[00:12] <m0nkey_> Why not Zoidberg?
[10:48] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[12:22] <mapps> hi all
[12:25] <brobostigon> hi mapps
[12:25] <mapps> sup mate
[12:26] <brobostigon> not much yet, and you?
[12:28] <mapps> not much off for 5 days:D
[12:29] <brobostigon> :)
[16:55] <penguin42> heck it's wet out there
[17:04] <zmoylan-pi> i live in ireland you insensitive clod :-)
[17:05] <penguin42> I'm next door in Manchester - it's your rain that's making us wet!
[17:07] <zmoylan-pi> well the clouds are a lot less burdned after dumping on ireland all last week. flooding in a few places and still raining
[17:08] <penguin42> yeh, some flooding a bit further north from here
[17:09] <zmoylan-pi> of course then you have all the people living on flood plains complaining they can't get insurance...
[17:10] <penguin42> that'll be because it's a *flood plain*
[17:10] <zmoylan-pi> if you put a carpet on the floor of a house in a flood plain don't expect it to last...
[17:11] <penguin42> the answer is probably to buy all those ruined homes up cheap and knock them down and replace them with homes on 8ft high stilts
[17:12] <zmoylan-pi> in ireland that would be asking for the wind to relocate it.  a houseboat resting on blocks would do nicely
[17:13] <penguin42> enough concrete would fix that?
[17:13] <zmoylan-pi> you'd think so, but no :-)
[17:14] <penguin42> hmm
[18:26] <DJones> Must admit, I feel guilty listening to the audiobook of this as I'm driving round back & to to work http://www.amazon.co.uk/Flood-Stephen-Baxter/dp/0575084820/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51DBIn9VI8L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR99%2C160_&refRID=194CENF42H8S1EPVADRT Especially after the damage in Cumbria last week & ongoing
[18:44] <penguin42> reading the book wont make it any worse
[18:45] <DJones> Logically, I know, but timing is always great
[18:45] <penguin42> DJones: Of course you make me feel better for working at home - no commute!
[18:46] <DJones> I;m still waiting  to find the book where the reader wins the lottery
[18:46] <DJones> Been there, done that, I prefer working in an office
[18:46]  * penguin42 has been working at home for 2 years now
[18:47] <DJones> I did it for about 2 years, but being based in an office and having support around you is less stress
[18:48] <penguin42> oh I prefer being at home and not having to deal with office politics
[18:48] <DJones> We don't have office politics,there's only a small team
[18:49] <DJones> Everybody gets on and does their job, but can call on others for support
[18:49] <penguin42> no commute, no office politics, full control over the temperature and environment, no rules about where I sit
[18:49] <DJones> The only thing I miss is not having my dog at my feet in the office
[18:49] <DJones> Seperate offices, so temperature is adjustable by person
[18:50] <penguin42> oh that's not too bad
[18:50] <penguin42> and while I work at home, I still work for a large company, so they're all on internal irc, normally someone around to ask
[19:28] <daftykins> :D
[21:22] <daftykins> cat in photogenic pose: http://i.imgur.com/FAejB7H.jpg
[21:22] <daftykins> mine, that is :>
[21:32] <directhex> my photogenic cat is currently facing away from me. you can get a cat butt pic?
[21:32] <directhex> or https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVf1EOCXAAAMmDP.jpg:large from last week
[21:34] <daftykins> :D
[21:58] <mapps> yello
[22:23] <daftykins> allo
[22:24]  * zmoylan-pi sucks a mint
[22:25] <daftykins> i'm playing with my subwoofer that's busted, but nothing looks obvious
[22:25] <daftykins> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wdsfqzf7x32pmo4/AABIpzgvtgI8E5jz-Y50OlnJa?dl=0
[22:33] <mapps> busted?
[22:33] <mapps> :(
[22:59] <daftykins> mapps: yep it fails to re-engage once it's gone into standby once
[23:52] <daftykins> thrown a couple more on there now, blech