=== sharp1 is now known as akelling === sharp1 is now known as akelling [13:59] how's everyone faring with the snow? [14:46] too scared to go try and shovel. [14:46] how about you? [14:46] i went out for a paper and coffee at 8-ish and it's gotten worse. i'm chillin like a villian in my apartment and will probably go out and make sure my car still runs this afternoon [14:47] i wish i'd brought my stupid work laptop home this weekend so i'd be prepared for something like this. ugh, i'm so dumb [14:48] i was smart and went grocery shopping friday night. :-P [14:49] A paper? [14:50] newspaper [14:50] a publication that comes out daily or weekly with news in the form of print. usually has local and national news in it. [14:50] :-P [14:50] and comics. [14:50] http://www.quickmeme.com/img/98/98b39b21ff008afaa5cba1e79fc611b2ddb64b3f44f57e792397c517768f4433.jpg [14:50] hee [14:51] at least i don't get it delivered! [14:51] :-P [14:51] for those of you that have a Keurig 2.0: http://boingboing.net/2015/02/01/free-freedom-clip-turns-of.html [15:20] morn [15:20] howdy cmaloney [15:20] We did our grocery shopping last night [15:20] smart [15:20] so we had big breakfast and are now chillin' [15:21] i figured it was gonna be crazy-crazy at meijer yesterday so i bucked up and went Friday night after work. [15:22] JoDee and I used to like to read the paper: http://image1.masterfile.com/getImage/846-02796722em-1950s-COUPLE-MAN-WOMAN-READING-NEWSPAPER---.jpg [15:23] hee! [15:23] do you have those awesome glasses? [15:23] But the kids now and their Internet these days: http://www.shorpy.com/files/images/SHORPY_5a19812u.jpg [15:23] and are you a dapper dan man? [15:24] LOL the screen so he can't see the TV. nice! [15:24] and to think we now have TVs that cover a wall [15:24] So yeah, this morning we decided to have breakfast: https://thiswastv.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/lucy05.png [15:25] (i love the vintage photos. for real though.) [15:25] i might listen to my record player later. [15:32] https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/04/73/a3/0473a37a29c63d0ce188923d6a951366.jpg [15:32] http://siarchives.si.edu/sites/default/files/blog-attached-images/14434749379_03c76f6e7c_z.jpg [15:32] exactly. though i don't have that awesome hair [15:32] :) [15:32] you don't have a record player? [15:34] I have one. It's in the closet [15:35] * cmaloney is a digital man [15:35] * gamerchick02 is too but i also like traditional media [15:35] http://retrothing.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83452989a69e2012876d29738970c-800wi [15:36] http://www.vinmag.com/online/media/gbu0/prodlg/AP1695-technics-cd-player-1980s.jpg [15:36] for pure convenience i love digital but i like to have the options to pick up an older record and know that i can play it [15:36] is that a CD drive? [15:37] They're all CD players [15:37] nice. [15:37] i don't have a portable cd player anymore [15:37] "1980s cd player" in google [15:37] of course you don't. You have a phone that is 10x capable [15:37] :) [15:38] http://www.acquris.se/images/sony_d-50_portable_cd-player_9.jpg [15:38] Why would you carry around a single-purpose device? [15:38] and an ipad and an ipod (but i'm not using the ipod much anymore since i got a 32gb microsd card for my phone. [15:38] ) [15:39] sometimes the single purpose device does a good job (think a trusty timex watch that gives the time and date). [15:39] My 5 disc changer is in storage at the moment [15:39] i've got a 6-disc changer in the car [15:39] Yeah, I di like my 5 disc changer [15:39] i WISH i had a bluetooth adapter or an aux in for my my car so so so bad [15:40] but http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNTk5/z/uBgAAOSwa39UvZAp/$_35.JPG [15:40] That's the one I have [15:40] Best player I've ever owned [15:41] that's your car radio? [15:41] Sounds amazing [15:41] Nah, that's a separate CD player for my stereo [15:41] oh cool [15:41] i have a sony three piece that i got in college. i love it. [15:41] Problem is I have the Squeezebox now so I never use it [15:41] i can't do "loud" in my apartment lest i piss off my neighbors [15:42] understood [15:43] bbiab [15:43] how do you like the