[08:30] <brobostigon> morning boys and girls.
[08:55] <davmor2_> Morning all something to make you groan https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/jokes-that-will-make-you-say-i-hate-myself-for-laughing?bffbmain&ref=bffbmain&utm_term=.jbLZvG77l#.udYMzVXXl
[18:01] <marshmn> what is it with USB (wired) network dongles? they just seem to stop working after a period of time
[18:01] <marshmn> I've gone through about 3 in the last year
[18:01] <marshmn> anyone have a recommended brand?
[18:03] <zmoylan-pi> is it perhaps something you are doing to them, tugging the cable, putting pressure on the usb connection like the weight of the cable?
[18:03] <marshmn> I thought that - but one of them has been sat in a cupboard where it's connected and doesn't move at all
[18:04] <marshmn> it might be the case with one of them that gets carried in my bag
[18:04] <zmoylan-pi> that would eliminate those ideas, unless it's an outlier and failed for some other random reason...
[18:04] <marshmn> the cables on them don't feel especially flexible, so that sort of thing is always a worry
[18:05] <marshmn> but I've not really found any that feel better quality than others TBH
[18:05] <zmoylan-pi> just that if i have 1 item fail, it's me, 2 and it's suspicious and 3.... something wacky is happening
[18:05] <marshmn> yeah
[18:05] <daftykins> tried startech?
[18:06] <marshmn> daftykins: yeah, the first one that broke was one of those :(
[18:07] <marshmn> the one that seems to still be working the longest after I've bought it is a U-Green one
[18:07] <marshmn> maybe I'll get another of those
[18:07] <marshmn> just wondered what other people's experiences are
[18:07] <zmoylan-pi> maybe try some strain relief seperate from the gizmo to hold the cables weight and keep it steady?
[18:07] <daftykins> open one up to see if something simple is happening like the connector detaching?
[18:08] <marshmn> yeah, both ideas worth trying
[18:08] <marshmn> wonder how easy they are to get apart :)
[18:08] <zmoylan-pi> you have 3 to experiment on... :-P
[18:09] <marshmn> indeed :)
[18:10]  * zmoylan-pi passes the 1kg lump hammer for delicate work...
[18:11] <marshmn> oh I see the problem with it - it's been smashed by a lump hammer
[18:13] <daftykins> my my
[18:14] <zmoylan-pi> i played with a new nokia 2017 today.  it does run other apps... has a link to opera shop for nokia 3310 apps.
[18:17] <zmoylan-pi> https://twitter.com/angryearthling/status/904770204277903360
[18:26] <daftykins> :)
[18:33] <zmoylan-pi> my dentist bought one for his daughter who's heading stateside and needs a backup phone in case of emergencies like fending off bears, muggers or terminators... :-P
[18:35] <daftykins> my my, but who for a telco?
[18:35] <marshmn> bears usually want the 7110
[18:41] <diddledan> lxd is silly: Starting snapcraft-balmily-uniniquitous-gaylord
[18:41] <diddledan> yey for random names
[18:42] <daftykins> ooh-err
[23:30] <diddledan> I'd say that was a spell well-cast: https://twitter.com/picturecats/status/904848811020996610