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TJ-the keyb layout differences always catch me out in a recovery situation where the live env defaults to US and I lose the pipe |00:00
daftykinsbeside 1? ¬ ? i don't even know :D00:00
nicomachusha, I don't even have that key00:00
TJ-and the back-ticks ` get moved00:00
daftykinsmakes for great sunglasses though, ¬_¬00:00
nicomachusI love that UK keyboard still has $00:00
nicomachusthe almight dollar rules all00:00
daftykinsmaybe it's AUD :) or NZD!00:01
nicomachusthen it's be upside down, du00:01
nicomachusduh00:01
nicomachusit'd00:01
nicomachuswow, putting down the whiskey00:01
daftykins:D00:02
TJ-we also have the €00:02
nicomachusyea I have to google that and copy/paste to use it. I'm sure there's an ALT code but idk it00:03
TJ-Alt-Gr+4 €00:03
OerHeks¿?00:04
nicomachusConstable daftykins on the case00:10
daftykinsanyone trying to put XP anywhere needs a stern talking to for sure00:11
daftykinsthat's simply unethical00:11
TJ-It's fine!00:12
nicomachusit's an unintentional honeypot00:12
daftykinsnooooo00:12
daftykinshmm apparently suggestions it's bed time are not enough to dissuade Mischief from trying to steal lap access00:13
daftykins'laptop' has to become 'lap-unless-cat-top'00:13
TJ-how about my rack warmer right now? https://iam.tj/photos/19InchRackWarmer.jpg00:14
OerHeksIf it has a floppydrive, i drop it.00:14
daftykins:D00:14
OerHeksIs that the runaway?00:15
TJ-No, this is Silver, the (usually) sensible one00:15
daftykinsright! it's sleep o'clock for me00:16
daftykinscatch you in the week folks :) o/00:16
OerHeks:-)00:16
TJ-I have to have special Husky filters in front of the 2 UPSs in the bottom of that cabinet, to stop it blocking up00:16
TJ-night night00:16
nicomachusTJ- I have a persian cat. she thinks my HTPC is her bed. 0_000:17
TJ-nicomachus: oh cripes!00:17
TJ-bet that keeps her toastie00:17
nicomachusunfortunately.00:18
nicomachusTJ-: but it's a new thing to learn and I'm still getting caught up on everything else01:57
nicomachus:(01:57
TJ-nicomachus: welcome to the wonderful world of IT :D01:58
nicomachuslol01:58
TJ-I could spend 150% of my time on keeping up... and still not keep up with everything :D01:58
dotpixisit's the speed of the internet, isn't it something like x petabites a day or something...02:15
dotpixis(x is an interger)02:15
Tarminquay"I like Windows 10, it is VERY, VERY light. I have been using Windows 10 for about 3 months and I can say that it is by far lighter than Linux Mint, It uses far less resources than Linux Mint."04:29
Tarminquay"Even though Linux Mint is way more resource intense than Windows 10, it has a nice feel."04:29
TarminquayWhat do you make of this?04:29
nicomachusit's completely, utterly false.04:29
SeriouslyLaughsounds anecotal04:29
TarminquayIt's anecdotal. It's real-world experience.04:30
SeriouslyLaughthere's an objective way to find out how much RAM is being used on each machine04:30
TarminquayIt's not just about ram. It's about how an OS feels in actual use.04:31
SeriouslyLaughwhich is subjective04:31
TarminquayHe says "VERY, VERY light" and that he subjectively feels Mint is "way more resoruce intensive."04:31
SeriouslyLaughi've used both and both feel equal to me, i think it depends on the hardware in use04:31
TarminquayI have to admit Windows these days is very good in my opinion.04:32
nicomachuslol04:32
TarminquayWhy is that funny?04:33
SeriouslyLaughthough i've run both on an overclocked i7 with a silly amount of ram so i don't really have a barometer04:33
TarminquaySeriouslyLaugh: That's why.04:33
SeriouslyLaughyeah04:33
TarminquayYou can't tell which is lighter if your hardware is way overpowered.04:33
SeriouslyLaughdepends on the hardware04:33
TarminquayYou have to use minimal specs to notice the reality.04:33
SeriouslyLaughyep04:34
TarminquayWith an i7 and 8 GB of ram unless you have hardware issues with a certain distro you're going to find everything equally snappy.04:34
nicomachusTarminquay: I laugh the amount of user-control over Windows has *declined* exponentially with every release, and now with w10 it declines with every *update*.04:34
nicomachusI laugh because**04:34
nicomachusand *I* control my OS, not Micro$oft04:34
Tarminquaynicomachus: The Windows user just wants to use the OS and get his/her work done.04:34
TarminquayThey don't want user control.04:34
TarminquayIt's like a refrigerator. You don't get much control. You get to choose how cold you want it.04:35
SeriouslyLaughwindows 10 has a decent UI -- there's room for improvement but overall it's totally usable04:35
nicomachusand when Windows can change the user's work without permission, that's counter-productive.04:35
TarminquayBut you're an enthusiast. You want your computer to be a hobby.04:35
TarminquayThat's different.04:35
TarminquayIf you considerr it, $150 is a bargain for the average user for his/her Windows 10 experience.04:36
TarminquayDepends how important your time is to you as well. I've seen users of every distro having serious problems at one point or another. Troubleshooting and loss of productivity really adds up.04:37
nicomachus$150 plus the cost of all your data.04:37
nicomachusthis was the latest nail in the coffin: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2015-11/24/windows-10-update-removing-software04:38
TarminquayI read that. It's overblown.04:38
TarminquaySites like Wired need things to write about so they take everything they can and make it into as big a deal as they can.04:39
nicomachussure it's overblown, but the problem is still there.04:39
nicomachus##windows is that-a-way --->04:39
SeriouslyLaughwoah why am i not in that channel. i like windows. :x04:40
TarminquayI use both Windows and Mint. But there's no doubt Windows is the better OS for most users.04:40
