=== Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [06:28] good morning peeps === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte [08:39] happy birthday popey :D [09:11] Happy Popeyday! [09:42] morning boy and girls. [09:48] morning MartijnVdS brobostigon [09:48] \o/ thanks MooDoo MartijnVdS [09:50] happy birthday hrh popey'ness [09:50] ta [09:50] morning knightwise [09:50] yw. [09:50] * brobostigon is using his imagination abit. === PaulW2U_ is now known as pw2 === zmoylan-1i is now known as zmoylan-pi [11:29] Happy birthday popey, you have a very distinguished day for a birthday :D [11:30] distinguished? === pw2 is now known as Paulw2U [15:24] :D === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away [18:15] new kettle \o/ [18:16] * zmoylan-pi is not sure a kettle is worth getting excited over... unless it runs linux of course... [18:18] well considering that we've been thinking about getting a new one for a few years and considered about it for over a month, it's a good achievement. [18:18] http://www.johnlewis.com/cuisinart-cpk17u-multi-temperature-kettle-silver/p621260 [18:18] ah the putting it off as next years kettles will blow away this years kettles conundrum... :-) [18:19] i only replaced the kettle this year as they brought in water charges and the spout on old one had miniscule leak [18:26] Myrtti, if it does run on Linux, you can be sure it'll run *Steam* ;) [18:26] hold on a moment... and no one gave you a fantastic new kettle for wedding present?? [18:27] my brother got around a dozen toasters for his wedding in the 80s. still hasn't used all them [18:27] zmoylan-pi: we specifically requested no physical presents [18:27] All toasters, no kettles [18:27] ah [18:27] well, we specifically requested NO presents [18:28] so a lot of people gave us cards with information on the charity they donated to [18:28] yeah, i would have ignored the no physical pressie rule. but i would have made the pressie a doozie [18:31] to the norwegian friends who didn't want big gifts i sent a massive box of lego instead. lego vikings... it felt right to send vikings from ireland to norway in revenge :-P [18:33] well many people understood that since we don't live in Finland, we'd have trouble transporting the presents back home [18:33] and we didn't have a gift registry either for getting stuff home delivered. [18:33] * penguin42 should get a new kettle, the current one sometimes gets upset and turns itself off [18:34] Myrtti: £58?! for a kettle?! [18:34] i sent it to their home in norway, should have seen the faces in the post office when the box wouldn't fit through hatch. [18:34] penguin42: it was 'cheap' for a 'smart' kettle [18:34] it does algebra? :-) [18:34] Myrtti: smart? For that price I'd expect it to drink it for me [18:36] you're welcome to check the prices of other kettles that you can choose the water temperature - prices usually start from 70 [18:36] do you need to choose the water temp? [18:37] an external temperature gauge would do the trick [18:37] it's nice for some teas and hot cordials? [18:37] but I'm not forcing anyone to buy the same kettle... [18:37] Myrtti: But out of interest, it's a cuisinart and I've just got one of their ice cream machines, it seems well made but pretty basic [18:38] no, a kettle like a lot of tech is not a one size fits all product. [18:38] Myrtti: Yeh, I could argue but then I've got a slowly healing scald on one finger from a too hot cordial [18:39] * zmoylan-pi remembers fondly the kettle my mother used in 70s on gas oven which was ancient even then [18:40] I think we have one of those for doomsday situations [18:40] i have a kelly kettle for disasters all ready. nowt but the best... [18:40] what's that? [18:41] volcano kettle that will boil a kettle of water with just an old magazine newspaper for fuel. http://www.kellykettle.com/ [18:42] oh ok, I don't worry about that level of disaster [18:43] i had always wanted one since i saw one in the 70s. just a weirdly cool tech to my mind [18:43] Does anyone know if a power strip exists, that has UK/US/EU outputs, and takes UK/US/EU input? [18:43] wouldn't