[00:11] <daftykins> cor, thermostat in the lounge says it's down to 16 deg C in there, almost worth giving the heating a trial run i think
[02:33] <m0nkey_> OK, so I build myself a ESXI box. Now what VMs do I want?
[02:33] <penguin42> FreeDOS
[02:33] <daftykins> i thought it was called vSphere these days
[02:34] <m0nkey_> Yeah, well vSphere then.
[02:34] <daftykins> i genuinely wasn't sure if they'd kept ESXi for the free tier or something, i requested a trial of vSphere 6.5 a bit ago and got nothing, very irritating
[02:34] <daftykins> even the free one i think
[02:35] <m0nkey_> I just downloaded ESXI 6 and installed it.
[02:35] <m0nkey_> Had to customize the installer to include Realtek NIC drivers (it's some old PC with really crappy NIC)
[02:36] <daftykins> heh
[02:36] <m0nkey_> Hey, it works.
[02:36] <daftykins> hrmm i think i got sent around the houses on the site
[02:37] <m0nkey_> You need a VMware account, but once you create it, just search for ESXI free, login and download. You'll also be given a license key to use.
[02:38] <daftykins> yeah here we are
[02:38] <daftykins> "Your download request has been received and is under review for download eligibility."
[02:38] <daftykins> then it just says "unable to process your request, please try again later"
[02:39] <m0nkey_> Weird
[02:40] <m0nkey_> daftykins, while you're logged in, go here.. https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6
[02:40] <daftykins> might be an address thing
[02:41] <daftykins> yeah same error
[02:41] <daftykins> on the 'license and download' tab
[02:43] <m0nkey_> You can always have my key and ISO if you want
[02:45] <daftykins> hmm i wonder if it phones home?
[02:46] <m0nkey_> Probably, but I've re-used keys many times, they really don't give a damn for the free version
[02:50] <daftykins> :D
[02:50] <daftykins> well that'd be pretty neat if you could, sir
[02:50] <daftykins> i was so disappointed when i couldn't play with server 2016's hyper-v due to a core 2 quad not supporting SLAT which it relies upon
[02:51] <m0nkey_> pm?
[02:51] <daftykins> sure
[03:19] <daftykins> watching this "Westworld (1973)" film tonight
[03:20] <m0nkey_> enjoy esxi
[03:20] <daftykins> :D i will! or at least try over the weekend :>
[03:21] <penguin42> oh, good film
[03:21] <daftykins> Crichton stuff, assuming this was also a book of his, seems to all have a similar theme!
[03:24] <penguin42> the Andromeda strain is quite different
[03:25] <daftykins> ah that title rings a bell
[03:26] <penguin42> I could comment on that but it would give a plot trick away
[03:26] <daftykins> :D
[05:19] <daftykins> 5am!
[06:44] <zmoylan-pi> something zmoylan-pi this way comes...
[09:36] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[23:57] <daftykins> wow i can see the whole day in a single screen of scrollback :P
[23:58] <zmoylan-pi> and
[23:58] <zmoylan-pi> now
[23:58] <zmoylan-pi> can
[23:58] <zmoylan-pi> you?
[23:58] <daftykins> yep!
[23:58] <zmoylan-pi> fair do's i can't stand modern silly letterbox screens
[23:59] <penguin42> I guess people have been busy blowing things up
[23:59] <zmoylan-pi> we had our blow things up day a few days ago...