nicomachusthere's plenty of doubt.04:40
TarminquayI take it you haven't used a Surface Pro.04:41
nicomachusMy dad has one, I use it occasionally when I go visit.04:43
nicomachusit's not a bad device, hardware wise.04:43
TarminquayIt's an incredible device.04:44
nicomachusidk about incredible.04:44
TarminquayBrilliant touch capabilities, rock solid, smooth as butter OS.04:44
nicomachusdo you work for M$ or something?04:45
TarminquayI just wish the Linux commnity could finally band together and genuinely surpass Microsoft and Apple.04:46
nicomachussurpass in what way?04:47
nicomachusthe Linux community has entirely different priorities than Microsoft and Apple have.04:47
TarminquayLook at the Caonical founder. He's worth about $500 million, right? The Linux community needs to be more focused instead of working on so many different projects branching out in so many different directions.04:47
TarminquayCanonical04:47
nicomachusthat's the entire point of the community....04:48
Tarminquayhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth04:48
TarminquayThat was a very rapid fortune. $500 million in how many years?04:48
nicomachuswhy does that matter?04:48
nicomachuswhy is that at all relevant?04:49
TarminquayBecause coders need money to survive, and to produce an excellent product you need many talented coders focused on a small number of things.04:49
nicomachusI also find it ironic that your go-to resource was a community driven project. lol04:50
nicomachusand a non-profit at that.04:50
TarminquayI saw the donations being given to the Ubuntu-MATE leader. People were donating $2.50 each.04:51
TarminquayThat's pretty pathetic.04:51
nicomachusand you're using Firefox, another community-driven open-source non-profit project.04:52
TarminquayI do like what Zorin OS is doing. You pay $10 for Zorin Ultimate. That's very cheap but over a good userbase gets some much needed cash into the pockets of the developers.04:52
nicomachustake your bait elsewhere.04:52
SeriouslyLaughhe asked the same question in ##windows nicomachus04:52
SeriouslyLaughvery passionate :)04:52
nicomachushe clearly read too much Ayn Rand in junior high04:53
nicomachusor took Bill Gates' Letter to Hobbyists too seriously.04:53
TarminquayI began using Linux back when Windows was at NT4. Back then I considered Windows the superior OS. Back then there were tons of distros dispersing valauble talent in all directions.04:54
TarminquayNot much has changed. If I'm honest, Windows has a bigger lead today than it had then.04:55
TarminquayThe best thing to happen to Linux in recent times was Ubuntu.04:56
TarminquayJust my two cents. Don't take it personally. Spurred by that one man saying how light W10 is compared to Mint.04:58
Tarminquayhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1688321803605:10
TarminquayWhat do you think about this hardware?05:10
TarminquayIntel Core i3-4020Y (dual core, 1.5 GHz) vs Intel N3150 quad-core 1.6GHz05:52
TarminquayAre these roughly equivalent?05:52
SeriouslyLaughTarminquay not really05:53
SeriouslyLaughhttp://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-4020Y+%40+1.50GHz05:53
SeriouslyLaughhttp://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+N3150+%40+1.60GHz05:53
TarminquayHow did you find those pages so fast?05:53
SeriouslyLaughgoogle?05:54
TarminquayBut the exact GHz too.05:54
TarminquaySo the i3 is definitely significantly superior?05:55
SeriouslyLaughif you google i3-4020Y or Intel N3150 you'll get the passmark scores05:55
TarminquayYou think you'd notice the i3 browsing around the web with a few tabs open?05:56
SeriouslyLaughyeah the dual core 1.5 GHz technically outperforms the quad core 1.6 GHz05:56
TarminquayTechnically...05:57
Tarminquaythat's not necessarily noticeable in light usage scenarios.05:57
SeriouslyLaugheh it probably depends on the rest of the hardware and the content of the websites05:58
Tarminquay "History is a selective interpretation of events designed to justify those in power".07:25
TarminquayWho makes good-priced systems with everything but the OS?07:27
TarminquayThat's what I want - a good value where I just install the OS.07:27
TarminquayOops.07:27
Tarminquaywrong chan.07:27
dotpixisTarminquay: server or desktop? (you will not be able to find a laptop without an os :( )08:10
TarminquayIt's being used a home workstation with light power requirements.08:11
Tarminquayas a*08:11
TarminquayInteresting. How did Microsoft get all the manufacturers to sell products with their OS pre-installed? If not for that Linux could have really taken off08:12
Tarminquay$20 for a Linux distro on a USB stick would appeal to many if the majority of systems came without Windows.08:12
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dotpixisTarminquay: it's been tried, windows did everything that they could possibly do to kill it08:36
dotpixisthough you should checkout http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/08:38
dotpixisTarminquay: * http://minifree.org/08:39
TarminquayI don't need/want a laptop. I want a desktop.08:39
TarminquayOh, that's interesting.08:39
daftykinsafternoon team o/12:27
BluesKajHey folks13:09
daftykinsheya \o13:10
BluesKajahh, coffee!13:12
daftykins:D just finished mine13:12
BluesKajjust got up a few mins ago13:16
daftykinsi slept in a fair bit this morning, didn't have any specific plans of tasks to perform :)13:18
BluesKajdark, dreary, wet weather here ... a good day to sleep in13:21
lotuspsychjegood afternoon mates13:25
daftykinshallo thar o/13:26
daftykinswe're all nursing our coffees indoors :>13:26
OerHeksoke, calm down guys , lotus is back13:27
BluesKajhey lotuspsychje, OerHeks13:28
lotuspsychjelol13:28
lotuspsychjehey daftykins, OerHeks and BluesKaj13:28
