[05:32] <mapp> yo
[06:10] <MooDoo> morning all
[08:06] <DJones> Are you able to update the dns for freedns.afraid.org using ddclient or other software/script, from what I can see, ddclient stopped supporting freedns
[08:07] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[08:09] <MooDoo> DJones: popey should be able to answer that for you...I'm still using no-ip, just created a ddns.net host instead.
[08:10] <popey> DJones: I update using my dd-wrt router
[08:10] <DJones> MooDoo: I think popey said his router does the update
[08:10] <MooDoo> ah
[08:10] <MooDoo> hmmm wonder if I can update mine now....
[08:11] <diplo> DJones, it needs to be the newest version
[08:11] <diplo> Bug in previous versions ( not sure if fixed on 14.04 )
[08:11] <MooDoo> oo my router supports it now, is it worth changing my router software to this?
[08:16] <DJones> I've got a sky router so thats a no go
[08:16] <popey> i used to do it on my server... lemme see what i used
[08:16] <MooDoo> DJones: asus router here, might try it see what it's like.
[08:26] <bigcalm> Good morning peeps :)
[08:26] <MooDoo> morning bigcalm
[08:27] <bigcalm> o/
[08:28] <DJones> According to MS it was a "technical error" that took all the no-ip users down, but they've fully restored things as of 6am Pacific time http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2352891/microsoft-kills-off-no-ip-accounts-in-anti-cybercrime-crusade?utm_source=twitterfeed...... Erm, no they haven't
[08:28]  * awilkins has an ISP router but just runs it in passthrough mode and uses his old Buffalo router
[08:29] <awilkins> Running OpenWRT
[08:32] <JamesTait> Good morning all; happy I Forgot Day! :-D
[08:32] <dwatkins> awilkins: I have the Tomato firmware on an old Linksys which I use as a DHCP server and wifi repeater
[08:33] <bigcalm> JamesTait: sorry, what day is it?
[08:33] <foobarry> do chromecast work with most routers/wifi?
[08:33] <awilkins> dwatkins, Sometimes I'm tempted to go back using the ISP router... it has a newer radio and possibly better antennae than my old one
[08:33] <foobarry> seems to be a suppored routers list on the web, bit scary
[08:33] <dwatkins> awilkins: I've switched ISPs so much I have two spare
[08:34] <JamesTait> foobarry, I forgot. :-/
[08:34] <awilkins> dwatkins, And maybe just keep using the Buffalo for it's utility
[08:34] <dwatkins> Today is World UFO Day.
[08:34] <dwatkins> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_UFO_Day
[08:34] <awilkins> dwatkins, Being able to SSH to your router from outside your home network is super useful
[08:34] <JamesTait> dwatkins, there is that as well. :)
[08:34] <dwatkins> awilkins: absolutely, yes - I call it "poor-man's vpn"
[08:34] <JamesTait> dwatkins, but I forgot about it. :-P
[08:35] <awilkins> dwatkins,   http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ssh-tunneling-poor-techies-vpn
[08:35] <dwatkins> awilkins: neat, I tend to just manually forward ports
[08:35] <awilkins> dwatkins, I usually just use the -D flag and make a SOCKS proxy
[08:36] <dwatkins> I have a proxy that's accessible from work's IP address (but not publically, so Freenode don't ban me ;) )
[08:36] <dwatkins> running ESXi on a machine at home means I have three sets of -L port forwarding going on at the moment
[08:37] <MooDoo> dwatkins: I had esxi until I realised the cpu doesn't support VT :(
[08:38] <dwatkins> bah
[08:40] <MooDoo> exactly
[08:40] <foobarry> fail
[08:41] <MooDoo> yup, I suppose I could install a xeon processor, but CBA lol
[08:42] <foobarry> i throw stuff away with better specs ;)
[08:42] <MooDoo> foobarry: throw it in my direction ;)
[08:43] <foobarry> got about 30cm
[08:43] <MooDoo> ?
[08:44] <dwatkins> MooDoo: how can I check (via ssh to the ESXi server)? Is it in the "cat /proc/cpuinfo" output [or not, as the case may be]?
[08:44] <dwatkins> (no)
[08:45] <dwatkins> I don't have an ESXi license, but work has a site license for VMWare Workstation, and that has a web interface, so I'll use that, since this is mostly for teaching myself and testing of stuff.
