[02:19] <mhall119> ahoneybun: congratulations, by the way
[04:44] <Nothing_Much> single-fatherhood*
[04:44] <Nothing_Much> or something
[11:20] <ahoneybun> thanks mhall119 :)
[11:28]  * ahoneybun wonders where is the log from that meeting
[12:56] <danstoner> Is there a special "hardware certification edition" bootable usb image?
[12:57] <danstoner> the thing that runs the tests for hardware (e.g.  http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/desktop/  )
[12:57] <danstoner> I would like to boot from a USB stick and run something that says "yes, this laptop should work ok"
[13:33] <mhall119> balloons: ^^ can you answer that?
[13:35] <balloons> danstoner, the closest you will get to that I suppose is checkbox
[13:36] <balloons> but the 'tests' are not all automated (though you could only run the automated ones I guess). Some are semi-automated and require you to interact and interpert
[13:36] <danstoner> I thought sure I saw at one point a bootable USB image that included the same hardware tests used by "partners"
[13:38] <balloons> for what purpose?
[13:39] <danstoner> Walk into Best Buy, walk out with a laptop that should work with ubuntu.
[13:40] <balloons> right, I suspected as much
[13:41] <balloons> there's not going to be any magic there.. Although just bringing the livecd will more or less achieve the same thing. It has audio and video on it and you can test trackpad, etc
[13:41] <balloons> but checkbox would do the trick in that case if you wanted to sort of run through things
[14:36] <danstoner> or a Pawn Shop.