[07:36] <diplo> Morning all
[08:01] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[09:17] <foobarry> https://www.amazon.com/HRH-Functional-Shortcuts-Keyboard-Silicone/dp/B01MFXLBO9
[09:17] <foobarry> this looks great. mac only though :(
[09:24] <daftykins> i think if you've got to stare, it's already too slow
[09:31] <zmoylan-pi> i've always wanted my super expensive laptop to look like a zx spectrum :-D
[09:31] <arsenip> that's cool
[09:31]  * arsenip has a mac
[10:26] <foobarry> remember the Elite carboard overlay?
[10:27] <daftykins> nope!
[10:29] <zmoylan-pi> i bought it on budget label, no overlay
[10:53] <zmoylan-pi> but i do remember people complaining about it falling apart from a lot of use...
[13:24] <diplo> Anyone run LetOS at all ?
[13:25] <diplo> Lenovo thin client app
[13:25] <diplo> OS even
[13:29] <foobarry> nop
[13:30] <daftykins> had to look that one up :>
[13:36] <diplo> hah me too!
[13:36] <diplo> One of our customers has bought some and then asked, can we do this with them :)
[13:37] <diplo> Dunno, you tell us?!?
[13:50] <foobarry> do you have to buy the management suite?
[13:50] <foobarry> Terminals running in a zero client configuration are easily managed centrally; either through this DNS environment or through LTM, whichever should the system administrator so desire.
[13:50] <foobarry> maybe not
[13:51] <diplo> You don't have to, I didn't when I ran the wyse
[13:51] <foobarry> its a bit odd when the top link on google isn't even lenovo
[13:51] <diplo> but basically what I want to know is what OS it's running and whether its easy enough to install other software, first googles are not promising, we use certain F keys to do certain things with our software
[13:52] <diplo> I just want to tell the customer to F off, you bought it, your issue
[13:52] <diplo> But I'll get overruled no doubt
[13:53] <zmoylan-pi> oooooh, https://support.lenovo.com/ie/en/solutions/hf004001
[13:59] <diplo> thanks, found an admin guide pdf, quick scan of that now
[13:59] <zmoylan-pi> seems the linux variant gets as much space as the windows embedded variant which is nice to see
[14:00] <diplo> I honestly don't think they understand what they've bought
[14:03] <diplo> hese packages will be in a squashfs file type
[14:05] <zmoylan-pi> some boss at a show got wined and dined and woke up the next day with a receipt in his back pocket...
[14:06] <diplo> These people are a bit tight, saw a PC for £200~ and thought yeah I'll have that
[14:07] <diplo> We sell NUCs running Linux, but need some other software to connect to ours, but probably £300+
[15:18] <daftykins> hmm NUCs are a bit dear given the extra requirement of screens etc
[15:18] <daftykins> i'd definitely agree on first glance it looked wholly unsuitable for a custom Linux to be thrown on, if that's the idea
[15:21] <zmoylan-pi> considering they roll android into all those tvs you'd think someone would be making thin client option
[15:22] <daftykins> just need to sideload the APK to a remote desktop tech and it's almost done :D
[15:22] <foobarry> http://imgur.com/a/ln9KV waiting for the unicorn HAT LED display to round it off
[15:25] <daftykins> haha
[15:26] <diplo> Customers want small daftykins - seems to be willing to pay for them + our costs on top - then again customers aren't the brightest
[15:26] <foobarry> https://shop.pimoroni.com/collections/raspberry-pi/products/unicorn-hat-hd
[15:28] <daftykins> diplo: what about low spec laptops though? as much as you lose upgradability
[15:28] <daftykins> must admit i have no idea of the requirements :>
[15:29] <zmoylan-pi> yeah, volunteering information in those circumstances puts you on the line when anything fails no matter what it is
[15:32] <daftykins> just had a meet with the builders at my house, they're gonna resume work next Tuesday :D insurance adjuster demons slain at last
[15:33] <zmoylan-pi> shhhh!! don't say that out loud!! :-)
[15:33] <daftykins> :D
[15:41] <foobarry> http://imgur.com/a/ah9i1
[15:42] <zmoylan-pi> the cables are taking more space than the pi...
[15:42] <daftykins> spaghetti!
[15:43] <zmoylan-pi> it's been blessed by his noodly appendage...
[15:52] <czajkowski> *yawns*
[15:52] <czajkowski> aloha
[15:53] <daftykins> ah 'lo stranger \o
[15:58] <ali1234> foobarry: you should get pi zeros and zerostems and a USB hub to clean up that cable mess
[15:59] <ali1234> https://zerostem.io/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/zeros-in-hub.jpg
[15:59] <nhandler> Hello Ubuntu UK folks. We will be holding our first ever freenode #live conference (https://freenode.live/) at the end of October in Bristol. We would love to have Ubuntu UK members in attendance, giving talks, and helping to organize/run a booth. If you are interested, or know of other people/groups that might be, feel free to follow the directions on the website or reach out to me (nhandler@freenode.net) directly.
[16:00] <ali1234> clustering like this is the reason i designed it :)
[16:20] <czajkowski> daftykins: always here, just up the walls
[16:20] <czajkowski> nhandler: ola!
[16:20] <nhandler> Hi czajkowski :)
[16:20] <daftykins> i blame that diddledan for that ;)
[16:23] <czajkowski> daftykins: no it's always blame popey
[16:23] <daftykins> ah very good
[17:17] <m0nkey_> You guys can breath easy once again. I have left the UK and returned home.
[17:26] <daftykins> phew, i'll call off the team watching the north coast of the island
[17:26] <daftykins> m0nkey_: how was the trip?
[17:33] <m0nkey_> It was good
[17:33] <m0nkey_> Sun burnt, nearly knocked out, all good though :)
[17:34] <daftykins> you got in a fight? :P
[17:34] <m0nkey_> No, wife was closing the boot of the rental car, I was still under it.
[17:34] <daftykins> sheesh!
[17:34] <m0nkey_> Profanity was abundant.
[17:35] <daftykins> and i'll bet you had some choice words for her, too ;)
[17:35] <m0nkey_> It was an accident. She felt pretty bad about it too.
[18:08] <daftykins> wow Postman Pat is going all-electric
[19:51] <diddledan> m0nkey_: gives you both an excuse to cuddle to reassure each other that you're all good
[19:51] <diddledan> cuddles ftw
[22:14] <daftykins> :D
[22:15] <zmoylan-pi> so a small emp device will prevent the post van doing a runner after ninjaing a 'while you were out' notice in your letterbox...
[22:15] <daftykins> excellent!