[07:38] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[08:04] <MooDoo> morning
[08:13] <diplo> Morning all
[09:35] <JamesTait> Good morning all! Happy Thursday, and happy Saint Patrick’s Day! 😃
[09:36] <JamesTait> AKA "Pretend You're Irish Day", eh MooDoo? ☘
[09:38] <zmoylan-pi> ...or if you're irish avoid dublin like the plague as it'll be tourists and debauchery...
[09:40] <JamesTait> zmoylan-pi, I'd always assumed that was the general case, tbh.
[09:40] <zmoylan-pi> true but paddies day is x10
[09:42] <popey> Potato!
[09:43] <zmoylan-pi> is that a recognised code word from a proscribed organisation?
[09:44] <popey> To be sure.
[09:45] <davmor2> JamesTait: got you covered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15qc3_joy5A
[09:48] <JamesTait> Top o' the mornin' to you too, davmor2
[09:48] <zmoylan-pi> there was a poll for songs that make you feel most irish... http://www.rte.ie/radio1/ray/  #1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8
[09:50] <davmor2> zmoylan-pi, JamesTait: this is more synonymous with Saint Patricks day nowadays though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjC6rxHz8g
[09:58] <JamesTait> zmoylan-pi, I'd have to agree ☺
[10:00] <davmor2> zmoylan-pi: you mean it was Danny Boy
[10:00] <davmor2> wasn't even
[10:00] <zmoylan-pi> danny boy is more for americans who want to get in touch with irish roots.
[10:00] <davmor2> but that is how you spot the Irish in a pub, They have one too many and all burst into Danny Boy
[10:01] <zmoylan-pi> the only version i like is the one i heard once of the drunken version with the verse.  'and just when you think it can't get any worse' 'turns out the drunk bugger knows every verse' :-)
[11:12] <davmor2> zmoylan-pi: hahaha
[11:13] <davmor2> zmoylan-pi: reminds me of the beer song from the bard
[11:15] <awilkins> Anyone laid hands on the new Lenovo T460s  ?
[11:15] <awilkins> I've kinda decided against the X1 Carbon because I hear it overheats when you ask it to, y'know, do stuff.
[11:15] <davmor2> zmoylan-pi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzYof5GjhQ8
[11:16] <bigcalm> Good morning peeps :)
[11:17] <czajkowski> Or
[11:33] <TwistedLucidity> awilkins: Just carry a portable fridge. Problem solved!
[11:34] <TwistedLucidity> It's St Paddys, and I'll be off to the pub! Huzzah! For a talk on Bitcoin. Huzzah?
[11:36] <popey> bigcalm: hows the pebble?
[11:36] <bigcalm> popey: mostly comfortable. I'm going to go to Timpsons at lunch time and see about a different strap
[11:37] <bigcalm> popey: I do like the rubbery strap, but it is rather sweat inducing
[11:37] <bigcalm> I've managed to scruff the bezel a little. Thankfully it's not the glass
[11:38] <popey> I think that's inevitable really
[11:38] <popey> I know some people have bought stickers to cover the bezel
[11:38] <popey> mine's not too badly scuffed as it happens. Which is surprising given how scuffed my phones are
[11:38] <popey> I don't drop my watch often though :)
[11:39] <bigcalm> :D
[11:46] <zmoylan-pi> i have a tendency to stop doors swinging or lift doors with my watch
[11:49] <awilkins> You'd think they'd put a brushed steel bezel on or something
[11:51] <foobarry> anyone use a privacy screen on their laptop?
[11:51] <foobarry> or monitor
[11:53] <awilkins> I've seen them used but I've never considered getting one myself
[11:54] <foobarry> getting sent a free one \o/
[11:54] <foobarry> but dunno if they will just annoy me because i need more brighhtness
[11:54] <foobarry> but you can whip it off the screen easily
[12:05] <davmor2> I was magic, but not a lot, rip Paul
[12:11] <davmor2> s/I/It
[12:12] <foobarry> fail
[12:14] <awilkins> I always enjoyed his show as a kid
[12:15] <zmoylan-pi> heads i win, tails you lose...