[08:45] <MooDoo> dwatkins: are you installing 64bit servers on a 64bit host.
[08:45] <dwatkins> MooDoo: yes
[08:46] <dwatkins> Linux xubuntu-vm 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[08:46] <MooDoo> dwatkins: then you should be ok, I have a 64bit install, but it will only let me install 32bit hosts as I've got no vt tech
[08:47] <dwatkins> aha gotcha, just a shame they're now enforcing the 60-day trial
[08:47] <dwatkins> they weren't at v5.1, I gather.
[08:47] <MooDoo> dwatkins: if you license it which for esxi is free you remove the 60 limit
[08:48] <MooDoo> dwatkins: Intel CPUs require EM64T and VT support in the chip and in the BIOS to run 64-bit virtual machines. This article helps you ensure your processor is VT-capable, and it also instructs you on how to enable this feature.
[08:48] <dwatkins> MooDoo: I don't understand what you mean about the 60 limit, sorry
[08:48] <dwatkins> oh, if I buy a license, yes
[08:49] <MooDoo> dwatkins: is it's normal free esxi, then you can license it for free which removes the 60 day triel
[08:49] <dwatkins> oh awesome, so I don't have to reinstall?
[08:49] <dwatkins> can I still use vSphere, though?
[08:51] <MooDoo> dwatkins: yup as far as I'm aware, take a look at this - https://communities.vmware.com/thread/426187
[08:52] <MooDoo> you just have to get the license from vmware, and use the vpshere client to install the licese.....IIRC!  i would research first
[08:52] <MooDoo> when you register the free version, you loose some functionality, but it's not much
[08:54] <dwatkins> awesomesauce, thanks MooDoo :)
[08:54] <MooDoo> you're welcome :D
[08:54] <dwatkins> reinstalling the host with xubuntu and putting vmware workstation on it probably wouldn't be gigantically different from the way ESXi works, but it would take a while.
[09:03] <JamesTait> "I started installing updates and it was taking ages and didn't seem to be doing anything, so I just switched it off."  That could turn out badly. :(
[09:04] <awilkins> Imagine it's worse on Windows, TBH
[09:04] <awilkins> But even so, not good
[09:08] <NET||abuse> finding a really weird issue with ubuntu packaged chromium-browser, if i highlight and drag any content on a webpage, the tab freezes up
[09:09] <NET||abuse> and on a lot of websites, drop downs are a disaster
[09:29] <foobarry> typical. just about to upgade software package and a new version is released yesterday. need to test again
[09:30] <Myrtti> hu
[09:30] <Myrtti> The following packages have been kept back: update-notifier update-notifier-common
[10:00] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  what 'stats'?
[10:01] <bigcalm> dogmatic69: as in comparing performance against other servers
[10:01] <bigcalm> dogmatic69: more recent than 2011
[10:01] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  probably becuse its not mainstream
[10:02] <foobarry> anyone on ipv6 give me a dns host to use for lookups pls?
[10:02] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  its heaps faster than apache, not used any others.
[10:03] <dogmatic69> been using cherokee for about 3 or 4 years now
[10:03] <bigcalm> dogmatic69: okay, ta
[10:03] <foobarry> is the following command legit  dig -6 www.bbc.co.uk @8.8.8.8
[10:03] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  and the web admin is awesome...
[10:05] <foobarry> dig -6 www.bbc.co.uk @2001:4860:4860::8888
[10:06] <bigcalm> The web admin did look nice
[10:06] <bigcalm> But I'm much more of a config file person
[10:07] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  not when you see a cherokee config file ...
[10:07] <dogmatic69> http://cherokee-project.com/doc/dev_cherokee.conf.html
[10:07] <dogmatic69> vserver!5!rule!10!directory!/!allow_from = 127.0.0.1,::1
[10:09] <bigcalm> Eugh
[10:09] <dogmatic69> ye
[10:11] <dogmatic69> bigcalm:  if you go for cherokee, compile from github
[10:11] <dogmatic69> repos in apt-get are old
[10:12] <bigcalm> Always the case
[11:02] <Jimmy_Protoss> Hi all
[11:07] <Laney> huh
[11:07] <Laney> my old school is in special measures
[11:11] <Laney> the report is a bit incoherent though
[11:11] <Laney> strange
[11:38] <foobarry> directhex: hello. does mono do multi-threaded?