daftykins^_^13:28
lotuspsychjeshouldnt you guys be outside xmass shopping?13:29
lotuspsychje!life13:29
ubot5life is something very few people know about in this channel - and anyway, it's probably offtopic, perhaps you want to try #ubuntu-offtopic13:29
OerHeksburn the dead trees !13:29
lotuspsychjelol13:30
BluesKajfinished Christmas  shopping... mostly online13:30
lotuspsychjeah 2 million euro's in belgium for online xmass shopping13:30
lotuspsychjeno pusshing and pulling in the stores anymore :p13:31
daftykinsnever really did gifts growing up13:32
lotuspsychjehow about food daftykins13:33
lotuspsychjefilled turkey13:33
* lotuspsychje will put a xenial alpha under the xmass tree 31 dec :p13:36
daftykinsmy folks will do something yeah, so i'll head over there13:38
lotuspsychjecool13:38
BluesKaja couple of my kids are coming home for Christmas, the other 2 are having it with their inlaws... they alternate13:42
lotuspsychjeBluesKaj: nice one13:43
OerHeksoh dear, xp problem :-D13:43
lotuspsychjelolz13:43
OerHeksnot an xp problem, just a human error, using xp13:43
BluesKajyeah, lotuspsychje I'm looking forward to it :-)13:43
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: there are millions of boxes still running xp13:43
daftykinsOerHeks: +1 :D13:43
daftykinsyeah but most are in extended contracts, home users are not13:44
daftykinsthus they should be denied help, imo13:44
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: plus, its wrong to think other windowses are not vunrable as hell..13:44
BluesKajmy bank still runs W200013:44
lotuspsychjelollll BluesKaj13:44
BluesKajit worries me13:44
lotuspsychje'please hack me!!'13:45
BluesKajlotuspsychje, anyway , the last time I checked they did , maybe they've upgraded since13:45
lotuspsychjeBluesKaj: to windows 2000 service pack3 lol13:46
BluesKajheh13:46
BluesKajIt's quite a large bank , they can afford lots of security13:47
BluesKajToronto Dominion13:47
lotuspsychjedear lord13:48
lotuspsychjeand probably running vnc, so the owner can see whats happening from home13:49
lotuspsychjebrb booting into xenial13:53
daftykinswouldn't it be great if there were a text based installer so on these systems that have graphics issues, you could boot with 'text' appended, then just run a textmode installer instead?14:06
daftykinsi feel like someone's going to tell me that's already possible... :D14:07
BluesKajlike debian used to do14:10
lotus|xenialdaftykins: good idea14:10
BluesKajor ubuntu minimal14:10
daftykinsi don't think i've ever seen that14:11
BluesKajnever tried minimal lotus|xenial?14:11
lotus|xenialno14:11
lotus|xeniali did alternate iso's in the past sometimes14:11
BluesKajiirc it's text based14:11
daftykinsoh do you mean mini.iso BluesKaj ?14:12
lotus|xenialyep14:12
daftykinsthis guy is pointing out he wants an EFI install, which mini.iso can't provide, is the problem14:12
BluesKajtried it a while back, maybe 5 yrs ago14:12
lotus|xenialdaftykins: 15.10?14:12
daftykinsnot sure14:13
lotus|xenialproblem is 15.04 and 15.10 got many black screen issues for users14:13
lotus|xenialeven before plymouth14:13
OerHekslots of new crappy hardware14:13
lotus|xenial!info plymouth14:14
ubot5plymouth (source: plymouth): graphical boot animation and logger - main package. In component main, is standard. Version 0.9.0-0ubuntu9 (vivid), package size 108 kB, installed size 537 kB14:14
lotus|xenial!info plymouth xenial14:14
ubot5plymouth (source: plymouth): boot animation, logger and I/O multiplexer. In component main, is standard. Version 0.9.2-3ubuntu5 (xenial), package size 112 kB, installed size 451 kB14:14
lotus|xenialaha14:14
lotus|xenialjust updated xenial, lemme reboot real quick if they changed that already :p14:14
lotus|xenialbrb14:14
lotus|xenialnothing noticable14:22
lotus|xenialmaybe just a time change14:22
lotus|xenialR00TB0X systemd[1]: Starting Tell Plymouth To Write Out Runtime Data...14:25
daftykinso014:26
lotus|xenialno other plymouth changes that i can notice14:26
lotus|xenialdaftykins: would be nice idea: install ubuntu GUI/install ubuntu text base/try live14:31
daftykinsja :D14:32
lotus|xeniallol14:32
BluesKajbbiab14:33
daftykinslotus|xenial: that idiot user can't boot right now, quite how server doesn't boot either is a mystery14:34
lotus|xeniallol14:35
lotus|xenialdaftykins: i had several other users on that same issue like him with gtx 920m14:54
lotus|xenialEriC^^: alive mate?15:00
EriC^^hey15:03
EriC^^yeah what's up?15:03
lotus|xenialEriC^^: i had several users on gtx 920m that cant boot into live or install, several ubuntu versions15:04
lotus|xenialEriC^^: could it be that trying to dualboot, prevent such thing?15:04
EriC^^you mean they get a black screen?15:05
lotus|xenialEriC^^: im starting to think its not about the card, but uefi messing15:05
lotus|xenialEriC^^: yeah15:05
lotus|xenialEriC^^: check this out: http://sprunge.us/ENeI15:05
lotus|xenialEriC^^: doesnt make sense ubuntu would block intel/nivida right?15:06
EriC^^yeah15:06
lotus|xenialEriC^^: any ideas on this?15:07
EriC^^*shrug*15:08
lotus|xeniallol15:08
EriC^^did he try pressing install ubuntu after he booted the live usb?15:08
EriC^^there's an icon on the desktop for it..15:08
lotus|xenialEriC^^: he doesnt reach that far15:08
lotus|xenialEriC^^: try live==>black screen15:08
EriC^^he said the liveusb is fine15:08
EriC^^"The liveusb is fine, I can boot to grub (UEFI computer), still, when I try to boot to the install menu, I get a black screen (nothing, not even a blinking cursor)."15:09
EriC^^oh15:09
lotus|xenialEriC^^: no he said afterwards he cant get into live neither15:09
EriC^^he means ..nevermind15:09
EriC^^did he try disabling secureboot?15:10
lotus|xenialyep just told fastboot and secureboot is off15:10
