yeah, it didn't come up on my clients TV so i told him to pull the power [17:14] daftykins: I don't know whether it's intended behaviour or not [17:14] seems like new behaviour compared with in the past though? this is a 12.10 install *kind of* [17:15] yeah it seemed to appear (anecdotal!) around the same time the menu got hidden by default [17:16] hrmm [17:16] maybe i shall try the main channel too to see if anyone knows why [17:16] i'd rather it were oblivious to prior failures so the HTPC can continue to operate in an appliance style, of course [17:18] http://www.freshleafmedia.co.uk/blog/ubuntu-server-12-stuck-at-the-grub-boot-menu-waiting-for-key-press/2013/05/ [17:18] ah-har [17:22] daftykins: that really should be a default on the server shouldn't it! [17:22] AlanBell: server? [17:22] oh for that guy's setup [17:22] indeed! [17:25] if you are installing Ubuntu Server then you want it to always reliably boot headless to networking + SSH, whatever the problem [17:25] yip [17:26] in my case it's an HTPC though, but same intention [17:26] this could almost be considered a default configuration 'bug [17:26] ' [17:26] probably [17:27] I think it is a more useful difference than the kernel clock tick speed [17:28] AlanBell / daftykins: GRUB is configured to halt if the kernel failed for whatever reason beforehand. [17:29] jpds: yeah, we got that. hence the link [17:29] but that's not really a good choice imo [17:29] Why not? [17:29] What if the default kernel keeps panicking on boot? [17:30] what if it doesn't :D [17:30] GRUB → kernel → panic → reboot → GRUB → kernel → panic → reboot → ∞ [17:30] whye xactly is that a problem? [17:30] yep but in which case you know to interact with the system don't you [17:30] daftykins: Then GRUB should never appear. [17:30] because it's never coming up [17:31] ali1234: HTPCs i have setup for clients, if the interrupt is booted, end up sat on GRUB waiting for enter to be pressed on the default kernel - it's a bit of a pain :) [17:31]