[11:39] <popey> yay! got my webcam script all automated. takes a picture every minute, makes a video which is 1 min = 1 hour, and automatically uploads the previous hour to youtube
[11:39] <popey> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBiy7CK32tQ is 11am-12pm today ☻
[11:40] <foobarry> private vid
[11:42] <popey> fixed
[11:44]  * awilkins wants to do a suite of things that watch his every move and something that digests this into the appropriate projects for time accounting purposes
[11:44] <bigcalm> Nice work
[11:45] <awilkins> Like Zeitgeist on steroids, for multiple platforms and aggregating across multiple machines
[11:47] <ndf> awilkins: I'm actually interested to see how it turns out =)
[11:48] <ndf> I have a similar idea but web-based, for group productivity and management/comms
[11:49] <davmor2> popey: does your house create that one cloud?
[11:49] <popey> *parp* maybe
[11:49] <ndf> ...did you just fart?
[11:49] <ndf> lol
[11:50] <ndf> as onomatapoeas go, that one sure reads like a fart
[11:50] <awilkins> ndf, The problem with any solution that requires my active participation to record my time is i) it's a distraction and ii) therefore I don't do it
[11:51] <ndf> awilkins: ah the recursive hell of trying to organise your organisation; my personal hell too lol
[11:51] <ndf> I have stickynotes all over my desktop
[11:51] <ndf> (well, not physical ones)
[11:52] <ndf> but I have about 5 ToDo lists
[11:52] <awilkins> ndf : FreeMind. Lots of FreeMind.
[11:52] <ndf> is this a scheduling tool?
[11:52] <awilkins> ndf, Mind mapper
[11:52] <ndf> oic
[11:52] <ndf> nice
[11:53] <awilkins> Keep meaning to do things like integrate it into our ticket system with scripting, etc, etc, etc
[11:53] <ndf> I need to turn all these tasks into a scheduled plan
[11:53] <awilkins> But of course, actual work, hahahahah
[11:53] <ndf> haha yea
[11:53] <awilkins> Turning tasks into a plan sounds like a job for TaskJuggler
[11:53] <ndf> hm I'll take a look =)
[11:54] <davmor2> awilkins: TaskJuggler sounds like a sidekick of the Joker in a batman episode
[11:55] <awilkins> There's Org-Mode of course
[11:55] <awilkins> I don't think I could cope with the mental load of learning Org-Mode AND coping with crippling RSI at the same time
[12:03] <ndf> ooh org-mode looks interesting
[12:05] <ndf> lol do you mean repetetive strain injury from those emacs ctrlkeys?
[12:29] <directhex> foobarry, yes, if the programmer of the app in question uses threads
[12:34] <mgdm> thruseseads
[12:47] <awilkins> foobarry, http://www.mono-project.com/ThreadsBeginnersGuide
[13:12] <foobarry> we've been having problems on centos/SL with mono and queue scheduler but unsure if scheduler or mono related
[13:13] <foobarry> not using multiple threads etc
[15:21] <Myrtti> https://www.noip.com/blog/2014/06/30/ips-formal-statement-microsoft-takedown/
[15:29] <bigcalm> I'm glad I do my own dynamic dns with my domain registrar joker.com
[15:31] <Myrtti> yeah we have a static ip and own (sub)domain pointed home
[15:47] <dwatkins> I didn't even realise I'd get a DNS name with my ISP (PlusNet), but I do.
[15:49] <bigcalm> dwatkins: did you pay the fiver for a static IP address?
[15:50] <dwatkins> bigcalm: yeah
[15:50] <dwatkins> I have DNS via a friend's domain, although I don't need it anymore.
[18:23] <mapps> hm
[19:13] <foobarry> chromecast \o/
[19:13] <foobarry> had to enable "n" wifi to get it working though
[19:13] <popey> they're fun
[19:14] <popey> watch it go dark on it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSBi1mww5Bc
[19:14] <MartijnVdS> N wifi is better than B/G so why didn't you enable it before?