squeezebox? [15:43] ok! [16:25] I <3 it [16:25] Unfortunately Logitech discontinued the hardware, but you can still find them rather inexpensively [16:25] and there are computer-based clients so you can play your library on your computer [16:26] ooo [16:26] so it's like a hard drive that streams to speakers? [16:26] IN a sense [16:26] it's a whole eco-system comparable to iTunes or Sonos [16:26] ah [16:26] but with a heavier OSS component [16:26] itunes is evil [16:26] the server / clients are OSS [16:26] even the hardware models [16:27] nice [16:27] It's a little clunky to get set up but once you have it set up it's quite nice [16:27] so not something that I'd give my non-technically adept relatives but something that once they had some help setting up it works nicely. [16:28] hrm that sounds neat. i'd love to be able to stream my music on my computer to a set of speakers in my living room (my computer is in the second bedroom in my apartment) [16:28] Supports internet radio [16:28] ooo [16:28] and Pandora (with MySqueezebox, iirc) [16:28] i have so much to listen to it's insane [16:29] http://www.linuxjournaldigital.com/linuxjournal/201209?pg=73#pg71 [16:29] I wrote an article for Linux Journal describing the Squeezebox [16:36] woo thanks [16:36] np [16:36] If you have any questions LMK (PM me, or email: craig@decafbad.net). I love to wax eloquent about the Squeezebox [16:36] hee. i might give it a go [16:37] or i might not. i'd love to get this kind of thing going in my mom's house [16:37] It's great because I can listen to my stuff at work and JoDee can (and has) turned on the radio in the basement and listened to something else [16:37] and I've used it for parties to play music [16:37] oooh yeah [16:38] yeah no disc switching! [16:38] Yep [16:38] Great for Wagnerian Opera [16:38] great for... anything really. hah [16:39] There's also a Smart Mix plugin that I use for creating automatic playlists [16:39] that's only if your music is tagged properly *snerk* [16:39] so i tell it what genere I want it to use and tweak a few parameters and it'll play my library [16:39] i'm working on that with Musicbrainz Picard [16:39] I try to tag everything with Musicbrainz. :) [16:40] +1 to Musicbrainz [16:40] But yeah, if I hear something I don't want to hear in my mix it's my own damn fault for having it on my drive [16:40] hee yes. [16:41] (You can set it to use external sources, or your own library) [16:41] very nice! [16:41] So I won't have to worry about someone thinking that Nickelback is Dath Metal [16:41] oh lordy. Nickelback is horrible [16:41] It scratches an itch that I don't have nor care to ever explore. [16:42] Works for some, not my taste [16:42] it's... boring [16:42] i dunno [16:42] If I were a frustrated 12 year old who thought Axe cologne was awesome and needed some inspiration on how to be an asshole in my later years I think Nickelback would fit that itch [16:43] but none of that is relevant to me [16:43] I'm already the asshole I want to be. [16:43] you need that on a t-shirt [16:43] "I'm already the asshole I want to be." [16:43] ;) [16:58] gonna restart to fix something brb [17:13] back [17:23] shovelling session #1 done. [17:23] success? [17:26] yes. [17:26] awesome. i'm going out later and i'll clean the car off and shovel behind it [17:26] i mean i'm not going out but i'll go out to clean the car off. [17:26] sorry i'm unclear. ahem [18:17] Sadly I think I'm going to need to shovel soon [18:17] unless a band of feral children happen by my house loooking for alms [18:17] HAH [18:18] good luck [18:20] HOw much snow you guys get up in MI? [18:20] depends on location but Auburn Hills is due for 4 to 7 inches [18:20] wow [18:20] south of 59 probably 6-10 [18:20] Woke up with 4 inchs here in Colorado. Was not expecting that. [18:20] south of 94, i think they said 9-12 [18:21] Thats some snow [18:21] yeah [18:21] My dog was not ammused this morning to say the least [18:22] LOL [18:22] i can see it "yay outside" [18:22] "WAIT WHAT IS THIS?!?!?!?" [18:25] lol that about how it went down. [18:26] :) [18:26] blurry pic but here she is this morning. https://content-na.drive.amazonaws.com/cdproxy/templink/BxAVY3L6kxI5FW71hYBMK3K4c2Fiz-8MW6kqqKrchBULAYspN?viewBox=1366 [18:28] :) cute dog! [18:33] That she is. [19:12] Alas, no feral children in the neighborhood [19:13] So I'm going to need to shovel [19:13] bah [19:13] at first glance that looked like "ferel chicken" [19:13] anyway, enjoy your shovelling! [19:57] Heh [19:57] If they know how to shovel I'll take it [19:59] JoDee's making hot cocoa. It's all good [20:14] :) yay for cocoa! [20:14] https://plus.google.com/+CraigMaloney/posts/D1E9P2Lig75 [20:16] what's it been named? [20:16] Our winter storm [20:16] apparently they went and named it [20:16] oh joy [20:39] Well, my shoveling went *poof* [20:46] yeah, it's getting crazy out there [20:46] after rathole radio i'm going to see if i can clean off the car and clean behind it but if i can't get out tomorrow i'll call it in. this sucks. [21:19] greetings from Pittsburgh everyone :) [21:20] cmaloney I noticed they named that... I kinda chuckled didn't know we were naming storms now [21:33] Yeah I think I'm working from home tomorrow [21:33] Next door just fired up their snowblower [21:56] i forgot my computer [21:56] yay another day of no pay!!! [21:57] >_< [21:57] i hate hate hate missing work [21:59] i've actually set my alarm 45 minutes early so maybe i can make it in for normal time [22:22] what's the weather like in MI today? [22:22] I imagine its pretty bad looking out my window [22:24] it is [22:25] it's been snowing on and off. right now it's "on" [22:25] and the piles are getting deeper in front of my apartment building. not sure if i should get up at the arse-crack of dawn tomorrow or beg off, but i'm going to at least try to get in. [22:26] yeah I moved to Pittsburgh, its been freezing rain here all day [22:26] *nods* [22:26] sorry about that. it's almost worse. [22:27] worst part is nobody knows how to drive here... [22:28] ugh [22:28] I thought Michigan had the worlds worst drivers, until I came to Pittsburgh [22:28] i'm debating. if i can't get out i'll text in. my boss is cool about that. i feel bad that i left my laptop at work though. i could at least get started at 7 if i had it with me... [22:29] Ohio. my ex is a shit driver [22:29] I'll hand that to you too Ohio is pretty bad [22:29] worst part about Pittsburgh is you get Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia drivers all in one place [22:30] oh no! [22:30] its not a normal day if I don't get cut off at least 5 times on the way to work.... and I'm not talking the car merge in front of you, I'm talking they start when they are only half way passed your car [22:30] good god [22:30] forcing you to lock up the breaks or hit the edge of the road [22:30] time to invest in that hummer you always dreamed of [22:31] im thinking of buying a F350 and putting a brush guard on it :) [22:31] hah! [22:31] get a Ram 4500 [22:31] dualie. [22:31] that'll stop em. [22:32] yeah lol, unfortunately the Ram's transmissions aren't the most reliable in the world. [22:32] dodge usually stands beside them though so I'll give them that [22:32] they're much better than they were [22:32] fair argument, I'd actually consider buying a dodge today [22:32] friend of mine had one of the BAD ones.... [22:32] (i work at Chrysler so i might be biased) [22:32] :) [22:32] understandable [22:33] BUT i do know they've been working super hard on the quality [22:33] one thing I'll hand Chrysler though, when those transmissions go bad now, they have been helping replace them [22:33] even the old ones, my buddy had a 2006 dodge ram, lost the transmission because a mounting bolt failed. [22:34] Chrysler replaced it for him [22:34] ooo [22:34] I was impressed [22:34] good on Chrysler! [22:34] good luck getting that out of GM [22:34] hah [22:35] Dealership discovered it was a broken bolt that they had supposidly replaced once before.... so they gave him a new trans, I'd bet it was rebuilt but even still [22:35] it worked and he didn't have to pay for it, i was exteremely impressed. [22:36] yeah, they usually will replace with rebuilt in an old truck. [22:36] I have been contemplating buying a Dodge Charger tho :) [22:36] i'm proud they're staying by their work. even if it was crap before. [22:36] i think that's RWD. not good in this snow [22:36] yeah, sand