EriC^^it's pretty odd, but some guy reported once after disabling secureboot he wasn't getting a blinking cursor after grub15:10
EriC^^i guess it's a graphics issue or the live usb isn't right15:11
EriC^^did he try removing quiet splash and putting verbose etc. ?15:11
EriC^^it might say what's going on..15:11
lotus|xenialEriC^^: ive asked to try a lubuntu, maybe he can get in that way15:11
lotus|xenialah good idea EriC^^15:12
lotus|xenialwb BluesKaj15:13
EriC^^lotus|xenial: did you watch the movie bitcoin - the end of money?15:13
EriC^^i saw a picture in the movies site15:14
lotus|xenialEriC^^: ah not yet, but saw its released15:14
lotus|xenialEriC^^: finland is voting a lwa right now every citizen 800$ for free!15:15
lotus|xeniallaw15:15
EriC^^nice15:15
lotus|xenialbasic income15:15
lotus|xenialwill be the future15:15
lotus|xenialhey nicomachus !15:15
BluesKajthanks lotus|xenial15:15
lotus|xenialEriC^^: if you like docu's liek that try the 'panopticon' docu15:17
EriC^^what's that about?15:18
lotus|xenialprivacy, big brother15:18
BluesKajguaranteed annual income, supposed to save millions by ridding the govt of the welfare/social assistance bureaucracy15:18
EriC^^ah i see15:18
lotus|xenialand bit hacking15:18
lotus|xenialBluesKaj: lets hope it comes up worldwide15:19
EriC^^what if i have dual citizenship :D15:19
lotus|xeniallol15:19
lotus|xenialclone yourself15:19
lotus|xenial2x 800$ and a little dealing by night :p15:20
EriC^^:p15:21
lotus|xenialOerHeks could buy alot of dog food with 800$15:21
BluesKajhttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-3397763615:21
lotus|xenialin netherlands their experimenting with basic income aswell15:21
BluesKajmy daughter has Canadian-Finnish dual citizenship ...wonder if she's eligable15:23
* BluesKaj was born in Finland15:24
lotus|xenialcool15:24
BluesKajerr elegible15:25
BluesKajnever get that word correct...well I used to be a good speller15:26
lotus|xenial:p15:26
BluesKajit doesn't seem to follow the rule of "able"15:27
lotus|xenialbbl fast coffee15:27
daftykinsTJ-: afternoonings o/16:08
daftykinsany ideas on removing BIOS passwords from old thinkpads? ;)16:09
daftykinsguy i know in another channel bought one but the seller doesn't know what it is16:09
OerHeksremove the battery and bios battery, etc, press power should wipe it?16:09
daftykinsapparently no go on that, he said he left it running over night16:10
daftykinserr left switched off with the CMOS battery out i mean16:10
nicomachusmaybe !BIOS?16:12
daftykinsno factoid is going to help with removing a password XD16:12
nicomachusheh that's the name of the software, not a factoid. :)16:12
OerHekswhat thinkpad exactly?16:13
daftykinsT43016:13
nicomachusI used it on Windows once, a long time ago. can't find it now, actually16:13
daftykinsah he mentioned !bios , but it only dumps the BIOS and doesn't do anything with the NVRAM apparently o016:14
MonkeyDustis actionparsnip still among the living?16:16
OerHekshttp://www.ja.axxs.net/t430.htm16:17
* TJ- waves belatedly16:17
TJ-daftykins: usually it requires programming the EEPROM16:18
daftykinshrmm16:19
nicomachusI found something that mentions using a jumper to short-circuit the 2 password pads... but that sounds risky.16:19
daftykins:D16:19
OerHeksshortcut 3 legs ..16:21
TJ-daftykins: as nicomachus says, if the PC has jumpers for resetting the EEPROM, use those.16:21
OerHeksnope, that http://www.ja.axxs.net/t430.htm shows you have to do it with pinns and paperclips :-D16:22
daftykins\o/16:23
daftykinshe wastes so much time with this old gear16:23
TJ-well it's only shorting the I2C bus, so do it16:23
TJ-"if any device holds the SDA or SCL line low it prevents the master from sending START or STOP commands to reset the bus. Thus it is common for designs to include a reset signal that provides an external method of resetting the bus devices."16:24
daftykins:D16:27
TJ-SCL is the Clock SDA is Data16:28
daftykinsthanks all! will have to see if he has any success16:56
TJ-I've just had a strange experience with CUPS on 15.10 - couldn't print due to ownership of some files under /usr/share/cups/filters/ having changed from UID 0 to my user UID.  Worked fine 3 days ago; very weird.17:15
daftykins:S17:17
daftykinsprinting knows no bounds to stopping being evil :D17:17
TJ-I wonder if it's some ununusal side effect of my regular user being 'root' - although I struggle to think where the package manager would make such a basic error, not seen it elsewhere17:19
TJ-I'll have to check for recent CUPS updates, maybe a postinst script is responsible17:20
nicomachusTJ-: just had a pretty large CUPS update in xenial this morning17:20
TJ-right, same here yesterday cups-filters-core-drivers:amd64 (1.0.76-1, 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.1)17:21
TJ-I'll have to examine that; looks like something is incorrectly using username 'root' rather than UID 0 during the file installation.17:22
TJ-on my systems root == 100017:22
nicomachusBassem needs google...17:35
daftykinsindeed :/17:36
daftykinsguy can't think for himself17:36
lotuspsychjethere we go xenial box up to date again17:36
lotuspsychjehttp://news.softpedia.com/news/mycroft-is-now-an-official-ubuntu-iot-partner-497596.shtml17:44
lotuspsychjemycroft go get food from the kitchen to EriC^^17:45
MonkeyDusta cookie?17:45
daftykins:>17:46
lotuspsychje:p17:46
daftykinsEriC^^ needs a pack of cookies just to wake up!17:46
lotuspsychjehe needs a robot to get him to irc first17:46
MonkeyDuststar wars bb 817:48
MonkeyDusthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB-8_%28Star_Wars%2917:49
lotuspsychjelooks a cool one MonkeyDust17:49
lotuspsychjeseen the new starwars yet?17:50
MonkeyDustit's not out yes17:50
MonkeyDustyet*17:50
lotuspsychjeah17:50