[12:15] <awilkins> Shame the focus on Saturday night TV is on being a free talent scout for Simon Cowell now
[12:46] <awilkins> What's the current recommendation for a $1 a month US based VPS? All I need is ~ 128MB or possibly less
[13:02] <MooDoo> didn't know you could get them that cheap
[13:03] <zmoylan-pi> i think that's just what awilkins is prepared to pay :-)
[13:04] <zmoylan-pi> should just post an american friend or relative a pre configured rasp pi... :-)
[13:07] <popey> I spent some time playing with my Pi 3 in a PiCade last night. It's super for playing old arcade games
[13:08] <zmoylan-pi> even the original pi could play _old_ arcade games :-)
[13:08] <popey> heh
[13:08] <popey> true
[13:09] <zmoylan-pi> the pi3 just makes it so games not so old are now playable
[13:09] <popey> I also got a wireless keyboard for it so I could play some spectrum games :)
[13:09] <zmoylan-pi> well even a bt keyboard has more processing power than the speccy :-)
[13:09] <popey> hah
[13:10] <zmoylan-pi> and of course a better keyboard... :-P
[14:38] <davmor2> My favourite Paul Daniels Moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io-Bby3iWVs
[14:38] <Seeker`> I really hope that's brass eye
[14:38]  * Seeker` is disappointed
[14:40] <gebbione_> #ubuntu
[16:20] <TwistedLucidity> davmor2: What is it with celebs not making it through 70? We're starting to get told we can't retire until we're over 75...I worried about working myself to death!
[16:22] <davmor2> TwistedLucidity: only the good die young you'll live forever ;)
[16:22] <diddledan> 2016 has been excellent so far at killing off our heroes
[16:22] <TwistedLucidity> \o/
[16:22] <TwistedLucidity> davmor2: I'm off out tonight and I intend to be rather evil towards a few pints....
[16:22] <davmor2> diddledan: to be honest the last 12 months have been
[16:23] <diddledan> those that aren't dead or dying are being arrested for naughty sexual deviance
[16:24] <davmor2> maybe that is the cause it was the sex drugs and rock and roll
[16:24] <TwistedLucidity> Strangely, it's the clean-cut ones who are getting arrested. The actual hard-rocking deviant seem to be...err...normal
[16:31] <diplo> Hey guys, not sure how many of you work with lots of customers but wondering what others do... each of customers have different setups from us doing support for PC's/network/software to external companies to themselves. Wanting a way to store that information and was wondering if anyone uses any specific software to do that ?
[16:31] <diplo> If not I'll probably try adding to Case management software but it's quite a task :)
[16:44] <TwistedLucidity> diplo: We do and it's a sodding PITA
[16:44] <TwistedLucidity> There's no easy answer to be honest, especially as customers upgrade stuff, don't tell use and then whinge when things break. Which we, of course, can't replicate on what we /think/ is their system.
[16:46] <diplo> More to the point for us is I don't do a lot of support but have been doing more recently, the 2 guys that do it no all this stuff off the top of their heads
[16:46] <diplo> I just wanted a way of storing information per site on who their support contracts are with etc
[16:46] <diplo> Guess I'll write something myself :)
[16:48] <TwistedLucidity> We have a variety of tools in the products which yank versions relevant to them. That, some text fields and a large amount of swearing from me seems to work.
[16:48] <diddledan> I've never used a CRM but I wonder if maybe one of those would help?
[16:58] <diplo> Maybe, going to install some stuff in a VM and play I guess
[16:58] <diplo> Anyway home time! \o/
[16:58] <diplo> thanks guys
[19:55] <foobarry> diplo: redmine
[19:55] <foobarry> i thought u used it before?
[19:56] <foobarry> also redminecrm.com have good plugins for CRM addons