that be bigger than 2-3 power strips and silly money? [18:44] Azelphur: You'd need two different transformers to do that wouldn't you? [18:45] a small UPS would almost be the easiest answer to that [18:45] penguin42, no you don't? no adapter needs that [18:45] Azelphur: OK, so you just want physical adapters? [18:46] penguin42, yea, any device I plugged into it would support 110-240V [18:46] penguin42, I get around a lot xD [18:47] Azelphur: If you had a strip with multiple types of output then you could use that together with one of the multiplugs that will go into anything [18:48] penguin42, yea that's what I'm tempted to do, was just hoping to find something that does it all in one go [18:49] might be easier to get stuff that would charge off usb and then buy biggest usb chearger for any trip? [18:49] Azelphur: http://www.p-wholesale.com/cn-pro/17/146to2/power-strip-141528.html will that take all the plugs you need? [18:50] penguin42, not sure, doesn't mention what type of input it has? [18:50] Azelphur: Who cares if you put one of those multiple type adapters on the input [18:51] penguin42, true just trying tp space save [18:51] zmoylan-pi: That might become possible with USB-C [18:51] unless someone *cough* apple *cough* make their own wacky version [18:52] zmoylan-pi: It's standard isn't it? [18:52] there are standards and their are /enhanced/ standards... [18:53] zmoylan-pi: I think they actually followed it this time; the only dumb thing they did was only putting one on the system [18:54] Azelphur: The thing is I can't think of a design that would fulfill your needs except by putting an adapter on the input, you can't have multiple input leads - unless you use one that has an input lead which would probably take even more space, but I bet there are blocks that take kettle leads [18:54] maybe a local plug to cigarette adapter and a cigarette adapter powered inverter... [18:56] Azelphur: Or just chop the input plug off and put a c13 on, although remember you've probably not got any fusing at that point [18:57] penguin42, yea I was thinking its plug would be a universal one [18:57] but I can just put a universal adapter [18:57] Azelphur: I've never seen a universal plug [18:58] well 2 wires wrapped around matches probably doesn't count... :-) [18:59] Azelphur: http://jinggoal.en.alibaba.com/product/389353719-210192640/Universal_plug.html !!!! [18:59] is that thing real? [18:59] it looks scary [19:00] transformers... robots in disguise... [19:03] http://www.getdatgadget.com/kikkerland-universal-travel-adapter/ [19:05] penguin42, I have one of them [19:05] In fact I have 4 of them... [19:05] and i also liked but haven't heard of recently the folding uk adapter... https://www.themu.co.uk/ [19:37] 25c to now raining;D [19:39] 9c and cloudy, a nice weekend in dublin [19:40] zmoylan-pi: It's been about 10c but pretty sunny here over here to the east of you in Manc [19:41] it's odd as usually bank holiday weekends are guaranteed damp, windy occasions [19:41] followed by a day of beautiful sunshine when everyone has gone back to work just to rub it in [19:42] yesterday was awful though [22:04] ohmygawd the new kettle might have just revolutionised my lunches [22:04] cup-a-soups. cup-a-soups for everyone. no need to scald mouth anymore [22:11] Myrtti: is it one of those heathen kettles with a temperature knob? [22:11] yeah [22:12] see discussion approx. 4 hours earlier [22:21] O_O [22:21] sounds high tech [22:58] oh my god the 4k display [22:59] on your kettle? [22:59] ? [23:00] no, hubby's new laptop. It looks and works pretty badly with the nVidia drivers, but using the Intel integrated and watching videos... [23:00] https://plus.google.com/+DuncanSample/posts/JQJb656Xpmb [23:01] we're watching a GoPro video and it is eye watering on this display [23:05] nvidia prime? [23:12] yeah. [23:19] i'd be curious as to whether your hubby tried a newer driver than is available in repos [23:19] depending on what the nvidia chip is and which OS version this is === Lcawte|Away is now known as Lcawte [23:25] I'd say try a different DE === Lcawte is now known as Lcawte|Away