MonkeyDusttomorrow is the release17:50
lotuspsychjeim not such a fan myself17:50
lotuspsychjerather like LOTR17:50
MonkeyDusti'm first watching the other six17:50
nicomachusthe script leaked. :/17:50
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: at home?17:50
MonkeyDusti'm more into star trek17:50
MonkeyDustyes17:50
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: would be cool in theaters, the whole marathon :p17:51
nicomachusthat would take sooooooo long though. I couldn't sit in a theater that long17:51
lotuspsychjenicomachus: so wont take long before an rip reaches underground :p17:51
nicomachuslotuspsychje: well the decryption codes haven't even been released to the theaters yet, so it'll still be a bit. :)17:52
lotuspsychjenicomachus: did you see blackhat?17:52
MonkeyDustxenial up to date here, too17:53
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: wich flavor?17:53
MonkeyDustlubuntu17:53
nicomachusgotta reboot...17:53
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: did you notice something on plymouth?17:54
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: ive read an rticle they gonna rechange plymouth for fast ssd drives, not seeing the ubuntu logo17:54
MonkeyDustlotuspsychje  old frankenstein laptop here17:55
lotuspsychjelol17:55
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: as long as it works! it must run17:55
lotuspsychjeim also a fan of not throwing away working hardware17:56
lotuspsychje2nd life ubuntu17:56
EriC^^daftykins: lotuspsychje :D17:57
lotuspsychjelol17:57
EriC^^did you guys play fallout4 by any chance?17:58
EriC^^i saw a trailer, it's for ps4 though17:58
lotuspsychjethats with that car?17:58
EriC^^not coming out for ps317:58
daftykinsnah, looked just like 3 to me really, not enough change17:58
EriC^^ah i see17:58
lotuspsychjemakes me think about stalker that game18:00
nicomachuslotuspsychje: yea I've seen blackhat... why?18:00
lotuspsychjenicomachus: did you like it18:00
daftykinsah man so many ripped opera CDs18:01
daftykinsnearly there...18:01
lotuspsychjedaftykins: lol, pretty soon you will chant the 5th of beethoven in your sleep18:01
MonkeyDusti've ripped all my cd's, except the classical music18:01
daftykinsyeah i'm doing a clients opera collection :( ugh18:01
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: what style would that be if i may be curious :p18:01
MonkeyDustlotuspsychje  any style you can or can't imagine18:02
lotuspsychjeMonkeyDust: ok lets try again, whats your fav style :p18:02
MonkeyDustdeath metal to french chanson and medieval music18:02
lotuspsychjewide range lover, like me18:03
MonkeyDusti'm mainly into blues, these days18:03
lotuspsychjemine is techno18:03
MonkeyDustnever liked that18:03
lotuspsychjebut i kinda like every style behalf of hardcore18:03
MonkeyDusthardcore punk?18:04
MonkeyDustthat's my style18:04
lotuspsychjepunk is good18:04
nicomachusMonkeyDust: you and I could get along well, I think.18:05
lotuspsychjebut i love mainly weird music, strange sounds18:05
lotuspsychjeOerHeks dances in this clip also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8BWBn26bX018:06
MonkeyDustlike hybryds, steve reich ... ?18:06
EriC^^lotuspsychje: i saw 1/4 of black hat the other day btw, it kept buffering so much though so i had to turn it off, seemed cool though maybe i'll try tonight :D18:07
lotuspsychjeEriC^^: your streaming movies?18:08
EriC^^yeah man, found a really cool site18:08
nicomachusit's *ok*, but some parts will make you facepalm.18:08
EriC^^you just hit play and it just loads it18:08
EriC^^search google for "hd movies no bullshit" it pops up18:09
EriC^^moviesnight something18:09
EriC^^they aren't lying in the title :p18:09
lotuspsychjelets not discuss it here :p18:09
nicomachusI mean... if you're gonna go that route, popcorntime is the way to go. I'll just leave it at that.18:09
lotuspsychjeyeah i hear popcorn is back alive18:09
nicomachusthere's a community-run version now that's keeping the API's updated, so yea.18:10
EriC^^nicomachus: it's free?18:10
lotuspsychjebut i hear from OerHeks its dangerous to use...18:10
lotuspsychjethey guys are hunting down illegal stuff18:10
nicomachusEriC^^: yes, not exactly legal though...18:11
OerHeksvpn does not matter :-D18:11
EriC^^i see18:11
daftykinsthat popcorn crap just torrents, so you'd be giving up some bandwidth18:11
nicomachusright, it does use your machine to seed others.18:11
daftykinshad to warn a friend whose kid started using it18:12
nicomachusman, I feel for you guys that have bandwidth limits...18:13
daftykinswell we don't have any where i am, no fair usage policies or download caps... but i wouldn't be happy something uploading away without my control18:14
nicomachusI only use it on my HTPC which I also use as a seedbox for some linux distros and other stuff, so I'm not too concerned with it, but I can see how you would be.18:15
lotuspsychje!info flashplugin-installer18:22
ubot5flashplugin-installer (source: flashplugin-nonfree): Adobe Flash Player plugin installer. In component multiverse, is optional. Version 11.2.202.554ubuntu0.15.04.1 (vivid), package size 7 kB, installed size 137 kB (Only available for i386; amd64)18:22
lotuspsychjehttp://news.softpedia.com/news/adobe-releases-massive-security-update-for-linux-flash-player-497360.shtml18:25
daftykinspesky flash18:29
lotuspsychjei wont be using it :p18:38
MonkeyDusti see a great potential in containers, just not sure how18:43
BluesKajadobe is responsible for a lot of windows exploits, malware, viruses, and will take no responsibilty18:52
lotuspsychjeindeed18:53
nicomachusthey've taken a bit of responsibility...18:54
lotuspsychjethey will always be 10 steps ahead and abuse adobe 0day exploits on it18:56
