[10:41] <Silverlion> good morning
[10:41] <Silverlion> hey toddy ;)
[10:42] <toddy> hey Silverlion :)
[10:43] <Silverlion> happy new one
[10:46] <toddy> Silverlion: Happy new year and have a lot of fun in the new year.
[10:47] <Silverlion> toddy : definetly will ;)
[17:53]  * ian-weisser yawns
[17:53] <ian-weisser> The AskNot tool for the community website is now in Launchpad: lp:~ian-weisser/ubuntu-community-website/asknot-php
[17:54] <ian-weisser> ...and a Merge request, too.
[17:55] <ian-weisser> Feel free to give it a try...if you happen to have a spare test Wordpress environment laying around.
[22:43] <silverlion> happy new year jono
[22:43] <jono> hey silverlion
[22:43] <jono> happy new year!
[22:46] <jono> how are you doing?
[22:55] <silverlion> jono, me? well tbh I'm struggeling with life atm
[22:55] <silverlion> no clue what 2k15 will bring for me
[22:55] <jono> silverlion, oh no
[22:55] <jono> sorry to hear that
[22:55] <silverlion> appreciate that
[22:56] <jono> I have no doubt that 2015 will bring great things
[22:56] <jono> life is what you make it
[22:56] <silverlion> havent been able to actively contribute
[22:56] <jono> and the lens you look through
[22:56] <silverlion> right. didn't say that I surrendered
[22:56] <silverlion> ;)
[22:56] <jono> right
[22:56] <jono> but you said you were struggling
[22:57] <jono> and I am sure you will win the struggle :-)
[22:57] <jono> I think the hardest bit is knowing what you want to achieve
[22:57] <silverlion> well life like I see it at the moment is kind of a game of poker
[22:58] <jono> and knowing which questions to ask
[22:58] <jono> poker?
[22:58] <silverlion> yeah. you need to assess what your opponent (life) has in his hands (which cards)
[22:58] <silverlion> and then find a strategy to succeed
[22:59] <jono> I see it a little differently
[22:59] <jono> I look at what is within my sphere of influence
[22:59] <jono> what can I control and influence to achieve my goals
[22:59] <silverlion> that's why we do have freedom of speech ;)
[22:59] <belkinsa> o/ jono!
[22:59] <jono> most people tend to look at the problems that face them and feel pretty powerless
[22:59] <jono> hey belkinsa!
[22:59] <silverlion> well I guess we're not that far from each other
[23:00] <jono> whereas invariably the sphere of influence helps us to crack the problems
[23:00] <jono> silverlion, indeed
[23:00] <jono> I have had a few cases over there years where I have felt the challenges are too great
[23:00] <jono> that insurmountable problems stand in the way of success
[23:00] <jono> often driven by specific people
[23:00] <silverlion> I was going to write that to archieve your personal win or the pot of pokerchips you need to control what you can influence
[23:00] <jono> but that was me looking to much at the area outside my sphere of influence
[23:01] <jono> silverlion, indeed
[23:01] <jono> and when we think about what we can influence, there is an awful lot :-)
[23:01] <jono> most importantly, the way in which we react and handle our own actions
[23:02] <silverlion> jono, especially when we do overcome personal dislikes and accept help even from those you don't like
[23:03] <jono> silverlion, yup