tubes help with that though [22:37] I was born and raised by Traverse City, Michigan [22:37] so snow is nothing new to me, but its like people out here don't understand anything about it [22:37] and 3-4 inches, is a major deal apparently [22:38] 3-4 inches is nothing round here [22:38] lol I don't even panic up north until I hear 2-4 feet :) [22:39] well in the metro detroit area they can't handle 6 much less anything related to feet. [22:39] i'm hoping things will be cleaned up tomorrow afternoon but that might be a pipe dream. [22:39] ugh [22:40] town i lived in was in the snowbelt [22:40] wasn't uncommon to wake up to a foot of fresh snow [22:40] 3-4 inches was almost daily though [22:41] well i don't have 4WD so i may not be leaving tomorrow. [22:42] home depot sells sand tubes [22:42] put 6 of them in your trunk in the winter, and it helps alot with the snow [22:42] i don't have a truck. i have a Mazda 3 [22:42] it wont cure all your RWD Woes, but it does help quite a bit :) [22:43] hah yeah, it will! [22:43] I did it with a Lincoln Towncar :) [22:43] also kitty litter [22:43] yeah Kitty Litter works too [22:43] but the sand tubes are easier to manage [22:44] yeah [22:44] easier to store in the summer time [22:44] Mazda 3 though, you could probably get away with 2-3 sand bags, iirc those aren't very heavy cars [22:44] true! [22:45] I'd just put em in the trunk around the Spare Tire Compartment :) [22:45] my car is FWD. i'm usually ok as long as the snow is lower than the clearance on my car [22:45] yeah, you have a foot of snow on the ground yet? [22:46] i don't think so. not yet. [22:46] 6 inches probably but it's been blowing around. [22:46] depends on where you measure it. :-P [22:46] typically with a FWD anything, usually around a foot of snow can cause problems [22:46] especially when it drifts [22:46] yeah [22:47] I have a Cavalier and a Malibu Maxx [22:47] the Cavalier was my favorite car for the winter [22:47] :) [22:47] the Mailbu is surprisingly okay in the snow [22:48] but that cavalier I only ever got it stuck once so I don't know how much snow exactly was its nemesis but a 3 foot drift buried it :) [22:48] all you could see was the back half the car sticking out LOL [22:48] i've never gotten stuck with the MAzda. [22:48] no i take that back [22:48] i was stuck in the lot because of the ice. i couldn't get any grip to get out of my spot [22:49] that's understandable, I'm learning here when they say freezing rain, they mean it [22:49] yeah. i prefer snow to freezing rain. [22:49] these mountain roads are flat scary in the mornings after Freezing Rain [22:49] geez [22:50] now the snow, I do fine in, in fact 3 inches of snow I'm heading to work getting looks from plow drivers like I'm nuts [22:50] they plow here with pickups basically, and salt with converted trash trucks [22:50] :) we'll see if i can get out tomorrow. [22:50] it's times like that when i wish i had a 4WD Jeep [22:50] I think you should be fine :) [22:50] I'd buy one just to keep in the yard lol [22:50] lol! [22:50] jeeps are cool [22:51] shit gas mileage but cool [22:51] newer jeeps get between 20-25mpg [22:51] not great, but not bad for a jeep [22:51] considering some of the older ones you were lucky to see 10 LOL [22:52] i get 25/30 in the Mazda. got 36/40 in the Saturn (granted it had a shit engine in it and the quality was crap. but good gas mileage) [22:52] yeah, I get about 29 in the malibu [22:52] I got over 30 in the cavalier though [22:52] was pretty close to the saturn [22:53] they were the same car after saturn merged totally with GM [22:53] I came through Detroit last weekend, hit Telegraph Ave on 75 at 5:02pm [22:53] took almost 3 hours to get from Telegraph to Royal Oak... [22:53] like i said though, quality was crap. engine mounts rattled off pretty much every two years. [22:54] ugh. three hours. welcome to rush hour [22:54] yeah that Cavalier was the same way, I eventually put a lock washer and 2 nuts on it to hold it [22:54] that would work! [22:54] Wayze said there was an accident up by 8 mile but when I got there all I saw was a car going on a flat bed [22:55] anyway, off to the Super Bowl party, have a good night :) [22:55] ok have fun!