MonkeyDustadobe is popular, that's one reason18:59
MonkeyDustor explanation19:00
lotuspsychjeyeah, hackers think this way19:00
lotuspsychjehunting down popular exploitable services19:00
lotuspsychjehttp://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-2015-News-So-Far19:03
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: wb19:09
daftykinsonly one opera set left \o/19:10
daftykinsaaand it's a 12+ disc set ;_;19:10
OerHeksso, just burned a dvd for a new user :-) had to boot it for him to make sure it works.19:11
daftykins:O19:11
* OerHeks is awesome \o/19:11
daftykins!cookie | OerHeks19:11
ubot5OerHeks: Wow! You're such a great helper, you deserve a cookie!19:11
lotuspsychjenew ubuntu users is our main goal in life :p19:14
lotuspsychjeopensource Os means opensource thinking life also19:14
lotuspsychjeopen mind= happy life19:14
OerHeksthis thingy http://web.medion.com/sainsburys/p4011d/uk/?refPage=medion19:14
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: did you install ubuntu on that box?19:15
OerHeksNo, he is going to try it himself.19:16
lotuspsychjecool!19:16
OerHeksif it does not work, he will come on irc, else he knows how to get in touch for onsite19:16
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: ive had trouble on that weird bios setting 'intel thing' blocking new Os install on an uefi medion too recently19:16
OerHeksi must make business cards..19:17
daftykins^ me too19:17
lotuspsychjethe whole world on ubuntu :p19:17
daftykinsmmm no :P19:17
daftykinsthere aren't enough cookies in all the world ;)19:18
lotuspsychjelol19:18
TJ-No... they're all in the Channel Islands!19:21
* daftykins whistles19:21
TJ-Cornering the cookie market to take over where the financial services are fading :D19:22
lotuspsychjedaftykins: can you scroll back to that sprunge link from revenolt or something19:24
lotuspsychjewanna let TJ- take a look, it keeps flying in my mind19:25
lotuspsychjeTJ-: http://sprunge.us/ENeI19:29
lotuspsychjewanna take a look at it plz?19:29
lotuspsychjei let him disable fastboot and secureboot, and try lubuntu aswell19:30
OerHeksi have noticed, with dvd .. BE PATIENT ! check the num-lock if it works on/off ... and be patient.19:30
TJ-That's possibly a firmware GPU GOP issue19:30
TJ-most recent systems provide a UEFI GOP so the boot loader can call GPU services19:31
lotuspsychjeTJ-: ive had more users with those symptons on gtx 920m aswell19:31
TJ-think "VGA BIOS" for UEFI19:31
lotuspsychjewhats a gop?19:31
TJ-Graphics Output Protocol19:32
lotuspsychjeOerHeks: were so used with usb installs :p19:33
lotuspsychjeTJ-: if that would be the case, whats the solution for it?19:33
TJ-There's a well known firmware bug in the E15 and similar models, where it actually fails and needs an update19:38
lotuspsychjeright19:41
lotuspsychjelemme go check on it19:41
daftykins:S19:42
daftykinslotuspsychje: did i tell you i got SSD #2 today ;)19:45
lotuspsychjedaftykins: nice, what you gonna do with it?19:45
daftykinsBashing-om: o/ wb19:45
lotuspsychjehet Bashing-om19:45
lotuspsychjehey19:45
daftykinslotuspsychje: i don't have a clue XD19:45
BluesKajdaftykins, keeping it?19:45
daftykinswell it turns out i did get charged for both, so each were £3319:45
daftykinsbut i don't think i really have a use for a 240GB SSD unless any clients come up anytime soon19:46
Bashing-omHiya guys .. Let's see what I can mess up this session . Wonders never cease !19:46
lotuspsychjeBashing-om: lol19:46
lotuspsychjeBashing-om: here's a thinker for ya: http://sprunge.us/ENeI19:47
daftykinsi was suggesting a server install earlier but got told server wasn't working with EFI install, is that true? o019:48
lotuspsychjenot sure19:49
Bashing-omlotuspsychje: Maybe as in 15.10 is systemd, try and boot to terminal from grub. If that is good; see then what we can find out . huh ?19:50
lotuspsychjeBashing-om: he cant bypass try/install black screen right after19:51
daftykinsi'd suggest a xenial daily?19:51
lotuspsychjeyeah also testable19:51
TJ--server ISOs are hybrid bootable19:51
daftykinsi had a feeling i was being told lies :)19:53
TJ-daftykins: the important part to find out is the exact make/model and firmware revision; oftentimes its a SecureBoot related issue (such as having to mark the boot manager .efi 'trusted' first19:53
lotuspsychjeTJ-: the guy said something about dualboot, whitelisting efi ubuntu19:54
daftykinsyeah, we've seen talk that those acers often show more settings once a password is created too19:55
TJ-I'm not sure but I have a theory that when its removable media it will boot using ISO9660/El Torito but when its in mass storage mode the firmware sometimes requires the file to be 'trusted'19:55
daftykinsmakes sense, i've had a cheap EFI machine be like that before19:56
daftykinsCSM ignored my flash drives but booted a DVD just fine, that was Windows too O_O19:56
lotuspsychjeand another E15...20:06
daftykinsi saw them come up in the black friday deals a lot :)20:08
lotuspsychjewhat the... http://www.linpus.com/20:09
daftykinstime to cook i think!20:11
daftykinsdisc 3 of 20...20:11
lotuspsychje:p20:11
nicomachus"Linpus Lite was one of the first Linux distributions to offer a fully customized UI and dual launchers with a user experience specially designed for those new to computing"20:12
nicomachuswat20:12
TJ-Yeah, they were very significant, responsible for the 'official' Tiawanese distro20:13
nicomachusvirtualbox is eating up RAM right now, but the only VM running is xenial and it only reports using 383 MB20:16
nicomachusbut the windows host shows vbox using 3GB20:16
nicomachuslotuspsychje: you don't run xenial in a Vm, do you?20:35
lotuspsychjenicomachus: no, physical on my desktop20:36
lotuspsychjei dont very like virtual machines :p20:36