[19:14] <foobarry> my intel chip in the laptop has poor n support
[19:15] <foobarry> i was being lazy by changing the router instead of the OS
[19:15] <bigcalm> popey: vid is private
[19:15] <popey> awww
[19:15] <popey> nvm
[19:16] <bigcalm> Is it not something you can set automatically?
[19:16] <popey> i set it private automatically
[19:16] <popey> because I upload them every hour
[19:16] <popey> dont want to spam the channel
[19:16] <popey> I setup a separate channel for these videos but the youtube-upload script can't specify channel
[19:17] <popey> but what I might do is set my default channel to it, and see if that works
[19:23] <foobarry> next thing should be a chromecast remote control :P
[19:26] <foobarry> i've lost my control of the programme im watching
[19:28] <foobarry> iplayer no longer showing the programme that's playing :S
[19:29] <Myrtti> it happens at times
[19:29] <Myrtti> just whip up the chromecast control app up again and it usually picks it up
[19:29] <Myrtti> or pressing the chromecast button on the whatever app you're already playing on the chromecast
[19:30] <foobarry> :( fail
[19:30] <foobarry> oh well
[19:52] <mapps> quite like this murder in the first series
[19:53] <diddledan> this is pretty awesome: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVfIFrpslI
[19:53] <diddledan> hello btw
[19:53] <SuperEngineer> Hurumph! http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/irs-policy-that-targeted-tea-party-groups-also-aimed-at-open-source-projects/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29
[19:53] <davmor2> \o/ I has email again after waiting most of the day for dns to play catch up with the new no-ip host I had to create /me shakes his fist at Microsoft
[19:53] <diddledan> speaking of chromecasts - is it coincidence that you're talking about them just as I arrive home with two for my own tvs?
[19:58] <bigcalm> I just commited some code to the wrong branch. Thankfully I haven't pushed to origin. How do I get the changes I've made into the correct branch?
[20:00] <bigcalm> git reset --soft HEAD^
[20:00] <diddledan> bigcalm: personally, and because I don't know of a proper way (this might be the proper way) I'd switch to the correct branch, cherry pick the commit across and then switch to the wrong branch and revert the original commit
[20:00] <bigcalm> Looking at google, it's something I've searched for before :D
[20:01] <bigcalm> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2941517/git-committed-to-wrong-branch
[20:01] <diddledan> that looks better than my way
[20:01] <diddledan> my way might cause issues if you were to later merge the two branches
[20:02] <diddledan> VCS is still a bit of a black art to me
[20:02] <diddledan> I'm forever learning
[20:02] <diddledan> (good thing!)
[20:04] <bigcalm> :)
[20:04] <foobarry> directhex: i bought 2 today too
[20:04] <foobarry> sorry diddledan
[20:04] <diddledan> foobarry: over here! :-p
[20:04] <foobarry> tab fail
[20:04] <diddledan> hehe
[20:48] <Seeker> anyone here any good at woodwork?
[20:53] <mapps> not me:D
[20:54] <MartijnVdS> maybe daubers_
[21:03] <diddledan> I'm good at making a mess, does that count?
[21:04] <mapps> :D
[21:33] <diddledan> holy torpedos, 24!
[21:33]  * diddledan just finished watching tonight's episode
[21:35] <mapps> :D
[21:35] <mapps> it aired monday
[21:35] <mapps> but yea good ep
[21:35] <diddledan> not on sky it didn't :-p
[21:35] <mapps> :D
[21:35] <mapps> youve seen every other season of 24?
[21:36] <diddledan> I need to catch up on those
[21:36] <mapps> i heard rumous of a spinoff with Kate ..but i dunno
[21:36] <mapps> 24 without jack sounds lame to me
[22:04] <diddledan> does anyone understand synergy's configuration for mismatched-size monitors?
[22:04] <diddledan> I can't get it to work right
[22:04] <diddledan> the top is now correct but the bottom is wrong
[22:10] <diddledan> if it helps, this is what I have so far: http://paste.ubuntu.com/7739044/
[22:11] <diddledan> the two monitors are about the same height for the bottom-edge and are side-by-side with the left-hand monitor going up to about 85% of the height of the right-hand monitor
[22:22] <ali1234> it's probably a bug
[22:22] <ali1234> synergy is full of them