nicomachusbummer. trying to figure out what's causing these memory leaks... 2-3 MB every second.20:37
nicomachusI gotta kill it. bbl20:38
daftykinsD:20:49
lotuspsychjenicomachus: maybe the #vbos guys can sort your leak?21:11
nicomachusyea, I tried asking there but no response yet. still waiitng.21:12
lotuspsychjenicomachus: try launch from terminal, maybe spits out something usefull?21:12
nicomachushost is Windows :/21:13
lotuspsychjeahhh :p21:13
lotuspsychjevirtualbox or vmware?21:13
nicomachusvbox21:13
lotuspsychjekk21:13
lotuspsychjemaybe the ##windows guys?21:13
lotuspsychjeanyway im bbl21:13
lotuspsychjemovietime21:14
lotuspsychjecheers guys21:14
daftykinsi never enjoyed vbox on windows, felt a lot slower21:14
nicomachusthey sent me to #vbox. haha21:14
daftykins\o21:14
nicomachusdaftykins: it's the only way I can tool around with linux on my work PC. I mainly use the VM to SSH into my home PC and then irssi from there.21:14
daftykinsi've just always stuck with vmware workstation21:15
daftykinsi VM a lot too as i run Windows21:15
TJ-Overlap is a pain, ignoring all the advice and links; time to be thrown in the deep end and learn to swim!21:19
daftykinspesky users :(21:19
TJ-It annoys me when Bashing-om was digging and providing links too, that the user plainly ignored them21:20
daftykins:/ not good21:22
Bashing-omTJ-: Yeah .. I stress we need to 'read' so we have a common background of reference . Several ways to do .. and can cause conflicts mixing modes, huh ?21:23
pauljwhi everyone21:24
daftykinsheya \o21:24
pauljw:)21:24
daftykinsmmm uncle ben, that was some fine chicken in cantonese sauce with white rice21:25
Bashing-omhiya pauljw :: Haol hail, the gang is all here now .21:25
daftykins:D21:25
daftykinsgo team!21:25
nicomachushas #ubuntu ever just kicked everyone to kill the idlers?21:38
pauljwto what advantage?21:40
nicomachus100% curiousity, I suppose.21:40
pauljw:)21:40
daftykinsi do find it ridiculous what most folk must be doing in there21:40
daftykinsi'm not fond of these websites that are taking the public logs and hosting them elsewhere, too21:41
daftykinse.g. if you google your own nickname you'll find them21:41
pauljwi personally find that there is a lot of knowledge to be gained just "listening" in the channel.  i don't have enough know how to be much help and won't make a fool of myself intentionally, but things that you guys do everyday helping others, helps me while digging into my systems.21:43
nicomachusthat's my intent most of the time, but I just can't keep my fingers off the keys... even when I probably should. :/21:45
pauljwheheh...21:46
daftykinsyeah, i sometimes reply when truthfully i know i've not got the strength to see it through to the end21:46
pauljwi've been on other irc channels and have been able to offer assistance, but the level of high quality professionalism here kinda intimidates and impresses me.21:48
pauljw...and you know what they say about opening your mouth and removing all doubt. :)21:49
daftykinshehe21:49
daftykinsi've definitely picked up a lot too, hell i give help and don't even use the OS other than on servers21:50
pauljwreally, that surprises me daftykins21:50
nicomachus^ me too21:51
daftykinsi'm typing now from a trusty VM that runs a web server and irssi, nothing else :> SSH'd in from my Windows desktop21:51
pauljw:D21:52
daftykins384MB RAM \o/21:53
daftykins60MB free :>21:53
pauljwi've just recently mastered ssh'ing into my wife and daughters systems to perform remote updates, that's about the extent of it so far.21:53
daftykinsif you watch i'm usually useless at telling anyone where to find a setting in the GUI 'cause i just don't use it :D21:54
daftykinspauljw: ah ha :D21:54
daftykinsit's so powerful, i love it21:54
daftykinsat Uni i had lab sessions VM'ing a whole network of about 8 systems, learning to scp via command line etc for the first time, so good :>21:55
pauljwme too, but i struggle to remember command structure but i refuse to give up.21:55
pauljwthat's cool21:55
daftykinsmy lab sessions at Uni made us keep a log book, i still write up tasks when i set up my web server with newer LTS versions21:55
pauljwi had no uni, i'm self taught all the way21:55
daftykinswell in my experience Uni was just paying to have someone to tell you to go away and learn it21:56
TJ-I save such things as scripts in a git repo21:56
daftykinsno hand holding :>21:56
nicomachuspauljw: I use SSH to get into my home HTPC and do updates and irssi, and that's it.21:56
TJ-daftykins: ++++100021:56
nicomachusalso no uni, unless you count poli sci and philosphy.21:56
daftykinsit's great to have a known-good resource to go back to, with the logbooks :>21:56
Bashing-ompauljw: I learn more from my errors in directions , And when I do make a boo-boo, there are those who point out the error of my ways and re-direct my think'n . Thank goodness ! I accepted a long time past that I am fallable :)21:57
pauljwTJ-, above when i mentioned intimidated, i had you in mind... :)21:57
TJ-I had to pound that into Eddie because he thought uni would be like school, that he'd have to rely on himself and no one else21:57
TJ-:O I'm a big softy!21:57
pauljw:)21:57
* dotpixis hugs the big softy21:57
pauljwyou must be TJ- or your huskies wouldn't love you...21:57
daftykinshe does that to me too! i feel like a fake when i give help when TJ-'s active now ;)21:58
TJ-why do you think Pepper runs away? :p21:58
TJ-Sorry daftykins, don't mean to! I try to share the knowledge around :)21:58
pauljwlol, because she's a husky, that's what they do.21:58
daftykinshehe :D21:58
TJ-She's still recovering from Saturday's adventure21:59
pauljwBashing-om, i too learned a long time ago that i'm fallible21:59
daftykinsi bet she had a good sleep that night!21:59
Bashing-ompauljw: "thats what they do" gonna be another Giego commercial there !21:59
pauljwlol22:00
TJ-They have "just run!" tattooed on the inside of their eyelids22:00
pauljwdo you much snow in winter TJ- ?  that's when they're in heaven!22:01
TJ-pauljw: rarely nowadays, just lots of mud22:01
pauljw:(22:01
TJ-I carry on hoping, would love to let them dive around in more than 1/2" of slush22:02
TJ-will resin cure faster under a hot lightbulb ?22:02
daftykinshmm i would've thought so22:03
TJ-I hope so! I've hand-made some lockets and embedded photos of Eddie and me in each half, and sealed them today with clear resin... didn't realise the curing could take 2 days, and we're going out tomorrow night and I want to present them. I've sat them under the magnifier lamp which gives out a lot of heat.22:06
daftykinsno chance of deformation i take it?22:07
daftykinsyou could just supply gloves :D22:07
TJ-No, they're less than 25mm tall22:07
TJ-it was a pain trying to accurately measure out such small amounts, because it takes 2-3% catalyst22:07
TJ-I already ruined one and had to start again... accidentally put my gloved finger on the soft resin!22:08
TJ-thank goodness IPA dissolves it22:08
daftykinsi'm suddenly in the mood for a guinness, but the cat is on my lap so nevermind :)22:20
TJ-Make the cat fetch it :)22:20
daftykinsaaah i wish i could train her for that, it'd be amazing22:21
daftykinsperhaps i could send her to EriC^^ to train for kitchen duty, but then she'd never come back!22:21
EriC^^lol22:21
EriC^^:D22:22
daftykins:>22:22
TJ-I'm sure Eric isn't *that* hungry22:22
nicomachustrain a cat? not possible.22:22
EriC^^lol22:22
daftykinsXD22:23
TJ-what you need is a skateboard and a tin of tuna22:25
pauljw:)22:25
daftykinsthis cat of mine has been known to strut in, jump on the desk and join in watching an episode of Star Trek TOS22:26
daftykinsi even have it on video, but it's evil dropbox again ;)22:26
daftykinshttps://www.dropbox.com/s/glkxv14006rf0im/VID_20141122_225136.mp4?dl=022:26
TJ-plus an IoT fridge and an industrial robot... then the robot can grab the Beer and put it on the skateboard, which the cat can push trying to get to the tuna (you have to super-glue the cat's front paws to the back of the skateboard though)22:27
nicomachusLol, my cat will sit on the pillow above my gf's head and watch Vine videos of some guy named Big Cat Derek.22:27
TJ-Sounds... iffy!22:28
TJ-next thing you know that cat'll be jumping out of a tree onto your head thinking its a leopard22:29
daftykinsXD22:29
daftykinsi wonder if i should go back over all these CDs and get the cover images...22:29
nicomachuscan't just fetch them from CDDB?22:31
daftykinsheh that's long dead22:31
nicomachusI just used it a week ago or so... I think22:32
daftykinshere's the one i'm doing atm, 20 disc set - http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MPpSlU3QL._SY355_.jpg22:32
daftykinsprobably doesn't matter22:35
daftykinsi could scan them all ;)22:36
daftykinsooh getting late, i'll never finish this tonight22:42
Bashing-omstrong black coffee, no more guinness for daftykins !22:44
nicomachusalmost time to go home... Childhood's End starts on SyFy tonight. :)22:44
Bashing-omnicomachus: Uh Huh ^^ Might be I have to terminate my session early for that .22:46
nicomachusI hope they don't butcher it... but the production team is a good one, and I'm excited about Charles Dance as Karellen.22:46
Bashing-omI refrain from commercial TV --- commercials! and SyFy generally is fully loaded with commercials. In this case it might be worth it .22:49
nicomachusit's a 3 night even, 2 hours each night. supposedly the production itself is 4 hours long. so 1/3 of the time will be commercials... :/22:50
nicomachuss/even/event/22:50
nicomachusbest option is to record it on DVR and then skip through commercials. :)22:51
daftykinsor just obtain *cough*22:52
Bashing-omOuch ! The better the 'event' the more the commercials . Oh the pain, oH the agony .22:52
daftykinsi don't even have a broadcast service here :D22:52
nicomachuslol. I already have it set to record, and it's supposed to start at 7:00pm local, so I'll start watching around 7:30-7:40 and then fast-forward through commercials.22:53
nicomachusok I'm out, time to go home.22:56
daftykinsBashing-om: btw i had coffee too :D23:12
Bashing-omdaftykins: Oh ? Thoght of you more the tea type . But coffee is GOOD .23:16
daftykins:D i dabble with both of late23:16
OerHeks6 coffee with a movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB1Pq1_M-Wg23:17
Bashing-omcaffine caffine, the lubricant of champions !23:17
Bashing-omdaftykins: The intro commercial ^ Sprint : I was once upon a time the senior network controller . My how that network has grown .23:20
daftykins:O23:21
daftykinshow come you all have claims to fame ;)23:21
Bashing-omno claim,,, just nostalgia :)23:22
daftykinswhat does said senior do?23:23
daftykinsor did - perhaps!23:23
Bashing-omtraffic management and get someone else to fix the hardware !23:24
Bashing-omwe can not handle the load .. get us some more band width !23:25
daftykins:D23:25
daftykinsmust've been a high pressure role?23:25
Bashing-omwas a long time adjusting to the loss of adrinalin !23:26
daftykinsone of the famous British F1 drivers, Damon Hill, said in an interview that after he retired from racing he'd do odd things like leave packing for holidays to the last minute to try and get the buzz back23:27
Bashing-omLOL23:38
Bashing-omBack then GTE/Sprint merged with US-Telcom. moved control to Atlanta, Georgia from california. Well I decided rather than moving to Atlanta I would go to college - a long time dream . I did and never returned to the real world .23:43
daftykins:D23:43

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